We had covered well over 2000 miles in 8 days and as you can imagine, were rather travel-worn, but the show was a little haven of refuge for us! We even got to have a post-show cuddle with a rabbit! What more could you want?” The model is non-profit-making, funded by guest donations and host’s subsidy.Įlles Bailey has played Little Rabbit Barn and speaks highly of it: “It’s tough out there on the road, but the hospitality that we received when we arrived at Little Rabbit Barn was some of the best we have ever had in the UK. Although a house concert is a private gig, for which the audience are sent personal invitations, it’s open to all music fans. Started in 2011, Little Rabbit Barn runs house concerts: an independent live music model that’s become familiar to American audiences, which is becoming increasingly popular here in the UK. Rising Blues and Country star Elles Bailey is determined to fight the good fight for grass roots, live music, so she’s releasing a free live 4-track EP in support of the Little Rabbit Barn venue, in Ardleigh on the Essex/Suffolk border, asking only for donations to support the venue and its grass roots cause. Thankfully, indie venues, artists and music fans are all fighting the trend. Such closures also diminish local communities and arts scenes. It’s a blight that leaves music fans poorer and denies artistes prized opportunities to hone their craft and play intimate live gigs.

According to Music Venue Trust, around a third of the nation’s small gig spaces have closed in the past decade.

Small music venues have been closing down across the UK.

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