Dates for your diary
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Private ViewJoin us for the Private View of this year's International Mini Print Exhibition.
Thursday 29th July, 6pm - 8pm Gallery 2 |
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Seasonal Flower Workshop with Gabriel's GardenEnjoy a morning immersed in the beauty of freshly picked, seasonal flowers, grasses, seed heads and foliage .
Bring a favourite vase or jug to this floral workshop and create a stunning arrangement with Gabi from Gabriel’s Garden to take home and enjoy. Flowers and foliage supplied, please bring a pair of secateurs or sharp scissors. Coffee and cake provided. Wednesday 18th August, 10.30am £55.00 Book online via www.wegottickets.com/event/519400/ |
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Children's Mosaic WorkshopsChildren’s mosaic workshop groups are very informal and a lot of fun. Participants will be given a cutout proforma to use for the base, (you can choose) of a size which should be completed in time.
All materials provided and ready cut for use so no cutting required. Goggles provided. Each child or family must have at least one adult attending at all times if they are under 12 years old. One adult per child under the age of 5. There will be two sessions on this day - one at 10-12.30 and the second at 1.30-4.00. Please choose which session when you are booking. Only child spaces need to be booked, i.e. no need to book a ticket for the accompanying adult. Thursday 19th August £25 per child Online Bookings: www.wegottickets.com/event/519297 |
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A Day of Workshops with The Crafty FoxesJoin us here at Wingfield Barns for a fun-filled day of kids workshops with The Crafty Foxes. Which one (or more??) will you choose to make?
10am - Decorate your own hula hoop 11.30am - Make your own kite 1.30pm - Build your own clock Each workshop lasts for around 45 mins. Our tea rooms will also be open, along with two exhibitions... why not take a look while you're here? Friday 20th August £8 per child, per workshop Book online via: 10am Hula Hoop Making - www.wegottickets.com/event/519415 11.30am - Kite Making - www.wegottickets.com/event/519419 1.30pm - Clock Making - www.wegottickets.com/event/519420 |
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Mr G - Storytelling EventJoin Mr G for a rip-roaring time featuring a run away time-traveller, pirates, octopuses, a robotic bat, an orangutan and many, many more... all from the cockpit of 'Bell', a Timebubble Machine.
Sessions at 9am, 11.30am and 2pm Thursday 26th August £12 per child Booking essential - please call 01379 384505. Online booking is not available for this event. Whilst your little ones are enjoying their time with Mr G, why not visit one of our exhibitions open that day, or treat yourself to a cream tea from our tea rooms. |
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Mr G - Working Model WorkshopsJoin Mr G to make a working model before battling it out at The Captain's Table. Lots of options available - take a look and see which one takes your fancy!
Sessions at 9am, 11.30am and 2pm. Friday 27th August Prices vary depending on the model - see left for details. Online booking is not available for this event - please call 01379 384505 to book. Pre-booking essential. Whilst your little ones are enjoying their time with Mr G, why not visit one of our exhibitions open that day, or treat yourself to a cream tea from our tea rooms. |
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Garden Party with Fyne Winds QuintetA delightful afternoon of light classical music and toe tapping jazz standards, with cream tea served al fresco.
Fyne Winds are a newly formed quintet, debuting at Wingfield Barns this September. They comprise flute (Anna Hopkins), oboe (Christine Godfrey), clarinet (Jennifer Cochrane), horn (Andrew Thompson) and bassoon (John Mason). All are very experienced orchestral and ensemble musicians, several being long-term members of the Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra. Programme to include: Divertimento (Haydn); Rondo in F (Cambini); Pastorale (Pierné); Marche Slave (Schubert); Scherzo (Franck)] The Pink Panther (Mancini); I got Rhythm, 's Wonderful (Gershwin); Minstrels, Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Homage to Beatrix Potter (Le Fleming); Tango Jalousie (Gade); Ragtime Dance (Joplin). Sunday 5th September, 3pm Tickets £14 (to include cream tea) or £10 (concert only) Book online via www.wegottickets.com/event/521978 |
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Mosaic WorkshopThe adult full day class will run from 10.00 am until 5pm. Please bring an old apron. Tools such as nippers and goggles will be provided. There will be a break for lunch but you are welcome to keep being creative should you choose.
