Calstock Arts

11 October: Lantivet Duo

The Lantivet Duo is Cornish violinist Anna Brigham and Scottish pianist Brendan Musk. They bring a fresh, contemporary approach to the violin and piano duo, combining excellence in performing traditional repertoire with writing their own music. At the heart of their collaboration is the desire to explore. Their roots in classical, folk, jazz, pop and funk music combined with boundless creativity have earned them critical acclaim, with Classic FM hailing them as “one of the best things to see.” Together, they captivate audiences with a spellbinding blend of traditional and original pieces. Their exceptional programming is completely unique and has been described as “genuinely original and exploratory”. The duo take a concept or a classical work and explode it outwards, exploring deep into what inspired the composer and using it as inspiration for their own music. Contemporary folk traditions, family life, environment, personal obsessions – there are so many influences in any composer’s work. Using this as a jumping off point, the duo write their own music and arrange traditional folk tunes, which when paired with the classical work, reflects back to create a deeper, richer experience of the piece. Individually, Anna and Brendan have thriving freelance careers.

Sun 11 OctCalstock Arts

Lantivet Duo

The Lantivet Duo is Cornish violinist Anna Brigham and Scottish pianist Brendan Musk. They bring a fresh, contemporary approach to the violin and piano duo, combining excellence in performing traditional repertoire with writing their own music. At the heart of their collaboration is the desire to explore. Their roots in classical, folk, jazz, pop and funk music combined with boundless creativity have earned them critical acclaim, with Classic FM hailing them as “one of the best things to see.” Together, they captivate audiences with a spellbinding blend of traditional and original pieces. Their exceptional programming is completely unique and has been described as “genuinely original and exploratory”. The duo take a concept or a classical work and explode it outwards, exploring deep into what inspired the composer and using it as inspiration for their own music. Contemporary folk traditions, family life, environment, personal obsessions – there are so many influences in any composer’s work. Using this as a jumping off point, the duo write their own music and arrange traditional folk tunes, which when paired with the classical work, reflects back to create a deeper, richer experience of the piece. Individually, Anna and Brendan have thriving freelance careers.

Sun 11 OctCalstock Arts

17 October: Tarren

Tarren is an ambassador for New-Folk; music that is fresh and dynamic, rooted in the English tradition. Original and traditional material is expertly arranged by this trio of musicians, who are creating music that moves and excites people. By incorporating modular hooks and minimalist forms, Tarren is leading folk music to a new place, while keeping the pulse of traditional dance at its heart. Tarren is made up of Bristol-based artists Sid Goldsmith (Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, Awake Arise), Alex Garden (The Drystones, Harriet Riley & Alex Garden) and Danny Pedler (Pedler // Russell). They combine cittern and concertina, fiddle, and accordion to create their music. Tarren’s debut album REVEL was released in 2022 to high acclaim and was compared with the work of Faustus and Lau’s legendary debut album Lightweights and Gentlemen. “Just the kind of band we need on the Folk circuit today. Brilliant!” – FRUK “A Mini Folk Supergroup” – Tradfolk

Sat 17 OctCalstock Arts

Tarren

Tarren is an ambassador for New-Folk; music that is fresh and dynamic, rooted in the English tradition. Original and traditional material is expertly arranged by this trio of musicians, who are creating music that moves and excites people. By incorporating modular hooks and minimalist forms, Tarren is leading folk music to a new place, while keeping the pulse of traditional dance at its heart. Tarren is made up of Bristol-based artists Sid Goldsmith (Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, Awake Arise), Alex Garden (The Drystones, Harriet Riley & Alex Garden) and Danny Pedler (Pedler // Russell). They combine cittern and concertina, fiddle, and accordion to create their music. Tarren’s debut album REVEL was released in 2022 to high acclaim and was compared with the work of Faustus and Lau’s legendary debut album Lightweights and Gentlemen. “Just the kind of band we need on the Folk circuit today. Brilliant!” – FRUK “A Mini Folk Supergroup” – Tradfolk

