Three Dorset councils have signalled their intention to work more closely together in a bid to save £6 million to support valued services. North Dorset District Council, West Dorset District Council and Weymouth & Portland Borough Council have today (1 July 2014) expressed their interest in bidding for almost...
Take a trip with Miracle into uncharted waters And find yourself wrecked on a treacherous shore, Beset by moon calves, puppy-headed monsters, And apes with foreheads villainous low. Discover an enchanted island, Twangling with sweet airs and instruments, Humming with sucking bees and smelly macs, Ringing with the cries...
Working once more with Artsreach, Dorset’s rural touring scheme, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Resonate Strings quintet will be performing a ‘Summer Serenade’ for one special night in North Dorset this July, at Bourton Village Hall. The five gifted musicians who make up the BSO Resonate Strings each represent one...
With a stellar musical line up of international artists and loads to do for all the family, Purbeck Folk Festival is proud to announce the latest addition to the bill – Buzz Lightbeer, the Festival’s very own beer. Brewed exclusively for the Festival by the Isle of Purbeck Brewery...
Last call for book lovers and scribes to join the Dorset Readers’ and Writers’ Day.There are still a few tickets left for the biennial event, which promises to be a literary feast with a fantastic line-up of celebrated authors sharing their passion. The event takes place Saturday 28 June...
* Protest groups Focus E15 Mothers to join in 'national day of action' to highlight cuts to social housing.* 7 actions planned across the country including in Cornwall, Manchester and central London.Vodafone branches up and down the country are set to be targeted this Saturday, 14th June, by anti-austerity...
Cecil Sharp collected hundreds of folksongs from working people in Somerset at the beginning of the twentieth century, and inspired many other musicians and collectors to do the same in other parts of the country, including Ralph Vaughan Williams and Percy Grainger. Brothers Henry and Robert Hammond were...
Monday 9th June 2014 7.30pm – 9.30pm The Lees Lecture Theatre, Poole House, Talbot Campus, Bournemouth University Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5HH Speakers include Dr. Graham Kings, the Bishop of Sherborne; Richard Hill, CEO of the Spectrum Housing Group and Nigel Costley, Secretary of the South West Trade...
In 19th century Eastern Europe, Jewish musicians travelled from town to town performing at weddings and other celebrations, meeting and playing with local musicians and sharing repertoire. In the same vein, award-winning London-based klezmer ensemble She'Koyokh has spent the last decade soaking up the rich folk music of the...
Armed with a voice that makes grown men cry – and that includes her mentor Sir Tom Jones – star of BBC’s The Voice, Sally Barker is the latest addition to the bill at Purbeck Folk Festival. With six solo albums to her name and a touring career that...
