WELCOME TO MID BORDER ARTS

From celebrated author Jay Griffiths comes a unique and heartfelt insight into the healing nature of our relationship with animals. Pet-owners and animal-lovers instinctively know that animals heal. This book offers the evidence, drawing widely on scientific discoveries, history, and Indigenous knowledge.

Ian Marchant's first novel in twenty-five years is set in Ian's East Sussex hometown of Newhaven, and in and around Bishop's Castle. It features sex, drugs, village halls, love, death, dogs, and breathing exercises…

Matthew Frederick fuses an early love of classic singer-songwriters with more recent influences to create a distinctive and timeless blend of Misery Folk, ballads and blues, plus a touch of Cymrucana thrown in for good measure. 

Ray Cooper, a.k.a. Chopper, is a story based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in Sweden. Previously with Oysterband, Ray has released 5 solo albums and completed over 40 solo international tours. Ray's music straddles folk, Americana, world, rock and the singer-songwriter tradition, drawing on his wide experience in all these areas.

The songs of Jimi Hendrix like you’re never heard them before. Benji reprises his acclaimed 2015 album ‘Hendrix Songs’, reimagining material by the iconic musician to discover the songs beneath the sound in a unique and stripped back setting. Played on bouzouki, banjo and guitar.

“A rare chance to hear the songs stripped back to their atmospheric essentials” – Sunday Times.

Introducing Sam & Dinah. The perfect couple. The perfect house. The perfect… lie?

Sam and Dinah have it all… or so it seems. Behind their perfect suburban life lies tension, miscommunication, and a deep longing for something real. With a toe-tapping score that blends Broadway energy with biting social commentary, this opera is as relevant today as it was in 1951.

 Yn cyflwyno Sam a Dinah Y cwpl perffaith. Y tŷ perffaith. Y... celwydd perffaith?

Mae gan Sam a Dinah bopeth... neu felly mae'n ymddangos. Tu ôl i len eu bywyd maestrefol perffaith mae tensiwn, cam-gyfathrebu, a hiraeth dwfn am rywbeth go iawn. Gyda sgôr bywiog sy'n cyfuno egni Broadway â sylwebaeth gymdeithasol frathog, mae'r opera hon yr un mor berthnasol heddiw ag yr oedd ym 1951.

We are proud to announce the birth of a new two act Americana show featuring the undeniable talents of Home Of The Free and Chuck Micallef.

Home Of The Free is a collaboration between Dave Luke and Alex Valentine, two Londoners who relocated to Presteigne (nicknamed ‘home of the free’) in Mid-Wales. Lush harmonies and virtuoso guitar playing combine to create a unique blend of Country, Contemporary Folk and Americana.