Dart Music Festival 2016

Friday 13th to Sunday 15th May 2016
various venues, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 9PH, England MAP
Mostly FREE although contributions to costs are welcomed

Daily capacity: 550

Last updated: Mon 4th Apr 2016

The Dart Music Festival is a three day event held from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th May 2016 in the port and town of Dartmouth, at the mouth of the River Dart, in South Devon.

The festival offers an eclectic mix of orchestral, rock, choral, blues, opera, folk, and jazz performances at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues including two churches, the bandstand in the Park, outside the castle, and various hotels, pubs, and restaurants, throughout the weekend.

Line-up

Friday: The Sugar Band, Neil Burns & James Shipway Duo, Gordon Campbell & Martin Dale Quartet, Tankus the Henge, Dartmouth Orchestra, Celine Dos Santos, Joanna Cooke, Reiko Fujisawa, BRNC Volunteer Band, Sax Appeal, Peter Wright, The O’Marleys, Dartmouth Rock Choir, Louise Parker & the Funkatronic Four, and Julian Vickers & Daniel Bovey.

Saturday: Esperanto, Fallen Cedars, Dave Hankin Big Band, New Project, Will McNicol & Luke Selby, Phil King Duo, The Bute Clarinet Quartet, Torbay Ukulele Workshop, Kris Hacker, Eryl Jones Band, Antimatador, Mark Harrison Trio, Jess Heywood Students, Torbay Ukulele Club, Kris Barras, Hucklebuck with Ian Briggs, The Lyers, Primitive Noise Band, Arioso String Quartet, The Porter Family, RSVP, Eastertown, The Bookshop Band, Invicta Voices, Cooper and Davies, The Strike Nineteens, Martin & Eliza Carthy, Ben Carr & the Hot Rats, Poco Drum, Becky Brine, Dodgey Practice, The Rhythm Machine, Luke and Mel, Joe Cribbs & the Seed Drills, Louise Parker, Rosco Levee, The Harry Browns, Tori Reed and the Flightless Birds, Rhos Orpheus, Vicky Hadland, Flash Harry, Jungle Book – The film, Gary Quinn, Cellophony, Dart Valley Stompers, and Will McNicol & Luke Selby.

Sunday: Ninebarrow, The Nauti Buoys, Lost Eleven, Zen Hussies, Billy Thompson and Karen Street, Dart Festival Chorus, Devonly Voices, Mr Clean, Catfish, Mama Tokus, Festival Choral Evensong, Devon Jazz Youth Orchestra, Circes Diner, Julian Piper, Harbottle & Jonas, Magic Buzzard, Jim Crawford, Billy Thompson, Barney Porter, Lounge Cat Ideals, John Etheridge & Vimala Rowe, Festival Eucharist, Misfits, Annika Skoogh, Dartmouth Town Ringers, Velvet and Stone, Tim Watson Saxophonist, Future Dub Orchestra, Judie Tzuke & Chaz Thorogood, The Peas, and Devon Youth Wind Orchestra.

The Dart Music Festival's motto is Music for All. Since it's inception in 1998, the Festival has attracted thousands of visitors and has become one of the stars in Dartmouth's calendar, appealing to old and young alike. There are many events from individual, group, and local school performances, to storytelling, dance displays and workshops.