St Mary's Events

It’s been a remarkable few years for Irish songwriter Lisa O’Neill. Lisa O’Neill’s mesmerising voice is one of the most evocative in modern folk music. You might recognise her magnificent, deeply emotional cover of Bob Dylan’s “All The Tired Horses” from the final episode of Peaky Blinders but the Irish musician’s 2023 album, All Of This Is Chance, was inspired by the natural world and the deep, old sounds that lie within it, perfectly captured by O’Neill’s stark, redolent voice. Now she returns to the South-West for two special shows following the release of her new EP.

A flowing folk fantasia of Celtic and original tunes. Violin, flute, mandolin, bouzouki, guitar and bass weave unexpected changes and tight rhythms in virtuosic explorations of music old and new.

On Sunday 8 March, 3pm, at St Mary’s Church, Bruton, Clare Sydenham and David Hindley return with a brand new recital programme in their popular format of piano music, poetry and prose, this time on the theme of Spring.

The main event in our Spring calendar is a performance of Vivaldi’s much-loved Gloria on Sunday 22 March in St Mary’s Church, Bruton, 5pm. This will be a joint collaboration between Bruton Choral Society, St Mary’s Church Choir and King’s Bruton Chapel Choir, led by King’s Director of Music Ashley Marshfield. Over 100 singers will be accompanied by the Stringendo Ensemble, with David Bertie (trumpet) and Oliver Higgs (oboe). This promises to be an uplifting occasion, and one not to be missed!