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SUMMARY:24 April: Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
DESCRIPTION:Back again for their 30th Anniversary Tour! \nDuos come and duos go\, and some nurture and fine tune their art and watch it grow into something totally original and captivating. \nFor three decades Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman’s partnership has proved personal\, permanent and pivotal. \nFrom their roots in 90’s folk supergroup ‘Equation‘ through to becoming a revered duo in the folk music scene this multi award-winning folk music couple continue to exude timeless class with their exquisite brand of traditional and contemporary acoustic music. \n2025 sees them celebrate 30 years of their musical partnership with the release of their first live concert album. Titled ‘Another Day At The Circus’ it perfectly encapsulates the intimate poignancy of an evening with a couple at the top of their game. \nKathryn and Sean have twice been voted BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Duo as well as winning Best Duo honours from both Spiral Earth and Fatea Magazine. \n“It’s folk music for the modern age.” –The Telegraph\, London“These guys are something very special” –Acoustic Magazine“Rightly regarded as one of the most engaging folk / acoustic duos on the circuit” –Rock n’ Reel‘The couple’s intimacy and strength of passion on stage have won them many fans and an enviable reputation as ‘songwriters par excellence’-fRoots
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/24-april-kathryn-roberts-and-sean-lakeman/
CATEGORIES:Folk,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250413
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SUMMARY:12 April: Sarah Yeo
DESCRIPTION:Calstock Arts are pleased to introduce Sarah Yeo a singer/songwriter from Devon who delivers a unique blend of original folk/country songs\, with a breathtaking and soulful voice that has been likened to Karen Carpenter. \nSarah’s mature and captivating songwriting\, accomplished musicianship and engaging stage presence gives audiences a flavour of British songwriting at its finest and has been influenced by artists such as Gretchen Peters and Joni Mitchell. \nSarah has enjoyed radio play on the BBC and Independent Radio stations and has won fans around the UK and in the USA. \nA ‘Blues and Roots Songwriting Finalist’ Sarah has shared stages with renowned artists such as Kezia Gill\, The Wandering Hearts & Ward Thomas and has performed pre-show at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall on Bonnie Raitt’s 2023 UK tour. \nSarah’s recent studio album release ‘The Wisdom of the Wind’ will be the focus of her 2025 tour. Audiences will hear songs from this highly acclaimed album and some of Sarah’s diverse back catalogue written and performed over the past 20 years. \nLines – Sarah Yeo LIVE @ the West Country Sessions – with Sarah Jory
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/12-april-sarah-yeo/
CATEGORIES:Folk,Guitar,Music,World Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250405T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250405T170000
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SUMMARY:5 April: The Bridge - Eduardo Martin & Ahmed Dickson
DESCRIPTION:Calstock Arts are thrilled to announce that Eduardo Martin  & Ahmed Dickinson will perform at the Old Chapel this spring.  Ahmed and former mentor\, grammy-nominated Eduardo\, both amazing Cuban acoustic guitarists\, perform their mix of jazz\, flamenco and Cuban music! \nThe Bridge is Cuba’s most internationally acclaimed guitar duo. With their musical empathy\, Eduardo Martín and Ahmed Dickinson transform their concerts into a vehicle that connects\, incorporates and juxtaposes their different generations; and the spiritual journey that drives their thrilling yet soothing performances. \nLike many other Cubans or Caribbean\, they enjoy a natural sense of rhythm. The guitar is their favoured instrument\, which idiomatically conveys all the melodic and rhythmic intricacies of South- America’s cultural diversity. \nThe Bridge is a compilation of the most alluring works for two guitars by Grammy nominee composer Eduardo Martín. \nHere\, classical styles and rock merge with son montunos; old Yoruba chants\, feel-good rumbas\, funk- boleros\, new age tunes and cinematic pieces sit alongside Cuban tumbaos with slap bass. \nListen to them below – \nhttps://youtu.be/ZL7m1dg3SNw \nhttps://youtu.be/oYETOtkNyh0 \nhttps://youtu.be/0v57ZR9fZSM
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/5-april-the-bridge-eduardo-martin-ahmed-dickson/
CATEGORIES:Guitar,Jazz,Music,World Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250405
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
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SUMMARY:4 April: Rachael McShane and the Cartographers
DESCRIPTION:Rachael McShane is a renowned folk singer\, cellist\, fiddle and viola player from the North East of England. She gained fame as an original member of the award-winning folk big band Bellowhead\, touring with them extensively and making a number of television appearances. The band recorded five studio albums and\, together\, they won a staggering total of 8 BBC Folk Awards. Parting ways in 2016\, the band returned in 2022 for a series of ecstatically-received performances that reminded audiences of their unique alchemy\, energy and talent. \nAway from her Bellowhead fame\, Rachael is a much sought-after performer and record- ing artist. Her debut solo album\, No Man’s Fool arrived in 2009 via Navigator Records\, establishing impressive credentials that eventually led her to signing with the prestigious Topic Records\, the oldest independent record label in the world. She also is the leader of The Cartographers\, a band that have garnered a loyal following thanks to their impressive live performances and critically acclaimed debut album\, When All Is Still (2018). \nUncharted\, the long awaited new album from Rachael McShane & The Cartographers is due to be released in Spring 2025 and features the exceptional talents of guitarist Ian Stephenson (Kan\, Baltic Crossing)\, and melodeon player Julian Sutton (Kathryn Tickell\, Sting). Andy May (Andy May Trio\, Jez\, Lowe) joins them for a few numbers on piano and a host of friends from the folk scene add backing vocals along the way. Their music is a powerful blend of traditional folk and contemporary sounds\, with Rachael’s stunning voice and instrumental skills leading the line. \nWith her extensive experience and formidable talent\, Rachael McShane is a sought- after performer and workshop leader. Rachael McShane & The Cartographers are available now for concerts and festivals. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/4-april-2025-rachel-mcshane-and-the-cartographers/
CATEGORIES:Folk
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250330T170000
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SUMMARY:30 March: The Hathor Duo @ 1530
DESCRIPTION:Hathor Duo enjoys exploring the enchanting range of repertoire available to the pairing of flute and harp\, spanning from their own arrangements of classical works and folk music to contemporary works. Both Meera Maharaj and Lucy Nolan studied at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and have since given frequent duo recitals across the UK\, from North Yorkshire to Devon. The duo recently performed at Kings Lynn and Beaminster Festivals. They are both passionate chamber musicians and have performed at venues including Bridgewater Hall\, Cadogan Hall\, Stoller Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. \nAs ‘Live Music Now’ artists\, they also bring performances into the wider community across the country. Outreach is an intrinsic element of musical life for both Meera and Lucy and they enjoy giving interactive concerts in schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities\, and in care homes. \nListen here  & here \nMeera enjoys a diverse performing career. Her duo with pianist Dominic Degavino has enjoyed much success and since 2013 she has frequently performed with guitarist James Girling\, as the Meraki Duo. Competition successes include first prize in the Royal Academy of Music Flute Competition and Dutch International Flute Competition\, plus the Sussex Prize for Woodwind in the 2023 Royal Overseas League competition. She graduated with Distinction in her Masters\, studying with Michael Cox at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2017\, she graduated from the RNCM (first class honours)\, studying with Wissam Boustany and Laura Jellicoe. Meera is co-principal flute of the Chineke! Orchestra. \nGraduating from Oxford University and the RNCM with distinctions in postgraduate degrees\, Lucy was the recipient of a number of prizes and a finalist in the RNCM’s Gold Medal weekend\, the highest accolade awarded for performance. As well as featuring in performances for BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4\, she regularly works with orchestras such as the Hallé\, Manchester Concert Orchestra and the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Lucy is a founding member of the contemporary music group\, SHOAL\, who recently composed music for a short film for Channel 4\, and premiered works at New Music North West Festival\, Bury Light Festival and Hull City of Culture. \n  \n PROGRAMME \n J.S. Bach – Sonata in G Minor \nGeorg Philipp Telemann –  Fantasia No. 8 \nJean Sibelius –  Nocturne \nDonald Grant (arr. Hathor) –  Chrissie’s \nMcKay/Stout –  Throw’s Jig \nRhonda Larson – Lughnasa \n  \nINTERVAL \n  \nCamille Saint-Saëns – Fantasie\, Opus 124 \n 1. Tournier – Au Matin \nMaurice Ravel –  Pavane pour une infante défunte \nLili Boulanger – Nocturne \nHamilton Harty – In Ireland
