Car Park Fiesta!
Sat 6 Sep 3:00pm
6 hours
Sat 6 Sep 3:00pm (6 hours)
Wiltshire Music Centre
Wiltshire Music Centre Ashley Road Bradford-on-Avon UK
01225 860 100
Find Out MoreEveryone's invited to our free, end of Summer party, with food, kids' music-making activities and lots of live music.
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. Save the Date.
WHAT’S ON*
OUTDOOR MAIN STAGE
4PM: 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
6PM: 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.
OTHER OUTSIDE PERFORMANCES
5PM: Pick Up and Play performance with Wiltshire Young Musicians and audience members
VARIOUS TIMES: DJ sets from BOA Vinyl GatheringVinyl enthusiast and Bradford on Avon resident, Simon Arnoldi has been Djing for over 25 years at festivals and events across the UK. 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, here we plays 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.
MUSICAL ACTIVITIES (TR1 and TR2)
3.30 – 4.45PM: Try an instrument with one of Wiltshire Young Musicians’ Pick Up And Play sessions. Choose from steel pans, percussion, singing, brass and woodwind. Open to all ages
4.45 – 5pm: If you’ve tried out an instrument at one of our workshops, run through what you’ve just learned, in anticipation of performing to the crowd in a group performance! You’ll be surprised at how good you’ll sound
*Times may vary
Fiesta Food
FOOD TRADERS (3pm-9pm)
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
