Jazz at the Half Moon with Sarah L King kicks off HHMF24

Capping our first Saturday, in the evening we're delighted to have stellar Big Band from South London Jazz Orchestra (Event #4) in St Faith's Church, North Dulwich from 7:30-9:30pm. SLJO is based in Brixton and play over thirty gigs a year all around London and further afield. The Orchestra was set up in 2000 and operates as part of South London Community Music, alongside concert band South London Symphonic Winds and choir London Sings! You can find SLJO at the London Marathon and up on the bandstands in three Royal Parks – Hyde Park, Regents Park, Greenwich Park – as well as their local favourite Ruskin Park. They love a good party! SLJO regularly plays the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Brighton Fringe Festival, and Wandsworth Arts Fringe. They’ve entertained both beer festivals and neighbourhood fetes. In past years, SLJO have toured Europe, going to Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. Get ready to be really jazzed! Ticket& info link: SLJO: https://hernehillfestival.org/.../205-South+London+Jazz...

The Big Swing Band is based in Camberwell and has been entertaining audiences in the area and beyond since 1982.  They play a mixture of classic, swing and modern big band charts including repertoire written especially for the band.  They are led by alto saxophonist Alan English and have the standard 5-4-4-4 line up. This event (Fest Event #6) is one of our 3 first Sunday events and is organised and co-hosted by volunteer-run charity Friends of Ruskin Park. The Friends work to ensure the park (managed by Lambeth Council) is well cared for and maintained, and has a planned and healthy future. The Friends have raised money to help maintain and improve the park since 1996. Ruskin Park Bandstand, Denmark Hill, Camberwell SE5 8EL, free entry https://hernehillfestival.org/programme/2024-10-13/details/218-The+Big+Swing+Band

Herne Hill Music Festival is pleased to present Peter Black - Virtuoso Guitarist in Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses on Sunday 13th October, 3:30-5:30pm (Fest Event #7, Fest Weekend #1) Peter is back with HHMF for a third time, for good reason! Our second of 3 events on our first Sunday. • Dame Emma Thompson: ‘Peter Black is a master of the guitar.’ • Nitin Sawhney: ‘He takes the audience with him' Peter has performed and traveled incredibly widely - and will perform from the Spanish Romantic repertoire of the 19th Century, Latin Classical music with great rhythms from the modern period, plus Flamenco, Calypso, Blues, and arrangements of famous popular songs. Not to be missed! https://hernehillfestival.org/.../details/185-Peter+Black https://www.brockwellgreenhouses.org.uk/

We open our full Festival week with our 10th event! The popular weekly Jazz Jam in Off The Cuff (Railton Road, Station Square) is once more included in the Festival lineup. After short set by the house band Heads Up there will be a jam session hosted by Roger Humbles - all aspiring jazzers who would like to display their skills or just gain experience are welcome. Come and play, or just relax and enjoy a great evening! 8 till late - free entry! https://hernehillfestival.org/programme/2024-10-14/details/207-Jazz+Jam

Herne Hill Music Festival's 11th event on Wednesday 16th October is in The Half Moon, and features a gig debut from Kalmaar - a dynamic musical duo who blend neo-soul with jazz harmonies, and fuse various genres, including R&B, funk, and hip-hop. Benji Wilson and Guus aka Kalmaar love to collaborate and often partner with artists from different musical backgrounds. On this occasion they'll collaborate with Chloe Seers, Beth D, Alex Oxley and Nat Zava. Kalmaar's commitment to musical exploration and genre-blending is growing a dedicated following! https://hernehillfestival.org/programme/2024-10-16/details/201-Kalmaar https://wegottickets.com/event/630220  

  On Thursday evening 17th October, it’s the return of South London's horniest maximalists @hotmotelband headlining at the legendary Off The Cuff SE24 ably endowed by @salad_band man Paul Kennedy new baby MARTPAUL & rural beauties @newimmigrantsmusic! I, Dan Cross, will be playing acoustic versions of songs from forthcoming album HARMONY WARS with brother @peteobrien61 on lead guitar & harmonious harmonies. ITS FREE 🤩 WHAT ELSE ARE YOU DOING?? #rocknroll🤘 Doors 7:30pm Text by Dan Cross Poster by Donald Ross Skinner

