Carn to Cove Music Out There press release
Carn to Cove is Cornwall’s rural touring scheme for performing arts, and presents a wide
variety of professional touring artists in village halls throughout the county. Tim Smithies is
the Project Director and tells us ‘we fill our wonderfully varied community spaces with
poetry, laughter, music, drama, stories and dancing. Local people choose the live shows they
want to see and hear in their halls. This means we have loads of variety for everyone across
Cornwall. Our Music Out There strand promotes new and world music of the highest quality
in Cornwall in authentic community surroundings.’ This September they are launching their
autumn season with a competition for one lucky reader to win two tickets to a show of their
choice plus a two night stay in one of Cornwall’s top hotels, the Tresanton in St Mawes.
The first musical offering is the Budapest Cafe Orchestra, who will be spinning traditional,
gypsy and folk music native of the Balkans as part of the September Festival in St Ives. A
more laid back groove is provided by Ninebarrow, the multi-award-winning folk duo, derived from
a cross between Simon & Garfunkel and Seth Lakeman and a very Cornish evening rich in stories,
tales, music and songs from the writer Annamaria Murphy (Kneehigh Theatre, BBC Radio 4 , Cscape ,
Rogue Theatre) and played by musicians and composers Bagas Degol, following The Salt Roads
around the coast of Cornwall follows them.
In a completely different atmosphere, the curious Moscow Drug Club is reserved for adults,
based in the 1930’s, and includes some elements of Berlin Cabaret, Hot Club de France,
Nuevo Tango & Gypsy Campfire. Coming next, the Senegalese singer Amadou Diagne and
his dynamic and creative team of musicians ‘Group Yakar’ bring a world music sound to
Cornwall. Amadou is a multi-instrumentalist based in UK, and plays guitar, percussion and
kora. The band creates music out of the ordinary and transcends categories: it goes from
Afrobeat to Blues, Jazz Funk to Mbalax, African Salsa with a Rock attitude, combined with
their love of spontaneity.
Shortly before Halloween, The Paper Cinema visit for one night only to present a
captivating and an enchanting creation based on ghostly tales from Cornwall – part of a
South West tour which also includes Devon, Wiltshire and Shropshire.
The Celtic theme is then continued with performances Jim Causley a a gifted composer of
both words and music and The Calum Stewart Trio, who combine old and new melodies,
resulting in an energetic and decisive show. His trio is performing in Newquay as part of the
Lowender Peran festival in the town.
Coming next, Gareth Lee & Annie Baylis have been defined as a slick contemporary folk duo,
who have a modern approach to creating a classic sound. And finally, Clive Carroll was
described by Acoustic Guitar magazine as ‘Probably the Best and Most Original Young
Acoustic Guitar Player and Composer in Britain’.
You can find out more about all these shows and book tickets through the Carn to Cove
website, and you can keep up to date by liking the Facebook page or following on Twitter
and Instagram. If you are interested in joining the mailing list to receive a brochure, please
call Tim or Claire on 01209 312500.
To be in with a chance of winning ticket and a hotel stay, please click here.
NOTE TO EDITORS
Tim Smithies, Project Manager, is available for interviews to talk about Carn to Cove in general and
the season shows in particular. Touring Artists, when available, are also happy to give live or
telephone interviews prior to touring when available. Please call the office to set up times or if you
are interested in a feature.
Photographs of all shows in jpeg, pdf, in hi-resolution are available on request from the office. We
depend on you to spread the word!
Carn to Cove is the scheme which promotes top quality professional entertainment in village halls and
other spaces around Cornwall. It is managed by Creative Kernow. Further Information on Carn to
Cove events and to be sent a copy of the spring brochure please contact Claire Marshall Project
Manager [email protected] or phone 01209 312500.