Sat 17 OctCalstock Arts

29 October: Theatrix Arts presents The Dreaming's of Captain Cat (Children's puppet theatre 3-11) @1130

Calstock Arts welcomes back Theatrix Arts and The Dreaming’s of Captain Cat! A fabulous puppet show with the option to make a puppet after the show (refreshments available during puppet making!) The Moonraker finds a book called The Dreaming’s of Captain Cat that has been washed up by a mighty storm on the beach. It tells the stories and dreams of the inhabitants of Tref Cath, the village of dreams, whose inhabitants are all cats .. You will set sail on the seven seas with Captain Cat and his crew, go to the wedding of Mewvanwy Price and Moggy Edwards, learn how to make Welsh cakes with Jack Black Cat and his Mam & help Farmer Catkins count his sheep. You also get to hear & and join in with Mog Morgan and his band, The Groovy Cats. After the performance you will meet Captain Cat and get to make your very own Captain Cat Puppet. Inspired by the works of Dylan Thomas and suitable for all the family.

29 October: Theatrix Arts presents The Dreaming's of Captain Cat (Children's puppet theatre 3-11) @1500

Calstock Arts welcomes back Theatrix Arts and The Dreaming’s of Captain Cat! A fabulous puppet show with the option to make a puppet after the show (refreshments available during puppet making!) The Moonraker finds a book called The Dreaming’s of Captain Cat that has been washed up by a mighty storm on the beach. It tells the stories and dreams of the inhabitants of Tref Cath, the village of dreams, whose inhabitants are all cats .. You will set sail on the seven seas with Captain Cat and his crew, go to the wedding of Mewvanwy Price and Moggy Edwards, learn how to make Welsh cakes with Jack Black Cat and his Mam & help Farmer Catkins count his sheep. You also get to hear & and join in with Mog Morgan and his band, The Groovy Cats. After the performance you will meet Captain Cat and get to make your very own Captain Cat Puppet. Inspired by the works of Dylan Thomas and suitable for all the family.

Theatrix Arts presents The Dreaming's of Captain Cat (Children's puppet theatre 3-11) @1130

Calstock Arts welcomes back Theatrix Arts and The Dreaming’s of Captain Cat! A fabulous puppet show with the option to make a puppet after the show (refreshments available during puppet making!) The Moonraker finds a book called The Dreaming’s of Captain Cat that has been washed up by a mighty storm on the beach. It tells the stories and dreams of the inhabitants of Tref Cath, the village of dreams, whose inhabitants are all cats .. You will set sail on the seven seas with Captain Cat and his crew, go to the wedding of Mewvanwy Price and Moggy Edwards, learn how to make Welsh cakes with Jack Black Cat and his Mam & help Farmer Catkins count his sheep. You also get to hear & and join in with Mog Morgan and his band, The Groovy Cats. After the performance you will meet Captain Cat and get to make your very own Captain Cat Puppet. Inspired by the works of Dylan Thomas and suitable for all the family.

Theatrix Arts presents The Dreaming's of Captain Cat (Children's puppet theatre 3-11) @1500

Calstock Arts welcomes back Theatrix Arts and The Dreaming’s of Captain Cat! A fabulous puppet show with the option to make a puppet after the show (refreshments available during puppet making!) The Moonraker finds a book called The Dreaming’s of Captain Cat that has been washed up by a mighty storm on the beach. It tells the stories and dreams of the inhabitants of Tref Cath, the village of dreams, whose inhabitants are all cats .. You will set sail on the seven seas with Captain Cat and his crew, go to the wedding of Mewvanwy Price and Moggy Edwards, learn how to make Welsh cakes with Jack Black Cat and his Mam & help Farmer Catkins count his sheep. You also get to hear & and join in with Mog Morgan and his band, The Groovy Cats. After the performance you will meet Captain Cat and get to make your very own Captain Cat Puppet. Inspired by the works of Dylan Thomas and suitable for all the family.

November 13 - “The Selkie Who Stayed and other stories, an evening of storytelling”

A selkie woman comes ashore to dance under moonlight and finds herself caught in the arms of a sailor. Captivated by love, she chooses to stay, surrendering her bond with the ocean for the promise of family life. But what does it really mean to stay? As the years pass, she is tethered to a growing child, weighed down by domestic routine, and slowly estranged from her own wild self. Where once she swam vast oceans, she now migrates between the washing machine, the oven, and the school gate – an unwitting tradwife. Torn between loyalty and longing, depression and quiet rage, our selkie must reckon with the cost of staying and the near-impossibility of leaving. Hilarious, heartfelt and darkly intimate, The Selkie Who Stayed reshapes the classic Selkie myth for the age of consent. The night will open with Tales of Freyja – a collection of stories of the fierce Norse Goddess. Suitable for ages 12+. Hannah Sneyd is a storyteller based on Dartmoor. She began performing four years ago when stories began to drop into her thoughts, asking to be told. Her style is witty, lyrical and bold, using story to weave bridges between the world we inhabit and the magical realms just beyond our fingertips. With a background in science and nature documentary television and a passion for nature, her work is deeply inspired by the landscape and the creatures within it.