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/30-march-the-hathor-duo/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music,World Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250330
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20241219T110009Z
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SUMMARY:29 March: Derek Nash with The Martin Dale Quartet
DESCRIPTION:If you have ever watched Jools Holland seeing in the New Year on BBC2\, right at the front of the band is Derek Nash on alto sax. He is one of the UK’s top players and is joining another in South West\, tenor sax star Martin Dale and his Quartet. \nCalstock Arts are thrilled to welcome Derek\, Martin and the trio back to the Old Chapel for another evening of fabulous entertainment. \nDerek’s long relationship with Martin started with Be Bop star John Burch’s Kentish Octet\, where they performed\, toured and recorded together many times.  Their swinging bravado\, showmanship and humour join together for a superb evening of Jazz standards in a style that remembers great sparring Saxophone heroes like Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes\, or Zoot Sims and Al Cohn. \nDerek is a full time member of the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra since 2004\, has led Sax Appeal for over forty years\, leads his award winning Acoustic Quartet\, fronts the funk/fusion band Protect the Beat\, the Latin band Picante\, the “The Wonder of Stevie” show and is a member of the Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion. He is renowned for his energetic\, vibrant\, passionate and charismatic performances on all four saxophones from sonorous baritone to soaring soprano. \n“…bravura display of contemporary saxophone” The Observer \n“…breathtaking” The Sunday Times \n“From smooth cool to groovy funk\, to ingeniously recast standards…the music fizzes with energy…***** “ The Observer \nThe Martin Dale Quartet (MDQ) is a long established West Country based band\, featuring Martin (tenor sax) Gavin Martin (piano)\, Kevin Sanders (bass) and Dennis Harris (drums). \nMartin has been a full time musician since he was 16 when he joined the Royal Marines Band Service. He studied jazz saxophone at the Guildhall school of music during his time in the service. He has played with most of the UK’s leading jazz musicians and toured with the Jack Bruce Blues Band. He plays in the style of his 3 favourite tenors\, Hayes\, Scott and his close friend Dick Morris set. \nGavin Martin has been MDQ’s regular piano player for quite a few years now\, he also had  full career in the band Service playing trumpet and piano. Also eager to learn more tunes he has become an accomplished jazz player and great accompanist. He plays with a few West Country bands and also teaches music in a local academy. \nKevin Sanders is a long standing member of the quartet and is one of the most in demand bass players in the S.West. He has a wealth of knowledge\, and you can rarely catch him out when you “call a tune “. A fine player and he also writes for a very popular Bass magazine. \nDennis Harris is the longest serving member of the quartet\, he has been with the band since the very beginning and still “swings like the clappers “; not too busy just a good old “proper groover”\, which suits the MDQ perfectly.
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/29-march-derek-nash-with-the-martin-dale-quartet/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250323
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SUMMARY:22 March: Daoirí Farrell
DESCRIPTION:Nominated for Best Folk Singer in the 2024 RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards in Ireland \n‘Daoirí Farrell is singlehandedly spearheading a resurgence of the authentic in Irish folk music…he is rightly in demand all over the world.’ Irish Music \n‘The finest Irish male folk singer-storyteller this side of Christy Moore and Paul Brady.’ The Weekend Australian \nA product of Dublin’s famous club An Góilin Traditional Singers\, since launching his own solo live career at the 2016 Celtic Connections\, Daoirí Farrell has gone from strength to strength. On the verge of releasing his fourth solo album in early 2023\, he can boast numerous honours from multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards nominations to ALSR Celtic Music accolades. \nHe has received endorsements from the likes of Christy Moore (‘Daoirí has assumed the mantle of Luke [Kelly]’)\, Mark Radcliffe (‘What a voice’) and Dónal Lunny (‘Daoirí is one of the most important traditional singers to emerge in the last decade’)\, with his music and live performances earning the acclaim of respected publications including MOJO\, The Irish Post\, Songlines and more. \nOn record \nThe debut album\, ‘The First Turn’\, surfaced back in 2009\, with his breakthrough album appearing in 2016 with the powerful ‘True Born Irishman’\, a set that Songlines called ‘an album that could yet prove to be one of the most significant Irish releases of recent years.’ It went on to win him two prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. \nIn 2024 he has toured in Ireland\, UK\, USA and Australia and played festivals and one off events including Celtic Connections (UK)\, Port Fairy Folk Festival (Australia)\, The Fundación Juan March (Spain) and The Luke Kelly Festival (Ireland). \nAs well as touring internationally\, Daoirí still hones his art with regular unannounced visits to the many sessions across the city of Dublin. \n  \n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/22-march-daoiri-farrell/
CATEGORIES:Folk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250314
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SUMMARY:14 March: Kerdroya\, the Cornish Hedge with music from the Dalla Duo @ 1930 rescheduled date
DESCRIPTION:Kerdroya\, the Cornish Landscape Labyrinth\, is a work of Slow Art. \nThe Classical Labyrinth icon is a 4\,000-year-old visual symbol found across the proto-Celtic world and beyond\, inviting the pilgrim along its meditative pathway. \nCornish Hedges are the oldest structures on the planet still in use for their original function\, an ecologically benevolent craft handed down aurally through countless generations. \nIn the middle of Bodmin Moor\, Kerdroya entwines these two ancient cultural phenomena and launches them into the future as a beacon of hope for those yet to come. \nBegin the evening with live Cornish music from ‘Dalla Duo’ who created the gorgeous soundtrack for the film. \nFinish the evening with a Q&A session with Will Coleman (Artistic Director)\, Gemma Gilbert (Filmmaker) and Leighton Paull (Cornish Hedger). \nWatch a trailer for the film here
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/14-march-kerdroya-the-cornish-hedge-with-music-from-the-dalla-duo-1930-rescheduled-date/
CATEGORIES:Film,Folk,Music,talk
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250307T220000
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SUMMARY:7 March : SOLD OUT The Countrymen @1930
