Ride our heated carriages from Llanfair Caereinion to Castle Caereinion return and finish up with a visit to our cosy tearoom at Llanfair Caereinion. The special return fare of £10.00 for adults and £4.50 for children.
Please note that all trains start and finish at Llanfair Caereinion only where there is plenty of FREE parking. There is no parking at Castle Caereinion.
Trains depart Llanfair Caereinion for the appoximately 1 hour return journey at 11.00, 12.45 and 14.30.
Tickets may be bought online or on the day at the booking office.
Ride our heated carriages from Llanfair Caereinion to Castle Caereinion return and finish up with a visit to our cosy tearoom at Llanfair Caereinion. The special return fare of £10.00 for adults and £4.50 for children.
Please note that all trains start and finish at Llanfair Caereinion only where there is plenty of FREE parking. There is no parking at Castle Caereinion.
Trains depart Llanfair Caereinion for the appoximately 1 hour return journey at 11.00, 12.45 and 14.30.
Tickets may be bought online or on the day at the booking office.
Ride our heated carriages from Llanfair Caereinion to Castle Caereinion return and finish up with a visit to our cosy tearoom at Llanfair Caereinion. The special return fare of £10.00 for adults and £4.50 for children.
Please note that all trains start and finish at Llanfair Caereinion only where there is plenty of FREE parking. There is no parking at Castle Caereinion.
Trains depart Llanfair Caereinion for the appoximately 1 hour return journey at 11.00, 12.45 and 14.30.
Tickets may be bought online or on the day at the booking office.
Thousands of young performers compete in this fantastic competition. Free to watch. For more details contact the Guildhall on 01691 680222
Join Prue Leith and Peta Leith at this special lunchtime event as they talk about their inspirational new cookbook The Vegetarian Kitchen.
Featuring one hundred delicious, heartwarming vegetarian and vegan recipes from Prue Leith – (the founder of Leiths School of Food and Wine, chef and Bake Off judge) – and her niece Peta Leith, (a former pastry sous chef at The Ivy and lifelong vegetarian), this is a cookbook for every kitchen!
Looking for a simple way to switch off from the busy week and get back in tune with yourself?
A sound bath can help you quiet your mind and allow your body’s rhythms to slow down, encouraging a sense of relaxation and peace.
Join me for a calming sound bath with crystal singing bowls, vocal toning and overtoning – a technique that produces a second note accompanying the voice which is said to evoke a closeness with spirit.
Please bring a yoga mat or other padding to lie on, a blanket and a cushion or two – anything that will make you extra comfortable. You may like to bring an eye mask to further mute your visual senses in order to go deeper into listening.
Please note that for my diploma coursework I need to take a photo of the sound bath whilst it’s in session. You’re welcome to be out of shot if you’re not comfortable with this – I will ask for consent at the beginning.
7-8pm Friday 28th February at Time for You Therapy Centre, Willow Street, Oswestry.
To book your place please email maia@snowdropsound.com
Looking forward to sharing soothing sound vibrations with you,
Maia ♡
If you are interested in holistic wellbeing topics, come along and join 40 exhibitors, 12 speakers and workshop leaders in this free one-day exhibition which is open to everyone whether you are a therapist or not and children are very welcome. Meet like-minded folk and have some fun.
