Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Louis Alberry (FREE ENTRY)

Guitarist and songwriter from the rugged Jurassic Coast of Dorset. Alberry writes exploratory songs that weave together fingerpicked folk, jazz harmony, wonky grooves and laid-back lyricism. The resulting tapestry recalls Nick Drake, Herbie Hancock, Linda Perhacs, Caetano Veloso, JJ Cale, moving nimbly through diverse and verdant musical landscapes.

Since releasing his self-titled debut in 2019 (a collection of solo guitar and mandola instrumentals), Alberry has been devoting his musical energy to band projects, whether ducking and diving in psychedelic rock sextet The Good Beast or shaking his mane as one third of psych-jazz-sludge-hop trio Bigbyrd. Re-emerging as a solo artist once more, Alberry now brings a new set of songs that see his intricate guitar explorations paired with his dusky, languid vocal style for the first time, meandering gently into new and uncharted sonic terrain.