Past Events

An evening of the ghost stories of M R James brought to life by the Don’t go into the Cellar theatre company BOOK NOW

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The Season Of Revenge – It’s sweet, best served cold and sometimes comes from beyond the grave. Learn how to get your own back in style with a selection of backstabbing folk tales selected from around the world by The Travelling Talesman. BOOK NOW

Two amazingly talented singer/songwriters in one evening – not to be missed BOOK NOW

Our regular acoustic music night featuring three musicians, one stage, one song at a time – BOOK NOW

The Sea Slugs’ unique music is borne out of a collective condemnation of intolerance, a strong sense of solidarity with fellow humans, and a passion for the music of Fela Kuti. By donation event – FIND OUT MORE

We are delighted to welcome Will and Luke back after two previous performances together here at The Art House, where they knocked our socks off with a range of original and creatively-covered music on acoustic guitar and drums. BOOK NOW

Jero Férec – Guitar
Dimitri de la Rosa & Cécile Evrot – Vocals
Oliver Giffin – Dance
Jero Férec, a regular favourite at The Art House, is a young Flamenco guitarist based between The UK and Barcelona. His skilled, innovative approach to live performance and recording has led him to be described as “the brightest rising star on the UK flamenco scene”. BOOK NOW

‘Three Monkeys music night at The Art House’ is a unique chance to enjoy fantastic original music by three local musicians, singers & songwriters in the intimate setting of our gallery, up close and personal and with great sound quality. It’s like being in your best mate’s living room. MORE INFO (Facebook)

Alternative Japanese Rock/Blues and live looping BOOK NOW

Fantastic contemporary jazz & more from some of Southampton’s finest. Entry tonight is by donation – all proceeds will go to Freedom to Learn to help their work in Nepal supporting FtL school communities in Nepal on the ground. MORE INFO (Facebook)

Quortl are a new, unique and eclectic modern jazz-fusion project. They sit at the periphery of jazz and instrumental rock, combining jazz harmony and improvisation with a biting funk-rock edge. A Formal Horse is a new progressive rock quartet based in Southampton. Although the band’s sound is difficult to pinpoint, their dense instrumental passages are reminiscent of King Crimson and The Mahavishnu Orchestra. MORE INFO (Facebook)

We are delighted to welcome Astrakan Project all the way from Istanbul with support from The Shimmering Bees for an evening of eclectic world music. BOOK NOW

Join us for a relaxed, candlelit evening with top notch food at The Art House!
Seated upstairs in our gallery on cosy tables for 2 (or book for a group of friends) this is a wonderful night away from the usual cheesy, crowded commercial places. To top it all, we welcome back Patrick Ytting on our piano to play for you at various points in the evening.
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“Smart songwriting from an emerging talent.” – R2 Rock’n’Reel Magazine
“Sultry folk, like a Romany gypsy cabaret show.” – Q Music
“A New Orleans funeral dirge, and that is not a slight.” -Music News
“Vocals that will set your world ablaze.” – Train Wreck’d Society
“Anja’s vocals soar with feeling as the mood is extricated by the music.” – For Folks Sake
“Anja’s ethereal vocals merge with the rich and full-bodied sound of the accordion to give an eerie, mournful impression that will stay with you long after you’ve taken the headphones off.” – Stereoboard FIND OUT MORE & BOOK

Formed and based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Hot Feet may be partly inspired by their rural surroundings, but their eclectic music hints at a darker and more complex world than the pastoral paradise you might expect. After the success of their debut EP, Wood House, the band are currently out on the road again with their second release, Mist Is Dust. FIND OUT MORE & BOOK

Rapper, singer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, person: the half-daft missionary who forced folk to marry hiphop… scooting into new territories that rappers aren’t supposed to enter.
MC Dizraeli has won the BBC Radio 4 Poetry Slam and the Farrago UK Slam Championships. He’s written several hiphop plays, including the award-winning The Rebel Cell with Canadian nutbag Baba Brinkman. FIND OUT MORE

Andy’s songs are journeys — melodic, thoughtful and different to most other artists you will have heard. Colourful music and beautiful melodies accompany hope filled laments. FIND OUT MORE

COFFEE OR NOT Coffee Or Not is a Belgian band based in Brussels. Soho and Renaud record music quite electric but where vocal harmonies are key. Their third LP, ‘SoRe’, is now darker, more tense, even stormy. From introspective loops to cymbals bursts, or from ethereal pads to shouts, this is now more about tickling the guts than the ears. MIKE VAUGHAN has played for many local Southampton bands and enrolled in Drumtech in Acton, part of The London College of Music and Media. During this time he played for the band Karmic Jera who won several awards including The Best Unsigned Band and were featured in Kerrang magazine, Metal Hammer et al. He likes to write songs rich in metaphor and deeper meanings. He likes cheese on toast. FIND OUT MORE

With nostalgic references to the whimsical psychedelia of the 1960’s, mixed with a variety of more contemporary alternative rock influences, The Skull Kids’ are vocalist and guitarist Jonathan White (Don), bass guitarist Will Scott-Hartley, drummer Ross Gordon, keyboards player Alfie Pugh and graphic artist Eloise Rose. Their music focuses on strong melodies and dramatic ebbs and flows of sound, allusive lyrics blurring the distinction between reality and fantasy. MORE INFO

Liz Berry was born in the Black Country and now lives in Birmingham. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway and received an Eric Gregory Award in 2009. Her poems have appeared in magazines and anthologies, been broadcast on BBC Radio and recorded for the Poetry Archive. She was the winner of the 2012 Poetry London competition. MORE INFO

Willowen are a trio from Bournemouth who have pioneered the exciting genre of Indie-Quirk Folk. Fusing three part harmonies, indie rock ethics and a folky twist, the band has been described as a quirky mixture of folk and Fleetwood Mac. They have performed at Isle of Wight Festival, Larmer Tree Festival and Purbeck Folk Festival in recent years, as well as sharing the stage with the likes of KT Tunstall, Paul Heaton (The Beautiful South/Housemartins), We Were Evergreen and 3 Daft Monkeys to name a few. MORE INFO