The Mellstock Band

Dave Townsend concertina | Caroline Butler violin
Tim Hill clarinet | Phil Humphries serpent

The Shepherd’s Calendar

The Mellstock Band return to Warwick to celebrate merrymaking and courtship through the country year. In costume, evoking the times of Thomas Hardy, the members of the band all sing as well as offer a rare opportunity to hear instruments like the concertina and serpent.

With the words of John Clare, the Somerset parson John Holland, as well as Hardy, the readings and songs take the audience through the festivities of the four seasons in the rural year. The Band have enjoyed more than twenty years of sold-out performances in Warwick, so do not delay your booking!