Ashburton Arts Centre

Formed in the fields of UK festivals over many years, Hand to Hand grew organically from the coming together of four artists, each with their own style, repertoire and skills. Celeste Lovick, Chris Ellis, Delagh King and Mal Darwen each bring their songs and voices to Hand to Hand performances, and while each person leads a song, no one member is considered the leader. “Songs are passed between us – voice to voice, hand to hand....

The Dave Hankin Band was formed in November 2007 and began regularly meeting at rehearsals to work on Dave's library of personally-crafted arrangements. The full-size, 17 piece line-up, plus the captivating vocals of Bern Stewart, were soon branching out from local venues and jazz clubs, and began performing at festivals and theatres around the South West .Along the way, the band has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in British music, with the likes of Gordon Campbell (trombone), Bruce Adams (trumpet) and Alan Barnes (saxophone) joining them for special concerts. Now developing quite a following, the band’s shows have played to sold-out theatres across the region....

This string orchestra for 10-18 year olds from all over the South West, is performing string orchestral pieces such as the lively "Hoedown" by Copland and the Dance variations called "La Folia"written by Corelli. Various chamber groups will play pieces including Mozart sonatas, a string quartet by Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, a jazz trio for three violins and piano by Izabella Effenberg and Johann Pachelbel's famous Canon. See https://www.theviolinden.co.uk/dartmoor-strings for more about the ensemble and the teachers behind it....

We are really privileged to welcome this top Italian trio to the Arts Centre. Take a look at their videos on YouTube and you'll see that we're in for something very special! Here's one....

Josi describes his music as “Music stitched from slow days, open skies, and the spaces between things ”

Listen to Josi Costi here on Bandcamp

Josi is joined in his Trio by Blue, and with Adriana going sound design using a 4-track machine. Blue Sky July will open the night with a set of her own music. Here’s a Spotify link to her music....

MOZART Rondo in A minor, K. 511
BEETHOVEN Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 no....

The Jazz Cannibals have been going in different formations since 2013. Jimbino started the band while living in New Orleans where he worked as a musician for 5 years playing with world class jazz musicians inspiring his original music which is a mixture of jazz, folk, reggae and a lot of joy. In the vein of Ian Dury and the Blockheads or Benjamin Zephaniah, this music combines fun with passion....

Around About Dusk fuses New Orleans jazz, European folk, roots and blues. Based in Bristol, UK, their captivating sound has been featured on BBC Radio 6 Music. With rich harmonies, macabre humour and folkloric storytelling, they conjure the romance of old cafés, the spirit of New Orleans porches, and the intimacy of campfire songs....

The last Sunday of every month, Tango A la Parrilla/i>, presented by Ruth Rozelaar who writes: “We will get rid of the stage and push the piano into the middle of the dance floor, for you all to dance around us. Our focus is on bringing you a rich tango programme; 75 minutes of traditional, danceable live music. The live music will be from 3 – 4.15pm, and there will be traditionally DJ'd tango music for the rest of the afternoon....

Gabriel Moreno is Gibraltarian singer-songwriter, currently based in London. An irresistibly engaging performer, he combines a latin exuberance and passion with a rare lyrical calibre (he is also an accomplished poet, with 12 books published to date). Performing on nylon string guitar, he creates a live experience that has been described as ”Taberna Folk” - at once both energetic and intimate, anarchic and absorbing....

Quique Bonal and Kid Carlos
Based in Seville, in southern Spain, this masterful guitar duo is making a short tour of south west England. Expect swing, ragtime and modern rock, passing through bluegrass, jazz, bebop and of course the blues. They aim to demonstrate and bring appreciation of the richness and variety of music they love....

Boomslang is a UK-based jazz fusion quartet pushing the genre into new territory. Led by bassist Kyle Welch, the band fuses high-intensity jazz virtuosity with the driving energy of drum & bass, the weight of hard rock, and the sonic edge of electronic production. Boomslang thrives on real-time musical conversation — twisting complex harmony, breakneck rhythms and deep grooves into something unpredictable and electrifying, with Nat Evans on EWI adding soaring, otherworldly lead lines that blur the line between human and machine....

