Will Barnes Quartet
Feb
1

Will Barnes Quartet

Presenting songs from their acclaimed album, which is an exploration of the rugged landscape of Mid Wales and the Marches. They will be joined by skilled landscape artist Erin Hughes, providing a captivating live visual show to accompany the quartet’s performance.

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Martin Harley
Feb
22

Martin Harley

Martin Harley has been making music and touring the world for over two decades. His sound has never been more down to earth. Exploring roots, blues and slide guitar in a style The Guardian referred to as ‘Spellbinding’

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Touki
Mar
22

Touki

Amadou Diagne has centuries of West African music at his fingertips. Cory Seznec is a musical wanderer and uncertified ethnomusicologist. A chance encounter while busking in Bath planted the seeds of a collaboration that’s been fermenting now for over a decade.

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Beth Porter Trio
Apr
26
to 27 Apr

Beth Porter Trio

A master collaborator, songwriter, cellist and artist in her own right, Beth Porter has integrated herself into many areas of the music world. She has been likened to Cat Power, The Beatles, REM, This Is The Kit, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Radiohead, Sandy Denny, The Incredible String Band and The Kinks. With a classical background, a venture into folk music, and a love of simple pop songs, there’s nothing quite like Beth’s songwriting. It is quintessentially English yet understated and original.

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Ranju Roy
Nov
17

Ranju Roy

Ranju will present an overview of his most recent book ‘Yoga as Pilgrimage’. There will also be a Q&A session and a yoga session before the talk for a limited number of attendees.

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Pagliacci
Nov
5

Pagliacci

In Leoncavallo’s legendary operatic thriller ‘Pagliacci’, or ‘Clowns’, the leader of a touring troupe of comedy actors, discovers his wife is having an affair. Before he finds out who it is, he must go on stage in the role of a despairing husband with a cheating wife.

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Guy Davis
Oct
25

Guy Davis

Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, actor, author, and songwriter. Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles.

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Cahalen Morrison
Sept
22

Cahalen Morrison

Equally at home on guitar, banjo, mandolin, singing three part harmony or unaccompanied, he has carved out a place for himself as a unique voice in American music. An insightful and poetic wordsmith and songwriter, a subtle and accomplished roots multi-instrumentalist and a captivating singer.

Promoted by RADMAD

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Andy Skellam
Mar
2

Andy Skellam

Andy is a Bristol based, alt-folk musician his poetic and highly visual lyrics and warm unaffected voice are accompanied by Bill Frampton on bass and Pete Warner on drums. Supported by Presteigne’s own Iris Rei.

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Stephen Hugh-Jones
Jan
27

Stephen Hugh-Jones

Anthropologist Stephen Hugh Jones presents his talk - “The Spirit with no anus and the pots that fart. Adventures in the mythology of the Colombian Amazon and why this is of relevance to ourselves.” Probably not one to miss!

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The Will Barnes Quartet
Jan
13

The Will Barnes Quartet

The Will Barnes Quartet, in collaboration with skilled landscape artist Erin Hughes, are proud to present their debut album, ‘Source of the Severn’. Will Barnes (guitar) is joined by James Batten (drums), Jack Gonsalez (piano) and Clovis Phillips (bass) - a tight collective of highly experienced jazz instrumentalists.

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Home of the Free
Dec
29

Home of the Free

Presteigne residents Alex Valentine and Dave Luke, delivering original songs and classy interpretations in the country-folk genre.  On this occasion their soaring harmonies presented on a bed of string instruments will be augmented by local maestro John Hymas

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Dom Pipkin & The Ikos
Dec
16

Dom Pipkin & The Ikos

One of Europe’s most authentic and spirited blues and jazz piano players “The soul of New Orleans in the UK” Dom Pipkin is at the forefront of musicians keeping the classic New Orleans sound alive. His world-travelled band The Ikos have taken New Orleans funk and blues and created from it their own unique sound and songs.

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Lodestar Trio
Nov
29

Lodestar Trio

Lodestar Trio is a unique collaboration between stars of the Scandinavian folk scene Erik Rydvall and Olav Mjelva, and British violin virtuoso Max Baillie. Together they bring a spirit of groove and improvisation into Baroque music by combining traditional nordic string instruments— the Swedish nyckelharpa and the Norwegian hardanger fiddle— with the violin.

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Mike Parker
Nov
26

Mike Parker

Mike Parker talks about his book All the Wide Border.

Mike records a funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England–Wales border: Britain’s deepest faultline. His journey is divided into three legs corresponding with the watersheds of the three great border rivers: the Dee in the north, the Severn in the centre, the Wye in the south.

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Gail Davies
Nov
18

Gail Davies

Award winning singer, songwriter, performer, author, producer and member of Oklahoma's Music Hall Of Fame, Gail Davies will be performing with her trio in Presteigne on Saturday November 18th as part of a short tour of the UK.

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Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay
Nov
11

Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay

Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay are a duo project between two finger style guitarists, coming together to blend influences and different styles of playing to create a unique sound for guitar based folk music. Their self titled album is out on Topic Records and is their second collaboration after 2018’s The Hawksworth Grove Sessions.

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Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn
Nov
4

Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn

Take a celebrated musical genius, some sibling rivalry, an unknown manuscript, BAFTA-winning filmmaker Sheila Hayman, and one sensational revelation and what have you got? Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn – a revelatory new feature documentary starring global Decca star, Isata Kanneh-Mason.

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Sam Lewis
Oct
28

Sam Lewis

Sam Lewis has collaborated with everyone from Leon Russell to The Wood Brothers. Chris Stapleton dubbed him “a modern Townes Van Zandt”. Lewis’ style meets at a juncture of many different genres however he’s discovered what most musicians spend lifetimes working for; the place where feel-good music meets vital social commentary.

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Jody White
Oct
22

Jody White

Jody speaks about his debut book Chimera with author Ian Marchant.

Jody White’s eighteenth year of life filled his heart with young love – only to break him apart. Diagnosed with a rare form of Acute Leukaemia, he was given just two weeks to live.

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Beatrice and Benedict
Oct
18

Beatrice and Benedict

Beatrice and Benedict are both determined to stay single. Beatrice is a woman who despises men (especially Benedict) and Benedict can’t abide women (particularly Beatrice). That is until their friends plot to bring them together and they both ‘accidentally’ overhear whispers of each other’s unrequited passion; the spark of love is ignited by gossip and quickly becomes a blazing wildfire.

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Ivan Moult
Oct
7

Ivan Moult

Ivan Moult’s signature sound, combining 1960s/70s folk and blues with a contemporary touch, is on full display as he showcases his strongest album yet. Influenced by artists like J.J. Cale, Nina Simone, and Tim Buckley, Ivan's original and unique voice is at the centre of the soundscape, layered with harmonies and delay-soaked electric guitars.

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ICHI
Sept
23

ICHI

ICHI, from Nagoya in Japan, takes the notion of a one-man band to new limits, combining his quirky handmade instrument inventions (Stilt-bass, Kalilaphone, Balloon-pipes, Hatbox-pedal-drum, Tapumpet, Percussion-shoes & Hattrick-hat) with steel-drum, ping-pong balls, typewriter, toys & everyday objects all in the space of one short set.

ICHI will be supported by Emma Daman from psychedelic supremos Islet, performing some of her new solo work.

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