Sunday 5th May 6pm  St Mary’s Church   Retiring Collection The opening of the Festival is marked by the traditional Choral Evensong. Sacred music will be performed by St. Mary’s Church Choir.

Tuesday 7th May 7pm St Mary’s Church Retiring Collection The young musicians and singers from the local schools entertain us with a varied programme of instrumental and choral pieces. The concert is closely followed by sung compline.

Wednesday 8th May 7:30pm St Mary’s Church    Adult £10, under 16s £5   The Hertfordshire Constabulary Choir are a mixed voice choir of around 24 members started in the early 80s by Martin Leadbetter, a fingerprint expert with the constabulary at the time. Initially started as a male voice choir of police officers, they soon … Continue reading "Hertfordshire Constabulary Choir"

Thursday 9th May 2pm United Reformed Church Hall  Tickets: £10   Foot-tapping fun is guaranteed with this afternoon performance of traditional jazz standards, made famous by the likes of Louis Armstrong and King Oliver, and tunes associated with British jazzmen such as Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball. Come and enjoy this performance of … Continue reading "Dave Rance’s Rockin’ Chair Dance Band"

Thursday 9th May 7.30pm free online livestream Oliver Gearing will be performing a live looping internet livestream. Utilising the platform Twitch, which enables the audience to directly chat and interact with performers, Oliver will take your requests and play songs you want to hear! Playing rock and pop covers from Queen to Ed Sheeran to … Continue reading "Oliver Gearing – live looping Rock and Pop"

James Pearson, the artistic director of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, returns to Ashwell with this very special concert. This is a fun whistlestop tour of the history of jazz piano with lots of different styles from Scott Joplin to Oscar Peterson and many more! There will be a bar selling wine, beer, and soft drinks. … Continue reading "James Pearson & Friends 125 Years of Jazz Piano"

Saturday 11th May 11am  St Mary’s Church  Tickets: £8   The Handbell Ringers of Great Britain are running two separate workshops for anyone interested in learning about and developing their ringing knowledge.  Numbers are limited to 10 for each workshop so make sure you get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.  Children must be accompanied … Continue reading "Handbell Family Workshop"

Saturday 11th May 12:15pm  St Mary’s Church  Tickets: £8   The Handbell Ringers of Great Britain are running two separate workshops for anyone interested in learning about and developing their ringing knowledge.  Numbers are limited to 10 for each workshop so make sure you get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.  Children must be accompanied … Continue reading "Handbell Family Workshop 2nd session"

Saturday 11th May 8pm  St Mary’s Church Adult £20, under 16s £10   Soul Kinda Wonderful are a lively, fun-loving charismatic act that have been storming the music scene for over a decade. The group enjoy performing and celebrating music from the golden era, specifically the genres of Soul and Motown. They have collaborated with … Continue reading "Soul Kinda Wonderful"