Music

Music on your doorstep

Our region is bursting with musical talent and great places to see it in – from small cellar bars, to folk clubs in village halls, to beautiful auditoria. And it is clear that there are lots of fans of live music in the area too.

At Cornerstone we are spreading the word about the wonderful live music we present every season, the excellent acoustics in our auditorium and the brilliant raked space which means you can be both comfortable and see the band close up. People are realising that we are a player to watch on the music scene.

We programme professional touring musicians. Some are stalwarts of the British music scene – names you might cherish from the past. Some are regional musicians keen to present themselves on our great stage or in our café bar at our increasingly packed bar gigs.

And then we programme things you might not get to see elsewhere. Fabulous international touring bands – ones like Le Vent du Nord from Quebec and Atongo Zimba from Nigeria - troubadors in the true sense of the word, touring non-stop and spanning pretty much the whole globe in the process. These are bands who live to play live.

There’s also swing, songs from the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50’s and then up to the minute contemporary folk.

We’re also broadening our horizons, booking music combined with other genres. You might come and listen to the comic songs of Mitch Benn or Isy Suttie or watch the vaudeville antics of The New Rope String Band. Or enjoy some music in a theatre show – the keyboards and cheeky harmonies backing The Perfect Wife – The Roadshow or the meliflous dance band tones of Al Bowlly’s theatre show accompanied by a live band.

We’re constantly adding new genres to the repertoire – blues, bands to dance to and youth music next – so we hope that you’ll join us and whatever you come and see, Autumn 2010 will be music to your ears.

Music: Contemporary