Ashburton Arts Centre
| 0 | West Street, Ashburton, TQ13 7DT |
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| > | www.ashburtonarts.org.uk/ |
Forthcoming events
Hedera (folk quintet)
“If I was still booking gigs and festivals… I just saw a band who would be high on my A-list” - Ian Anderson
| P | Tuesday 13th January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Los Bandidos (six pieces salsa band)
Los Bandidos: new 6-piece — salsa rooted in Afro-Cuban rhythms, driven by brass, energy and joy!
| P | Friday 16th January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
The Occasional Collective: Live Recording
Seven musicians recording a new album of improvised music in front of a live audience
| P | Sunday 18th January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 2:30pm, start time: 3:00pm |
John Walter Quartet featuring Tim Herniman
John Walter: piano, Moog; Tim Herniman: violin, sax; Marcus Vergette, double bass; Preston Prince, drums
| P | Sunday 18th January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Sarah Small: Good Again? Viola da Gamba Recital
This cycling concert tour weaves together
exquisite baroque melodies and
contemporary influences,
creating a deeply
moving experience.
| P | Monday 19th January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Tightrope Moon
Tightrope Moon's electrifying groove-based tunes create a sound that is otherworldly, yet deeply rooted in tradition.
| P | Wednesday 21st January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
The Espinoza Project featuring Annika Skoogh & Mike Outram
Annika brings a special blend of Scandinavian charm and Latin flavour to her performances and is a firm favourite on the jazz scene here in the South West.
| P | Thursday 22nd January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Friday 23rd January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Tango Piano Workshop with Mark Wyman
11am – 1pm Exploring the core elements of Tango on the piano, in melody & accompaniment in this 2 hour session with one of the world's top experts
| P | Saturday 24th January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 10:30am, start time: 11:00am |
Tango for Musicians: All Instrument Workshop with Mark Wyman and Ruth Rozelaar
Exploring the core elements of Tango in melody & accompaniment in this 3 hour session with one of the world's top experts
| P | Saturday 24th January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 1:30pm, start time: 2:00pm |
Tango Afternoons with Live Music for Dancing from Mark Wyman (piano) and Ruth Rozelaar (bandoneon)
Monthly Milonga with bandoneonista Ruth Rozelaar and a special guest. NEW: Free Tango lesson at 12.30
| P | Sunday 25th January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 1:30pm, start time: 1:30pm |
Prostate Cancer UK Benefit with Missin' Tackle (Shanty Crew) and Gustav Bensel Hot Club
All proceeds from ticket sales will go to Prostate Cancer UK
| P | Wednesday 28th January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
French Bal with TOG (the Old Guard): Aline Pilon on Hurdy Gurdy, plus Bagpipes, Guitar & Accordion
with support from Joel Turk / Hurdy Gurdy & David Faulkner / Pipes
| P | Thursday 29th January, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
| P | Tuesday 14th April, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
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 |
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 |
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 |