Speakers include:
Caroline Lewis
Ben Calder
Dr Helen Ford
Dr Anna Hayes
Dr Peter H Kay
Jenny Wilde-Knight
Penny Humphreys
Natasha Wilcock
Carmen Lyndley
Alan Harris & Robert Nutt
Susan Raven
Exhibitors include:
Rob Chapman Hypnosis
Ellesmere Complementary Centre
Chakrascension TM
Secret Garden Crystals
Lisa Lochhead Art
Mystique
Kaye Anna Law
Penny Humphries
Jenny Brooke
Alison Rowena
Help at Hand for Animals
Carmen Lyndley
Jehandra
Barefoot Soul
Cathy Finch
Grace Lockheart
Matthew Lindley
Natasha’s Nutrition
Jenny Wilde-Knight
Sue Miller
Emily Baker
Blossom Naturally
Face Painting
Allison Timmons
Simmering Cauldron
Michael Jepson
Nikki Ayton
Jeremy Derrick
Ben Calder
The Health Science Academy
Time For You Therapy Centre
Dr Helen Ford
Samantha Pittman
A truly magnificent start to The Hermon’s spring season is granted with the amazing Devon-based Indie-Folk-Pop duo Jacob & Drinkwater, hailed by BBC 6s Chris Hawkins as Stand out new folk… superb.. excellent.”. Tobias Ben Jacob is an exquisite song writer whose vocals soar above finger style guitar, underpinned by Lukas Drinkwaters nimble, percussive double bass and vocal harmonies. Their live show is full of musical brilliance and improvisation combined with wit and charming brotherly camaraderie, bringing to mind comparisons with the virtuosic pairing of John Martyn and Danny Thompson. After many years of touring together and refining their craft Jacob & Drinkwater have released their first full studio album This Old River in 2019 to much critical acclaim. Touring their dynamic and emotionally charged music to numerous sold-out venues throughout 2019, they are now back on the road – catch them while you can!
One of our best artists. – BBC Devon Introducing
Really stop you in your tracks. – Fresh On The Net
Inventive and thrilling. – Rock n Reel, Radio 2
Intense and spellbinding. – Folk Radio UK
TOBIAS’ AND LUKAS’ ORIGINAL APPROACH TO TOURING:
Lauded by their musical peers and the press as one of the most accomplished acts touring the circuit today, Jacob & Drinkwater stand out from the crowd by accomplished musicianship paired with an original approach to presenting their music. A clear affinity to the precious medium of water – yes, H2O – appears to run as a theme through their work since autumn 2018 when the two musicians embarked on their Waters of England tour, combining live touring with open water swimming in locations across the UK and documenting their adventures via their social media pages! Gone are the days of post-gig booze ups – the duo are teetotal and promote a healthy, clean living touring regime to support well-being and mental health in the musical profession – BRAVO!!!
Their most recent 2019 tour continues the worship of nature and its valuable source of life-giving liquid promoting their first full studio album appropriately named This Old River. The duos hospitality rider reads Please provide means to refill water bottles – no bottled water! – The Hermon will comply with the greatest pleasure!!
MORE ABOUT TOBIAS BEN JACOB:
Singer-songwriter Tobias Ben Jacob first received wider acclaim as part of The Roots Union with BBC Folk Award winners Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin (Edgelarks) including playing live for the BBC at Maida Vale Studios and recording in Nashville, Tennessee. He has toured extensively and had several releases including the 2017 album A Polyphonic Life. Tobias songs have been featured in the documentary film Beating The Bomb and in the feature film Tomorrow, a Martin Scorsese production.
MORE ABOUT LUKAS DRINKWATER:
Lukas Drinkwater is rightly referred to as one of busiest musicians in the UK. In demand as a producer, performer and session player in the worlds of folk and jazz he has featured on many acclaimed albums. Recently hes been touring with AMA UK Artist of the Year Emily Barker, Albert Jones, Ange Hardy, and the Peoples String Foundation. He has also worked with Seth Lakeman, 3 Daft Monkeys, Jim Causley, Lack of Afro, Lucy Ward, Tankus, The Henge, Sam Kelly, The Little Unsaid and many more.
MORE ABOUT JACOB & DRINKWATER: www.jacobanddrinkwater.com
EARLY BIRD TICKETS @ £11 available now!!
The Hermon Jazz spring programme gets off to a well-impressive start with the Clark Tracey Quintet, a group that acts as a springboard and showcase for exceptionally talented young Jazz musicians who make their way onto the UK-scene. The group has recently recorded its debut CD entitled ‘No Doubt’ and has already received critical acclaim for its live appearances at Ronnie Scotts Club, Swanage Jazz Festival and the South Coast Jazz Festival. The young players are led by distinguished drummer Clark Tracey, who has been at the forefront of British jazz for over 40 years, starting his own career as professional, performing musician in 1978 at the tender age of 17 when joining the bands of his father, iconic pianist Stan Tracey CBE. This concert will be a delightful treat for anybody who appreciates an evening of music routed in British Jazz traditions laced with the spirit of youthful exploration!
