Sound UK

It is with a mixture of sadness, pride and huge appreciation for everyone we have worked with, that we make this our last Sound UK post.

Thank you so much for supporting our projects and all the brilliant artists we have worked with over the years - we have loved every minute of it.

There are so many artists, partners, funders, participants, audiences, places, spaces and landscapes which have made this the phenomenal journey it has been. We cannot thank you all individually but know that you all live within us through everything you've shared.

Our adventures are not over, and we will continue to bring people together through extraordinary musical experiences as we each set off down our new pathways.

Our best wishes for a peaceful and music filled festive season,

Polly, Chloe, Jamie and the Sound UK team

Huge thanks to who was a massive part of our team for so long, and for all her support as Chair of our fantastic trustees

Mini photo album 2025:
2. Ice Quartet
3. Rock Charmer
4. Mother of the Sea
5. Dream Setting
6. VIVO
7. Our teeny super team Jamie Harber, Chloe Arnett, Polly Eldridge and Julia Payne

“Quercus, as ever, were absolutely outstanding.” Audience feedback, Kings Place

Looking forward to their performances at St George's Bristol tonight - 27 November - and then at Turner Sims on 28 November.

The trio brings together multi-award winning UK folk and jazz musicians to create beautiful, lyrical chamber music.

Tickets: https://www.sounduk.net/events/quercus-2025/

This Sunday Terje Isungset and his ice music quartet open their week long tour at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre in Canterbury.

Featuring ice harp, ice horn, iceophone, ice percussion, ice bass and vocals.

Sun 16 Nov: Gulbenkian Arts Centre Canterbury�
Tue 18 Nov: Anvil Arts Basingstoke�
Wed 19 Nov: Lighthouse Poole �
Thu 20 Nov: Howard Assembly Room Leeds�
Fri 21 Nov: St George's Bristol Bristol�
Sat 22 Nov: Sims Southampton
Sun 23 Nov: Kings Place London

Head to our website for tickets:
https://www.sounduk.net/events/terje-isungset-ice-quartet-2025/

“Quercus, as ever, were absolutely outstanding.” Audience feedback, Kings Place��

Following a sold out performance at Kings Place in October, Quercus continue their autumn tour this month with 3 shows in Cardiff at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama - Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru (13 Nov), St George's Bristol (27 Nov) and Sims Southampton (28 Nov).�

The trio brings together multi-award winning UK folk and jazz musicians to create beautiful, lyrical chamber music.

“[June Tabor] totally inhabiting every song, transfixing a packed hall from the first moment…her voice undimmed, as strong and sweeping as ever. Pianist Huw Warren & saxophonist Iain Ballamy have collaborated with her for over two decades now and together they form a perfect unit.” �Audience feedback from Kings Place

As we approach our 25th year, we are taking a moment to celebrate the breadth of extraordinary musical encounters we have created in collaboration with artists and presented to audiences.

First up, we look back at some of the rural tours we have produced over the last 25 years.

Polly Eldridge, Sound UK's Director says:
"Maija Handover (co-Director) and I grew up in villages, having to travel many miles on buses or cadging a lift to go and hear music in the nearest towns and cities. We loved bringing innovative and memorable events into the heart of village life, building relationships and creating work with villages and rural communities. The sense of community and close connection was incredibly special, and it was an absolute joy to work with many brilliant people and to visit beautiful places from Shropshire down to Cornwall."

Find out more, watch the project films and explore more from the archive:https://www.sounduk.net/news/celebrating-25-years-rural-touring/

Ahead of our tour later this month with the Terje Isungset Ice Quartet, we caught up with Terje to learn more about the process of making, storing and playing these amazing ice instruments.

Read the interview: https://www.sounduk.net/news/Ice-Music-Frequently-Asked-Questions/

The Paper Cinema continue their autumn tour with two shows in Canterbury at Gulbenkian Arts Centre on Friday 24 & Saturday 25 October as part of the Canterbury Festival.

Then more performances next week in Oxford, Bristol, Swansea and Bradford-On-Avon, followed by Taunton on 4th November.

Wed 29 Oct Oxford The North Wall, Oxford
Thu 30 Oct Bristol St George's Bristol
Fri 31 Oct Swansea Taliesin Arts Centre
Sat 1 Nov Bradford-On-Avon Wiltshire Music Centre
Tue 4 Nov Taunton Brewhouse

https://www.sounduk.net/events/paper-cinema-autumn-2025/

Sound UK recommends - from our friends:
OCM and Tandem Collective present a one day festival from Oxford’s global folk community orchestra, Starling Sessions, and special guests.

Saturday 1 November
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

Tandem are taking over the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford to mark four years of Starling Sessions, a global folk community orchestra born of Tandem’s festival days and grown to be one of Oxford’s most treasured and joyous live acts. Joining them is an eclectic line-up of performers from around the world.

Find out more: https://ocmevents.org/whats-on/tandem-takeover-starling-sessions-at-the-sheldonian/