Car Park Fiesta! Live Music & Street Food festival

Price: £FREE

We’re throwing open our doors this September, spilling out onto the lawn and into the car park,  as we throw a party for the community! It’s a chance to experience what we do here, for kids to take part in music making workshops, and for everyone to enjoy our spaces with friends, drinks, street food –  and of course –  live music from great local bands. The line-up includes:

4:15PM: Hot Club of Avalon
Gypsy jazz trio in the style of Django Reinhardt. Led by Jazz Factory tutor, Ross Hughes on clarinet, with Alex Bishop on guitar and Tom Allen on double bass

6:15PM: The Carrivick Sisters
Beautiful folk for a late Summer evening from twin sisters Laura and Charlotte. This talented duo singing in close harmony together and draw inspiration from their passion for traditional American old time and bluegrass music, English folklore and a wide variety of instruments : guitars, mandolin, fiddle, banjo and dobro.

7:45PM: Organ3man vs Jonny Steele
From the Bristol melting pot, Organ3man are a three man organ combo with groovepower. Their funk line up of choice is organ, double bass and drums. They play live interpretations of some of the sweetest 60s soul jazz and heaviest 70s funk, all of which are a mix of high energy, improvised dancefloor killers. Today they’re also joined by Jonny Steele, a MC of remarkable ability, and whose work with The Scribes and Contraband Breaks Ensemble has seen his live energy spread widely around the UK.

Plus DJ sessions throughout the event from Vinyl enthusiast and Bradford on Avon resident, Simon Arnoldi. A former director and programmer for Farmfest in Somerset, he recently founded the ever expanding BoA Vinyl Gathering, which invites local collectors and selectors to come and play out their current favourite records each month. With a broad musical palette, he’ll play his more worldly musical selections to set the mood between our amazing live acts. Expect an alfreco blend of Jazz, Soul, Latin, Folk, and Exotic Rockers from around the world.

Food traders include:

BBQ Street Box: Street food inspired by barbeques and smoky meats

Tibetan Memories: Affordable, plant-based, Asian curries

Delicious Miss Dahl: Handcrafted, custom cakes, desserts and treat boxes from Frome

Musical activities include:
Pick up and Play sessions from Wiltshire Young Musicians – try out any instrument to see if you like it