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8 Pope Street Brewery Square Dorchester Dorset DT1 1GW Tuesday to Saturday f rom 10am Music January and February 2026 20 THE BIG DORSET MIDWINTER CEILIDH 10 January Haryde Theatre, Queen’s Avenue, DORCHESTER, DT1 2ET. 7.30pm. £13 / £7. dorchesterarts.org.uk . KIRRIS RIVIERE & THE DELTA DU BRUIT 10 January CICCIC, Paul Street, TAUNTON, TA1 3PF. 7.30pm. £20 / £17. 01823 337477 / ciccic.co.uk . “Haunting Louisiana blues and R&B.” ‘LOOFEST’ 10 January Sandy Hill Arts, Sandy Hill Lane, CORFE CASTLE, BH20 5JF. 6.30pm. £12. sandyhillarts.co.uk. “Glenn Ross and Angharad Holloway perform country music classics to raise funds for a new toilet block for Sandy Hill Arts.” BSO: ‘VIVA ESPAÑA’ 14 January Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk . St Michael’s Estate Bridport Dorset DT6 3RR Monday to Saturday 10am - 4.30pm 01308 458077 New and pre-loved vinyl, official t-shirts, merchandise and memorabilia THE OLD SHAMBLES, SOUTH STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3LU 07730 356719 thebeatandtrack.co.uk INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE Unit 29, Vicarage Walk, The Quedam, Yeovil BSO: ‘SERENADES AND STARBURSTS’ 16 January Minster Church of St Cuthburga, High Street, WIMBORNE MINSTER, BH21 1EB. 7pm. £21 / £5. 01202 669925 / bsolive.com . SCOTT HAMILTON QUARTET 16 January Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 8pm. lighthousepoole.co.uk . Jazz. ‘BRISTOL URBAN WASSAIL!’ 16 January 73 Old Market Street, BRISTOL, BS2 0EJ. 7pm. £13. exchangebristol.com . HEDERA 17 January Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk . THEO TRAVIS' DOUBLE TALK 18 January The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Road, POOLE, BH14 9HT. 7.30pm. £17.50 / £10. soundcellar.org. SUNDAY BIG BAND 18 January CICCIC, Paul Street, TAUNTON, TA1 3PF. 12.15pm. £20 / £15. 01823 337477 / ciccic.co.uk . Jazz. BSO: ‘PIANO PYROTECHNICS’ 21 January Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk . JOSHUA RYAN AND CHRISTINE BURAS 21 January The Pound Arts Centre, Pound Pill, CORSHAM, SN13 9HX. 1pm. £8. 01249 701628 / poundarts.org.uk . SARAH MCQUAID 22 January Village Hall, SHIPTON GORGE, DT6 4LZ. 7.30pm. £13 / £7.50. 01308 897649 / artsreach.co.uk . “Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, and now settled in rural Cornwall, Sarah brings warmth, wit, and intimacy to every performance.” Graffiti Classics “Comedy string quartet who shatter the notion of classical music as elitist with their hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show.” 8 January: Village Hall, WOOTTON FITZPAINE, DT6 6NF. 7.30pm. £14 / £6. 01297 560948 / artsreach.co.uk. 9 January: Village Hall, LYTCHETT MATRAVERS, BH16 6DD. 7.30pm. £14 / £6. 07795 467666 / artsreach.co.uk. 10 January: Corn Exchange, BLANDFORD, DT11 7AG. 7.30pm. £14 / £6. 07729 786600 / artsreach.co.uk . PHIL BEER 15 January The Corn Exchange, High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 1HF. 7.30pm. £22. dorchesterarts.org.uk. ACOUSTIC MUSIC CLUB 15 January CICCIC, Paul Street, TAUNTON, TA1 3PF. 7pm. £8 / £5. 01823 337477 / ciccic.co.uk . BSO: ‘VIVA ESPAÑA’ 15 January Great Hall, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, EXETER, EX4 4PY. 7.30pm. £41 / £16. bsolive.com . SAM BROOKES 22 January Sandy Hill Arts, Sandy Hill Lane, CORFE CASTLE, BH20 5JF. 7pm. £15. 07929 771219 / sandyhillarts.co.uk . “Alt-folk.” BOWIE FASHION 23 January Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. 7.30pm. £20. 01460 54973 / themeetinghouse.org.uk . JOHN KIRKPATRICK 23 January The Pound Arts Centre, Pound Pill, CORSHAM, SN13 9HX. 7.30pm. £15. 01249 701628 / poundarts.org.uk. Folk. *EVOLVER_147_SB.qxp_Evolver_2025 16/12/2025 20:49 Page 20