Sunday 11 January
Saturday 31 January
Offa’s Dyke : A Journey in Words and Pictures
Parlour Tricks : Morgan & West
The Knighton writer and photographer Jim Saunders, will give a beautifully illustrated talk on Offa’s Dyke and the Offa’s Dyke Path. He uses photographs from his book of the TV series Border Country with Iolo Williams, broadcast several times on BBC2 Wales. The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 3pm Tickets £5 The Workhouse and on the door
Saturday 17 January Cahalen Morrison & Eli West
A welcome return of this dynamic acoustic duo from Seattle. Extraordinary instrumental skills and soaring vocal harmonies define their unique style. When someone says Morrison & West are of another era, they’re not talking about warm Laurel Canyon harmonies; they’re talking dust-bowl dirges, lightening-quick finger-picking on a clawhammer banjo, and the twang that recalls tintype portraits. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 8pm Tickets £10 The Workhouse, Courtyard Antiques and www.wegottickets.com
Sunday 25 January The Velvet Violin
The first of a series of monthly musical cabarets featuring virtuoso bluegrass guitarist Vera van Heeringen, author and humorous songwriter Terence Blacker plus the House Band Dave Luke, Ian Marchant and John Hymas. Full Circle bar and snacks. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7pm Tickets £10 Courtyard Antiques & 01544 267163 Promoted by Full Circle
The time travelling magic duo with a brand new show chock-full of jaw dropping, brain bursting, gasp eliciting feats of magic. The dashing chaps offer up a plateful of illusion and impossibility, all served with wit, charm and no small amount of panache. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.30pm Tickets £8/£4 The Workhouse, www.wegottickets.com and on the door
Friday 6 February Winterreise : Tim Cranmore & Andrew Morris A journey into winter and madness, as represented by Schubert’s most atmospheric and desolate music, in this dramatised performance of Schubert’s great song cycle. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 8pm Tickets £10/£8 on the door Promoted by Cranmore & Morris
Saturday 21 February The Hot Tin Roofs
This 7 piece Bristol based band mix a measure of Rhythm ‘n’ Blues with a significant splash of Swing ‘n’ Shake, to create an intoxicating blend of good time dance music. Don’t leave it too late to buy a ticket! Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 8pm Tickets £10 The Workhouse, Courtyard Antiques and www.wegottickets.com
Friday 6 March Welsh Life on Film : Huntley Film Archive
Rare footage of Wales on film with lots of variety: slate mines, village life in Pembrokeshire, steel making, Skomer Island home movies, Prestatyn holiday camps, coal mining, sheep farming, and railways. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 8pm Tickets £7 on the door
Sunday 8 March Choral Workshop : The Armed Man
Choral day-workshop on The Armed Man, a Mass for peace by Karl Jenkins. Singers of all ages, experience and ability welcome. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne info: www.kingtonchoral.org.uk Promoted by Kington Choral Society
Sunday 22 March Romantic Trios : Ruth Watson, Jeremy Fisher & John Hymas
An afternoon of lush sounds from the unusual combination of oboe, cor anglais, viola and piano. A concert performed by these well established Marches musicians, collaborating for the first time as a trio and playing works by Brahms, Kahn, Yvon and Klughardt. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 3pm Tickets £10 includes tea & cakes. The Workhouse, www.wegottickets.com & on the door
Sunday 1 March
Sunday 29 March
The Velvet Violin
The Velvet Violin
A musical cabaret evening featuring the legendary British soul singer Helen Watson with Mark Cresswell on guitar. Also The BeauBowBelles, a four-piece, multi-instrumental, nostalgia-bedecked harmony machine plus the House Band. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7pm Tickets £10 Courtyard Antiques & 01544 267163 Promoted by Full Circle
The fantastic Australian singer songwriter Nuala Honan. This woman has bags of stage presence and a voice that can do anything from soft and tender balladry to spine-tingling soul. She heads up the third musical cabaret. Other artists to be confirmed. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7pm Tickets £10 Courtyard Antiques & 01544 267163 Promoted by Full Circle