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Spectral folk from West Cornwall

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We are happy to share that @dark_leaves will be opening up the evening for our Cornwall Album launch show on November 13th!

Dark Leaves is a solo project written and recorded by Patrick Aston at his home on the West Cornwall coast.

On the alternative side of folk, Patrick’s song compositions are carefully crafted.

Weaving together curious lyrics, soothing picked acoustic guitar, lush drone instruments and hypnotic beats, Patrick creates a deeply atmospheric and beautifully melancholic strain of psychedelia. With distant echoes of 1980’s era Cure mixed with 60s / 70s folk and ambient electronic music.

His inspiration is drawn from ancient poetry, folklore, the changing seasons of West Cornwall and the fictional, lost English county of Hookland, created by author and researcher David Southwell as an immersive folklore and psychogeography project.

Dark Leaves live performances are atmospheric listening experiences and best heard in intimate settings.

Grab your ticket now via the link in our bio! ✨

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Indie ambient folksters @chantal.acda & @tiny_vipers co-headline a UK/EU tour & are coming to West Kernow. Local support from Dark Leaves.

Please buy pre-sales tickets if you wish to attend!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tiny-vipers-chantal-acda-the-fish-factory-13th-oct-26-tickets-1999935234122

Tiny Vipers is the music project of American singer and multi-instrumentalist Jesy Fortino. Known for its minimalism, her style combines elements of folk, ambient, and atmospheric music and is characterized by sparse instrumentation, often using just an acoustic guitar and vocals. Fortino's work spans across several albums, EPs, and collaborative projects, earning her recognition within indie music. Her music has been praised for its emotional depth, trance-like qualities, and stark approach. Tiny Vipers signed with Sub Pop Records in the mid 2000s, releasing her debut album Hands Across the Void. Her follow-up album, Life on Earth was released on July 7, 2009, further solidified her reputation as a unique voice in contemporary folk. In 2012, Fortino released a collaborative album with Liz Harris of Grouper, under the name Mirrorring. Tiny Vipers returned with a new EP in 2024 titled American Prayer and Tormentor in October 2025, Fortino's fourth album which stands out as a triumphant, self-released return that masterfully blends Jesy Fortino's signature slowcore indie folk with haunting, ambient textures.

Chantal’s Acda's sound moves between indie folk, ambient and contemporary jazz, an impressive range of styles according to Rolling Stone. Her live shows carry a mesmerizing, low-key intensity that goes beyond the records. Chantal Acda is a Dutch-born, Belgium-based singer-songwriter known for her deeply emotional songs, fragile voice, and genre-crossing sound.

#penryn #falmouthmusic #falmouthmusicscene
#westcornwall #livemusiccornwall

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WOWEEEEE that was a NIGHT! Thankyou, words arnt enough to express my gratitude. You all made it so special. Truly the sum of the parts..
it’s was HOT it was sweaty and it was full of ENERGY 🛸

Now Holy Dancing girls can dance into the ether.. fly my precious. 🎸🎸🎸🎸💕

photos by @h69ts and @dark_leaves ( tagged )

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WHAT a lovely weekend that was . Old codgers reunite ❤️

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Indie ambient folksters Chantal Acda & Tiny Vipers co-headline a UK/EU tour & are coming to @fishfactoryarts. Local support from Dark Leaves.

Tiny Vipers is the music project of American singer and multi-instrumentalist Jesy Fortino. Known for its minimalism, her style combines elements of folk, ambient, and atmospheric music and is characterized by sparse instrumentation, often using just an acoustic guitar and vocals. Fortino's work spans across several albums, EPs, and collaborative projects, earning her recognition within indie music. Her music has been praised for its emotional depth, trance-like qualities, and stark approach. Tiny Vipers signed with Sub Pop Records in the mid 2000s, releasing her debut album
Hands Across the Void. Her follow-up album, Life on Earth was released on July 7, 2009, further solidified her reputation as a unique voice in contemporary folk. In 2012, Fortino released a collaborative album with Liz Harris of Grouper, under the name Mirrorring. Tiny Vipers returned with a new EP in 2024 titled American Prayer and Tormentor in October 2025, Fortino's fourth album which stands out as a triumphant, self-released return that masterfully blends Jesy
Fortino's signature slowcore indie folk with haunting, ambient textures.

Chantal’s Acda's sound moves between indie folk, ambient and contemporary jazz, an impressive range of styles according to Rolling Stone. Her live shows carry a mesmerizing, low-key intensity that goes beyond the records. Chantal Acda is a Dutch-born, Belgium-based singer-songwriter known for her deeply emotional songs, fragile voice, and genre-crossing sound. Over the past two decades, she has quietly built a reputation as one of Europe’s most distinctive and collaborative musical voices. Acda first gained recognition through several bands and projects, including Sleepingdog, Isbells, Marble Sounds, and Distance, Light & Sky. These diverse
collaborations shaped her musical language and led her to explore a more personal artistic path

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Cornwall show! Looking forward to playing with @dark_leaves. Cornwall is also a place that Chantal and I have always wanted to spend time in so please comment if you think of something we should check out :)

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One week on… Every year feels so special. The greatest festival in the world 💚⛰️🌲

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We’ve been away. A few of many fun moments at our annual trip to Greenman festival. ✨🌳🌼

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I couldn’t resist doing a little impromptu dance in “The Golden Valley” this afternoon to the gentle music “Forest Flowing” @dark_leaves Here’s the beginning of the dance… I’m wearing a hat for the sun, blue for the recent rain and green for the leaves and grass… 👒 🌧️ 🍃 @les.impromptues

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Thank you Carleen Tea Treat team for a terrific parade with Nanny Goat and all who played the wonderful Folk music and everybody who took part.
@carleenteatreat @thelostgiantmakers
#mossycrow #villagetraditions

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A gorgeous afternoon with friends at Carleen Teatreat here in Cornwall.
Cakey tea, drum banging and dancing. ✨

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