‘Copus is a more exciting trumpet player than Miles.’ – Bebop Spoken Here
‘Think of all the qualities that make a great trumpeter: a full brassy tone, dazzling runs and immaculate articulation, a range that sends the high notes soaring into the stratosphere, imagination and sensitivity James has all these and more.’ – Ian Mann, The JazzMann
‘Sansom is certainly an emerging talent.’ – Ian Mann, The JazzMann
LINE-UP
BBC – Young Jazz Musician Finalists:
– James Copus – trumpet
– Sean Payne – alto sax
– Elliott Sansom – piano
– James Owston – bass
& Clark Tracey – drums
MORE ABOUT CLARK TRACEY – DRUMS
As a freelance drummer, Clark has had the opportunity to work alongside many jazz greats from America as well as most of the UKs top names. He has recorded more than 100 albums, 15 under his own name, and worked in more than 50 countries around the world. He runs a weekly jazz venue and the annual Herts Jazz Festival in Hertfordshire, for which he received the British Empire Medal in 2019. As an educator, he is currently Visiting Tutor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Music and has released an instructional book Exploring Jazz Drums for Schott Publishing. He has received awards for the Best Drums category in the British Jazz Awards for six years. This year he completed writing the jazz content for the latest Trinity College Syllabus 2020.
The Hermon’s N-Ex-T (= New Experimental Tones) concerts series invites its audience yet again to be daring and experimental in their choice of music for an evening out in our beautiful chapel space! In this series of unusual and out of the box musical experiences, we invite some of the best performers on the scene to explore the adventurous nature of live performance through the mediums of composition, improvisation, motion and sound manipulation whilst embracing the abstract and the avant-garde. Another night for the most curious and open-minded audiences who wish to venture with us into unchartered audio-visual territory and visit the numerous birthplaces of artistic originality!
DO NOT FEAR, JOIN US INSTEAD!!!
Having drawn yet again inspiration from the underground scene and progressive music publications such as The Wire we proudly present this month the two experimental duos KAMURA OBSCURA & TWO DOGS!
KAMURA OBSCURA:
“Musical intimacy and mystery…., are we in a hotel bar in 1930s downtown Japan? Or are those harps and strings from Wong Kar-Wai’s heady 2046-style fantasies?” – Clive Bell, The Wire
Kamura Obscura are Atsuko Kamura (vocal, synth, fx) and Natalie Mason (strings, piano, accordion). Their adventurous, multi-faceted compositions, improvisations and vocal experimentations are influenced by enka (a form of Japanese speech song), chanson and Japanese punk. The result is highly original multi-instrumental music.
Atsuko Kamura is one of Tokyo’s most emotive and inventive singers. As part of the women’s liberation movement she gave birth to the first Japanese feminist punk band Mizutama Shobodan (= Polkadot Fire Brigade), Japanese agitprop feminist pioneers. Touring Japan they also released two albums, the second of which Manten ni Akai Hanabira (=Red Petals Full in the Sky) was produced by Fred Frith, founder of the avant-rock band Henry Cow in the late 60s. Atsuko toured with an impressive array of bands, amongst them UK-based Japanese pop group Frank Chickens, appeared in Kazuko Hohki’s Karaoke Klub on Channel 4 TV hosting Spike Milligan and surviving Jimmy Saville. As a solo improvising vocalist Atsuko has performed with respected improvisers such as Lol Coxhill, Eddie Prévost, Clive Bell, Sylvia Hallett and Charles Haywood.
