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Jan 2025
Freight Train: Christine Tobin, Liam Noble, Paul ClarvisMonday 20 January 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Irish folk singer Cathy Jordan teams up with leading UK jazz musicians, pianist Liam Noble and percussionist Paul Clarvis, to perform their highly-acclaimed folk-meets-jazz. They performed here a year ago and were PHENOMENAL! Truly not to be missed.
Re-Jig; let your hair down, don your kilt, and come and dance!
Friday 24 January 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Ashburton Arts Centre hosts another Burns Night party to celebrate the Scots bard
Burns Night Ceilidh
Saturday 25 January 2025 at 7:30 PM
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A traditional Ceilidh to celebrate the Scots bard, with haggis, tatties, neeps, whisky, kilts, Rabbie Burns’s poetry and superb live music for dancing from a new band formed of David Faulkner, Nick Wyke and Becki Driscoll playing a traditional acoustic Ceilidh with a cap on the number of tickets available so there’s room for the traditional dances.
Afternoon Tango with live music for dancing
Sunday 26 January 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Come to the first Milonga of 2025 at Ashburton Arts Centre. Let yourself be charmed by the mesmerizing sounds of the bandoneon played by Ruth Rozelaar and Andy Scott on the double bass.
Film: Fremont (12A)
Wednesday 29 January 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Brought to life by the empathetic efforts of a talented cast and further distinguished by striking black-and-white cinematography, Fremont takes a thoughtful – and wryly funny – look at the experience of a translator who emigrates from Afghanistan to the US, trying to build a new life.
Richard Chappell Dance: AMPLIFY
Friday 31 January 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Richard Chappell Dance is a company rooted in Devon which has performed nationally and internationally.
Feb 2025
Big Dreams Live: Music Collective and Paddleboat Theatre CompanySaturday 1 February 2025 at 2:00 PM
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An immersive interactive story for children with puppets, live musicians and sing-a-long with Hendrix the roller-skating disco cat.
Wurlitza: Sunrise (U) (A Song of two Humans)
Saturday 1 February 2025 at 8:00 PM
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FW Murmau’s 1927 Silent film masterpiece with live music soundtrack from Wurlitza’s 5 piece ensemble.
Sunrise (original title: A Tale of Two Humans) is one of the last great silent films, filled with so many wonderful moments which led to it winning the first and only Academy Award for Best Silent Film. Wurlitza adds a live music soundtrack with Bach and Villa Lobos to Talking Heads, Echo and the Bunnymen, Madness and The Vapors. A unique audio and visual feast!
Workshop: Writing Rage/Punk Songs
Sunday 2 February 2025 - Friday 7 February 2025 at 11:00 AM
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A writing workshop to express righteous rage in the morning session and putting those words to punk music in the afternoon session.
Tannhill Weavers
Sunday 2 February 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Firmly established as one of the premier groups on the concert stage; from reflective ballads to foot-stomping reels and jigs, the variety and range of the material they perform is matched only by their enthusiasm and lively Celtic spirits.
Restless // A one hour punk theatre gig
Friday 7 February 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Are you angry? This band is angry. Come as you are, and bring anyone with you who needs an outlet to shout at the sky. Restless might be the most necessary hour in your week.
The music pulls no punches; it’s raw and visceral and urgent, but crafted too – both in the lyrics (simultaneously catchy and rich) and the skill of the performers including the co-composers Quinta (Collectress, Bat For Lashes) and the inimitable Thomas Johnson.
Were the Hippies Right About Anything? Variety Show
Monday 10 February 2025 at 7:30 PM
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An evening of Comedy, Music, Poetry, and maybe even some serious stuff too.
In this episode, a panel of old Hippies plus a member of the Conservative Party will be discussing the many serious issues around the frequently asked question, ‘Were the Hippies wrong about anything?’
Walking. Falling. Getting Up...Again..
Sunday 16 February 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Due to popular demand and for one more show only.
Gavin Fairhall Lever
Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Book here now: £15 full price • £10 or £7 if you prefer – please pay what you can*
Gavin Fairhall Lever is:
James Patrick Gavin, violin
Adrian Lever, guitar & vocals
Tim Fairhall, bass
This band is a stunning explosion of colour in the wild and unruly garden of the London folk scene. A tangle of roots from Northern Ireland, Cornwall and Norfolk gives exuberant life to a truly contemporary folk music, full of thorns and flowers. The trio brings together the exhilarating, joyful tumble of Celtic trad, a melodic warmth, vibrant rhythmic invention, and the subtle expressivity of jazz harmony. Tunes unfold like stories, with dynamic and textured arrangements keeping the pages turning, from chapters of luminous stillness into passages of unstoppable drive.
“a compelling combination of fire, precision and mongrel bite”
The trio has become renowned for its captivating live performances including at Caceres Irish Fleadh (Spain), Zilleghem Folk (Belgium), Broadstairs Folk Festival, and Celtic Connections Glasgow. Following on from the success of their debut record, their second album was recorded live to tape at Analogue Catalogue Studios in Northern Ireland with Julie McLarnon (Lankum, Alasdair Roberts, Brian Eno) to be released in February 2025.
“flawless” Folk London
“One of my top favourites of the year… Brilliant.” Rn ****
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See Access, Tickets & Finding Us for more about why there are three ticket prices, plus other useful info about coming to events at Ashburton Arts Centre: getting here, parking, loos, PA tickets, etc.
* We usually have three ticket prices – please pay what you can. If you can pay the full price, that’s great. If choosing a cheaper ticket allows you to come to more things, then please do! Ticket receipts are split between the artists (it’s usually their livelihood!) and the arts centre (keeps the place going). Except on the rare occasions when we have a sellout gig on our hands, it’s always better to have someone here in the audience than an empty seat, so genuinely, please pay whatever you can.
Not Only But Also The Blues: Blues Rameagle / FBI
Monday 24 February 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Our monthly session of blues-inspired music featuring great artists from the UK’s deep south west.
Another great line up of two of the best blues-inspired acts in the South West, curated here on the last Monday of every month by local bass player Mary Caffrey.
Attila the Stockbroker: Tory free tour
Thursday 27 February 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Attila’s current solo performance comprises fiery, satirical, political and personal spoken word, dub poetry, acoustic songs and early music punk on ancient instruments. He really doesn’t sound like anything else. He’s very prolific and his material is very, very up to date.
Mar 2025
Talk: The Two Moors Pine Marten Project by Devon Wildlife TrustThursday 13 March 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Shy, curious and playful. The pine marten is a stealthy, acrobatic hunter that relies on the cover of woods and trees for its foraging missions. It was once a fundamental part of our woodlands, but it is now critically endangered in England and Wales and completely extinct on the south west peninsula. As a result, we have lost a beautiful, fascinating wild creature that plays a key role in our woodland natural processes. Until now…
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown: The God of Hellfire himself
Saturday 15 March 2025 at 7:30 PM
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A UK rock legend since the late 1960s, Arthur Brown and his band will be doing one of their incendiary performances right here in Ashburton!
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