DESCRIPTION:Our annual event to celebrate St Piran’s weekend at Calstock Arts. The Countryment return to the Old Chapel\, with their ‘Cornish Folk Rock Harmony’. We look forward to two one hours sets with these five local seasoned musicians from Launceston. \nIt’s difficult to find a musical genre that would fully describe The Countrymen\, but Folk Rock Harmony comes close. A five-piece band featuring tight four-part vocal harmony and strong instrumentation. \nPrimarily performing original songs and their own arrangements of lesser-known contemporary folk\, the band’s lyrical inspiration is drawn from life in Cornwall\, the demise of local industries and other rural issues that resonate throughout the country. The Countrymen are accomplished performers\, engaging the audience with light-hearted banter and back-stories to their songs. \nThe Countrymen perform up to 50 live gigs per year including spring and autumn concert tours\, festivals and other folk events. These include Little Orchard Festival\, Rock Oyster Festival\, Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival\, Falmouth Oyster Festival and Falmouth Week. \n“These guys are really entertaining. The musicianship\, vocal harmonies and the humour all come together to provide a great evenings entertainment”. Graham Bunney \nThey’ve also appeared at Looe Saves The Day\, supporting Paul Young’s Los Pacaminos\, headlined at Bridport Folk Festival and this summer\, have appeared at Bie Diap in The Netherlands\, Europe’s largest folk and sea-song festival. September also saw them performing at the Mineral Point Opera House in Wisconsin USA for a single concert.\nAdditionally\, The Countrymen were shortlisted in 2023 for Glastonbury’s Pilton Stage Party and have also made several appearances on Westcountry Television\, BBC Radio Cornwall and numerous online folk radio stations. \n“If you get the chance to see these guys (The Countrymen) in concert then take it\, you will not be disappointed” Harry Glasson \nTo date\, the band have released two albums\, Trees on the Hill and The River Rolls On\, both available on CD and all major streaming/download sites. They are currently working on a third album to be released later in the year. \nWebsite: thecountrymen.co.uk\nFacebook: www.facebook.com/countrymenband\nInstagram: @thecountrymenbandcornwall
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/7-march-the-countrymen-1930/
CATEGORIES:Folk,Music
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SUMMARY:2 March: Marcelo Montes @ 3.30
DESCRIPTION:Calstock Arts are pleased to welcome to The Old Chapel\, Marcelo Montes a young virtuoso pianist from southern Portugal. \nHis playing is both exhilaratingly close to the edge and elegantly tender\, captivating and astounding audiences wherever he plays with an amazing repertoire (e.g. Bach\, Chopin\, Liszt\, Rachmaninov……). His focus and dedication are both incredible and inspiring. To be immersed in his playing is truly magical. Simply\, Marcelo is a musically imaginative and technical maestro of the piano. \nMarcelo is 33yrs old and lives in the Portuguese countryside 20km from the town of Tavira with his aunt’s family and his grandmother who is 100 years old. There are only 2 buses a day\, one in the morning and one returning in the evening. Most days he commutes to the Ingreja da Misericodia in the centre of Tavira where he practices and composes music on the church’s Bechstein grand piano. Next to the piano there is a donation box\, and visitors can listen to him play for as long as they like. Marcelo includes many Portuguese composers in his repertoire\, and on occasion\, he performs their music along with his own in public settings around the Algarve. \nMarcelo has visited Cornwall twice before\, performing his own and other classical composers’ works to sell out audiences at venues in the west of the county. March 2025 sees his return to Cornwall for a two week tour of the Duchy\, including an afternoon concert at Calstock Arts. This time he will be shining a light on Portuguese Classical Music and performing some of his own breathtaking virtuoso compositions. \nListen to Marcelo here & here \nPROGRAMME:\nAntónio Fragoso (1897 – 1918)\n• Peças do Séc XVIII\n• Aria\n• Menuet\n• Gavotte\n• Petite Suite\nMarcelo Montes\n• Heterónimos\n• Valsa para (Álvaro de Campos)\n• Arrieta em forma de alma\n• Valsa no. 2\n• Romance no. 1\n• Love \nINTERVAL \nCarlos Seixas (1704 – 1742)\n• Sonata no. 30\nLuís de Freitas Branco (1890 – 1953)\n• Preludio no. 4\nMarcelo Montes\n• A sós com a solidão\n• Valsa no. 3\n• Desencontros\n• Valsa do Adeus\n• Improviso
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/2-march-morcelo-montes/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250223
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
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SUMMARY:22 February: SOLD OUT Suthering
DESCRIPTION:Suthering  \nEvocative and distinctive\, folk duo Suthering (Julu Irvine & Heg Brignall) transport audiences with their exquisite vocal harmonies and their message of hope during hard times.   \n​2024 marks the release of their second studio album Leave A Light On. Produced by BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winner\, Sean Lakeman (Levellers\, Seth Lakeman)\, the album is a bold new direction in sound for the duo. A poignant and powerful exploration of themes affecting the social and political landscape\, Leave A Light On is a collection of personal reflections\, captivating stories and modern-day songs of protest and unity.  \nKnown for their chemistry and humour on stage\, Suthering’s harmonies soar above the cascading piano and delicate\, fingerstyle guitar. It’s the duo’s beautifully matched voices and their fresh approach to folk which makes their songwriting stand out. \n“This is absolutely spellbinding music” Americana UK \n“Suthering’s new album is a beacon” PRSD \n“Breathes with a memory of (the great!) Sandy Denny” Folking.com  \n“Two excellent singers” Genevieve Tudor
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/22-february-suthering/
CATEGORIES:Folk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250216
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20241105T140553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T131625Z
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SUMMARY:15 February: Passacaglia Duo - Baroque pipes and Harpsichord
DESCRIPTION:Passacaglia is an award-winning baroque chamber ensemble that performs in several guises ranging from a duo format to a multi-instrument line up\, performing music by some of the greatest composers of the eighteenth century\, as well as introducing audiences to new discoveries! With over 25 years of performing and recording experience\, Passacaglia brings the music of the baroque era to life with a range of exciting\, colourful and engaging programmes. \nWe welcome back Passacaglia\, who last performed for us in 2022\, but this time as a duo\, featuring Annabel Knight (recorders\, flute) and Robin Bigwood (harpsichord). \nAnnabel has established a successful freelance career which has taken her across the UK\, Europe\, America and the Middle East. As well as working with Passacaglia\, she is a member of the recorder quintet Fontanella\, which specialises in Renaissance and contemporary consort repertoire.  She is the founder and director of the popular Woodhouse Recorder Courses and runs the recorder department at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Annabel can also be heard playing on film soundtracks including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1\, Fantastic Mr Fox and Philomena. \nRobin won the Broadwood Harpsichord Competition in 1995 and nowadays enjoys a career combining solo recitals\, chamber music and orchestral continuo. He is a member of La Serenissima and the Feinstein Ensemble\, and is a visiting teacher of harpsichord at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Also active in the field of recording and music technology\, he works regularly as a producer\, writes for Sound on Sound magazine\, and founded the recording label Barn Cottage Records. \nThe programme of music the duo will perform is entitled ‘Made in Italy’.  Sensational and dramatic\, melodic and emotional\, Italian music took London by storm in 1711 with Handel’s wildly successful opera\, Rinaldo. The excitement and novelty of Corelli and Vivaldi’s instrumental styling were also catching on across the British Isles\, attracting a cohort of Italian musicians to settle in Britain and\, in the case of Francesco Barsanti\, absorb Scots culture into his own music. \n“Wonderfully passionate and detailed playing” Early Music Review \n“A performance of irrepressible joy” Gramophone \n\nHave a Listen: \nhttps://youtu.be/SBEILeoy67U?si=cSDgmSPeLRSp_kfC \nhttps://youtu.be/IE28Z3BHM-k \n\n Concert Programme\n\nGF Handel (1685 – 1759) Excerpts from Rinaldo (1711)\, Ouverture – Lascia ch’io pianga\, Allegro\nD Scarlatti (1685 – 1757) Sonata in A minor K 217\nA Corelli (1653 – 1713) Sonata in E major Opus 5\, No 11 (1700) – Preludio – Allegro – Adagio – Vivace – Gavotta\nF Barsanti (1690 – 1772) The Lass of Peattie’s Mill from A Collection of Old Scots Tunes\, 1742\nR Carr (fl 1684 – 87) Divisions on an Italian Ground from The Delightful Companion\, 1695\n\nINTERVAL \n\nF Giardini (1716 – 1796) Sonata V in G minor from Sei Sonate di Cembalo\, 1752. Allegro – Minuetto\nF Barsanti Lochaber from A Collection of Old Scots Tunes\, 174 – Sonata in G minor op 1 no 3 (1724) Adagio – Allegro – Largo – Gavotta – Minuet\nD Scarlatti Sonata in A major K 220\nA Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) Concerto in A minor op 3 no 8\, 1711\, arr W Michel – Allegro – Larghetto spiritoso – Allegro\n\n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/saturday-february-15-passacaglia-duo/