Together with classically-trained composer and multi-instrumentalist Natalie Mason from Birmingham, the duo Kamura Obscura is very much at home in the field of improvised, yet well-structured music. With experience of living in South Africa, Natalie writes surreal songs characterized by intricate instrumentals. She is also leader of an innovative music project Multicultural Music Making and organizes live concerts of experimental music as part of the Club Integral Midlands Branch in Digbeth, Birmingham.
More about Kamura Obscura:
https://www.kamuraobscura.com/
https://www.kamuraobscura.com/press
Live @ Ort Café
Solo
TWO DOGS:
Two Dogs are Sam Owen and Max Simpson, both well-known as multi-instrumentalists in the experimental-pop band Pram, founded in the late 80s.
Two Dogs’ music occupies the darker, more haunted and fragile end of Pram’s musical spectrum with music boxes, violin, flute, glockenspiel, toy accordion and ethereal vocals setting the mood. The duo makes nods to Hammer Horror, public information films, 1970s children’s television and Eastern European surrealist cinema. Their live performances marry unsettling monochrome projections with loop pedals, acoustic experimentation, sampled sounds and vintage electronics of Omnichord and car-boot Casios.
Foxcote Manor pulling a 9 coach non stop Cambrian Express with 2 return trips to Carrog.
There will be a Bar on board and a BBQ on the platform.
Join us for an evening with Kerry Irving and Max his springer spaniel as we celebrate the publication of their memoir Max the Miracle Dog, a heart-warming tale of a life-saving friendship.
Film at Kinokulture
The Hermon welcomes back Kate Allan for more monthly singing sessions, offering the chance to share your singing voice with others to make music together.
FOR BEGINNERS heres an opportunity to find your singing voice (yes, its there!) in a supportive group!
You might be a CONFIDENT SINGER who wants to get away from the written page and see what comes from the group in the moment.
And for SONGWRITERS or anyone who would like to start making songs, this is a great way to open yourself up to fresh ideas and break the mould.
IN A CIRCLE, starting with gentle body and vocal warm-ups, we take any note, sing it together and then invite some of the group to add another note until weve built a chord, listening carefully to ourselves and each other.
THEN WE CAN
create and develop a rhythm
explore the different sounds we can make with our voices
vary the pitch (high, low), the sound, the speed and the volume
add some body percussion eg clapping, foot tapping
come up with new ideas as a group as we go
build confidence in and awareness of our own and other peoples voices
All this happens and develops very instinctively as our intuition, creativity and innate musicality come to life.
If youve never heard yourself SING FREELY, this is the chance to find that freedom in a judgement-free, natural way.
The sessions are facilitated by Kate Allan, an experienced freelance singer, songwriter and singing for health practitioner whose clients include the NHS, Severn Hospice and other health care providers.
You can find out more about Kate at:-
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-allan-4a219234/
ANOTHER DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Watch out for our special Voices Amongst Rhythm workshop on Saturday, 11th July, 10am to 1pm! Kate Allan and percussionist Rick Wilson who runs our Drum Circle sessions join forces in this exciting collaborative WORKSHOP FOR SINGERS & PERCUSSIONISTS exploring rythmic challenges in new ways!
LIMITED SPACES – PLEASE HELP US WITH OUR PLANNING AND BOOK EARLY!
Film at Kinokulture
Join award winning author and journalist Lars Mytting as he talks about his new book The Bell in the Lake, the first in a rich historical trilogy that draws on Norwegian legend.
Booka Bookshop are thrilled to present an Evening with the Yorkshire Shepherdess, Amanda Owen, as she shares heart-warming tales and honest anecdotes from her remarkable farming and family life in North Yorkshire – one ruled by animals, children and the four seasons!
The award-winning Folk duo Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, by now well-known to audiences under their recently adopted new name Edgelarks, have arranged for their flightpath to take them past Oswestry with a landing at The Hermon scheduled for March 2020! A spirited duo full of integrity and exquisite musicianship that is well-worth the attention of any Folk aficionado!!
