Rook Lane Blog

September 1, 2026

This exclusive evening features the band blending their signature acoustic folk, jazz, blues, and rock. The performance will be filmed and recorded for their upcoming album (…OR kestrel), featuring both new material and fan favourites.
• Exclusive Arrangements: Orchestration conducted live by Danyal Dhondy.
• Special Guest: Featuring award-nominated film and TV composer Daan Temmink on keyboards.
• New Music Preview: Hear the live debut of the new album’s title track, ‘…OR kestrel’—a powerful sonic journey inspired by frontman Rob Spalding’s battle with digital addiction and the liberating clarity of nature.

August 21, 2026

Named after the BB Gabor song about an underground Jazz club during the cold war… Are heady and waggish mix of Jazz- French Musette- Latin Grooves -and New Orleans Swing.Combining their original material with songs by the likes of Jacques Brel, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen & Eartha Kitt, selling out venues for over a decade, Moscow Drug Club deliver an intoxicating and intimate musical experience you won’t soon forget.

August 21, 2026

CarmenCo’s new show, “My My My Delilah!” will be ready in Autumn 2026, and already has promoters queueing up to book it after the success of their “A Pocket Opera” which was hugely popular when it came to Rook Lane Chapel in 2024.

70% music and 30% spoken word, My My My Delilah! is a riotous concert-play in which the Bible’s most notorious femme fatale finally gets to tell her side of the story. What really motivated her betrayal of Samson? Was she chasing fame, settling scores, or simply fed up with all that hair?

August 21, 2026

The Rhossili Duo are an Australian and Welsh flute and guitar pair who explore the passionate world of dance and tango music through a vibrant programme of work. They have been awarded the Young Artists’ Platform for the 2025/2026 season with the International Guitar Foundation. In 2025, the Rhossili Duo have performed as Young Ensemble Artists for the Beaumaris, Budleigh, Llandeilo and Fishguard Music Festivals. Other performance highlights include Welsh Parliament, Drapers’ Hall London and Cwmdu Concert Society. Alongside recitals, they work with Wye Valley Music, providing outreach performances in primary schools and dementia care homes.

August 21, 2026

Chameleon are a versatile woodwind ensemble with a mission to Create, Empower, and Share music with communities everywhere. Their performances feature an impressive array of up to 13 woodwind instruments split between only four members.​​

August 21, 2026

We are thrilled to bring you two well established ensembles in an exciting collaboration. The beautiful, clear voices of Fair Oriana join forces with Chelys Consort of Viols to bring A Musical Menagerie, Renaissance, Jacobean and Stuart songs and instrumental pieces that feature animals. There are madrigals about shepherdesses and their sheep, sacred pieces that include a serpent and a dragon, and a couple of lovely songs by Dowland in his 400th anniversary year.

May 22, 2026

An evening bridging classical beauty and immersive sound. Opera singer Annie Bourne is joined by James Watts (oboe & duduk) and JackieBevan (piano) for a unique musical journey. The first half features expressive Baroque and operatic arias, whilst in the second half, the atmosphere shifts into a more reflective and immersive sound world.

May 22, 2026

Two of British folk’s most distinctive, expressive and highly regarded artists join together in a brand new inspired collaboration. BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Jackie Oates is a highly regarded singer and multi-instrumentalist widely known for her tender, arresting interpretations of traditional folk songs. Drawing on her Irish heritage, pianist and singer Belinda O’Hooley’s music showcases her unique, minimalist and deeply expressive style.

May 9, 2026

Celebrate the rich heritage of West Africawith internationally acclaimed kora virtuoso
Sura Susso and formidable percussionist Amadou Diagne. Blending the timeless
beauty of kora music with contemporary flair, their magical, high-energy performances
weave rich storytelling, rhythm, and melody into an uplifting, unforgettable night of unity and cultural connection. Featuring dancer and choreographer Landing Mané.

March 30, 2026

Swing from Paris are an all-string jazz quartet of violin, guitars and double bass, inspired by the music of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s: from the cafés and cabarets of Montmartre to Artie Shaw, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and the master of tango Astor Piazzolla.