The Louisiana, Bristol, GB
Friday, 8 May 2026
7:30pm
From £15 + BF
16+ (under 18s to be accompanied by a responsible adult)
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Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra: Where rockabilly meets blues, country, swing and soul!
Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have been gleefully trampling over genre boundaries for over a decade now, chucking rockabilly, blues, country, swing, soul and more into their musical gumbo, but always sounding mostly just like themselves.
Based in Newcastle but hailing from across the UK, the Tea Pad have released five albums, and toured widelyacross the British Isles and Europe, playing everywhere from Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival to village halls and barns, and all points in between.
Well-known for their energetic live shows, and dry humour, they’ve toured with some of the big-name Americana outfits such as Pokey LaFarge, The Dead South, and Sierra Ferrell. They have released music on Sleazy Records (Spain) and Migraine Records (Germany), appeared multiple times on Radio 4’s Loose Ends, and had their music played by everyone from Marc Riley to Huey Morgan.
Joining Rob Heron (vocals/guitar) are Tom Cronin (mandolin/harmonica/guitar), Ben Powling (saxophone/clarinet), Ted Harbot (double bass/electric bass) and Paul Archibald (drums).
Support from Bristol’s own Swamp Puppies, who will roll in with their swamp-soaked blend of country, blues and rock ’n’ roll, guaranteed to have the whole room stompin’ along.
Frontwoman Sadie Morningstar brings stories from the deep South — red beans, romance and the odd rodent — while Joe Trudgeon serves up guitar licks hotter than pepper sauce, and Professor Paul Archibald works voodoo magic behind the kit.
Show starts at 7:30pm.