CATEGORIES:Classical
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250209
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20240924T170040Z
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SUMMARY:8 February: SOLD OUT Budapest Cafe Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Refreshingly unconventional and snappily attired boutique orchestra BCO play gypsy and folk-flavoured music in their unique and surprising way. From Balkan and Russian traditional music to their artful distillations of Romantic masterworks to soaring Gaelic folk anthems\, BCO is an infectious musical experience like none other. \nFifteen albums to their name\, Budapest Café Orchestra was established by British composer and violinist Christian Garrick in 2009. A diminutive ensemble of just four players\, the BCO creates an astonishing soundscape and aural alchemy characteristic of larger ensembles\, combining violin\, guitar\, accordion\, double bass\, saz\, balalaika\, domra and percussion to dazzling effect. \nEvoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros\, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires –  plus a few surprises along the way –  hugely entertaining\, immense skill\, profound musicianship. A show by the BCO is enough to make you want to book that holiday down the Danube! \nTwo of the country’s celebrated international soloists revel at the heart of proceedings. Accordionist exemplar Eddie Hession is a supreme accordion champion of Great Britain. In his illustrious career he has accompanied Luciano Pavarotti\, Placido Domingo\, Jose Carreras and Chris Rea.  Christian Garrick is one of the world’s most celebrated jazz violinists. He has played music with Dame Cleo Laine & Sir John Dankworth\, Wynton Marsalis\, Nigel Kennedy\, Bireli Lagrene\, Tim Minchin\, Caro Emerald and John Etheridge. One of Russia’s most enigmatic musical exports\, The Sultan (sic Adrian Zolotuhin) is a master of the strummed strings of domra\, balalaika\, guitar and saz.  Veteran bass-man Kelly Cantlon has been in the business of laying down the low notes for many-a-moon.  Kelly first found fame in the as a Vagabond with Northern Soul sensations Jimmy James and the Vagabonds. \n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/budapest-cafe-orchestra/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250202
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
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SUMMARY:1 February: Mississippi McDonald
DESCRIPTION:Calstock Arts is thrilled to welcome back Mississippi MacDonald\, an English Soul-Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist. In 2024\, he won 2 UK Blues Federation Awards – Traditional Blues Artist Of The Year and Acoustic Blues Act Of The Year. \nSince his signing to APM Records in 2021\, he has appeared on BBC Radio 2’s Blues Show with Cerys Matthews and has played extensively in the UK and the US including a Washington State Blues Society showcase on Beale Street during the International Blues Challenge\, appearances on King Biscuit Time (Helena AK)\, and Radio Memphis. \nIn May 2024\, Mississippi was part of the Take Me To The River All Stars along with William Bell (Stax)\, Hi Rhythm\, Jools Holland and Eric Gales. \nMississippi’s first record for APM\, “Do Right\, Say Right” was named in the top 10 Blues Albums of 2022 by Mojo Magazine\, and was album of the year on HRH Blues Radio. \nMississippi MacDonald’s blues are authentic\, heartfelt\, and reflect a lifetime of learning from the greats \n“Mississippi MacDonald represents the next generation of great guitarists who hail from the UK…wholly authentic\, he’s earned the right to claim the name” Living Blues\, USA \nHeavy State Loving Blues: https://open.spotify.com/album/3Yh5Oq9qa4e7PvKN3bCPTQ?si=Bh2tZdPJQ8ufo4l8JtfPfg \nWebsite –  www.mississippimacdonald.com \nInstagram: @Mississippimacdonald
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/1-february-mississippi-mcdonald/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250201
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20241221T170730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250130T234355Z
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SUMMARY:31 January: POSTPONED due to illness - Kerdroya\, the Cornish Hedge with music from the Dalla Duo @ 1930
DESCRIPTION:We have had to postpone Kerdroya due to illness and hope to reschedule for mid March. All ticket holders will be contacted about the new date within 48 hours (30/1) \nKerdroya\, the Cornish Landscape Labyrinth\, is a work of Slow Art. \nThe Classical Labyrinth icon is a 4\,000-year-old visual symbol found across the proto-Celtic world and beyond\, inviting the pilgrim along its meditative pathway. \nCornish Hedges are the oldest structures on the planet still in use for their original function\, an ecologically benevolent craft handed down aurally through countless generations. \nIn the middle of Bodmin Moor\, Kerdroya entwines these two ancient cultural phenomena and launches them into the future as a beacon of hope for those yet to come. \nBegin the evening with live Cornish music from ‘Dalla Duo’ who created the gorgeous soundtrack for the film. \nFinish the evening with a Q&A session with Will Coleman (Artistic Director)\, Gemma Gilbert (Filmmaker) and Leighton Paull (Cornish Hedger). \nWatch a trailer for the film here
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/31-january-kerdrova-the-cornish-hedge-with-music-from-the-dalla-duo-1930/
CATEGORIES:Film,Folk,Music,talk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250125
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20241122T155746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T182623Z
UID:3465-1737676800-1737763199@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:24 January: Yvette Andrewartha: The Unexpected Serendipitous Gig - with Helen White & Mojito (Fund raiser for CA)
DESCRIPTION:Yvette Andrewartha presents The Unexpected Serendipitous Gig\, very kindly fund raising for Calstock Arts. \nShe explains below why she has called this The Unexpected Serendipitous Gig! \n‘Because the words ‘unexpected’ and ‘serendipitous’ have come to mind so many times during my on-going journey to becoming a jazz singer. ‘Unexpected’ because singing wasn’t a planned ‘thing’ and ‘serendipitous’ because people and opportunities have arrived at just the right moment to help. So I am going with the flow and enjoying every minute……….. \nThere are so many wonderful songs in the jazz genre and I am looking forward to sharing some of these with you in an evening of jazz standards. I have the wonderful Mojito Jazz Trio to accompany me and I am also joined by the lovely Helen White who will sing and play violin and sax. They are all great musicians who appear regularly in venues around Devon and Cornwall and I am thrilled to be sharing a stage with them. \nWe are looking forward to the gig and it will be an evening of fun and joy. And all in a good cause as there will be a bucket where all donations will go to the lovely Calstock Arts. It will be a good way to kick off the January blues and enjoy some great tunes.’ \nWe look forward to seeing you there
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/24-january-yvette-andrewartha-the-unexpected-serendipitous-gig/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250120
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20241004T170010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T104102Z
UID:3261-1737244800-1737331199@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:19 January: Philippa Mo - ‘SUITE FANTASIA CAPRICE’ @ 3.30