Fri 13 NovCalstock Arts

15 November: Elizabeth Jane Baldry

We are delighted to welcome the return of the highly accomplished local harpist Elizabeth-Jane Baldry, for what will be an enchanting concert. As a recitalist, she is well-known for her warm and approachable presentation style. The Bath Chronicle said of her: “It is hard to say just which was more pleasurable – the exquisite playing or the often deliciously outrageous stories of composers’ lives that Elizabeth Jane recounted in between the music.” She performs both nationally and internationally, giving around eighty performances a year from recitals in historic houses or specialist arts cruises to weddings and funerals. She has performed to sold-out audiences in the USA, Italy and France. Elizabeth-Jane fell in love with the harp as a little girl whilst reading fairy-tales in which the harp possessed magical powers! She grew up to study at Exeter University and the Royal College of Music, and has been a full-time professional musician for over thirty years. As well as performing recitals, she is the only specialist silent movie harpist in the world, playing live to cinema screenings of early film, and has won multiple awards for her silent film accompaniments and compositions. Her uniquely rich tone on the harp has graced film and TV soundtracks screened in over thirty countries including Canada, Iceland, Kenya, Iran and South Africa.

Sun 15 NovCalstock Arts

Elizabeth Jane Baldry

We are delighted to welcome the return of the highly accomplished local harpist Elizabeth-Jane Baldry, for what will be an enchanting concert. As a recitalist, she is well-known for her warm and approachable presentation style. The Bath Chronicle said of her: “It is hard to say just which was more pleasurable – the exquisite playing or the often deliciously outrageous stories of composers’ lives that Elizabeth Jane recounted in between the music.” She performs both nationally and internationally, giving around eighty performances a year from recitals in historic houses or specialist arts cruises to weddings and funerals. She has performed to sold-out audiences in the USA, Italy and France. Elizabeth-Jane fell in love with the harp as a little girl whilst reading fairy-tales in which the harp possessed magical powers! She grew up to study at Exeter University and the Royal College of Music, and has been a full-time professional musician for over thirty years. As well as performing recitals, she is the only specialist silent movie harpist in the world, playing live to cinema screenings of early film, and has won multiple awards for her silent film accompaniments and compositions. Her uniquely rich tone on the harp has graced film and TV soundtracks screened in over thirty countries including Canada, Iceland, Kenya, Iran and South Africa.

Sun 15 NovCalstock Arts

20 November - Granny`s Attic

With exceptional musicianship and boundless energy, Granny’s Attic are going from strength to strength. Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon, anglo concertina, vocals), George Sansome (guitar, vocals) and Lewis Wood (violin, vocals) have honed their skills touring the UK and Europe since 2009. They are much loved by audiences up and down the country, with bookings everywhere from Cambridge Folk Festival to Cecil Sharp House. The trio have been heralded for their lively performances and skilled delivery of traditional material, playing with verve, energy and their own inimitable style. Though grounded in tradition, they are keen to push new boundaries by exploring fresh approaches and writing their own compositions. In October 2021, they released The Brickfields, an instrumental collection that saw them reach new heights as both composers and performers. This was followed up in 2025 by Cold Blows the Wind, an album of largely traditional material which went down a storm with reviewers and audiences alike. Described by KLOF Magazine as “one of the most exciting and accomplished English folk acts on the scene right now”, this outstanding trio can hold audiences in the palm of their hand. QUOTES “Their high-octane take on English folk has brought a whole new audience to the genre” The Irish Times “They’re very well established now amongst the top English trad players in the country.” MARK RADCLIFFE, BBC RADIO 2 “Great tunes, great energy, great arrangements, great stuff!” Jon...

Fri 20 NovCalstock Arts