UK Blues Awards 2023 Winner - Best Acoustic Blues Act ‘Howling Wolf meets Screaming Jay Hawkins…carried on the wings of wailing slide guitar’ Richard Wall - Blues in Britain Since first coming to prominence as one half of the multi-award-winning band ‘Babajack’, Trevor Babajack Steger has established himself as a highly sought-after performer on the British...
Calstock Arts are thrilled to be hosting Acapella Moonshine, an all-female sea shanty group from Falmouth, as part of the Calstock Heritage Weekend They embody the spirit of the sea and the women who draw their life from it This Gallery Bar Special is free entry with a bucket on the door for you to...
Burd Ellen is a project featuring Debbie Armour (Alasdair Roberts, Green Ribbons) and Gayle Brogan (Pefkin, Electroscope). The group uses traditional song to explore and evoke dark landscapes and deep stories. Innovative instrumentation, drone and sound-wash support detailed vocal work to create a unique sonic atmosphere. They self-released their debut album Silver Came in 2019....
Having played together on a number of dates in Europe, including at the prestigious Molde Jazz Festival, this will be the Trio’s first ever UK tour – definitely not to be missed! Bassist and singer Ellen Andrea Wang has been a powerful force in Jazz and beyond, distinguishing herself as a truly inventive artist that...
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Calstock’s Big Jazz Choir, led by Helen Porter, this concert brings you many of the highlights of BJC performances during the last decade. Songs from projects such as Vintage Love Songs, Songs From A Small Train, Bee and White Book of Winter will feature, as well as some much-loved jazz...
Superlocrian are recognised as one of the UK's finest emerging crossover chamber jazz ensembles. Calstock Arts are thrilled they are fitting us in around their performances at the Budleigh Music Festival. Blurring the lines of genre categorisation, this small wind ensemble performs on trumpets, flugelhorns, saxophones, flutes, trombones and tuba, and showcases brand new arrangements...
Calstock Arts are thrilled to welcome back, The Mount Kelly Choir for their annual concert at the Old Chapel. The Mount Kelly Chamber Choir are one of the most successful in the country, winning prizes at home and abroad, most recently the School Choir of the Year Competition at the Royal Festival Hall. Their delivery...
Singer and harpist Rachel Newton draws on poems and ballads that are hundreds of years old, working them into her contemporary compositional style to create a rich sound that is ambitious, original and unique. In addition to her solo work, Rachel is a skilled collaborator and founder member of The Shee, The Furrow Collective and...
‘The Concertina Crooner’ and ‘The Titan of Twang’ team-up in a dynamic folk and acoustic duo . GEOFF LAKEMAN, patriarch of a folk dynasty - as Dad of Seth, Sean and Sam and father-in-law of Cara Dillon and Kathryn Roberts - teases English and Irish folk, Americana and jazz songs out of his vintage duet...
The Meridianum Ensemble is a unique musical collaboration, bringing together top players from Portugal, the UK and Morocco. The six musicians bring their individual styles and influences to the mix, inspired by traditions from Iran and the Eastern Mediterranean to Portugal, Scandinavia and beyond. Modal music, improvisation and virtuosity are a feature of their gloriously...
Apologies but this event is postponed until next year. If you would like a refund on your tickets, plse contact We Got Tickets. Otherwise they will advise you of the new date in due course. Banter are Nina Zella, Simon Care, Tim Walker and Mark Jolley. Four fine musicians whose roots are firmly in...
Plymouth based jazz & soul singer Louise Parker, joined by her band, Neil Burns (guitar), Jem Fatna (drums) and Pasquale Votino (bass) return to the Old Chapel this autumn. Louise Parker Louise started singing late, but soon found out she had a feel for jazz. Her father had an extensive record collection, many Blue Note...