DESCRIPTION:After a highly successful solo concert in January 2024\, Calstock Arts is delighted to welcome back the virtuosa violinist\, Philippa Mo. \nBetween January and November 2025\, Philippa will be playing a series of concerts ‘SUITE FANTASIA CAPRICE’ in which the music of Johann Sebastian Bach will be highlighted\, tracing his progression as a composer from his earliest compositions written for solo violin to his later works. \nWe are very fortunate that Philippa will be playing the first and final concerts of the series at Calstock Arts. \nFurther information about the other concerts\, all of which will be performed at other venues in the south-west\, will be publicised at a later date. \nTickets can be purchased for either CA concert individually or for both concerts at a reduced price (see below for details). \nPhilippa studied at the royal Academy of Music\, London and at the Central Conservatory of Music\, Beijing. She performs extensively as a chamber musician and has given performances and live broadcasts worldwide\, including her acclaimed debut at the Wigmore Hall\, recitals at the Henry Moore Institute\, Leeds\, the Centre for Contemporary Art\, Glasgow\, the Deutsches Museum\, Munich\, and further afield at the Ankara International Music Festival\, the Lincoln Center\, New York and Ulaan Bataar\, Mongolia. \nAs a champion of contemporary music\, Philippa has worked closely with many leading British composers including Gabriel Prokoviev\, David Matthews\, John McCabe\, Cecilia McDowell and Jim Aitchison and has given premieres of their solo and violin duo works. \nPhilippa was appointed Senior Lecture in Violin at Leeds Conservatoire and was awarded Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2015. In 2020\, she won the Future Classic Women Awards held by the Women’s Radio Station. \nIn the January concert\, Philippa will present some of the most expressive and colourful music written for single violin. To counter the dark and cold of January we will hear Bach’s Partita in E major shot through with sunlight\, balanced by his most famous and joyous first cello suite. There are elements of folk music in works by two British women composers Sally Beamish and Wendy Hiscocks and an exotic glimpse into the Brazilian rainforest in the piece ‘Pernambuco’ by Nigel Clarke. The eerie ‘Written in Sand’ by Icelandic composer Haflidi Hallgrimsson explores yet another sound world – and the muscular and virtuosic sonata by Prokofiev brings the journey to a close. \nProgramme \nTelemann Fantasia no.6 in E minor\nBach Partita in E major BWV\nHiscocks Caprice\nBeamish The Wise Maid\nClarke Pernambuco \nInterval \nTelemann Fantasia no.10 in D major\nBach Cello Suite no.1 in G major BWV 1007 arr. for violin\nHaflidi Hallgrimsson Written in Sand \nProkofiev Sonata for Solo Violin in D major Op.115 \nListen to Philippa here & here
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/19-january-philippa-mo/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250119
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20240829T120020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T193357Z
UID:3118-1737158400-1737244799@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:18 January: Sarah McQuaid
DESCRIPTION:Sarah McQuaid’s lush\, chocolatey voice combines with her engaging personality\, “subtle mastery onstage” (Huffington Post) and “brilliant musicianship” (fRoots) on acoustic and electric guitars\, piano and (occasionally) drum to create a truly immersive experience.  \nBorn in Spain\, raised in Chicago\, holding dual Irish and American citizenship and now settled in rural England\, she brings the eclecticism of her background to her “captivating\, unorthodox songwriting” (PopMatters) and choice of material\, spanning genres and defying categorisation.  \nAll this is abundantly demonstrated by her new live album and video series The St Buryan Sessions — but needs to be savoured in person to be fully appreciated. \n“One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music.” —Trust The Doc \nsarahmcquaid.com \nfacebook.com/sarahmcquaidmusic \ntwitter.com/sarahmcquaid \nyoutube.com/sarahmcquaid \ninstagram.com/sarahmcquaidmusic
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/18-january-sarah-mcquaid/
CATEGORIES:Folk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241208T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20241109T121238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241109T121344Z
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SUMMARY:8 December: Calstock Singers Christmas Concert - Light & Joy in the Valley @ 3pm
DESCRIPTION:Light and Joy in the Valley –  the title of this year’s Christmas Concert at Calstock Arts\, brought to you by Calstock Singers. \nYou don’t have to leave the village to enjoy an afternoon of festive songs\, some you will know well and others which may be new to you. \nPlease keep the afternoon of Sunday 8th of December free and get your ticket early.
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/8-december-calstock-singers-christmas-concert-light-joy-in-the-valley-3pm/
CATEGORIES:Choir,Classical,Music,Other
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241207
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20240607T093514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T151033Z
UID:2850-1733443200-1733529599@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:6 December: Janice Burns & Jon Doran
DESCRIPTION:Janice Burns & Jon Doran are an award-winning Anglo-Scottish duo who came together after discovering a shared love of traditional music. Their songs tell vivid stories about the nature of life and our place in the world. \nJanice & Jon’s ‘clever and uncluttered musical storytelling’ (Songlines) comes alive through tight vocal harmonies and sensitive interplay between mandolin\, bouzouki and guitar. Their arrangements have a spellbinding presence and an understated energy that transports songs from the pages of books and manuscripts into the imagination of the listener. \nFollowing the success of their self-titled EP in 2020\, Janice & Jon released their debut album\, No More the Green Hills\, in Autumn 2022. The album had overwhelmingly positive feedback\, finding its place in the Official UK Folk Albums Chart\, as well as gaining airplay on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Scotland.  \nWith their relaxed and personable approach to performance\, Janice & Jon are renowned for the warmth of their connection with audiences. From opening Stage 2 at Cambridge Folk Festival\, to playing at the likes of Celtic Connections\, Edinburgh Tradfest and Cecil Sharp House\, the duo are highly sought after across the UK and beyond. \nThe duo’s winter gigs have become something of a tradition over the last few years\, and this year they’re heading out on their first festive tour. Expect seasonal favourites and little-known gems to warm the soul through the colder months. \nQUOTES \n**** “Clever and uncluttered musical storytelling” – Songlines Magazine \n***** “Five stars for this duo that have made an album destined for repeated listening.” – Irish Music Magazine \n“They’re a revelation – crystal clear voices\, great musicianship and an obvious deep love of the tradition.” – Mike Harding \n“Really nicely done” – Mark Radcliffe\, BBC Radio 2 Folk Show \n“They play lovely strings\, they have gorgeous harmony arrangements. Really well crafted\, \nintimate\, beautifully understated.” – Karine Polwart \nListen to them here \nhttps://www.janandjon.com \nhttps://www.facebook.com/janandjon \nhttps://x.com/JaniceandJon1 \nhttps://www.instagram.com/janandjonmusic/ \nhttps://www.youtube.com/@janiceandjon7003 \n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/6-december-janice-burns-jon-doran/
CATEGORIES:Folk,Guitar,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241202
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20241009T100131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T223213Z
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SUMMARY:1 December: Goblin Band & Craven
DESCRIPTION:Calstock Arts are thrilled to introduce a double bill of folk; Goblin Band and Craven. \nGoblin Band formed from sessions of the same name run out of the HobGoblin Music shop in central London\, organised by a collection of young queer folk obsessive friends and shop employees looking to forge their own way into folk music. \nThis gave rise to a band of multi-instrumentalists firmly rooted in the folk music of Britain\, interpreted via the socialist tradition concerned with folk’s relationship to the history of the working classes\, capitalism\, and colonialism. \nThrough a fusion of harmony singing\, fiddle\, squeezebox\, hurdy gurdy\, recorders and more\, Goblin Band deliver a charismatic alternative expression of English traditional culture in a way which is at once riotously joyful and deeply sincere. \n“They can play and they can sing and they’re fearless…When I saw Goblin Band singing recently\, I just thought\, “Why didn’t I think of that?” \n– MARTIN CARTHY \nBristol/Stroud based Folk band Craven perform traditional ballads with crafted arrangements. Their genre bending soundworld takes influence from punk\, electronic dance and classical chamber music. \nApproaching the heavy themes of traditional folk – life\, death\, war and poverty – with irony and wry wit\, and finding queer and contemporary ideas in old songs\, and bringing out new meanings for new contexts. \nTheir debut release\, “Baby Vs Crow” exemplifies this tongue in cheek attitude. A mixtape consisting of 6 traditional folk songs\, it showcases their breadth of sound from the bright\, punk-lead “Arthur McBride”\, to the darker “Crow on the Cradle” with synth-like arpeggiation. \nCraven is composed of Will Bremner (Melodeon/Concertina)\, Elian Moisey (Double Bass/Viola da Gamba)\, and Rhiannon Takel (Fiddle/Mandola).