This is a taster session. You will have the opportunity to try out a range of wonderful materials and learn basic cutting and mosaic techniques of tile and crockery which you will apply directly onto a 20cm base (or bring your own base - a small mirror frame perhaps). There may be some other bases such as a small box or wall clock that will be available at extra cost. All materials will be provided, but if you have some ‘found’ or memory ware materials you would like to add, please bring them along. The groups are small to allow for personal instruction. If you want to follow an idea you are thinking about please bring your sketches or reference pictures. Just remember, mosaic is a precise craft and you may need more time than you think. If you piece is incomplete you will be given some materials to take home to finish. This is a therapeutic and addictive workshop which will leave you wanting to do more! Saturday 11th September, 10am - 5pm £66 per person Book online via www.wegottickets.com/event/521973/ |
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The Keeper's Daughter presents
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Jacob & DrinkwaterJacob & Drinkwater have come a long way since their first gig together in a tea tent at Glastonbury 2014, cementing their reputation as one of the most enthralling live acts on the scene. The duo of acoustic singer- songwriter Tobias ben Jacob and multi-instrumentalist Lukas Drinkwater return with a UK tour this September featuring a brand new set of songs (and a sprinkling of their hits) from their forthcoming album ‘More Notes From The Field’ due out this autumn.
Their 2019 debut album ‘This Old River’ was lauded by critics and fans alike garnering airplay on BBC Radio 2 , Radio 6 and a live appearance on Radio 4’s Loose Ends. ‘a beautiful masterpiece (Guardian) ‘destined to be one of the year’s best’ (FATEA). Written during lockdown the new album centres around the themes of friendship and human connection alongside some of the ‘mercurial, mysterious and intimate’ (FRUK) songs the duo are known for. The live show will capture some of the album’s sonic landscape broadening out from the core sound of fingerpicked guitar, upright bass and rich harmonies that the duo are known for. Expect a dynamic and emotionally varied gig sprinkled with moments of musical brilliance, joy, spontaneity and humour. Advance copies of the new album will be available at these gigs. Saturday 25th September 2021, 7.30pm
Tickets £12 Online sales via ttps://www.wegottickets.com/event/502921 |
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Bof! Workshop and DanceBOF! is an established East Anglian band with considerable experience in playing traditional French and Breton dance music. They have a vast experience of playing at clubs and festivals and for specialist dance groups in England and France. The members of BOF! play a variety of authentic instruments and sing.
Their line-up is: • Simon Haines diatonic accordions • Phil Lyons acoustic guitar / bass guitar / vocals • Gwendal Moële vocals • Val Woollard bagpipes / flute / recorders / desk bells Bof!’s performance at Wingfield Barns on Saturday October 16th will begin with a dance workshop to teach some of the simpler French and Breton dances. After a break, they will play for an evening “bal”. The songs and instrumentals they play is equally suitable for dancing and listening to, so in addition to a dance space, there will be a seated area for non-dancers. There is more information about Bof! on their website where you can hear samples of their music. www.bof-frenchdance.co.uk Running times are as follows: 16.30-18.30 Workshop 18.30-19.30 Break with Supper 19.30-22.00 Concert/Dance Saturday 16th October Workshop only £5 www.wegottickets.com/event/516175 Concert/Dance only £12 https://www.wegottickets.com/event/516176 Workshop and Concert/Dance £15 www.wegottickets.com/event/516177 Tickets via links above. |
“Bursting with invention and full of surprises.” - The Telegraph |
India Electric Co.
India Electric Company are perhaps best described as “a veritable musical magpie’s nest”, (BBC Radio 3). Blending traditional instruments, folk melodies and subtle electronic influences, they’ve extensively toured throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand, including UK shows at The London Palladium and Hammersmith Apollo.
After live sessions with BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, Glastonbury Festival appearances and BBC Introducing’s backing they released The Gap in 2020 with FRUK declaring them “one of the truly pioneering acts in folk music”. |
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The Wind In The WillowsGreenMatthews
A brand-new musical adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s well-loved classic by Chris Green. GreenMatthews use music, song, light and sound to bring this timeless tale to sparkling life.
