Nearly 300 people rose to their feet last Saturday 5 April in St Paul's Church to acclaim The Surtierra Project which delivered such a memorable musical performance after less than 7 weeks of rehearsals.  Wow !  The WemsFest Choir with Quimantu and the Alkyona Quartet - such a wonderful evening of music.  There are more performances in Park Community School (9/5), Portsmouth Cathedral with 2 more choirs (14/6) and St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden (20/6)

This came on the back of 3 sold-out performances in March by Chris Stout & Kris Drever, Steve Knightley, and FARA.  All quite exceptional in their own right.

The music continues !

Tuesday 15 April sees a return to St. James' Church by the ten-piece Feast of Fiddles which includes 6 superb fiddlers.

Special last-minute booking !  If you enjoy fiddle playing then you won't want to miss the sensational Canadian musician Richard Wood and his band playing their only UK mainland show in The Lens, Portsmouth on Wednesday 7 May.  This step-dancing fiddler really is something to behold and I'll personally refund you if you don't enjoy his show !  Tickets are also available from our usual ticket outlets and at our shows.

Put on your dancing shoes for The South Side Racketeers and their blend of Blue Beat, Ska, and Jamaican RnB on Easter Saturday 19 April - but keep them handy as Xodus - the Sounds of Marley play the same Westbourne Community Hall on Friday 30 May, and Malawi's top Afrobeat musician Gasper Nali brings his band to The Old Malthouse on Friday 6 June.

A quick plug for Americana artist Matt Woods who plays Bar Havana (Chichester) on Tuesday 22 April.  He's well worth catching and is one of a number of interesting musicians playing this 'listening room' who include: Cindy Kalmenson, & Florence Somerville (17/6), Blue Rose Code (17/7), Barry 'the Fish' Melton (29/7, Max & Veronica (2/9), and John Fiddler (19/10) with more to come !

Our next brochure is currently being designed and will be full of great music !

 One last thing - the 9th Emsworth Beer, Cider & Wine Festival will definitely be going ahead 19-21 September despite the fire-damage to Emsworth Community Centre.

Keeping Music Live - it's what we do !

Please go to our website for a fulll listing and further details of everything !

See news and updates on our facebook and instagram pages. Tickets from Bookends or Harbour Records in Emsworth or online (small booking fee) from WeGotTickets.

WemsFest - Celebrating 15 Years of Presenting the Arts (2011-2025 in the Westbourne-Emsworth area - over 500 events, and raising over £30,000 for various charities and community projects.. 

 Mark Ringwood-Millington (Artistic Director & Founder)  9th April