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/1-december-goblin-band-craven/
CATEGORIES:Folk,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241123T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241123T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20240729T130041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241116T155233Z
UID:3022-1732348800-1732381200@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:23 November: IMS Prussia Cove @ 3.15
DESCRIPTION:Experience the magic of world-class classical music with IMS Prussia Cove. \nCalstock Arts with Carn to Cove are excited to present an exceptional line-up of internationally acclaimed musicians: Alessandro Ruisi (violin)\, Chiara Sannicandro (violin)\, Wenhong Luo (viola)\, and Natania Hoffman (cello). \nPrepare to be captivated by this an intimate and engaging performance concert. \nThe concerts are suited all venues and appeal to new audiences as well as old hands. 2024 will be the eight  year this tour has featured in the Carn to Cove programme\, and audience comments have always emphasised the outstanding quality of the musicians\, as well as the friendly and accessible nature of the concerts.  \nProgramme – no interval \nHaydn: String Quartet in D\, Op.20 No.4 \nBartók: Duos \nMendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor\, Op.80 \nMore information can be found at https://www.i-m-s.org.uk/ 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/23-november-ims-prussia-cove-3-00/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241116T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241116T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20240611T145944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T164049Z
UID:2897-1731744000-1731776400@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:16 November: Granny's Attic - 15th Anniversary Tour!
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to be welcoming Granny’s Attic back to Calstock Arts as part of their 15th anniversary tour. \nWith exceptional musicianship and boundless energy\, Granny’s Attic are going from strength to strength. Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon\, anglo concertina\, vocals)\, George Sansome (guitar\, vocals) and Lewis Wood (violin\, vocals) have honed their skills touring the UK and Europe since 2009. They are much loved by audiences up and down the country\, with bookings everywhere from Cambridge Folk Festival to Cecil Sharp House.\nThe trio have been heralded for their lively performances and skilled delivery of traditional material\, playing with verve\, energy and their own inimitable style. Though grounded in tradition\, they are keen to push new boundaries by exploring fresh approaches and writing their own compositions. In October 2021\, they released their latest album\, The Brickfields\, an instrumental collection that sees them reach new heights both as performers and composers. Described by Folk Radio as “one of the most exciting and accomplished English folk acts on the scene right now”\, this outstanding trio can hold audiences in the palm of their hand. \n“Their high-octane take on English folk has brought a whole new audience to the genre” – The Irish Times\n“Great tunes\, great energy\, great arrangements\, great stuff!” – Jon Boden\n“A superb folk trio” – RNR Magazine\n“Traditional folk music taken far beyond its parameters” – Tykes News
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/16-november-grannys-attic-15th-anniversary-tour/
CATEGORIES:Folk,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241115
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20240607T092836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241030T095318Z
UID:2846-1731542400-1731628799@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:14 November: Martyn Joseph @ 1930
DESCRIPTION:MARTYN JOSEPH : AWARD WINNING WELSH SINGER SONGWRITER  2024 \nMartyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind-blowing artist. Take everything you think you know about singer songwriters and rip it up. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic\, compelling\, and passionate.  Be it to two hundred people or twenty thousand\, he blows the crowd away night after night.  \n2024 kicked off with the release of a new “masterful and career defining” (Fatea UK) studio album\, “This Is What I Want To Say” \, along with a sell out UK tour\, followed by shows in mainland Europe and North America..  \nLast year started with Martyn being part of BBC Radio 2’s “21st Century Folk “ project\, with his song “Albert’s Place”  and included appearances on BBC Breakfast TV\, the Jeremy Vine and Ken Bruce shows on BBC Radio 2 along with Radio 4’s World at One.  \nHis critically acclaimed 2021 record\, “1960” was made Folk Album of The Month in Mojo and awarded 4 starts by Uncut\, and remained in the UK Official Folk charts for much of 2022. \nIn April 2019 he won a “Wales Folk Award” for “Here Come the Young”\, and in 2023 he was nominated for Best Solo Artist. \nHe is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics and has a career spanning over 40 years\, 27 studio albums\, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live performances. \nCompared to Bruce Springsteen\, John Mayer\, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews\, he has created his own style and reputation as a mesmerising live performer and stands in his own right\, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives.  \nA unique talent driven by passion\, social awareness\, and love for his trade\, he’s a jaw dropping guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style\, teamed up with a powerful show stopping voice\, and has been called “The Welsh Springsteen” \nConcerned with making music that is relevant and vital to his audience\, he engages with challenging narratives tackling the complexity of the human condition\, underpinned with a promise of hope. In his own words “Really what I do is to try and write songs that might step up and make some sense of a moment in time. A good song makes you feel like you’re not alone in the world.”  \nMartyn is also founder\, along with his wife Justine\, of the “Let Yourself Trust”.  LYT works alongside Martyn’s music to help give profile to and fund Grassroots organisations across the globe. They have given away over half a million pounds to 14 different projects in the last 8 years. \nHe is hailed as a raconteur weaving tales on topical concerns\, as well as stories on the fragility of love\, with a magical ability to reach out to his listeners through his passion and humour. Stunning reviews single him out as an unmissable solo performer whose music stays with you long after the show has ended. \nWebsite:  www.martynjoseph.net \nFacebook: www.facebook.com/martynjosephwales \nTwitter: www.twitter.com/martyn_joseph \nInstagram: @martynjosephmusic  \nYoutube links \nIt’s a Fine Thing https://youtu.be/6VhojqztMQk?si=1gVBp7tJOx4BkkUj  \nAlbert’s Place https://youtu.be/K2PaN-AiR04 \nBorn Too Late  https://youtu.be/7BdlqdLjk4M  \nNye – Song for the NHS   https://youtu.be/8IBmmXn1QwM  \nHere Come The Young  https://youtu.be/OiTrpaPnMYE \nI Searched for You https://youtu.be/tIVA5_k6rfo   \nPress Quotes \n“Stunning\, heartfelt music” Bob Harris BBC Radio 2\, \n“Relevant\, challenging and vital”  Songlines \n“Genuine emotional clout…and must count as one of his best” MOJO “1960” 4*  \n“I couldn’t help but be reminded of Springsteen’s Nebraska” Irish Music Magazine (1960 review) \n“Full of treasured memories and universal themes of joy and sadness”  Uncut “1960” 8/10 review \n“He’s never sounded more potent than he does here”Uncut \n“Intelligent and enlightened songs are both energising and provocative…from subtle tenderness to growly indignation. A Welsh national treasure” MOJO \n“One of acoustic music’s most original voices\, and most forward looking of his generation of singer/songwriters” \nQ Magazine
