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Coffee Concert Special….Marylebone Trio
Posted on December 7, 2015
December 7, 2015
The Marylebone Trio’s lively, informative presentation style and excellent ensemble technique make them ideal coffee concert performers.
Coffee Concert Special….Alexandra Dariescu
Posted on December 7, 2015
December 7, 2015
A third visit to Rook Lane Chapel by this internationally acclaimed, captivating pianist. Her programme will include pieces by Chopin, Faure, Mendelssohn, Szymanowski and Tchaikovsky.
Mr Rook’s Speak Easy Presents Robyn Hode: His Life and Death by Michael and Wendy Dacre
Posted on November 20, 2015
November 20, 2015
Songs of the Greenwood wind in and out of the stories to create a vision in sound of Merrie England.
Rook Lane Film Night: SUGARBABY (ZUCKERBABY)
Posted on September 2, 2015
September 2, 2015
Percy Adlon’s cult film is as subdued as it’s cinematography is flamboyant. Touching, funny and unpredictable this is an unexpectedly warm-hearted cult classic.
Teatime Concert: Charlotte Betts-Dean and Andrey Lebedev
Posted on August 10, 2015
August 10, 2015
Lottie and Andrey will perform songs by Dowland and Britten and Andrey will also play pieces by Bach and Birtwistle.
Teatime Concert: Wen Wen and Tiago Gomes
Posted on August 10, 2015
August 10, 2015
Prize winning violinist, Wen Wen will be accompanied by guitarist Tiago Gomes, performing pieces by De Falla, Faure, Machado, Paganini and Piazolla.
Mr Rook’s Speak Easy Presents: Knotwork, The Magic of Making by Angharad Wynne
Posted on July 23, 2015
July 23, 2015
In this knotwork of stories and songs, Angharad weaves the enchantments of the forge and the spells of the loom, tales of mythical makers and the magical things they made.
Openstorytellers Presents: The Bardic Chair of Frome Storytelling Competition
Posted on July 23, 2015
July 23, 2015
This year Openstorytellers have partnered with Mr Rook’s Speak Easy, to present the Bardic Chair of the Avalon Marshes competition.
Praying for the Rain
Posted on April 30, 2015
April 30, 2015
A very special Frome Festival evening of contemporary folk and world music from this acclaimed group.
Simon Ellis: Ghosts of Somerset
Posted on April 30, 2015
April 30, 2015
Singer-Songwriter Simon opens out Frome Festival programme with a set of original folk stories and songs.
