WHEN:
Set afternoon and evenings in July & August – see below
VENUE:
Great Lawn, Outdoors by The White Hart, Dartington Hall
PRICING:
FREE
About this event
We’re back with Great Lawn Sessions for Summer 2024!
Enjoy sultry summer days up on Dartington’s beautiful Great Lawn with free outdoor live music from a host of superb acts, plus sizzling flavours from our The White Hart BBQ and a range of ice-cold beverages from the Terrace Bar.
Set evenings and some afternoons during July and August will see a fabulous line-up of fine folk, jazz and blues artists from across the country coming to grace the stage and fill the warm air with great music. So bring family, friends, a blanket plus a healthy appetite – the new White Hart team are set to cook up an absolute storm!
Tuesday 3o July:
3:00pm Chris Thomas (singer songwriter/guitarist)
7.30-9.30pm Mariella Wishy (singer songwriter)
Wednesday 31 July:
7.30pm Ben Roberts (cellist: classical meets the avant-garde)
Spanning disparate realms of spirituality, punk, sound design and alternative healing, cellist, electric cellist, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Roberts (Silver Moth, Abrasive Trees, Prosthetic Head…) brings together the classical and the avant-garde for a unique performance on Dartington’s Great Lawn. Ben will be presenting an eclectic selection of original songs mixed with his trademark improvised cinematic soundscapes and unique electric cello loops.
Thursday 1 August:
7.30pm Ellie Gowers (singer songwriter/guitarist)
Friday 2 August:
3:00pm True Foxes (female folk-pop duo)
7.30pm The Bridge (soul/funk/reggae)
Saturday 17 August, 6 – 9pm: The Trevor Barbajack Trio
Trevor Babajack (UK Acoustic Act of The Year 2023 in teh UK Blues Awards) is influenced by his acquired passion for early rural Blues, mixed with the sounds of rhythmic African roots, in what can only be described as his own genre of original and seemingly improvised music, that makes him a thrilling and unique artist. His travels have taken him the length of the UK, across Europe and Africa, headlining Blues and Roots festivals and from little French cafés to The Royal Albert Hall. Trevor is a thrilling performer (and woodworker, making his own instruments). His Latest album featuring The Babajack Trio, topped the IBBA Charts and Album of the Month.
Tuesday 27 August, 7:30 – 9:30pm: Dan Whitehouse
Celebrated Black Country singer-songwriter Dan Whitehouse continues to renew, reinvent and reimagine – touching listeners with his observations and moving them with his sensitivity and impeccable songwriting.
‘Wonderful’ says BBC Radio 6 Music. Festivals played include Reading, Beardy Folk, Moseley, Purbeck, Wychwood.
Wedesday 28 August, 7:30 – 9:30pm: Billie Maree
Totnes solo artist Billie Maree is a singer songwriter who performs deep-feeling folk-esque songs with a sense of spirituality and self.
“A very special artist who is giving us a narrative in her music that is hard to come by. Brightness swirls with melancholy… poetic lyrics and unconventional style… not your typical acoustic singer songwriter. There’s just something wonderfully inventive about it all”- York Calling
See you on the lawn!
