SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present Thokozile THOKOZILE play joyous, world jazz sounds heavily influenced by South and West Africa, as well as the London acid jazz scene. Formed on the back of a British Council music exchange with South Africa, they have kept the connection going and have become festival favourites in the UK, also appearing opposite the likes […]
SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present The Véronique Joly Bossa Nova Trio The Bossa Definitiva Trio – A tribute to Getz/GilbertoVocalist Véronique Joly and saxophonist Terry Quinney present a trio, with guitarist Rob Palmer, which plays the cool Bossa Nova sounds of Stan Getz and Astrud and Joao Gilberto. The trio will perform material from iconic Getz/Gilberto album (which celebrated […]
An ensemble of fourteen musicians from across the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra invite you to join them for a brand new concert of film and stage inspired music, journeying from London’s historic West End to the glittering lights of Hollywood! A BSO presenter will guide the programme and includes well known favourites from films and shows such as Chocolat, James Bond, […]
SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present Iain Ballamy (saxophone) and Gareth Williams (piano) A rare opportunity to experience two major British Jazz musicians playing as a duo. This is going to be a very special evening – not to be missed!Saxophonist Iain Ballamy is widely considered to be one of the most intriguing and creative players on the UK and […]
Oompah in The Showbar with The Bierfass Band! Join us in The Showbar for a night of OOMPAH! Bierfass Oompah Band is a group of Dorset musicians who play a unique mix of polkas, waltzes and drinking tunes combined with British pop and other well known songs. The result is a foot-stomping, thigh-slapping singing and dancing experience! Audience participation is […]
Soundcellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present Nicolas Meier and Alex Hutton Duo An evening of world jazz with guitarist Nicolas Meier and pianist Alex Hutton UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved out a reputation as one of the world's most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango, and more—all mixed with jazz—Meier's versatility […]
Sundrunk – Live in The Showbar (Free Event) Sundrunk are joining us live in The Showbar with their own take on great songs through the decades! Doors open at 5.30pm - join us early to enjoy the view before the music starts at 8pm! 18 April @ 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM « All Events The Showbar The Mowlem Swanage, England […]
Blue Doves: Live in The Showbar (Free Event) An evening of songs and improvised music with Blue Doves featuring Rob Mills, Pili Lopez, Rick Foot and Rob Howes.Four of our finest and most experienced musicians conjuring music from thin air and delighting with a selection of songs from a variety of traditions. Pili Lopez draws on the rich community singing society […]
Tom Petty & Fleetwood Mac Europe's only tribute to Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.Two great live bands that are so closely tied together by the great Stevie Nicks.Hear and see all of both bands classic songs along with The Traveling Wilburys and Stevie Nicks collaborations plus many more.A full two hour show from two titanic […]
Legends of Motown Legends of Motown is a high energy tribute show jam packed with all of Motown’s biggest hits, with stunning vocals and amazing live band, celebrating the music of the iconic and timeless Motown era.Undoubtedly the golden era of music, the show pays tribute to the legendary artists that appeared on the Motown label at that time.Get ready […]
SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present Rosie Frater-Taylor After a recent sold-out gig with her trio at SoundCellar Poole, we are delighted to offer a solo performance by rising star Rosie Frater-Taylor in the Studio at The Mowlem. Rosie is not only a fast-emerging singer-songwriter but also widely regarded as a virtuoso guitarist and a vocalist with a powerful emotional […]
Hot Club & Gypsy Jazz with QHCB – FREE in The Showbar Live music from The Quartet of the Hot Club of Bournemouth playing a swinging selection of Hot-Club & Gypsy Jazz to transport you to the golden age of Gypsy Swing! Expect a selection of classics from the era of Django Reinhardt, along with contemporary tunes in the Hot […]
Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell – Folk in The Showbar (FREE) Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell are carving out a name for themselves with their unique capabilities. Their music, couched in complex harmonies range from complexly introspective and enigmatic, to exuding joy with an energy sure to get feet tapping and crowds singing. Beyond this, their showmanship, drenched in tall […]
