THE Neil Maya Quartet, popular throughout the region through regular gigs and tours with Dorset’s Artsreach, comes to Dorchester Corn Exchange on Thursday 23rd January, with a celebration of the music and tragically short life of one of the greatest jazz musicians ever – the Charlie Parker Story. The quartet’s Charlie Parker concert has dates…
IF you think a chamber ensemble is all about serious string quartets, solemn musicians in evening dress playing beautiful but often quite austere music, you haven’t met Bowjangles. This is the quartet that puts the swing into strings. They are back in Dorset, at Litton Cheney community hall on Thursday 23rd January, Lytchett Matravers hall…
THE internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble Windborne travels from New England to Dorset in January, making a welcome return to the Artsreach circuit with To Warm The Winter Hearth, showcasing the singers’ powerful and innovative vocal harmonies. The four singers come to Blandford parish church on Friday 17th January, and Yetminster’s Jubilee Hall on Wednesday 22nd,…
THE long and complicated journey of an ancient violin continues – this week Lev’s Violin (the instrument and its story) is in Dorset for dates with Artsreach, including Shipton Gorge village hall on Thursday 5th December, West Stafford hall on Friday 6th and Chetnole village hall on Saturday 7th, all starting at 7.30pm. Former bandmates…
THE autumn programme at Sladers Yard, the West Bay gallery, cafe and arts centre, gets under way with an exhibition running throughout October, featuring recent paintings by a gallery regular, a jazz concert with some favourite musicians and the latest in the series of Help Our Planet (HOP) talks. Skylines, the exhibition that runs to…
A QUARTET of folk musicians whose influences range far and wide bring their exciting original music to Dorset in October. Counter’s Creek have three dates with Artsreach, starting on Friday 18th at Sydling St Nicholas village hall, on Saturday 19th at Briantspuddle and Sunday 20th at The Portman Hall at Shillingstone, all at 7.30pm. Counter’s…
WEST Country folk singer-songwriter and story-teller Reg Meuross has two dates with Dorset’s rural arts chart Artsreach, as part of a tour with the West African musician Suntou Susso, performing a powerful show called Stolen from God. They will be at Cerne Abbas village hall on Tuesday 22nd October and Langton Matravers village hall on…
BRIDPORT Lyric Theatre hosts a multi-arts event celebrating women’s lives, Hersong III, on Sunday 20th October from 6pm. Performers and artists living and working in the Bridport will be taking part in this show which celebrates women’s stories of their lived experiences about love, labour and loss, through spoken word, song, movement and theatre. Expect…
YOU know what they say about magpies … it’s three for joy when The Magpies bring their beautiful contemporary roots music to a venue near you.Catch this trio, whose music has English and American roots, at Teignmouth Pavilions on Wednesday 9th October and Forest Arts Centre at New Milton on Friday 11th. The transatlantic folk…
THREE village halls in Dorset, Wiltshire and Devon host gigs by the multi-talented Americana duo Hungrytown – Tolpuddle village hall on Friday 11th October, Semley on Friday 18th and Upottery on Saturday 19th. Based in “the green hills of Vermont,” Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson have been touring the world for years, exploring many different…