Ashburton Arts Centre

Pine Martens Bounce Back – talk, pics and film clips about the reintroduction of Pine Martens to Dartmoor and Exmoor

Storytellers Sara Hurley and Lisa Schneidau tell of ancient creation myths and medieval legends, folktales, and everyday adventures in a show that blurs the boundaries between folklore and reality.

The God of Hellfire himself

As a teenager, he found a classical guitar at home and from that moment guitar became his passion

A collaboration between dance artists Angus Balbernie, Helen MacPhee, Yolande Snaith, Klara Łucznik and musicians Carolyn Hume and Paul May

Top Devon-based string ensemble playing works by Elgar, Finzi, Vaughan Williams and Walton

“Freak folk” created by weaving together melodies reminiscent of English folk music and traditional Javanese music

A night of swinging bravado, showmanship and humour from two of the UK's top saxophonists and a great band.

“A Phil Beer gig is one spent in the company of a true craftsman, a master musician and consummate performer” Spiral Earth

Two great exponents of the blues in our session on the last Monday of every month

“Astonishing work, 
boundlessly inventive... driving rhythms and mesmerising folk 
melodies” ★★★★ 
 R2 Magazine

All welcome to sing traditional and original songs inspired by this beautiful turning point of the year

"Exquisite" Hannah Peel, BBC Radio 3 "Gorgeous" Guy Garvey, BBC 6Music

Perennial favourite known for Pilot of the Airwaves, and many more great songs, returns to the Arts Centre

A workshop with Dartmoor-based Morris dancers centred on dance as protest.

For anyone who would like to give Morris a go with Bristol’s premier queer, drag king morris dancing team.

Dartmoor storyteller Lisa Schneidau discusses things otherworldly, bestial and ritual with artists Libby Bove, Gemma Dunnell, Abigail Tinnion, Asha Umberio and George Radford; followed by a story and this documentary by Dartmoor Preservation Association and Clapham Film Unit

What's left when we've lost everything? stripped down to the basics of rhythm and voice, Jefferson’s hybrid of tap dance, flamenco and body percussion meets Le Couteur’s self-taught overtone singing and 3+ octave range. Unique and amazing.

“She has probably the purest voice I have heard and at times it sent shivers up and down my spine” BBC

DARTMOOR A conversation with Kate Ashbrook, Matthew Kelly, Guy Shrubsole and Lewis Winks

Wyl Menmuir in conversation with Alex Murdin and Sophie Pierce

A talk by DNP archaeologists Lee Bray and Andy Crabb

Readings by and conversation with Sean Borodale and Fiona Williams

A visual presentation and conversation with Land & Lore, Garry Fabian Miller, Matthew Shaw and Mark Jessett

Dartmoor's own singer and multi-instrumentalist, who's now known across the UK and beyond. Always a favourite, so early booking essential.

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