Malmesbury Guitar Festival
Schedule
Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 08:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Triangle, Malmesbury, SN16 0AH, SN16 0AL | Chippenham, EN
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Malmesbury's first Guitar Festival featuring Jazz, Folk and progressive music.Starting us off on the Saturday night is John Etheridge who rightly enjoys a glowing reputation throughout the jazz world and beyond. He has been described by Pat Metheny as "One of the best guitarists". He is a prodigiously gifted and creative player whose approach to music can only be described as 'eclectic ' as he refuses to accommodate or even acknowledge artificial musical boundaries. He is a regular guest on Jazz Line-up; most recently a live duo set from Bath Festival with pianist John Horler, and is often a guest on Radio3's In Tune programme.
Sunday sees a triple bill of artists from Welsh instrumentalist Toby Hay, Jazz duo Gina Griffin and Andy Christie (whom you may have seen at our sofa sessions) and local folk outing The Picture Framers.
Toby Hay is a Welsh guitarist and composer based in the Cambrian Mountains, renowned for his intricate, nature-inspired instrumental folk music. His work, deeply connected to landscape, memory, and Welsh hiraeth, includes albums like The Gathering and New Music for the 12 String Guitar, often featuring his own Cambrian Records label.
Gina and Andy perform original arrangements of jazz standard and Hot Club. Gina's unique command over the violin, often scat singing in harmony is mesmerising and Andy's clean polished jazz guitar in the vein of Metheny and Etheridge underpins the violin harmonies perfectly. This is classic Sunday music vibes.
The Picture Framers are Viv Sherman, a singer and songwriter based in North Wiltshire. Guitarist for Pack Horse Ceilidh band and occasionally other bands too. Often seen paying in music sessions in his local area. Viv also uses melodeon to achieve drones, chords and simple melodies in the songs to compliment Chez's banjo playing. The other half of The Picture Framers is Chez Dunford, an independent musician performing both self-penned and traditional folk songs. Based in Bristol and the Forest of Dean. She plays piano, accordion, banjo and occasionally trumpet. Chez is a theatre maker, circus artist and community practitioner using music and story to connect people.
Tickets
Saturday night only featuring John Etheridge £15
Sunday only featuring all 3 acts £20
Weekend including all 4 acts £30
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Where is it happening?
The Triangle, Malmesbury, SN16 0AH, SN16 0AL, Chippenham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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