Skabour Festival Rocks Folkestone with Ska and Reggae Vibes
Brad Pittance and the Pirates group entertain on Saturday Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff – Folkestone was buzzing with music and energy as the Skabour Festival took over the…
Listen up! Create Music Village returns to Ashford
Ashford Borough Council has announced that Create Music Village (CMV) is returning to Ashford Town Centre this October with a month-long celebration of music and sound. The diverse programme features…
Maestro wanted for Monday Night Music Makers
A popular amateur orchestra is looking for someone new to wield the conductor’s baton as it tunes up for a new season. Ashford Sinfonia, which played a summer concert to…
A Very British Rhythm: Folkestone Celebrates Diversity and Dance in Vibrant Parade
Batava samba troupe lead the parade on The Leas Photo: Ray Duff Words and pictures by Ray Duff: Folkestone was alive with colour and music on Saturday, as hundreds of…
Stunning new Benenden Music School sounds as good as it looks
Benenden’s New Concert Hall and Music School by Hollaway Studio Hollaway Studio, a visionary architecture practice, has crafted a stunning new music school and concert hall that sounds as good…
Great news! Ashford’s Festival in the Park set to go ahead!
Great news! Ashford’s Festival in the Park is set to go ahead this year! Thanks to Find a Voice charity stepping in to team up with the event’s organizers, the…
World-class array of concerts, exhibitions and performances on Romney Marsh
Craig Ogden Photo: Evan Dawson JAM on the Marsh returns to Kent’s atmospheric Romney Marsh with an array of concerts, exhibitions and performances. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the festival invites…
UK’s largest celebration of folk music and dance comes to Rochester Sweeps Festival
Image by Pete – Pixabay The UK’s largest celebration of folk music and dance will transform historic Rochester into a spectacular kaleidoscope of colour and sound later this month. The…
Skabour music fest skanking back to Folkestone
The Scorchers begin the Saturday evening entertainment at The Burstin Photo: Ray Duff – Words and pictures by Ray Duff – The annual Skabour music festival, now back in full…
World in a Tent Festival swinging into Folkestone and Ashford
Summer festivals are arriving in Kent on Sunday July 3rd in Folkestone and on Saturday July 9th in Ashford 12 – 8pm July 3rd Festival includes: Tsungai Tsikirai ( Zimbabwean…