Extraordinary…I was blown away by them! – Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music
“Songs that linger in the memory held together by fine musicianship.” – Daily Telegraph
“Rather fine, delicate and delicious – based in Devon but their songs resonate throughout these islands.” – Iain Anderson, BBC Scotland
After a very successful crowd-funding campaign their new duo album Feather was released in 2019, followed by prolific touring activities. A busy collaborative period has also included work as part of the acclaimed Gigspanner Big Band featuring members of Bellowhead and Steeleye Span, such as the amazing violinist Peter Knight who played The Hermon with his trio in 2019. In the same year, the BBC Radio 2 Festival In A Day saw Hannah and Phillip performing to a Hyde Park crowd of 50,000 – supporting Kylie Minogue!
Described by The Guardian as subtle, atmospheric and bravely original, this exceptional duo combines exquisite folk with influences as diverse as the blues and Indian classical slide guitar. A strong roots-sound, original songwriting, stomping beatbox harmonica, soaring fiddle and vocal harmonies come together in a formidable live show, taking audiences on a story telling journey around a new musical landscape.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS @ £12 available now!!
More about the Edgelarks:
http://www.philliphenryandhannahmartin.co.uk/
Announcing the first used horse tack and clothing sale at Barnutopia. bringing sellers and buyers together. Sellers price and drop off their sale items, subject to 20% selling fee, from 4 pm Friday, 20 March. Buyers browse and buy on Saturday and Sunday. SEEKING registered horse club or charity to assist with set-up and admin and to split the selling fee.
On Saturday March 21st the Scholars and Gentlemen chamber choir under Mike Donkin will perform an evening of ‘Madrigals and Elizabethan Song’ in Whittington Church. £10 admission
With the stunning Shropshire and Powys hills for a backdrop, Barnutopia is the perfect venue for a relaxed and memorable wedding. The wedding package includes the entire venue, accommodation, excellent amenities and lots more. Licensed for wedding ceremonies. 10% off any booking made and deposit paid at the fayre. Some availability remaining in summer 2020.
Oswestry Antique and Collectors Fair is situated in the heart of Shropshire at Oswestry Showground which is a 36 acres site with THREE LARGE exhibition halls in a prime position on the A495. You can except to find an array of outdoor and indoor stalls selling an eclectic mix of antiques, vintage, collectables, architectural salvage, mid century or simply that decorative item.
Oswestry Antique & Collectors Fair is a well established event which regularly see’s 200 plus stalls of experienced dealers from all over the country and is a regular on BBC’s Bargain Hunt.
With their Top 20 charting album Mesmeranto, and Chrissy Mostyn recently voted in the Top 10 world female vocalists, inspirational award-winning electronic folk pioneers The Blackheart Orchestra take their music to a new, unexplored dimension. Described as “A mesmerizing powerhouse” “A life-enhancing listening event” “An avant-garde musical utopia” and “One of the most extraordinary voices singing anywhere today” vocalist Chrissy Mostyn and multi-instrumentalist Rick Pilkington combine classical influences with vintage synthesisers and ultra contemporary electronica to create music that takes over the senses.
As emotionally charged as it is musically accomplished, expect sublime harmonies, virtuoso guitar, piano and synthesiser playing and songwriting and arrangements that take the audience “from heartbreaking to uplifting in a single song”. With awards including Best British Duo, a Limelight Progressive Music Award Nomination and being voted in the UK’s Top 4 Best New Bands, plus performances at the London Palladium and Royal Albert Hall, The Blackheart Orchestra are two voices and thirteen instruments that create a unique musical experience that is truly ground-breaking.
The 20:20 print exchange, run by Hot Bed Press, started in 2009 with 10 artists from Hot Bed Press in Salford exchanging prints with another 10 from Red Hot Press in Southampton. It has since outgrown its humble beginnings and, since then, 60,000 prints have been exchanged. Each artist receives a unique box of randomly selected prints from across the UK, Ireland, and this year studios in Hong Kong and Canada.
Living History Encampments, French and Allies. Skirmish each day at 3ish, informal talks, drill displays.
