A variety of musical events for the whole community
Events take place in pubs, churches, clubs, parks and greenhouses and some of them are free.
Do you love jazz? Come and hear Sarah L King open the festival with an evening of soulful jazz standards mixed with originals from her new album, ‘Fire Horse’. https://www.sarahlking.org/
The South London Jazz Orchestra follows on Saturday 12 October. A community big band playing arrangements from the jazz greats – Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller et al. Conducted by Hugo Jennings. http://sljo.org.uk/
And if you’d like to have a go at jazzing yourself, come to the Monday Jazz Jam at Off the Cuff. Listen to the House band Head’s Up play a short set, then join in! Or come and listen for free.
d like to bring the whole family, why not try Junior Open Mic www.instagram.com/jom_junior_open_mic at Off the Cuff on 20th October? Or Dance at the Ceilidh to toe tapping tunes with the South East London Folk Orchestra on 18 October. http://s335571041.websitehome.co.uk/selfolk
Creature & Machine – will curate an evening of electro pop, acoustic and spoken word performances on the theme of ‘Quiet Power’ on 12th October.
Peter Black – international tour of solo guitar music, from flamenco to blues, classical to calypso! 13 October. http://peteblackguitar.co.uk/
Whiskey Moon Face – ‘alternative’ folk, combining elements of Klezmer, New Orleans jazz and Middle Eastern folk in their original songs on 15th October. https://www.whiskeymoonface.co.uk/look-and-listen
Kalmarr – a young duo playing every imaginable style except classical! On 16 October
Grinch Mountain Bluegrass Band – a trad bluegrass band, with banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and double bass, paying tribute to the American Southern string bands of the 1940s – 1950s. 17th October.
Amarh Pino and Ozimzim Band – Ghanaian highlife music, Afro beat and reggae/African fusion. Bring your dancing shoes! 19th October. https://www.facebook.com/ozimzim
Hank Dogs – folk, folk rock, alternative country, Americana, blues, Celtic influences, creating a haunting sound on 20th October
The Big Swing Band from Camberwell will play at the Ruskin Park bandstand on Sunday 13 October. Expect classic swing and modern big band charts, hopefully accompanied by sunshine!
In the evening of that day the Solis Choir will sing choral evensong at St Faith’s church. This is always a calm but uplifting event, a perfect way to end the first weekend of the festival.
Exciting events for children include a morning of songs, drumming and interactive story telling with Whippersnappers at Brockwell Lido on 19th October.
Later on that day, children will also enjoy a performance of ‘Peter and the Wolves’, especially adapted from Prokofief’s ‘Peter and the Wolf’ to include a whole pack of wolves from the Judith Kerr Primary School and accompanied by members of the local Dulwich Symphony Orchestra. /www.dulwichsymphonyorchestra.org.uk
To find out more, and book tickets, visit the website https://hernehillfestival.org/home
