Derek Nash and Martin Dale play swinging sax tunes in the style of the great sax teams of the 1950’s. Such great pairings as Tubby and Ronnie, Zoot and Al, Getz and Mulligan have all influenced their new programme. Along with well known jazz standards expect a lively latin tune, a beautiful ballad, a bossa […]
MacMillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning at Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock. We would love to see you. Bring a friend along and enjoy the cakes, coffee and chat. If you can't come but would still like to make a donation of a cake or money, get in touch with Annie on […]
Original songs and stories of loss from broadcaster, musician and author Mark Radcliffe. Don’t worry it’s not as miserable as it sounds. Hopefully. Having lost six months to, thankfully successful cancer treatment and with a new perspective on life, Mark takes stock of lost loves, lost friends, lost relatives, lost idols, lost bets and lost […]
Five of Bristol’s top female musicians, Sara Colman, Katya Gorrie, Ruth Hammond, Rebecca Nash and Tammy Payne, celebrate the women who helped forge the future they now inhabit. From unknown women fundamental to the big band scene of the 30s, to renowned artists like Nina Simone, Alice Coltrane, Joni Mitchell and Bjork, What She Said […]
From the team that brought you Plan B for Utopia and The North, this new work by choreographer Joan Clevillé packs all the drama, passion and big ideas of a Greek tragedy into a one-woman show. Mixing dance with storytelling and sprinkled with a dash of humour, Antigone Interrupted is a tour de force by […]
An innovative experience combining newly commissioned poetry, music, percussion and song with musical improvisation and interludes to represent the sea in all its guises. Accompanied by three world-class musicians, Nicola Harrison’s fearless representation of the ocean and the wondrous creatures that dwell in it, or live between saltwater and land, between fable and reality is utterly captivating. Intriguing […]
Thomas Bowes is one of the UK’s most versatile and accomplished violinists – as a soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster and artistic director. He has made multiple recordings and has performed with and led some of the very best orchestras in the world. The Bach Pilgrimage project has seen him play in churches and smaller venues […]
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A celebration of the centenary of Humphrey Lyttelton’s birth, showcasing his wonderful life, times and music. Created by jazz trumpeter and life-long fan, Chris Hodgkins, the tour will highlight how Humphrey Lyttelton led the way for the jazz revival of the late 1940s and 50s, bringing jazz to the mainstream with the first UK jazz […]
Cornwall's Climate Stories is a series of three, 30 minute documentaries looking at different aspects of climate change around Cornwall - and the creative ways in which local people are rising to the challenges it will bring. Living on the Edge is directed by Calstock’s own Bryony Stokes and features fellow Calstock resident Emma Hazeldine. […]
Sam is a veteran of the mighty Bellowhead, former artistic director of the National Folk Youth Ensemble, founder member of the acclaimed instrumental trio Leveret and a superb instrumentalist at the forefront of the revival in English traditional music. Sam and his new band are putting something into English music that has never been there […]
It’s difficult to find a musical genre that would fully describe The Countrymen but ‘Cornish Folk Rock Harmony’ is reasonably close. Five seasoned musicians with tight four-part harmony vocals and a token Cornishman. With a relaxed and light-hearted presentation style they take the audience on a journey through the history and culture of Cornwall, featuring […]