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/14-november-martyn-joseph/
CATEGORIES:Folk,Guitar,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241110T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241110T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20240516T100006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T074852Z
UID:2794-1731225600-1731258000@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:10 November: Simeon Walker Pianist & Composer - Imprints Autumn Tour @ 1530
DESCRIPTION:Prolific UK-based pianist & composer Simeon Walker has quickly emerged as a leading light in the burgeoning Modern Classical scene\, regularly performing and touring across the UK and Europe. He has supported a variety of artists including Neil Cowley\, LYR\, Submotion Orchestra\, S. Carey\, Loscil\, Erland Cooper & Niklas Paschburg\, and performed notable live sets at Latitude & Timber Festivals. \nHis music is regularly broadcast on BBC Radio 3\, BBC 6Music\, Classic FM\, Scala Radio\, KEXP & Soho Radio\, with his music receiving listening figures in excess of 30 million streams across platforms\, and a recent release\, ‘Reverie’\, featuring on the first official Piano Day compilation by the LEITER label\, alongside Nils Frahm\, Olafur Arnalds and Chilly Gonzales. He also founded and continues to curate Brudenell Piano Sessions: an intimate and varied live music series highlighting the diverse music being composed and performed on the piano\, hosted at Leeds’ iconic Brudenell Social Club. \nSimeon’s recent release ‘Imprints 1 & 2’ is an EP series representing a return to the introspective piano-based instrumentals that first thrust him into the limelight. Featuring a set of piano miniatures representing everyday fleeting moments and brief snapshots in time\, his music and live performances reflect the extremes of human experience – gentle\, calm and still at times; powerful\, boisterous and flowing at others\, delivered alongside wry stories and anecdotes\, with the aim of breaking down the barrier between performer and audience\, creating the opportunity for real\, genuine connection through music. \nFrom cafes to cathedrals\, music venues to arts centres\, recording studios to a laundrette; in the evening\, the afternoon or lunchtime; over coffee\, a light buffet or BYO drinks; from the big cities and market towns to quiet\, rural spaces surrounded by captivating landscapes – Walker extends a warm invitation to find true connection in a wide variety of performance contexts and spaces\, providing a platform for young and old listeners alike to find stillness\, beauty and meaning as much in the spaces between the notes as the notes themselves\, as musical stories are woven with each passionate\, intimate performance.
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/10-november-simeon-walker-pianist-composer-imprints-autumn-tour-1530/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241109
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20240617T220107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T220107Z
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SUMMARY:8 November: Terraplanes Blues Band
DESCRIPTION:Hailing from Bristol\, with a sound echoing the 1960s British R’n’B bands\, The Terraplanes Blues Band has been a breath of fresh air since the release of their debut EP ‘Midnight Train’ in 2020. Winning the highly prestigious ‘EMERGING BLUES ACT OF THE YEAR’ at the UK Blues Awards 2023 has cemented The Terraplanes as a real force on the British blues scene. Catch one of the country’s hottest blues bands live at Calstock Arts and make it a night to remember.  \nThe driving force of the band comes from the chemistry between the two founding members. Nick Scrase’s authentic guitar/vocal tones and Eduardo Allen’s hi-energy harmonica skills and stage performance make for an electric live show. The duo are ably supported by Andy Hutt (drums)\, Craig Shaw (guitar) and Pete Tyler (Bass). In 2020\, under the wing of MAS records\, a scheme with patrons like Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant\, the band gained mentorship and guidance in helping them achieve their goals. The Terraplanes have been on the rise ever since. The commercial success and critical acclaim of their debut album ‘Stepping Stones’ that reached #14 for ‘most played album’ on the IBBA Blues Chart for 2022 and some blistering live festival performances\, saw the band gain legions of followers across the UK and around the world. Recent live radio sessions have also seen the band gain more exposure and fans of authentic blues\, played with such confidence and style. Since the start of 2024\, The Terraplanes have been busy playing up and down the country at some of the best blues clubs and festivals. One of their highlights so far this year was their appearance at The UK Blues\, Rock & Rhythm Festival\, Blackpool where they met British music royalty Robert Plant\, legendary frontman of Led Zeppelin. The Terraplanes Blues Band have now firmly established their reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting blues acts. \n“The Terraplanes Are A Band At The Very Heart Of The British Blues Scene!” \n– Pete Clack\, Blues In Britain \n“These Boys Are Phenomenal\, A Joy To Watch!”  \n– Colin Campbell\, Blues Matters \n“Raw and Authentic” \n– Blues in Britain \nListen Here:  https://youtu.be/O3I39eATWmc \nUK Blues Award Winners 2023  ‘EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR’
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/8-november-terraplanes-blues-band/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Music
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241026T170000
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SUMMARY:26 October: Tamar River Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Tamar Valley River Festival on Saturday 26 October\, Calstock\, is a FREE family-friendly event celebrating the River Tamar through art\, crafts\, music\, food and drink. \nCalstock Arts will be hosting a series of activities throughout the day including – \n\nYoga at 10am\nWren Music interactive session at 11am\nAllis the Shad hands-on family drama performance at 12pm\nWren Music at 2pm and\nA Connecting Shores – The Listening at 3pm.\n\nThere will be a host of interactive activities and workshops on offer across Calstock\, including folk music\, gig boat racing\, multi-media exhibitions\, singing workshops\, interactive family-friendly drama performances\, art activities as well as a River of Hope exhibition and parade by local school children. \nThe festival will come to a close at 5pm\, followed by an evening of music provided by local venues. \nTo find out more about the river festival\, visit: https://tamaralandscapepartnership.org.uk/tamar-valley-river-festival/
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/26-october-tamar-river-festival/
CATEGORIES:Children's,Music,Other
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241025
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SUMMARY:24 October: Miranda Sykes\, Jim Causley and John Palmer - The Sabine Baring-Gould Project
