Performance

We enjoy performing and we have some very interesting performance venues! 

Sonata Story

We look forward to further recitals in the Spring term

Dorset Rural Music School, The Close, Blandford Forum, DT11 7HA

Entrance by donation on the door

Dr Richard Hall and Emma-Marie Kabanova perform music by Bach, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven.

Woman holding violin with a man sat at the piano

'Caprice of Fancy,'

Music by Masters of the Classical Era series

Summer 2025 

June : Museum of East Dorset

July : Dorset Rural Music School

Free entry, Donations welcomed, refreshments provided.

Violinist, Emma-Marie Kabanova and Guitarist, Colin Thompson perform music by Masters of the Classical Era, exploring the life and times that created legendary Violinist and Guitarist, Nicolo Paganini.

cartoon of two men playing stringed instruments

Thursday Market Day lunchtime music series

Blandford Parish Church, 1.30pm

Pay what you can afford, all welcome.

Music while you Lunch.

Take a breather from Market Day and enjoy Live performance with your butties.

2025 Summer term dates for this ever popular series to be announced in the Spring.

 

 

 

Folk who Walk

Subject to weather conditions, £10 cash per adult, under 18s free.

Doggies on leads welcome !

Bring a water bottle, stout walking boots and a hat if hot. Walkers are responsible for their own sure-footedness. Refreshemnts are not included.
Each walk is about 2.5 miles and takes around 2 hours, with frequent stops for songs.

Following our hugely successful Summer 2024 strolls, let us know if you have a favourite walk that could benefit from muscle interludes …. 

We look forward very much to further discoveries next year with Dorset-born folk singer Alastair Simpson ….. stunning walks accompanied by traditional folk songs from the county and further afield.

We are also thrilled to look forward to future walks with Tim Laycock and Colin Thompson following our beautiful last walk of the summer at the Abbotsbury Flower Farm, very special.

Many folk songs belong in the outdoors, especially when they tell stories of the people who live and work there. Alastair is becoming known for his unaccompanied singing of traditional and modern folk songs, and is a lover of the Dorset countryside and the Nature which inhabits it. These walks take in some beautiful scenery, bringing an opportunity to learn something of countryside ways, as well as meeting with the past to hear these old songs.

Returning in May 2025 

Hambledon Hill
Meet at the trig.point atop the hill, ST84 8123

Buckland Newton Meet at the Gaggle of Geese, DT2 7BS

Pamphill
Meet by the National Trust car park next to the school. BH21 4EE
drinks in the Vine Inn afterwards.

West Lexington
2pm, meet by the Farm Shop, DT2 8TN
With Tamarisk Farm. Tea and homemade cake afterwards.

Chaldon Herring
Meet on the village green, DT2 8TN
NO parking at the pub - Drinks in the Sailor's Return afterwards.

Ansty
Meet at the front of The Fox Inn, DT2 7PN
Drinks in The Fox afterwards.

Dorchester|Meet at John's Pond, nr Hangman's Cottage. DT1 1YB
Drinks in the Convivial Rabbit micro pub afterwards.

Abbotsbury Flower Farm with Tim Laycock and Colin Thompson

Man singing in forest

'Springtime Evening'

Tim Laycock and Colin Thompson

Date to be confirmed for the Spring term

Venue: The Dorset Rural Music School

Pay what you can afford, all welcome.

As part of our Music and Local Heritage series, Tim Laycock and Colin Thompson perform Dorset folk songs, poetry and stories from Dorset for a Springtime gathering.
Not to be missed, book early for this very special celebration of our Dorset Folk heritage.
Please book via the school email as seats are limited.

Calm scene of lake with trees and dappled sunlight

Share a Tune !

Come along and share your latest tune with family and friends.

SPRING TERM 2025,
9TH FEBRUARY - 10AM ; 30TH MARCH - 3PM

All Share a Tunes in the Recital Room.

This is the perfect opportunity to play a new piece, however long or short, whether you are a Beginner or a Professional, these are always happy times to make new friends and reconnect with each other.

Welcome to all Share a Tuners for SPRING 2025 !

Venue: The Dorset Rural Music School

Tell your teacher if you would like to play, or simply come along on the day for this 45 minute session to hear your friends.
Tea, juice and cookies 🙂

SPRING TERM !

We are so excited for the year ahead . . . . . .

Check our What’s On calendar regularly to keep up with events and opportunities…