Hearken Quartet - Live @ Shires Oast

Join Hearken Quartet for a special dance concert at Shires Oast - A short dance workshop, followed by the concert with dancing! Seating will also be available for those that want/need.

Downstairs bar and restaurant open from 4pm - Please call on 01622 234707 if you would like to book a table for lunch or dinner.

Concert doors @ 7pm, for an 8pm start.

Access - Please note, the venue is upstairs, a chair lift is available, but those with specific access requirements should notify the venue in advance.

Inspired by the lively traditional dance music of Europe, Hearken Quartet are an energetic ensemble of clarinet, uilleann pipes, guitar, piano, and diatonic accordion. Bringing fresh flavours to Euro-bal music, whether it’s the chain dances of Brittany, Scandinavian couple dances, or the bourrée of the French Auvergne, Hearken Quartet delivers delicious arrangements of tunes new and old that will whet the appetites of traditional and contemporary music fans alike.

The project began as a collaboration between Bruce Lambelle-Rudd and Bob Downham in 2017, forming a duo of melodeon and uilleann pipes/low whistle to explore the traditional dance music of continental Europe. In 2022 the band expanded to include music techhead Alex Walters and clarinet powerhouse M Lomas, who brought stomping accompaniment and wistful harmonies, resulting in a rousing atmosphere powered by a wall of sound.