Upcoming Events
Calstock Singers present Celebration of a Season
Ring in the festive cheer with Celebration of a Season, our annual concert presented by The Calstock Singers. Special guests The Pillaton and St Mellion Handbell Ringers will be adding joyful accompaniment to the singers’ eclectic musical mix. The concert will include some nostalgic Christmas favourites and spine-tingling harmonies, as well as lively popular songs. Enjoy some seasonal singalongs as well as a glass of mulled wine or juice and a delicious mince pie. Everyone is welcome, so why not…
Find out more »Knight and Spiers
A welcome return for the inspiring duo that is Peter Knight and John Spiers. Peter Knight, legendary violinist and ex-member of folk-rock band Steeleye Span pairs up with leading melodeon player and ex-Bellowhead member, John Spiers, now part of the Gigspanner Big Band. The pairing of violin and melodeon is not a new one, but in the hands of Knight and Spiers, improvisation and invention meet the listener at every turn. Together they have created a musical document that resonates…
Find out more »Charity Quiz Evening
Our annual Quiz in support of Cancer Research UK is back again! Come and join in a fun event in aid of a very good cause. Ticket price includes our famed winter warming selection of homemade soups and bread in the interval. There will also be a raffle with excellent prizes. Teams of up to six people. If you don’t have a team, we will allocate you one on the night – you could be in with the winners! Tickets…
Find out more »Geoff Lakeman and Rob Murch
The “Titan of Twang” and the “Concertina Crooner” team up in a dynamic new duo. Geoff Lakeman, patriarch of a folk dynasty – as dad of Seth, Sean and Sam, and father-in-law of Cara Dillon and Kathryn Roberts – teases English and Irish folk, Americana and jazz songs out of his vintage duet concertina. With his unique, punchy fingerstyle playing, Rob Murch brings the “wow factor” to the banjo. His percussive finger-ballet up and down the fret board of his…
Find out more »Adrian Cox Quartet
World-renowned jazz clarinettist Adrian Cox and his quartet present music from their brand new album, Now Is Spring. Written by Adrian and longtime collaborator, pianist Joe Webb, the album draws on Adrian’s influences of New Orleans, blues and swing music, creating a timeless set of beautiful melodies. For the past two years the band has toured their tribute to jazz clarinet legend Edmond Hall, with shows across Europe and at Dizzy’s Club (New York). Their accompanying album Profoundly Blue has…
Find out more »Divertimento String Quartet
10 years ago Divertimento were one of Calstock Arts’ first performers when it opened as an Arts Centre. It’s a pleasure to welcome them back in our 10th anniversary year. Mary Eade, violin, studied with Yehudi Menuhin and Frederick Grinke before further study in Germany with Wolfgang Marschner, and then in the Royal College of Music. She gave her Wigmore Hall debut in 1975 and has played many concertos notably with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra and the…
Find out more »The Unexpected History of the Tudors
The critically-acclaimed Histories of the Unexpected team return with a brand new show. The Tudors! is a fast-paced show for all the family that shows how everything has a history, even the most unexpected of subjects and how everything links together in unexpected ways. You’ll never think about the Tudors in the same way ever again …GUARANTEED! Why is the history of shrinking all about the Spanish Armada? Why is the history of oranges all about Tudor spies? What links…
Find out more »Xhosa Cole Quartet
Winner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Award – aged 22 – Xhosa Cole brings together an all-star quartet featuring some of the finest talent based in the UK. Alongside fellow finalist and bass player James Owston, powerhouse drummer Jim Bashford and Canadian trumpet virtuoso Jay Phelps, this band embodies the spirit of the Bebop and Hard Bop greats. With a repertoire inspired by the great music of Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown and Gigi Gryce, this…
Find out more »The Schmoozenbergs
Conjuring up the mood of 1930s Paris, fused with flavours of Eastern Europe and the energy of a campfire jam session, The Schmoozenbergs’ uplifting music will put a smile on your face and a bounce in your step. With roots in Gypsy Jazz and influences beyond, their two guitars, violin and double bass bring you irresistible rhythms, evocative melodies and playful improvisation to create an upbeat and heart-warming sound. Their live show is a mixture of original music from their…
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