The Bohman Brothers + Milkweed

“ Sound art veterans The Bohman Brothers invest random words with unearned meanings via the eloquent juxtapositions of their elegantly neutral voices. After three decades of experimentation, these alchemists of banality, these banalchemists, turn everyday leaden language into poetic gold.” - Stewart Lee 

Adam Bohman and Jonathan Bohman have been recording together since their early teens and playing live since 1984.

Milkweed are a London based experimental folk duo. They use voice, guitar and banjo. They describe their sound as slacker-trad, which is both true and somehow insufficient. In 2022 they released Myths and Legends of Wales, which saw them hit on a formula that has served them well ever since: a short album inspired by the discovery, manipulation and interpretation of a specific folkloric text. In this case it was a 1984 title by Tony Roberts. The Mound People followed in 2023, this time inspired by a 1974 text on preserved bronze age human remains by Danish archaeologist Peter Glob. Most recently, Folklore 1979 (2024) takes the text of an academic journal published by the Folklore Society and turns it into a set of brief, beguiling songs.

Presented by The Holloway Norwich.

This is an 18+ event