Ashburton Arts Centre

Doors at 7pm for 7.30pm start.

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

A night of jazz classics celebrating one of the twentieth century's musical geniuses.

Balancing baroque favourites like J S Bach with thrilling and evocative contemporary music

Aerialists + Fire Acts + Clowns + Dance, fusing the ritualistic & ridiculous: Stew served in the Interlude

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

Number 15, with host Jesse Molins (guitar) plus Kieron Garrett (piano) and Ric Byer (drums)

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

‘Hilarious one minute and earth-shatteringly real the next’ • ‘Brilliant. Best thing I’ve seen in years’

"..tight contrapuntal arrangements, sometimes punchy Georgian-style open throat unisons.." - Bristol 24/7

Celtic-inspired themes, powerful original songs with a rare UK guest appearance by this top Irish folk musician

2pm – 3.30pm

2pm – 3.30pm

Exceptional live authentic flamenco dance and music from Spain

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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A conversation with, and performance by, Dartmoor’s wildest Morris side

Stretching the boundaries of folk music tradition, experimental electronics, lo-fi weirdness and psychedelia.

“Ellie Gowers is, quite literally, an all-singing, all-dancing folk polymath” Jon Wilks, TradFolk

International close harmony folk trio with spellbinding tri-lingual folk songs and tales