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...
Continuing our series of environmental themed films and talks, Calstock Arts is pleased to show the thought provoking The Oil Machine. The distributors have not charged for the film hence the free admission and the film will be followed by a discussion on the themes raised. Oil has been an invisible machine at the core...
Come and join us at The Old Chapel for the annual coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Various raffle prizes from generous local businesses in addition to the delicious home made cakes. Bring a friend or just pop in for a chat :)
Based in rural Ireland 1981, the Quiet Girl is a delicate drama that follows a shy nine-year-old who has been separated from her immediate family and left in the care of two distant relatives for the summer. After sun-dappled days spent milking cows, peeling potatoes and fetching water from the well, the initially uncommunicative child...
As part of a UK-wide tour, we welcome back Dave Manington’s Riff Raff who last played here in 2018. Bassist and composer Dave Manington is one of the mainstays of the London contemporary music scene. He has played with many of the pre-eminent jazz musicians in the UK and Europe and with various ensembles...
Leveret is a unique collaboration between three of England’s finest folk musicians. Andy Cutting (button accordion), Sam Sweeney (fiddle) and Rob Harbron (concertina) are each regarded as exceptional performers and masters of their instruments. Together their performances combine consummate musicianship, compelling delivery and captivating spontaneity. Leveret’s music is not arranged in the conventional sense and...
Hugh Warwick is an ecologist, one of Britains leading experts on hedgehogs and the spokesperson for the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. Hugh has studied hedgehogs for 30 years and says he has ‘used them mercilessly in my quest to win people over to my view of a kinder relationship with nature” Hugh is a natural...
The Cornish theatre company, Poppanoodle Theatre and their latest show, ‘Two Marys, Five Jacks and One Very Big Shoe’ are coming to Calstock Arts. The show is aimed at 2 to 5 year olds and there will be two performances (morning and afternoon), one during (1100) and one after school (1600). The show will last...
“She is a great artist and consummate performer. She can draw more tone colours out of the instrument than any other harpist living in the world today.” David Watkins, Professor of Harp, Guildhall School of Music Elizabeth-Jane Baldry fell in love with the harp as a little girl whilst reading fairytales in which the harp...
Ward Knutur Townes found their sound when the world fell silent. In 2020, these three singer-songwriters, (Lucy Ward, Svavar Knutur and Adyn Townes) were selected to take part in a virtual global music sharing experiment called Global Music Match. Teamed up together, they spent several lockdowns turning their stories into soft harmonies and intricate melodies....
James Halsey studied cello at the Royal College of Music with Eileen Croxford, and whilst still a senior student in the early 1980s, joined the Auriol String Quartet and was straightaway involved in more than 40 recitals each season. This love of chamber music stayed and developed throughout his career. James was cellist of the...
The Phantom of the Open is a 2021 British biographical comedy-drama film directed by Craig Roberts, about the exploits of Maurice Flitcroft. Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice. The screenplay by Simon Farnaby was based upon the biography The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft,...
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