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Music May and June 2026 KALEIDOSCOPE CHAMBER COLLECTIVE 1 May Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, BRADFORD-ON-AVON, BA15 1DZ. 7.30pm. £27 / £15. 01225 860100 / wiltshiremusic.org.uk. “Chamber music at its most intimate and expressive.” BSO: ‘BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH’ 1 May Christchurch Priory, 4 Quay Road, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1BU. 7.30pm. £27 / £15. 01202 669925 / bsolive.com . MOMOKO GILL 2 May Sandy Hill Arts, Sandy Hill Lane, CORFE CASTLE, BH20 5JF. 6.30pm. £15. 07929 771219 / sandyhillarts.co.uk. “Brilliant self-taught drummer, producer, songwriter, and vocalist.” THE LOST TRADES 2 May Caryford Hall, Maggs Lane, Ansford, CASTLE CARY, BA7 7JJ. 7pm. £12. caryfordhall.co.uk. See 1 May. LAU NOAH 3 May Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, BRADFORD-ON-AVON, BA15 1DZ. 7.30pm. £25 / £14. 01225 860100 / wiltshiremusic.org.uk. “Creating beautiful, innovative and evocative vocal and guitar harmonies, Lau Noah is a self-taught, Catalan composer and songwriter, revered for her crystalline voice and innate songwriting talent.” ZUBIETA AND THE SUAVES 1 May Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 8pm. £18 / £17 / £16 / £8. 01308 424204 / bridport- arts.com . “Fronted by the captivating voice of Marta Zubieta, this six-piece band weaves a rich tapestry of bossa nova, samba and latin jazz.” THE BIG DORSET MAY DAY CEILIDH 1 May Hardye Theatre, Queens Avenue, DORCHESTER, DT1 2ET. 5.30 and 7.30pm. £13 / £7. 01305 266926. THE LOST TRADES 1 May The Pound Arts Centre, Pound Pill, CORSHAM, SN13 9HX. 7.30pm. £15. 01249 701628 / poundarts.org.uk . “Folk and Americana, reminiscent of the California folk scene of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s.” GLORIOUS ASSEMBLY JAZZ ORCHESTRA 2 May Messums West, Place Farm, Court Street, TISBURY, SP3 6LW. 6pm. £70 / £40. 01747 445042 / messums.org. 20 Great Lake Swimmers “The Canadian institutions led by Tony Dekker, recorded their latest album ‘Caught Light’ in Ontario’s Ganaraska Forest with producer Darcy Yates and engineer Jimmy Bowskill. One of the fastest albums the band have recorded to date, its warm folk-rock sound is rooted in the early 1970s - echoing artists like Gordon Lightfoot, Dory Previn, and John Martyn - and makes for a rich, rewarding record primed for intimate venues.” 7 May: The Exchange, 72 - 73 Old Market Street, BRISTOL, BS2 0EJ. 7pm. £18.50. 0117 930 4538 / exchangebristol.com / greatlakeswimmers.com. HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED 3 May Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk. TOM JENKINS 3 May Komedia, 22 - 23 Westgate Street, BATH, BA1 1EP. 1.30pm. £10. 01225 489070 / komediabath.co.uk. “Tom Jenkins weaves post-industrial landscapes and working-class stories into unique, traditionally crafted songs, inspired by his family of coal miners and farmers.” HANNAH SHILVOCK AND VIOLA LENZI 5 May Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 1.05pm. 01202 280000. Bass clarinet and piano recital. + COG 5 FRIDAY 5 JUNE THE MILLHOUSE, ILMINSTER, TA19 9PS 7.30 - 11.00 FREE GIG *EVOLVER_149_SB.qxp_Evolver_2025 14/04/2026 20:12 Page 44