A musical journey through time exploring the stories and songs of the best loved female singer/songwriters of the 60’s and 70’s Starting in 1960 and journeying though to 1979 we’ll be performing songs by Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, Sandy Denny, Dolly Parton, Stevie Nicks and more. Along the way we’ll tell the stories behind the songs and the artists, how these first female artists emerged in a very male dominated industry and how their music went on to…

From 14 participants in 2015 to 14 bands in 2019, BandIt has established itself over half a decade as a much loved and celebrated holiday band course for young people aged 9-18.  Nominated in 2019 at the National Music Teacher Awards for Excellence in the Outstanding Rock/Pop Initiative category, we are extremely proud to be able to celebrate the last 5 years with our first public gig at The Exchange.  The majority of the performances will be songs written by…

Ruggedly durable and timeless, the Blues is perhaps more popular today than it has ever been. Young musicians still cut their teeth on its enticing, 12-bar appeal, but its real rewards, true virtuosity, poise and knowledge, only come with age. Founder members of The Blues Band, Paul Jones and Dave Kelly’s tangled and colourful roots go way back into the true undergrowth of the tradition. As well as their own original material, they not only know and perform the work…

In conjunction with TwickFolk Songwriters Hall of Fame 2016 inductee Chip Taylor has been writing and performing for nearly 60 years and shows no sign of slowing down. The New York Times says it best, “If you only know him as the guy who wrote ‘Wild Thing’ and ‘Angel of the Morning” — you don’t know him! Chip Taylor is making some of the most distinctive acoustic music around today.” Creating distinctive music that is also enduring and influential has been Chip Taylor’s métier over…