Join Ratty, Mole, Badger and of course the irrepressible Mr Toad as they embark on various adventures – on the river, on the road and in the dark and dangerous Wild Wood. Using traditional English folk melodies set to new lyrics, the show paints a vivid picture of Grahame’s world – from the humble comfort of Mole End to the grandeur of Toad Hall. The Wind in the Willows is the perfect soundtrack to summer – vivacious, sparkling and full of life. Sunday 24th October 2021, 7.30pm Tickets £12 Online sales via www.wegottickets.com/event/506055 |
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Open Space Theatre Company presents
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GigspannerWe are thrilled to be welcoming Gigspanner back to Wingfield Barns this November.
Described since as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond” (Folk Radio UK), Gigspanner has stayed true to their quest to take self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, and with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator” (Spiral Earth). In 2013, Gigspanner’s founding member, legendary fiddle player Peter Knight, left Steeleye Span to wholly commit to the trio, and in the process established their reputation as one of the most genuinely ground-breaking forces on the British folk scene, inspiring Maverick magazine to write "Gigspanner are making some of the most beautiful music the genre has to offer" 5***** Saturday 6th November 2021, 7.30pm Tickets £18 Online sales via www.wegottickets.com/event/512878/ |
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Reg MeurossThe breadth and depth of Reg Meuross’s material is unparalleled in contemporary folk: songs about forgotten heroes, famous names, folk legends, the climate emergency, tales from the kitchen sink and news from the world stage; if something needs to be sung about then Reg Meuross has a song for it.
Currently touring with latest release, RAW along with a back collection of 14 albums and two new song cycles brewing, Meuross has the gift of being able to touch people through his songs and performance, painting pictures that remain with the listener long after the song has been sung. Masterfully accompanying himself on his ‘44 Martin six-string guitar, harmonica, tenor guitar, banjo and dulcimer and captivating audiences with his beautiful tenor voice, witnessing a Reg Meuross performance is to experience a journey into the heart, soul and songs of one of England’s finest writers. “Classic, with echoes of early Dylan, Tom Paxton and Leonard Cohen” THE GUARDIAN “A mighty songwriter and an equally fine singer” Martin Carthy Thursday 11th November, 7.30pm Tickets £15 Book online via www.wegottickets.com/event/521981/ |
“Martin Simpson is a superb teller of a song. You just have to listen to the opener on this double album, his own composition, Trouble Brought Me Here, to appreciate how his articulation brings the substance of a song alive, borne on his flowing guitar or banjo accompaniment.” The Scotsman
"Hearing Andy Cutting play is like going through the wardrobe and finding Narnia. His music is glorious, joyful, moving, subtle, emotionally charged, a totally spell-binding experience that is never long enough". June Tabor |
Martin Simpson and Andy CuttingMartin and Andy have both played solo gigs at Wingfield Barns in the past, and we are thrilled to welcome them back, this time as a duo for what will be an extremely rare performance. With most of the planned tour cancelled, this will be the place to see them if you live anywhere this side of London.
The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength - every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of the UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his playing. “What’s it like being the best guitar player in the world…?” Martin’s modesty and grace prevented him from answering this BBC Radio 4 interviewer’s question recently, but the facts speak for themselves. 40 years after he recorded his first album, Golden Vanity, in 1976, Martin is known as a guitarist of formidable talent. Equally at home playing English traditional folk, American folk and blues and his own compositions, he is consistently named as one of the very finest fingerstyle guitar players in the world. Andy Cutting is a rarity. A musician's musician (BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winner Best Musician 2008, 2011 & 2016): a soulful and technically outstanding melodeon practitioner with an ear for a fine tune. Many of his tunes have been purloined along the way: some considered contemporary classics on the folk scene. But then, Andy is also a warm and emotive performer, modestly engaging his audiences with his self-deprecating wit and then flooring them with downright staggering musicianship. There are few melodeon players who put so much feeling into their playing, whether it is a set of dance tunes, or accompaniment to a slow English ballad. Saturday 21st May 2022, 7.30pm Tickets £20 Online sales via www.wegottickets.com/event/511568/ |
Drama is a crucial part of the programme of events and includes performances by professional companies. We are also delighted to host plays by local societies and are keen to promote events by students in local schools and by pupils of local music teachers.
Please call 01379 384505 if you would like to discuss Wingfield Barns hosting your community group performance.
Please call 01379 384505 if you would like to discuss Wingfield Barns hosting your community group performance.
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