  Back by popular demand, an evening of folk music and dancing for all ages with South East London Folk Orchestra (SELFolk), in St Paul's Church Hall, Friday 18th October, 7:30-9:30pm!  Our 13th Festival event! Fiddles, accordions, concertinas, whistles, bodhrans, guitars, mandolins, flutes – the SelFolk Orchestra has it all! SelFolk was founded in 2013 and consists of local folk enthusiasts who meet together once a week in Forest Hill to play and sing tunes from a variety of folk traditions. So, come along for an evening of great toe-tapping tunes, songs you can join in with, and some ceilidh dancing. Suitable for all ages! This event is nearly sold out, check wegottickets for latest availability https://hernehillfestival.org/programme/2024-10-18/details/191-SELFolk+-+Ceilidh https://wegottickets.com/event/630339

Here's your chance to hear future stars performing in Herne Hill on Sunday Oct. 20th, 12-6pm! FREE ENTRY! Our special Festival Junior Open Mic Concert is a selection of 16 incredible grassroots under 18 acts who perform regularly at the legendary JOM Youth Open Mic. Pop, rap, jazz, indie, metal and punk will be showcased from covers to originals, solo artists to eight-piece bands. The Festival event will run from 12 noon till 6pm, and in two sections. From 12-2pm JOM will feature beginner musicians to veterans, aged 4-15, and then from 2-6pm it's performers aged 12-18. JOM hosts the largest Open Mic in the UK and it’s in Herne Hill!!! Artists travel from all over the country (Oxford, Norfolk, Southend, Cumbria, Brighton) especially to perform and many feature regularly on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 6 playlists plus perform at festivals throughout the UK. https://hernehillfestival.org/programme/2024-10-20/details/197-Junior+Open+Mic+Concert

“Buried British treasure, they deserve to be discovered” - The Independent Legendary UK & South London Alt Country, folk roots and Americana band Hank Dogs are finally set to release their long-awaited third album as they play HHMF in the wonderful surroundings of Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses. Their first two albums were produced by Joe Boyd (Nick Drake, John Martin, Fairport Convention...) The album will be on sale at the gig. Andy has been running The Easycome Acoustic Club in South London for over 30 years, it remains one of the longest running clubs in London. Hank Dogs - Andy Allan, Piano and Lily Ramona - started out at folk clubs in London in the early 1990s becoming a vital part of the British modern folk scene. In 1998 they went worlwide when Nick Drake's legendary producer Joe Boyd declared them the first British act he'd loved in 30 years. Their debut album ‘Bareback’ saw them touring the US with Joan Baez and winning fans with their quiet, haunting sound featuring ethereal vocal harmonies, strong traces of blues and Celtic music and Allan’s fluid acoustic finger-picking recalling UK folk guitarists John Renbourn and Bert Jansch. A follow-up ‘Half Smile’ appeared in 2002 but then when...

Once again the popular Southwark Sinfonietta will close the Festival with a performance of classical music! This year's special guest is soprano Charlie Swann, who will sing 3 Mozart arias. The Sinfonietta is a local chamber orchestra conducted by Rupert Bond which gives three concerts a year. Each concert typically consists of a symphony by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven together with a concertante piece and overture. Our Fest Finale will include: Doreen Carwithen “Suffolk Suite” 3 Mozart Arias – Soprano soloist Charlie Swann Beethoven – Symphony no 8 Plenty of tickets still available! We've sold out many events this year, so visit wegottickets for latest availability: 👉 https://wegottickets.com/event/630350 https://hernehillfestival.org/programme/2024-10-20/details/219-The+Southwark+Sinfonietta #classical #FestivalFinale #Mozartarias #soprano