Music

We are thrilled to welcome highly acclaimed The Overtones to the Festival. During the last fourteen years, The Overtones have released seven studio albums, enjoyed many sold out tours, appeared on major TV shows and headlined in world renowned venues including the London Palladium and the Royal Albert Hall. They also performed at Queen Elizabeth...

Richard Trethewey is a singer, fiddle and cittern player, delivering his distinct take on Cornish music. Passionate about unearthing near-forgotten gems of Cornish history, Richard breathes life into what might otherwise be overlooked. Expect material from his new album Two Halves as well as films made to accompany these songs, including the single Frenchman's Creek...

Celebrating the pairing of two of jazz’s most iconic artists, Ella Fitzgerald, the first lady of song, and Oscar Peterson, a Jazz piano legend. When Oscar and Ella first met for Jazz at the Philharmonic, they found they were a natural pairing, and a legendary team was born. They worked together from the 1950s to...

Truro School’s talented senior chamber musicians present a short recital of music. Truro School’s busy and active Music Department puts on nearly sixty concerts each year, both at the school and around the county. Pupils who benefit from a comprehensive programme of academic and extra-curricular music, regularly achieve Grade 8s and even diplomas before leaving...

The inspiration for the formation of the Loveny Male Voice Choir came from Alan Pascoe, a Cornishman from St Neot. Over 50 years later, they perform to international audiences to high acclaim. Join us for a wonderful concert where you will be entertained with a variety of music genres, bringing you a selection of traditional,...

Capturing Laurie Lee’s richly descriptive language in a powerful narrative, coloured with a feast of music, ARKangel’s Cider with Rosie explores Laurie’s much-loved memoir of childhood in an age of social change; the damp, cramped Cotswold cottage, the rural poverty following the First World War, an explosion of doves, and his never to be forgotten...