Adam Beattie
The Prince Regent, 8 – 10.30pm, £15/£12
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Adam Beattie has become a celebrated artist of the
London scene. With roots in Scottish folk music and a lifelong interest in old time jazz and
blues, his music is held together by his distinctive voice, narrative lyrics and fingerstyle
guitar.
The Fabulous Honeys South London’s sweetest big band! And Professional dance teacher Martin will lead a swing and
jive dance class from 7pm, before the big band plays at 8pm.
Roots-based improvised music on orchestral instruments, using folk and world music as starting points, iyatra Quartet are 'one the most exciting new music events.'
I am a one woman band and my other band member is my laptop - I’m the Creature and it’s the Machine! With a background in computer science and machine learning. I also tend to combine organic vocals and electronic sounds in my production, so that’s another creature and machine combination.
On this immersive sound journey we’ll travel through transcendental landscapes, with the help of meditation, visualisation and music. The sounds of the gong, singing bowls and autoharps (to name just a few) will ease you into a state of profound relaxation, where you might explore images, colours and memories. As you listen with your whole being, all the creases and frayed ends are smoothed, so that you leave feeling blissful, and more in touch with your depths. Suitable for those new to meditation, and experienced practitioners alike.
Magic Tree Collective. Garwyn and David Edward created the Magic Tree Collective, centred around a core ethos of celebrating the magic of nature, through integrating music with art, poetry, meditation and movement. Perfoing new and re-imagined Celtic folk music with voice, cello and violin, drawing on their mixed ethnic heritage.
The Last of the Boggarts. A Junior School musical. This tale of the boggarts, their gradual disappearance as peopleswitched to electricity, the children who knew about the boggarts, the adults who didn’t,the electricity men laying cables, and the coal men (and horses) losing their jobs, will be performed by Year 5 from Judith Kerr Primary School.
Community event supporting Save Dorchester Court SE24 & Save Cressingham Gardens SW2 resident campaigns. Best of local music showcase, art & coop housing info in association with Cost of Living Crisis Concerts, across both arches in OTC
A showcase of local talent in support of Save Dorchester Court and Save Cressingham
Gardens in association with The Cost of Living Crisis Concerts. Featuring The New
Immigrants, Lou Terry, RadarBase and Winston Skerritt.
DM keyboard player Peter Gordeno joins South London soul band The New Immigrants on 18 October for a night of soul, gospel and Depeche Mode favourites at Off the Cuff in Herne Hill!
Whippersnappers
Brockwell Lido, 11am -12.30pm, £14 Adults/children free
Anancy and the Red Flowers – music, dance and storytelling with songs and drumming for
all the family. Enjoy the music, join in with African drumming, learn some new songs and
take part in some interactive storytelling, finishing with a family disco. Suitable for young
children and their siblings.
Gypsy fire and Tango passion, operatic duo,
melodrama and classical virtuosity plus some hot club and hillbilly mayhem!
The Southwark Sinfonietta
St Faith’s Church, 7 – 8.30pm, £13/£11
Closing the Festival is the Southwark Sinfonietta, a lively classical-sized ensemble of
motivated players, both professional and amateur.