A Different Thread

A Different Thread is a folk/Americana band centered around the collaboration between multi-instrumentalists Alicia Best (USA) and Robert Jackson (UK). They met by chance in 2016 while busking in Galway, Ireland, and began writing and performing together, officially forming as A Different Thread in 2017 at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Their music blends British folk rock traditions with American roots styles, including Appalachian, old-time, alt-country, and North Carolina Piedmont blues influences. They are known for their vocal harmonies, award winning songwriting, and minimalistic stripped back acoustic instrumentation.

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