DESCRIPTION:JIM CAUSLEY AND MIRANDA SYKES PRESENT GHOSTS\, WEREWOLVES AND COUNTRYFOLK – THE SONGS AND STORIES OF SABINE BARING-GOULD \nSix-time BBC Folk Awards nominee Jim Causley and Miranda Sykes of Award-Winning Show of Hands and Daphne’s Flight come together for the first time to celebrate the centenary of a Victorian superstar through his music and stories. \nSabine Baring-Gould inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula\, Sherlock Holme’s Hound and Bernard Shaw’s Doolittle. He brought Ghostly Aunt Eliza\, wretched heroine Mehalah and Norse hero Grettir to life. He mentored folk song collector Cecil Sharp – and wrote Onward Christian Soldiers \nHe was a giant of his time. He was a top ten best-selling novelist; the writer of what is still the go-to book on werewolves; author of a nerve-tingling book of ghost stories; storyteller of the Norse Myths of Iceland; compiler of a classic Dartmoor history book and composer of numerous popular hymns. \nBut he says the most important thing he did in his life was to collect songs from the countryfolk of Devon and Cornwall. A pioneer collector\, starting a decade before Sharp and Vaughan Williams\, he amassed more than 2000 songs. \nMiranda\, Jim and narrator John Palmer\, director of the critically-acclaimed Vaughan Williams anniversary “From Pub to Pulpit” Cathedral tour\, interweave some of those songs with anecdotes from his own astonishing life and stories from his impressive array of books. \nThis tribute aims to make audiences smile\, gasp and sing along as they hear how:\n\nA ragamuffin fiddler’s favourite tune lived on in his instrument after he died (Bold General Wolfe) \nA cottage was built in a day on the moor for a penniless newly married couple (Cottage Well Thatched With Straw) \nThe eerie mysteries of Wil O’ The Wisp and his graveyard trips (The Blue Flame) \nBram Stoker took ideas from Sabine for Dracula  \nAnd ….. How Sabine became Sherlock Holmes’s God Father.\n\nBaring Gould was born in Exeter on 28 January 1834 and died in January 1924\, the son of the Lord of the Manor of Lew Trenchard near Okehampton. He was at school in Warwick and a schoolteacher in Sussex. He then became a vicar in Yorkshire\, Essex and Devon and devoted his time to his love of folk music\, country traditions and the macabre… \nJim has been a long-term admirer of Baring-Gould and includes many of his songs in his popular shows based on songs of Dartmoor.  \n“It’s fascinating to see how many songs he collected found their way into his Dartmoor books.  It’s also quite eerie to see how many other songs fit the mood of his books on ghosts\, werewolves\, myths and his classic Gothic novels”\, he said. \nMiranda added: “We’re really excited about having found a unique and enjoyable way of bringing all of his work together in a show which we think will engage audiences and leave them fascinated and entertained.” \nJohn Palmer said: “It’s surprising that someone who was such a prominent public figure in his day has almost disappeared today. We hope that this show will introduce many more people to Sabine and restore some of the credit he deserves”.
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/24-october-miranda-sykes-jim-causley-and-john-palmer-the-sabine-baring-gould-project/
CATEGORIES:Folk,history,Music,stories
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241020T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241020T170000
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SUMMARY:20 October: Helen Porter and Karen Wimhurst @ 4pm (Singing workshop at1345)
DESCRIPTION:HELEN PORTER (Lead vocals and keyboard) & KAREN WIMHURST (Clarinet\, bass clarinet & vocals) \n Helen and Karen’s sumptuous autumn programme interweaves original material with jazz standards you’ll know and love.  Soaring vocals\, mellow and gutsy clarinet tones\, virtuosic improvisation – this is a collaboration spanning twenty years\, infusing an evening with warmth\, intimacy and good humour. Expect the unexpected and a really great night out! \n“An evening of absolute joy. Congratulations. I loved every demisemiquaver.” \n  \n Singing Workshop – Open Your Voices! \nBefore the performance\, join a one and a half hour singing workshop (1345-1515 @ £10 pp) covering vocal techniques\, experimenting with blues harmonies and having fun singing your heart out with especially arranged jazz standards. Helen and Karen will be playing along for a really uplifting afternoon of singing. \nPlease click here to book and pay for your place \n Showreel \n https://youtu.be/9zzmoESO6OU
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/20-october-helen-porter-and-karen-wimhurst-4pm-singing-workshop-before-see-below/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241020
DTSTAMP:20260408T074015
CREATED:20240622T110615Z
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SUMMARY:19 October: JACKIE OATES & JON WILKS
DESCRIPTION:“One of folk’s brightest talents” (****The Guardian) – Jackie Oates is celebrated for her stunning vocals\, heartfelt arrangements\, and expressive fiddle playing. \nJon Wilks\, a distinguished fingerpicking guitarist and singer\, has earned recognition from Guitarist Magazine with a double-page spread and praise from Uncut Magazine for his ‘dashing sense of verve on finger-picked guitar.’ \nDon’t miss the chance to experience this exceptional duo for an evening of sublime music and understated brilliance. \nThese two friends and fellow traditional folk specialists have been collaborating for a number of years\, performing on and contributing to each others’ recording\, as well as delightful live performances at festivals and in concert. A very personable pair\, both immensely talented\, Jackie and Jon bring audiences with them as they reach with their trademark relish into their combined catalogue of traditional\, original and often intriguing songs and tunes. \nJackie Oates is known for her exquisite vocals\, emotive arrangements and expressive fiddle playing\, and is regarded as a contemporary folk treasure and central figure in English traditional music. Jackie loves to collaborate with a diverse array of artists and commissions; seeking out new and surprising artistic corners to illuminate with her understated brilliance.  \nLauded as ‘a rather special performer with an authentic and abiding love of traditional song’\, Jon Wilks is a prominent fingerpicking guitarist and singer who performs traditional English folk songs and broadside ballads\, as well as his own songs. His talent has been recognised by Guitarist\, one of the world’s biggest guitar magazines\, which featured him as one-to-watch in July 2022.  \nVIDEOS \nOn and On\, a Longpigs cover\nJunk\, a Paul McCartney cover\nMy Shoes Are Made Of Spanish (trad)\, Live at Folk East Festival 2023 \nMORE ABOUT JACKIE \nJackie’s 8th solo studio album\, Gracious Wings\, took flight in September 2022\, receiving acclaim from both within and beyond the folk press. ‘Her cover of ‘On and On’ by indie band the Longpigs is a bit of genius.’ **** (Get Ready to Rock). As well as recording and music therapy work\, Jackie regularly performs with her duo and band line-ups  including with John Spiers\, Jon Wilks\, Mike Cosgrave\, John Parker\, Megan Henwood and with The Imagined Village. ‘There’s a sweetness and melancholy to her voice that is like no other\, and for which there is no known formula with which to replicate it.’ Songlines \nMORE ABOUT JON \n‘Very much part of the UK’s living folk tradition\, Wilks excels at reanimating broadside ballads and antique pieces with a scholar’s ear for vernacular and a dashing sense of verve on fingerpicked guitar…. Wilks also showcases a trio of original compositions\, at his eloquent best on poetic Soho encounter Greek Street.’ Uncut Magazine 7/10  \nWith his background as a former editor of Time Out magazine and contributor to Dazed & Confused\, The Guardian and other publications\, Jon has a keen eye and ear for storytelling. During his live shows\, he mixes entertaining folk song performances with fascinating tidbits about the original singers and collectors that he has unearthed during his extensive research on traditional folk music in the UK. Aside from being a talented musician and performer\, Jon is also the founder and editor of Tradfolk.co\, a website dedicated to the traditional music and ritualistic culture of England. Additionally\, he is the presenter of The Old Songs Podcast. \n LINKS \nJackie Oates: www.jackieoates.co.uk\nJon Wilks: www.jonwilks.online \n  \n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/19-october-jackie-oates-jon-wilks/
CATEGORIES:Fiddle,Folk,Guitar,Music
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