
Part of our Music In Quiet Places season
A Carnival Calendar
From the riotous pre-Lent carnivals of medieval Europe to the midwinter revelry of the Lord of Misrule, The Carnival Band take us through the year, imaginatively weaving folk, historical and contemporary strands from home and abroad into a rich tapestry of seasonal celebration. Themes of climate, nature, tradition, migration, love and loss are explored with catchy ballads, barn-storming dance tunes and settings of texts ranging from the middle ages to the present.
The Carnival Band play an extraordinary mix of instruments, including medieval shawm, renaissance cittern, Flemish bagpipes, fiddle, bass and add rich vocal harmony. Their unique blend of folk, world, classical and contemporary influences defies definition. Renowned for their recordings and concerts with Maddy Prior, they are admired for their consummate musicianship and loved for their humour and rapport with the audience.
‘The purists must have been squirming. The rest of us were having too much fun to care.’ (York Press)
This event takes place at St Andrew's Church, Folkingham, NG34 0SD.
Sat 17 - Sun 18 May
Bold explorers squeeze into the belly of an 18-metre-long inflatable Sperm Whale...
Sat 22 - Sun 23 Mar
Bold explorers squeeze into the belly of an 18-metre-long inflatable Sperm Wha...
Sat 22 Mar
Join us at the Red Hall for a fun-filled, under-the-sea-themed arts and crafts w...
Sat 15 - Sun 16 Mar
Bold explorers squeeze into the belly of an 18-metre-long inflatable Sperm Wha...
Sat 8 Mar
Thurs 10 Jul
Part of our Music In Quiet Places season Richard Durrant - The Guitar Whisperer One of the world’s most inve...
Sat 29 - Sun 30 Mar
Bold explorers squeeze into the belly of an 18-metre-long inflatable Sperm Wha...
Thurs 12 Jun
Part of our Music In Quiet Places season Harriet MacKenzie- violin, Meg-Rosaleen Hamilton – viola, Miloš Mili...