Now Watch the Films

The Festival is now over after an excellent final day that involved small and big bands, tea dancing, Mayday talks and a premiere of a Kinks film. Thanks to all those that came.

Brewhouse Jazz goes down a storm and final day of the festival

The Brewhouse was alive with sounds of music last night. Drawn in by the jazz emanating from The Brewhouse doors, people flocked to listen to listen to energetic and engaging Bristol based quartet, Freight in the cafe bar before Stacey Kent and Yvette Staelens went on to play to enthusiastic crowds in the Main house and Studio.

Earlier in the day the Taunton Vale Farmers Market had set up in Somerset Square, bringing the best of local produce to the Brewhouse and Edwardos continued the celebration of the local with a 3 course Somerset Dinner in the restaurant, which had a full house enjoying this offer.

Today is the final day of England, My England and there are lots of events in what promises to be a special day celebrating the more traditional aspects of Englishness.

You can enjoy a traditional Sunday Roast from 12 but you better not eat too much as there are FREE  ballroom dance classes at 3pm in our studio! This is to prepare you for our 1947 style tea dance in our main house between 4 and 6pm with ballroom and jive music provided by local legends, The Deane Big Band.

Outside we will keep Somerset Square alive with exciting street jazz ensemble, The Albion Horns who will provide sounds to your afternoon from 2 – 5pm.

From 6 – 7pm, Tim Hill, from the Albion Horns will be giving a FREE talk on the origins of May Day before our final event of the evening which sees Julian Temple , film director presenting his 2 new films about The Kinks from 8 in the main house.

Come down from 12 to enjoy a packed day of events!  This is the finale of what has been a rich and diverse programme of events to celebrate and explore what it is to be English today.

Celebrate the local with an evening of Live Jazz, folk and delicious food tonight from 5.30pm

Freight – a Bristol based jazz quartet will be playing in the cafe bar from 5.30. FREE Entry

Yvette Staelens and her Somerset Folk Songs will take place in the studio at 8pm.

Stacey Kent, our Saturday night headliner will be in the main house from 7.45pm

Tickets are available on the door from our box office

A Scorcher of a Day at the Seaside

Saturday was hot, very hot, perfect for a Day at the Seaside!
Our all day event at The Brewhouse was filled with fun, clog dancing, street games, colourful comedian cut outs, bbq food, energetic skiffle, great sounds from the lads and ladies of Live ‘N’ Up and all the fun of the Indoor beach!
Thanks to everyone who came and made it an event to remember.

Comedy on the Outdoor Screen tonight

Coinciding with Al Murray’s Barrel of Fun Tour in the main house, digital artist-in-residence Helena Haimes will be screening a new text piece, ‘It’s the Way I Tell ‘Em’, using the new projection tower and outdoor screen tomorrow evening (Tuesday 26th April) from 8pm. The work uses jokes and catchphrases to pay homage to the figures of late, great British comedy, and celebrates the uniqueness of the British sense of humour.

Apples, Apples, Apples – Festival Opening Night this Thursday!

Join us as we celebrate the heritage of the Somerset apple industry for the Opening Night of the festival!

Come and enjoy some folk and gypsy music played by the fellow Tinkers of Tinkers Bubble, Yeovil and have a go at guessing which variety of apple juice is which and if you get it right you’ll get to choose your favourite to take home!

This melee of performance, village fate games and music intertwines the surreal realities of festival happenings and local cultural history.

Round Table Discussion at The Brewhouse speakers confirmed!

Join us on Thursday 28 April from 6 – 8pm in the Project Space as we bring artists, musicians, poets, academics and curators together to explore the place of tradition in todays art and culture.

The confirmed speakers so far are as follows:

Chair: James Dixon - Research on Public Art and Contemporary Archaeology in the Context of Urban Regeneration

Participants:

Tim Hill – musician
Yvette Staelens – Folk musician and Senior lecturer in musicians and heritage
Chris Luffingham – Outreach Coordinator at RSA
Andrew Henon – artist, designer and educator
Steven Paige – artist
Ralph Hoyte – Bristol based text poet
Morag Kiziewicz - artist

Places are FREE. For more information, please contact Sarah Jenkins on sarah.jenkins@thebrewhouse.net