Will Barnes Trio

TomorrowDoors 14:45

Lyric String Quartet: Serenade to Tango – A Journey Through Colour 🎶

Arts Centre · Ashburton

Trish Calnan, violin Catherine Hayek, violin George Robertson, viola Jeremy Capey, cello Elgar Serenade in E minor Turina The Bullfighter’s Prayer Piazzolla Libertango Ravel String Quartet in F major The programme takes you on a colourful musical journey, from the gentle warmth and lyrical beauty of Elgar's Serenade to the rich Spanish atmosphere of Turina's The Bullfighter's Prayer, the irresistible rhythms and passion of Piazzolla's Libertango, and the glorious colours and textures of Ravel's String Quartet in F major. Four wonderful composers, four string players, and an afternoon full of beautiful melodies, exciting rhythms and musical surprises! Will there be cake? There usually is… Trish Calnan started to play the violin at the age of eleven and studied at the Royal Academy of Music with David Martin. She won many scholarships and prizes and continued her post graduate studies first in Freiburg, Germany with Wolfgang Marschner, and later with Helen Airoff-Dowling in Switzerland and London. Helen remains the formative influence on Patricia’s philosophy of teaching. In 1980 Patricia won the Mozart Memorial Prize and performed extensively both as leader of the Trio Zingara...

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TomorrowDoors 19:00

The Brothers Gillespie

Arts Centre · Ashburton

“When The Brothers Gillespie sing, a portal opens. Seeing them perform for the first time felt like I was reminded who I really was…the thread of their ethereal voices weaving a spell around the room. They sing with an ancient wisdom that is entirely for us, now — nothing feels more present. Their beautiful music will open your heart” Johnny Flynn (actor and musician) The songs of Northumbrian folk alchemists The Brothers Gillespie (James and Sam Gillespie) are animated by lyrical poetry, fluid fingerstyle guitar, multi-instrumental musicianship and “the glorious tones of their blood harmony” (Sam Lee). Theirs is a music of encounter, of lark song and crow call, ash leaves and hidden ways. It is rooted in the earth and arises most strongly for them when they are out walking in the borderlands with their packs and instruments. Bringing together visionary mythopoetics with a radical spirit, the brothers tread an older path whilst singing with fierce tenderness to the present time in its grief and luminosity. Their live performances are known for a rare intimacy and the spontaneous ways they weave tales around the songs and invite audiences into the heart of the music. In...

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Wed 4 NovDoors 19:00

The Linton Duo presents Beau Soir

Arts Centre · Ashburton

Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for violin and keyboard no.3 in E major, BWV 1016 Lili Boulanger Nocturne and Cortège D'un matin de printemps Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor L 140 for violin and piano Amy Beach Romance César Franck Violin Sonata in A Major This concert takes us from one of the most exquisitely beautiful pieces of Bach to the world of the French Impressionists at the point their music enters the avant garde. Lili Boulanger accomplished much in her short life and her salon pieces are some of the last compositions in her hand before she was overtaken with illness and death. Her impulsive D'un Matin du Printemps is deceptively simple and shares many characteristics with the mercurial violin sonata by Debussy. Amy Beach's rich Romance leads us to .one of the finest violin sonatas ever written: César Franck navigates the heights of musical drama and searing intensity in this wedding gift for Ysaye and despite the notoriously demanding piano part, the players must ride the storm of intense musical dialogue with true virtuosity. Watch Philippa and Alfred playing together here on Vimeo The Linton Duo brings together British violinist Philippa Mo and Hong Kong-born p...

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Thu 5 NovDoors 19:00

Martyn Joseph

Arts Centre · Ashburton

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. After being signed to Sony Music in the early 1990s, for whom he recorded 2 albums and achieved Top 40 chart success, Martyn became a trailblazer for independent musicians. He launched his own record label in 1999 forging a successful career using the internet, ahead of many other artists. In November 2025 he released his 28th studio album, Troubled Horses, in Martyn’s own words, “I wanted to create a record that felt up-close and personal, songs that are sitting right next to you, on the edge of too close for comfort.” It’s an album of haunting, elegiac songs, acoustically-recorded pared-back lo-fi snapshots. In 2024 he was invited by BBC Radio 2 for a second time to write a song as part of their brand new award winning 21st Century Folk project, penning and performing Chapel Porth Beach, to mark the 200th Anniversary of the RNLI. This was following on from the success of his 2023 tra...

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Sun 22 NovDoors 11:00

Yes! You Can Sing Sessions - Week 4 - 22nd Nov - Drop In

The Rainbow Project Studios · Londonderry

Week 4 of our weekly group singing sessions. 11am - Tea / coffee and cake 11.30am - Sing! Group singing guided by Music Kin’s experienced song leaders - Anna Nolan, Maeve Leahy and Victoria Geelan - sharing diverse songs by ear in a fun and relaxed way using the natural voice approach. And there’s cake!

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Sun 22 NovDoors 12:00

Sunday Jazz Lunch | Frank Sinatra

Boisdale of Canary Wharf · London

“Stephen Triffitt is the best. The greatest. Because he captures the soul of my Father.” — Frank Sinatra Jr. Some performers study Sinatra. Stephen Triffitt inhabits him. Direct from Las Vegas, he brings a show built on timing, phrasing and the quiet confidence that defined Sinatra at his peak. From "My Way" and "New York, New York" to "I’ve Got You Under My Skin" and "That’s Life", the set moves through songs that were written to be lived in, not just sung. Backed by a superb live band, Triffitt delivers them with control and ease, letting the arrangements breathe while keeping that unmistakable swing intact. His credentials are not decorative. Triffitt starred as Sinatra in the original West End production of The Rat Pack Live and has sold out the London Palladium, building a reputation as one of the most respected interpreters of this music anywhere. This is Sinatra as it works best, up close, well played and without excess. Alongside the performance, guests can enjoy Boisdale’s two-course Sunday lunch, including the 18-hour slow-roasted dry-aged rib of Scottish beef, goose fat roast potatoes and classic sides, with vegetarian options also available. BOISDALE OF CANA...

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Sun 22 NovDoors 13:00

THE GIFT and THE ROUND WINDOW

The Camden Club · London

THE GIFT are regarded by some as ‘the best kept secret’ in progressive and art rock. Back in the early noughties their first album ‘Awake & Dreaming’ impressed those in the know with its heady mixture of ‘70s style and contemporary soundscapes. Then there was silence...until the band reformed and released 2014’s “Land of Shadows”, an ambitious song suite packed with strong melodies and multi-layered instrumental workouts. In 2016 The Gift released their 3rd album, ‘Why The Sea Is Salt’, which Prog magazine described as a ‘masterpiece’. It fused symphonic, long form suites with tasteful shorter songs, and featured luminaries Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips as guest musicians. In 2019 The Gift released their 4th album ‘Antenna’, which was even harder hitting than before whilst still retaining their signature sound. Then the pandemic brought silence, as well as lineup changes. But it didn’t stop the songs. For the last few years The Gift has been busy creating and recording their 5th album ‘Seven Seasons’. Inspired by Shakespeare’s ode to our mortal experience, it explores the stages of life from birth until the end of days. Like the human condit...

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Sun 22 NovDoors 13:00

The Dan Collective play the music of Steely Dan

The International · Leicester

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