Foggy Notions & Pavilion Theatre

Broadside Hacks presents Bright Phoebus Revisited

Featuring Marry Waterson, Eliza Carthy, Daragh Lynch (Lankum), Matt Deighton, Martyn Baker & Ben Nicholls
as part of Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival 2026

London based promoter and record label Broadside Hacks present a celebration of Lal and Mike Waterson’s cult album Bright Phoebus, featuring Marry Waterson, Eliza Carthy, and special guests Lankum’s Daragh Lynch, Matt Deighton, Martyn Baker, and Ben Nicholls.

Bright Phoebus, Lal and Mike Waterson's 1972 folk-noir masterpiece, has long been recognised as one of British music's legendary lost records. Following the parting of ways of The Watersons and freed from the structures of folk orthodoxy, Lal and Mike Waterson's love of words allowed them to serve the needs of their songs in ways that weren't possible when singing traditional songs.

Featuring performances from Lal, Mike and Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior, amongst others, the album is now recognised as a forward-thinking benchmark for the genre. Fans include Stephen Malkmus, Billy Bragg, Jarvis Cocker, Richard Hawley.