Merging six vocalist-instrumentalists from an array of musical backgrounds, Bristol-based Tryani Collective performs original compositions featuring multi-part vocal arrangements interwoven with explosive percussion, synthesizers and drums. Equally at home blasted over a festival crowd or stripped down for an intimate acoustic performance, Tryani Collective’s infectious energy transports both performers and audience into an ecstatic trance. With a growing reputation for their precise and passionate delivery, the group features members of some of the UK’s most innovative music projects including Spindle Ensemble, Solana, Soma Soma, Stevie Toddler, Tezeta, Zoobers, & Safrela....

Spellbinding, exquisitely detailed and darkly funny, this is shadow puppetry at its very best. Lose yourself in the woods and follow the scent of sugar in this classic tale by the Brothers Grimm. A Shadow Play for Adults and Children

Shadow Puppetry + Storyteller and live music
Running time: 40 minutes

This production was commissioned by National Trust for Wray Castle (Halloween 2018)....

Performing again as part of the Lyric Chamber Orchestra's Sunday afternoon series of concerts, acclaimed cellist Jeremy Capey will be joined by pianist Anne Willie to perform a delightful programme that celebrates the folk traditions of the British Isles including:

Spiegel-im-Spiegel - Arvo Pärt
Six studies in Folk Song - Vaughan Williams
From the Land of Song - David Evan Thomas
Clan - Joanna Borrett

Martin Berteau (1691 – 1771)
Sonata op n.3 in G major
Allegro, Grave, Allegro

This sonata in G major became one of the most popular Baroque works for cello and piano and was thought to be written by Giovanni Battista Sammartini (c.1698-1775) , however scholars now attribute this piece to the French cellist and composer Martin Berteau
(1709-71), one of the founders of the French cello tradition. It was originally written for cello and bass continuo, this version for cello and piano was arranged by Leonard Rose . Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Sonata op....

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In a fundraising event for St Pancras Church, Widecombe (The Cathedral of the Moor) we're delighted to welcome Garfield Jackson and Winnie Wu to perform:

BACH   Cello Suite No1 in G Major (arranged for viola) 
PROKOFIEV   From Romeo and Juliet Suite
                                Introduction
                                Julia the Young Girl
                                Balcony Scene
                                Dance of the Knights              
BRAHMS  Clarinet Sonata Op 120 No2 in E flat Major  (arranged for viola)    
ELGAR  Chanson de Nuit    
ELGAR  Chanson de Matin 

Garfield Jackson FRAM

After early lessons with Beryl Morreau, (founding member of the Macnaughton String Quartet) herself a pupil of Lionel Tertis, Garfield Jackson attended the Yehudi Menuhin School. A scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music enabled him to study viola with Peter Schidlof and Stephen Shingles, alongside violin with Ralph Holmes, and chamber music with Sidney Griller. In 1978 he became a founding member of the Endellion String Quartet and remained with them for 42 years....

The Haar combines the staggering musicianship of Molly Donnery (vocals), Adam Summerhayes (fiddle), Murray Grainger (accordion) and Cormac Byrne (bodhrán). The Lost Day is a coming-of-age album, bursting with the poetic storytelling, heartbreaking remorse and hopeful anticipation that has become synonymous with The Haar’s authentic musical expression. 

Their honest, tender, yet epic iteration of traditional songs on this new album provides an extraordinary insight into the suffering, sorrow, hope and happiness of being a human....

The friendly ghost of a sailor haunts an old pub, meeting and talking with people through the centuries. the famous and infamous, observing the changing world with a smile and a quick wit, singing popular songs from times gone by. “This new show of Pete’s is a tour de force, it is honestly a revelation, and a real joy, to see a performer at the top of his already deeply impressive game....