Ollie Dixon + Dust In The Sunlight

Starting off 2023 with his debut headline show, Playing one of Exeter's most prestigious venues, The Cavern. Ollie and his band sold out the show, with an audience of 200 people gathered wall to wall. Ollie and guitarist, Lee Croad are hitting the road in March, playing some intimate shows on a small 5 date tour.

The Folklore Rooms marks the 3rd date on this mini tour, sharing the headline slot with Dust In the Sunlight and support from Silas Fennec.

Ollie's latest EP Islands, marks the closure of a highly successful year for Ollie who has now become a staple in the South West music scene.With singles from the EP, ‘Islands’, ‘St Agnes’ and 'Harbour' featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds Folk and New Music Friday Editorial playlists

Inspired by the likes of Bon Iver, Daughter, Bears Den and Novo Amor, the solo artist is now performing as a band and joined forces with co-writer Lee Croad. The music he is creating is reverb-soaked atmospherics and warm-delayed acoustics, which blends indie acoustic folk and ambient-rock. Mixing these two genres together they have set themselves apart from the norm, creating a very unique, distinct sound.

In the first week of release “Harbour” is already landing on some very big new music playlists and secured a number 1 in the ITunes charts in Norway. Harbour has also been selected as the as the ‘Hotly Tipped’ track by the BBC Introducing in the South West and selected as one of the converted Fresh On The Net’s top 10 tracks where it has been described as - ‘everything slows and the otherworldliness is emphasised as enigmatic sounds drift into play. This is a track that can genuinely be called evocative’ - Fresh On The Net

‘Ollie Dixon's is musical escapism in its purest form. Akin to the likes of Ben Howard, his sea-washed roots play a pivotal part in his melancholy yet atmospheric and soul-bearing storytelling. Without a doubt, one of the South-West’s stand out artists of 2022’

Daniel Pascoe - BBC Music Introducing in the South West

£6adv
7.30PM
18+