SoundCellar Presents: Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra + special guest Eddie Gripper Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra (DYJO) is an intermediate to advanced youth jazz orchestra led by renowned local jazz musician Terry Quinney. DYJO is made up of the big band instrument mix including: trumpet, trombone, saxophone, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, drum kit, double bass and voice.For this performance the […]
Swing Easy Too – Free Concert for Charity Swing Easy Too is a four piece band playing jazz standards in an easy and swing style! They're performing in The Show Bar on Saturday 14 June from 2.30pm. Free entry, with a collection in aid of Dementia Friendly Purbeck. 14 June @ 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM « All Events Categories: […]
Richard Digance Richard Digance is a BAFTA Nominated entertainer and a recipient of The Gold Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. He is also one of a handful of folksinger/songwriters listed in The Virgin Anthology of Songwriters.His TV career spanned 17 years, culminating with his own ITV show for London Weekend Television, on which he played a […]
Swing ‘n’ Sinatra Celebrating 100 years of Sinatra and Swing Music! – Five Star Swing return with a journey through the decades of this unforgettable genre - with the greatest singer of its time! These talented musicians and singers have appeared at London’s Leicester Square Theatre, TV’s “Military Wives”, BBC “Children in Need” and ITV’s “Strictly Dance Fever” contestants… tickets will […]
Swanage Jazz Festival 11 July - 13 July Swanage Jazz Festival returns with another wide-ranging, jam packed programme of around 40 top quality bands here in The Mowlem, in the marquee on Sandpit Field and with Fringe events in The Showbar and in venues all over Swanage. The Jazz Festival are thrilled to welcome debut performances by legends like Andy Sheppard […]
Savage Underdogs – Live in The Showbar (FREE EVENT) 19 July @ 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM ‘Savage Underdogs’ are a Dorset Folk Rock band delivering finely crafted original tales from land and sea. Swanage ‘Kelp!’ Shantymen singer and former ‘Devils Rejects’ frontman Matthew Williams formed ‘Savage Underdogs’. A loyal Levellers supporter and American blue-collar historian Matt recently recruited Esteban’s […]
Jazzknots – Live in The Showbar (FREE EVENT) The hottest, funkiest jazz in town! Jazzknots are four young musicians from the local area with a fantastic repertoire that mixes some of the best tunes from the current London Jazz Scene such as Tom Misch and Kamaal Williams as well as classics from Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck and John Coltrane, plus original […]
Sundrunk – Live in The Showbar (FREE EVENT) Sundrunk are joining us live in The Showbar with their own take on great songs through the decades! Doors open at 5pm, music from 8pm! 28 July @ 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM « All Events Categories: Live Music Related Events Swing ‘n’ Sinatra 27 June @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Swanage […]
Greyhound’s Leap – Live in The Showbar (FREE EVENT) Purbeck duo ‘Greyhound's Leap' bring together Luke Russ on guitar & Sunny Angel on double bass to play a mix of skiffle, folk and bluegrass.Featuring a mix of covers as well as singer-songwriter Luke's own compositions, inspired by local folklore, land and seascape.Doors open at 5pm, music from 7.30pm. 1 August […]
Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Tony & Una (FREE ENTRY) An acoustic duo not to be missed. Tony’s guitar, as gritty as the northern skies he called home & Una’s beautiful lilting voice from the shores of Ireland.Cost: FREE. But please make a donation so we can keep the festival going. 6 September @ 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPckm68FxWo « […]
Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Louis Alberry (FREE ENTRY) Guitarist and songwriter from the rugged Jurassic Coast of Dorset. Alberry writes exploratory songs that weave together fingerpicked folk, jazz harmony, wonky grooves and laid-back lyricism. The resulting tapestry recalls Nick Drake, Herbie Hancock, Linda Perhacs, Caetano Veloso, JJ Cale, moving nimbly through diverse and verdant musical landscapes.Since releasing his self-titled debut […]
Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Atticus The Ocean (FREE ENTRY) Atticus the Ocean is a Bournemouth based singer-songwriter who draws inspiration from the ocean, writing original songs that blends honest songwriting with delicate rhythmic fingerstyle guitar. Inspired by artists such as Ben Howard, Fleet Foxes, and Nick Drake, Atticus uses fingerstyle techniques and alternate tunings to build the foundations of his sound. […]
Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: The Bere Essentials (FREE ENTRY) The Bere Essentials are a band playing mostly old Americana tunes, Bluegrass, Western Swing, and Country with a smile. Line up includes 5 string banjo, fiddles, vocals, guitars and double bass. 6 September @ 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn4CfXhvCIk « All Events Categories: Live Music, Live Music (Folk) Website: https://swanagefolkfestival.com/the-bere-essentials/ […]
Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Reg Meuross with Fire & Dust (FREE ENTRY) Headlining the Swanage Folk Festival Fringe 2025 is Reg Meuross; experience a journey into the heart, soul and songs of one of England’s most celebrated writers and folk musicians.After 15 critically-acclaimed albums, Reg continues to prove how highly relevant his songs are, whilst reaching new audiences with consistently […]
Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Dorset Mutineers (FREE ENTRY) The Dorset Mutineers, once described as ‘Dorset’s Favourite Buoy Band’, are renowned for our beautiful harmonised renditions of classic sea shanties and songs of the sea. They bring a lot of fun and humour to their shows but take their singing seriously and like to think that they 'bring you smiles, laughter and […]
Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: A Fondness for Melancholy (FREE ENTRY) The English folk tradition is shot through with a melancholic strand. All English speakers experience melancholy because the language itself is melancholic. It has a natural “dying fall” as Orsino says in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”. And besides, it rains a lot here, especially at the seaside where “It’s Filling the […]
Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Boots Don’t Fit (FREE ENTRY) Electro-acoustic indie-folk duo with a Dorset flavour. Big tunes, reflective lyrics to take you from the painfully beautiful to the foot-stompingly celebratory. 7 September @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXgnbK3mHTY « All Events Categories: Live Music, Live Music (Folk) Website: https://swanagefolkfestival.com/boots-dont-fit/ Swanage Folk Festival Related Events Karen Grant sings the […]
Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Time & Tide Theatre Group (FREE ENTRY) The story of the Tolpuddle men is well known and has been much celebrated, but what happened to the women, the families left behind? Without parish relief and with children to support, they had to find ways to survive – and even thrive. Follow in the footsteps of the wives, mothers, […]
Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Greyhound’s Leap (FREE ENTRY) Purbeck duo Greyhound's Leap brings together Luke Russ on guitar and Sunny Angel on double bass to play a mix of skiffle, folk and bluegrass. Named after local landmark St Lucas' Leap, their music finds inspiration from their childhoods on the coast and in the Purbeck hills. Aside from their original music […]
SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present Jo Harrop Award-winning jazz singer Jo Harrop makes her SoundCellar debut at the Mowlem. With a smoky, intimate voice blending jazz, blues, and soul, she’s earned praise from Iggy Pop and Jo Whiley, and recently supported Gregory Porter on his UK tour. Jo will be accompanied by the exquisite pianist Matt Carter. She will be […]
Last Night of The Proms – Bournemouth Concert Brass Bournemouth Concert Brass are one of the South's premier brass bands.September sees them perform their annual 'Last night of the Proms' concert to the Mowlem.Bring your flags and whistles, and your vocal chords! to join in this most patriotic event.The band will present a selection of wide ranging music to suit […]
The Motley Crew – Sea Shanties and Stand-up Comedy Will Hugo will be your MC for the evening, bringing you an unusual evening mixing songs of the sea with a selection of international stand-up comics! Kelp! are a lively bunch from Swanage who sing sailor’s shanties with no formal training, just pure passion and sea spirit. Their songs paint pictures of […]
Swanage Blues Festival 3 October - 5 October Three days of the top-quality blues music live in The Showbar as part of the 41st Swanage Blues Festival!Friday 3rd October:4pm - Kirris Riviere & the Delta du Bruit8pm - The ScoundrelsSaturday 4th October:4pm - The Mighty Howlers8pm - The TerraplanesSunday 5th October:1:30pm - Blue Touch5:30pm - Blues CruiseWEEKEND WRISTBAND £15 - available on the doorCash […]
The Pent Up House Trio – Live Jazz in The Showbar The Pent Up House Trio will present an evening of Jazz in The Showbar at The Mowlem Theatre on the first Tuesday of every month. Entry is free and the music starts at 8pm. They will be exploring the past, present and future of Jazz, with material stretching from […]
SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present The Henrik Jensen Trio The Henrik Jensen Trio delivers melodic, expressive jazz rooted in rich interplay and storytelling. Featuring bassist Henrik Jensen, pianist Esben Tjalve, and drummer Dave Smith, their 2024 debut Above Your House blends elegance, spontaneity, and emotional depth into a distinctive modern jazz sound. Henrik Jensen is a Danish bassist and composer […]
The Pent Up House Trio – Live Jazz in The Showbar The Pent Up House Trio will present an evening of Jazz in The Showbar at The Mowlem Theatre on the first Tuesday of every month. Entry is free and the music starts at 7.30pm. They will be exploring the past, present and future of Jazz, with material stretching from […]
Swanage Literary Festival: Steve Couch & Olly Hopper-Pay – Dead Man Singing What happens when faking your own death gives you something to live for? It’s not all about winning, but... Come and hear Steve talk about his two books that highlight what happens when life doesn’t quite go according to plan. He will perform a musically enhanced reading from […]
SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present SoundCellar 5 The SOUNCELLAR 5 bring their funky soul-jazz sound to the Mowlem. Presenting a set that includes tunes by John Scofield, George Benson, and Wes Montgomery, this quintet delivers the perfect blend of melody and groove.Collectively, the members of this sax/guitar/keyboards/bass/drums quintet have worked with some of the biggest names on the UK […]
Oompah in The Showbar with The Bierfass Band! Join us in The Showbar for another night of OOMPAH!Bierfass Oompah Band is a group of Dorset musicians who play a unique mix of polkas, waltzes and drinking tunes combined with British pop and other well known songs. The result is a foot-stomping, thigh-slapping singing and dancing experience! Audience participation is encouraged, […]
Craig Milverton Trio – Jazz in the Showbar Craig Milverton is one of Britain’s finest jazz pianists, recognised by winning Best Jazz Pianist in the 2010 British Jazz Awards. Join us in The Showbar where alongside Craig will be two of the most gifted UK artistes, the incredible virtuoso Ashley John Long on bass and the young drum sensation Alex […]
The Big Christmas Assembly 2025 What began as a few playful social media videos of James performing iconic school songs for his students quickly turned into a nationwide sensation. These videos resonated deeply, tapping into nostalgic hearts across the UK and sparking the creation of Primary School Assembly Bangers. Since early 2023, James has brought this live school-assembly experience to […]
The Pent Up House Trio – Live Jazz in The Showbar The Pent Up House Trio will present an evening of Jazz in The Showbar at The Mowlem Theatre on the first Tuesday of every month. Entry is free and the music starts at 7.30pm. They will be exploring the past, present and future of Jazz, with material stretching from […]
SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra + special guest Rebecca Nash. Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra (DYJO), led by renowned local musician Terry Quinney, features talented young players on a full big band lineup. Expect festive favourites alongside classic and contemporary jazz, performed by the next generation of jazz musicians. The this gig DYJO will be joined […]
Christmas Celebration with the Salamanda Swing Band Get ready to join the Salamanda Swing Band for an unforgettable Christmas Celebration on Tuesday, December 16! We're thrilled to bring you an amazing lineup of big band hits and festive favorites. Whether you want to dance the night away or simply soak in the fantastic music and Christmas cheer, this is the […]
Christmas with Castle Voices Choir – FREE event in The Showbar Castle Voices Do Christmas!Castle Voices rehearse every Tuesday evening in the Studio and this is their first public performance in the Showbar - bring your friends for a festive drink and some Christmas cheer!Entrance is free but please bring your loose change as we’ll be passing round a hat!Visit […]
The Pent Up House Trio – Live Jazz in The Showbar The Pent Up House Trio will present an evening of Jazz in The Showbar at The Mowlem Theatre on the first Tuesday of every month. Entry is free and the music starts at 7.30pm. They will be exploring the past, present and future of Jazz, with material stretching from […]
Andy Panayi with Bill Mudge and Andy Chapman – Jazz in the Showbar Multi-award-winning sax virtuoso Andy Panayi has over 40 years’ experience at the forefront of British jazz, performing with legends like Freddie Hubbard, John Dankworth, and Wynton Marsalis. Catch him for one night only with Bill Mudge (organ) and Andy Chapman (drums) for an unmissable evening of top-class […]