Living History Encampments, French and Allies. Skirmish each day at 3ish, informal talks, drill displays. The scene is set “With the French advance into Portugal, and in turn the withdrawal of Crauford’s Light Division back across the Coa, the Siege of Almeida has now begun.
Come and Join us for a trip through the beautiful Dee Valley, sit back and enjoy your Fish and Chips while watching the world go by.
The Fish and Chips can be collected from the café from 6pm and taken on the train to enjoy, there is a bar on board in case you fancy a glass of wine or a bottle of beer. Soft drinks are also available.
train departs at 6.30pm
Book early as this is a very popular event.
Scotland-based singer-songwriter Lizabett Russo merges her native traditions with elements of contemporary jazz, avant garde folk and world music, a range of influence effortlessly spanned by her powerfully versatile voice. The BBC have championed her work – featuring on both BBC Radio 3 and Radio 6 as well as the BBC stage at Latitude Festival. She has also toured extensively around Europe and Asia.
Musically Russo’s influences are wide ranging. Echoes of her native Transylvania (Romania) are beautifully interwoven with avant garde folk, contemporary jazz and world music.
Lizabett will be accompanied by the award-winning jazz guitarist Graeme Stephen. Today he leads and contributes to a multitude of musical projects in Scotland and overseas, playing a wide array of styles from free improvised jazz to Scottish folk. Stephens peerless improvisational skills and talent for composition make him one of Scotlands most exciting and prodigious musical talents.
“This is simply world-class work, by any standard” – Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6
Market event to promote the reduction of single use plastics and alternatives for a healthier environment
2 Day Event at Whittington Castle. T
The Woodvilles are a living history and battle re-enactment group covering the “Wars of the Roses” period
Founded in the early nineties the group draws members from all over the United Kingdom. The group has gone from strength to strength in recent years, becoming increasingly more ‘authentic’ and gaining many more members. try to not only present “living history” and combat displays but also to have an abundance of background information, so they may explain to the public what it was really like living in the fifteenth century.They are supported at this event by members of several other Households of the Wars of the Roses Federation. They hope you enjoy theirs and the other displays
The Hermon welcomes back Kate Allan for more monthly singing sessions, offering the chance to share your singing voice with others to make music together.
FOR BEGINNERS heres an opportunity to find your singing voice (yes, its there!) in a supportive group!
You might be a CONFIDENT SINGER who wants to get away from the written page and see what comes from the group in the moment.
And for SONGWRITERS or anyone who would like to start making songs, this is a great way to open yourself up to fresh ideas and break the mould.
IN A CIRCLE, starting with gentle body and vocal warm-ups, we take any note, sing it together and then invite some of the group to add another note until weve built a chord, listening carefully to ourselves and each other.
THEN WE CAN
create and develop a rhythm
explore the different sounds we can make with our voices
vary the pitch (high, low), the sound, the speed and the volume
add some body percussion eg clapping, foot tapping
come up with new ideas as a group as we go
build confidence in and awareness of our own and other peoples voices
All this happens and develops very instinctively as our intuition, creativity and innate musicality come to life.
If youve never heard yourself SING FREELY, this is the chance to find that freedom in a judgement-free, natural way.
The sessions are facilitated by Kate Allan, an experienced freelance singer, songwriter and singing for health practitioner whose clients include the NHS, Severn Hospice and other health care providers.
You can find out more about Kate at:-
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-allan-4a219234/
ANOTHER DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Watch out for our special Voices Amongst Rhythm workshop on Saturday, 11th July, 10am to 1pm! Kate Allan and percussionist Rick Wilson who runs our Drum Circle sessions join forces in this exciting collaborative WORKSHOP FOR SINGERS & PERCUSSIONISTS exploring rythmic challenges in new ways!
LIMITED SPACES – PLEASE HELP US WITH OUR PLANNING AND BOOK EARLY!
