Ashburton Arts Centre
| 0 | West Street, Ashburton, TQ13 7DT |
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| > | www.ashburtonarts.org.uk/ |
Forthcoming events
Jeremy Capey Solo Cello Recital
Music based around the preludes from J S Bach's first four cello suites, spanning the centuries and featureing an eclectic mix of styles from baroque to jazz.
| P | Sunday 1st February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 2:15pm, Start time: 2:30pm |
Acts of Spontaneity – Seasoned Improviser Sam Richards on Improvisation in the Arts
Five weekly talks on the origins, development and transformative power of spontaneity and improvisation in music, theatre, dance, visual arts, poetry, and film — from the 19th century to now
| P | Sunday 1st February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 3:45pm, Start time: 4:00pm |
Qow Trio
QOW TRIO is a cross-generational jazz ensemble that features Riley Stone-Lonergan on tenor sax, Eddie Myer on double bass and Spike Wells on drums.
| P | Sunday 1st February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Ash Arts Jazz Jam Session
All welcome. House rhythm section this month: Jesse Molins (guitar), Jim Rintoul (bass), Gary Evans (drums)
| P | Monday 2nd February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Sarah Yeo sings The Music Of Joan Baez
One of the UK’s high rising songwriters Sarah Yeo, performs material in her own "beautiful voice” (BBC) from Joan's early career
| P | Friday 6th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
The Cabarats
The Cabarats perform original reggae and ska combined with traditional knees-up music from the Balkans and beyond. The ever-growing list of instruments includes, accordion, outar (a custom built fretless oud-guitar hybrid), keyboards, brass, guitars, drum
| P | Saturday 7th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
The Fascination with Spontaneity: From Occult Revival to the present
Why have we been so drawn to spontaneity in the arts? What is the attraction to creating in the moment, with little or no premeditation?
| P | Sunday 8th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 3:30pm, start time: 4:00pm |
Stephen Grew, piano / Marcus Vergette, double bass / Steve Day, Percussion
Steve Day is the common link here, having played with both Stephen and Marcus. This is their first meeting as a trio.
| P | Sunday 8th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Stephen Grew – solo piano
“This music is visceral yet also profoundly thoughtful and, indeed, highly memorable.” BBC Music Magazine
| P | Monday 9th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Talk: Common People Leah Gordon, Annabel Edwards and Lewis Winks
A discussion of the history of enclosure, the loss of the commons, and their lasting impact on contemporary Britain, drawing on the book Common People
| P | Thursday 12th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Film: W: A Return to Oz / Q&A with Director / Set from original Oz DJ & Promoter Dave Green
A fascinating trip back into the 80s rave culture in Plymouth and the legendary Union St clubs
| P | Friday 13th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Phuckets & Rainbows brought to life by Lizzie Bean
Chaos, comedy and catharsis collide, in this one woman show by the effervescent, Lizzie Bean.
| P | Saturday 14th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
The Fascination with Spontaneity: From Occult Revival to the present
Why have we been so drawn to spontaneity in the arts? What is the attraction to creating in the moment, with little or no premeditation?
| P | Sunday 15th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 3:30pm, start time: 4:00pm |
| P | Wednesday 18th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 10:45am, start time: 11:00am |
| P | Wednesday 18th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 1:45pm, start time: 2:00pm |
SykesMartin (Miranda Sykes & Hannah Martin)
A collaboration between two of British folk's finest voices: Miranda Sykes (Show of Hands) and Hannah Martin (Edgelarks, Gigspanner Big Band)
| P | Thursday 19th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Adrian Cox Trio - Club Croco album tour
Internationally acclaimed clarinetist Adrian Cox is a leading authority on New Orleans music, bringing to it an authentic and electrifying voice.
| P | Friday 20th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Saturday 21st February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
The Fascination with Spontaneity: From Occult Revival to the present
Why have we been so drawn to spontaneity in the arts? What is the attraction to creating in the moment, with little or no premeditation?
| P | Sunday 22nd February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 3:30pm, start time: 4:00pm |
Kanekt
A fusion of Indian classical with Eastern European and Celtic traditional music—and jazz influences too
| P | Sunday 22nd February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Paul Jones & Dave Kelly
The two lead singers from the legendary Blues Band performing as an acoustic duo
| P | Thursday 26th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Joel Munday, violin and Julian Trevelyan, piano playing Beethoven, Ravel and Elgar
Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, Ravel's Tzigane and Elgar's Sonata in E minor
| P | Saturday 28th February, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
The Fascination with Spontaneity: From Occult Revival to the present
Why have we been so drawn to spontaneity in the arts? What is the attraction to creating in the moment, with little or no premeditation?
| P | Sunday 1st March, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 3:30pm, start time: 4:00pm |
| P | Sunday 1st March, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Hand to Hand plus Dominic Decicco
"Songs are passed between us – voice to voice, hand to hand. They always transport me to a deep and sensitive place as they literally weave their musical magic.”
| P | Thursday 12th March, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Nicholas Walker – piano recital
Playing pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Balakirev and Liszt on our 1908 Blüthner grand piano
| P | Sunday 22nd March, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 2:30pm, start time: 3:00pm |
Garfield Jackson, viola & Winnie Wu, piano
The Endellion String Quartet's violist plus Winnie Wu, Piano playing music by Bach, Prokofiev, Brahms and Elgar
| P | Sunday 12th April, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 2:40pm, start time: 3:00pm |
| P | Tuesday 14th April, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Winterreise: James Way & Natalie Burch perform Schubert's iconic song cycle
Devon Song Festival Returns with World-Class Art Song Events in Devon
| P | Friday 17th April, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Cushion Concert: A relaxed event with Camilla Harris and Natalie Burch
Devon Song Festival Returns with World-Class Art Song Events in Devon
| P | Saturday 18th April, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 10:45am, Start time: 11:00am |
Extraordinary: A Celebration of the Life & Music of George Butterworth
Devon Song Festival Returns with World-Class Art Song Events in Devon
| P | Saturday 18th April, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 3:45pm, Start time: 4:00pm |
Quiet Music with Bethany Horak-Hallett
Devon Song Festival Returns with World-Class Art Song Events in Devon
| P | Saturday 18th April, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 3:45pm, Start time: 4:00pm |
The Persano Trio: Rodolfo Richter and Pierre Joubert, violins with William Carter, Lute
Three top baroque musicians come together again to play music by Henry Purcell, Ennemond Gaultier, Jean-Pierre Guignon…
| P | Saturday 25th April, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 2:30pm, start time: 3:00pm |
Field System presents Stone Club and Craven
An evening of May Day revels, beginning with a film presentation by Stone Club and culminating in the raw, dark folk of Craven.
| P | Friday 1st May, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Ranagri
“'You're unlikely to hear anything more irresistible & more folky this year” Louder Than War
| P | Monday 4th May, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Saturday 16th May, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Soulful Singing and Mantra Workshop
African, sacred, uplifting and fun day workshop led by the unique and inspiring, Mahasukha.
| P | Sunday 17th May, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 10:15am, start time: 10:30am |
| P | Wednesday 27th May, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett
The very Final Farewell Tour from two absolute legends of British music
| P | Friday 5th June, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Saturday 6th June, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:30pm, start time: 8:00pm |