St Albans Review Leisure: What's on, food, theatre, cinema and Music in St Albans and Hertfordshire

Homegrown folk

11:08am Thursday 26th April 2012

Folk fans should head to The Maltings for First Friday Folk Music, a monthly event featuring local performers, plus young musicians from St Albans’ annual New Roots event. Homegrown duo Run of the Mill (picture, below) will be heading the bill, with support from New Roots 2011 finalists, Tom and Jess.

Scratch a living

11:10am Thursday 26th April 2012

Hang on to your hats, St Albans fave New Wave outfit The Scratch are back to preview tracks from their hotly anticipated fourth album Great Adventure.

Getting the showsongs on the road

10:26am Thursday 26th April 2012

Finchley composer Danny Davies talks to Rosy Moorhead about his new CD of show tunes and his passion for musical theatre

Celebrating Somali arts and culture in Harrow

9:36am Thursday 26th April 2012

Rosy Moorhead looks forward to an evening of Somali music, poetry and film in Harrow, led by local band Dhaqan

Purcell graduate plays

11:28am Friday 20th April 2012

Purcell graduate Rosalind Ventris returns to Hertfordshire to perform with Radlett Music Club. Earlier this year, the talented viola player gave the world première of a work for solo viola written for her by Edwin Roxburgh at the Royal Festival Hall.

A few of our favourite things

11:24am Thursday 19th April 2012

Finchley & Friern Barnet Operatic Society stages The Sound of Music to mark its 90th anniversary

New conductor for Barnet Choral Society

11:02am Thursday 19th April 2012

New conductor Stephen Bullamore steers Barnet Choral Society through a performance of Israel in Egypt, writes Rosy Moorhead

The Nimmo Brothers to rock Wyllyotts Theatre

2:54pm Wednesday 18th April 2012

Glaswegian blues rock duo play Wyllyotts Theatre in Potters Bar

The Staves go Stateside

11:26am Tuesday 17th April 2012

Follow the antics of Watford’s favourite girl band The Staves as they continue to charm US audiences with their blissful harmonies.