The Plant Hunters’ Fairs at The British Ironwork Centre have raised thousands of pounds for Hope House Children’s Hospices, with the £1.00 entrance fee going to this very deserving cause. Please help us raise more in 2020! There will be a line-up of wonderful specialist nurseries attending. The plants are lovingly grown by these small specialist nurseries and these enthusiastic plants people are on hand to give honest, straightforward advice on choosing and growing the right plants for your garden.
The British Ironworks Centre not only boasts a working smithy and a showroom featuring the biggest choice of quality British ironware for both indoors and garden use but also the Shropshire Sculpture Park featuring a safari in ironwork that has to be seen to be believed! The venue has lots to see and explore with something for all ages, plus the bonus of a great Plant Hunters’ Fair to enjoy!
Entry to the Plant Fair and all other attractions is £1.00 in aid of Hope House Hospices.
Free parking.
The plant fair runs from 10am-4pm on Saturday 16th May 2020.
Refreshments available.
For full details of the nurseries attending please see www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk
We are incredibly pleased to host this fabulous fair. Top specialist nurseries with thousands of unique plants will be joining us. Entry is £1.00 per person, in aid of Hope House Childrens Hospice.
By popular request experienced musician and tutor Rick Wilson will be back at The Hermon for the spring season 2020 to share his exceptional skills on hand drums and percussion instruments in a series of on-going monthly group workshops.
Explore in a focused manner Indian, African and South American styles of drumming in a friendly and relaxed environment! No prior experience is needed, bring a drum if you have one but, if not, instruments will be at hand.
Come and join this eager group that brings together beginners, intermediate and advanced players to discover all things rhythmic and develop their skills jointly!
Prior booking helps us with the planning, so please register and purchase tickets for this series of events as early as you can! Thank you.
Warmer Than Blood is the new trio of critically acclaimed composer and guitarist Chris Montague who received in 2017 the ‘Jazz Composer Of The Year’ award by the Arts Foundation, an organisation which has been recognising and supporting artists of all disciplines for the past 25 years. Partners in crime are Grammy-award nominated ECM recording pianist Kit Downes and renowned electric bassist Ruth Goller (Acoustic Ladyland, Melt Yourself Down, Let Spin). The dynamite trio have collaborated extensively in recent years establishing a distinct musical intuition and bond. Montague’s latest compositions provide a fresh sonic exploration between the three artists. The unusual mix of electric bass, piano and guitar creates spellbinding soundscapes of dark textures, visceral pools of harmony, kinetic improvisation and percussive prepared piano. This concert is part of this amazing trio’s May 2020 debut album launch tour across Europe – don’t miss them!
LINE-UP:
Chris Montague – electric guitar
Kit Downes – piano
Ruth Goller – electric bass
MORE ABOUT CHRIS MONTAGUE:
Chris was born in Gateshead and began playing guitar at an early age. Some of the musicians and bands Chris has worked with have included Troyka, Squarepusher, Benny Greb’s Moving Parts, Janek Gwizdala, Monocled Man, Charlie Watts, Django Bates, Shinya Fukumori, BJ Cole, Colin Town’s Blue Touch Paper, Nick Smart’s Trogon and Trish Clowe’s Tangent.
As a composer Chris has received several commissions to write for different musicians, including Royal Academy of Music Big Band, Threads Orchestra, EFG London Jazz Festival and several large guitar ensemble pieces for Hull and London Jazz Festivals.
Chris was made an associate member of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2013, an award that recognises former students for their contribution to the music environment, in which they have been active since graduating. Read on here: www.chrismontaguemusic.com
MORE ABOUT KIT DOWNES:
https://www.kitdownes.com/
MORE ABOUT RUTH GOLLER:
To celebrate National Love Your Local Market campaign Oswestry Markets will be supporting local schools and colleges to hold their very own market. 9.30am until 2pm
Corner Exotics visit the farm
Join us to meet and greet some exciting exotic creatures from the truly adorable to the creepy crawly
Come and enjoy a drink while you have an evening train journey.
King Henry V. Outdoor Shakesperare – The Festival Players at Whittington Castle
