Upwey Music

20/05/2026

19/05/2026

Thank you to the brilliant young people from WOW Youth Musical Theatre who entertained us on 10 May. Talented and life affirming!

02/05/2026

We're looking forward to a lively afternoon with WOW's brilliant young performers next Sunday. Do join us...

21/04/2026

We are delighted to be part of Martin's upcoming tour...

Tour Announcement:
Ahead of the new album (more on this later!) i am delighted to announce the ‘Some Kind of Jubilee’ tour. 30 shows all over the UK. Some solo, some with the wonderful Liz Hanks and Louis Campbell. Get your tickets early!
https://martinsimpsonmusic.com/gigs/

The Flavel Arts Centre The David Hall, South Petherton Otley Folk Festival Kings Place Performance Venues Turner Sims Wiltshire Music Centre The Live Room at Saltaire National Centre for Early Music Brewery Arts The Met Royal Liverpool Philharmonic The Glasshouse International Centre for Music Warwick Arts Centre Shetland Arts Creative Folkestone

20/04/2026

Thank you to the Dorset Fiddlers for a fantastic concert on 10 April. It was exceptional stuff! Here's a clip of one of the two pieces that won their 2025 writing competition. It's "Weymouth's Jig" by French musician Lise Lelandais.

4 likes. "Weymouth's Jig (extract) by Lise Lelandais performed at Upwey"

06/04/2026

We're really looking forward to having the Dorset Fiddlers play at St Laurence, Upwey on Friday evening. Tickets from https://www.ticketsource.com/upwey-music/t-rzzldom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qOFYBuwqK4

https://dorsetfiddlers.com/

Three jigs from the Thomas Hardy and Benjamin Rose collections: Harlequin Gardener, Pandon Dance & The Ferry Boat. From our summer concert at St Mary's Churc...

09/02/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to see the fabulous Ninebarrow last Friday. Here's a little clip of The Prickle-eye Bush as a treat.

They'll be touring in the Spring. If you missed them in Upwey or just want more, perhaps Sturminster Newton in May...

https://www.ninebarrow.co.uk/gigs

20/01/2026

Here's a clip of the fabulous harmonies of Ninebarrow, who are joining us at St Laurence Upwey, DT3 5QE on Friday 6 February. Some beautiful drone footage of the Dorset coast is thrown in for good measure.

https://youtu.be/dNU-cZ024tI?si=ASPHpMNQnWqa5HA2

Tickets are from https://www.ninebarrow.co.uk/upwey

See you there...

What an absolute corker of a day we had last week! ☀️ Jon got this footage on his drone looking down on Chapman's Pool and incredible cliffs of Houns Tout. ...

30/12/2025

The new year has almost arrived, and we're looking forward to the fabulous (and award-winning!) Ninebarrow on 6 February. Tickets from https://www.ninebarrow.co.uk/upwey