The Medlars

Colchester Arts Centre, 24 Nov 2025


Tickets £12 / £10 concessions.
Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.
This gig is for a seated audience.

Originally formed in 2009 The Medlars are folk trio from Essex, performing songs and tunes originated and rooted in the folk tradition, revisiting and creating new arrangements of classic English folk songs with a contemporary feel.

Its current line up formed from a chance encounter at Folk East 2017, The Medlars are now Alie Barnes - vocals, Emma Hardy - fiddle/vocals, Tom Hardy guitar/vocals.Alie grew up with the influences of the East Anglian fens in her blood and has been performing and running folk clubs since the mid-1980s. Emma has a classical music background and Tom is a self-taught guitarist, with a wide range of influences from folk to punk. Whilst original influences remain, these have expanded, drawing in ideas from within and outside the tradition.

The Medlars have performed at festivals, such as Bobbing Barn, Chippenham Folk Festival, Moira, The White Horse, and Upton, and Folk Clubs including Colchester, Hadleigh, Loughton, The Hoy at Anchor, Waveney, and Wivenhoe.

https://www.themedlars.co.uk

Show Details


Venue
Colchester Arts Centre
Date
24 Nov 2025
Doors
7:30 p.m.
Starts
8 p.m.

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01206 500 900 / info@colchesterartscentre.com

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