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Want to know more about our Cawsand Bay Guitarfest concerts happening 11th – 13th September?
Friday 11th September 2026, 8pm
Cawsand Congregational Church, Garrett st, Cawsand , PL10 1PD
Tickets: £15 www.wegottickets.com/event/688252
Classic FM chart topping Craig Ogden, “a worthy successor to Julian Bream” BBC Music Magazine is delighted to return and will perform a fantastic programme from his current repertoire.
Australian born guitarist Craig Ogden is one of the most exciting artists of his generation. Craig has performed concertos with all the main UK orchestras plus many abroad. He regularly appears as soloist and chamber musician at major venues and collaborates with the UK’s top artists and ensembles.
One of the UK’s most recorded guitarists, his recordings for Chandos, Nimbus, Virgin/EMI, Hyperion, Sony and Classic FM have received wide acclaim.
Friday 5th September 2025, 8pm
Cawsand Congregational Church, Garrett St, Cawsand, PL10 1PD
Tickets: £15 www.wegottickets.com/event/644167
One of the world’s leading guitar ensembles, internationally renowned for their dynamism, innovation & breathtaking virtuosity. The Guitarfest are thrilled to have this incredible duo return and perform a brilliant programme from their current repertoire. The duo have been invited to perform at venues and music festivals around the world plus numerous radio and TV appearances on ITV, BBC and European and North American networks.
“I was hanging on almost every note…a riveting experience” – The Independent. The duo are D’Addario Strings endorsed artists.
Saturday 12th September 2026, 2pm
Cawsand Congregational Church, Garrett St, Cawsand, PL10 1PD
Tickets: £10 www.wegottickets.com/event/688253/
Alison, director of the Guitarfest, is one of the UK’s most lyrical and exciting guitarists.
She delights audiences with her fluid technique and expressive playing, performing nationwide and in Europe and has broadcast on national radio including BBC Radio 3 & BBC Radio Scotland.
She is a Willowhayne Records recording artist.
“enthralling… demonstrated sheer virtuosity… superb technique and sensitivity” – The International Guitar Festival of Great Britain.
“Musicality, dynamic differentiation and sensitivity with an almost mystical tension. You don’t often hear a concert guitar played like that.” – Nortorfer Zeitung Germany (Trans Fiona Bubbers)
Saturday 12th September 2026, 8pm
Maker with Rame Community hall, Jackman’s Meadow, Kingsand, PL10 1NB
Tickets: £15 www.wegottickets.com/event/688254/
This world class Quartet brings together four guitarists of exceptional artistry. VIDA’s ability to ” conjure up an orchestral palette of colour and effects” (classic FM) combined with their ” exquisite tonal and dynamic control” has firmly established them as a passionate and masterful ensemble who sparkle with “vitality and spontaneity” (Acoustic)They have performed to critical acclaim in major UK venues including London’s Southbank Centre and they are sought after festival artists throughout the UK, Europe, North America and China. They are D’Addario string classical artists.
