By placing her writing desk by the window, Jane Austen positioned herself at the border between two worlds: Indoors and Out

Jonathan Delbridge and Penelope Appleyard take audiences on a musical jaunt to explore Jane Austen's love of music and the outdoors. Listeners will embark on a road trip from Jane's own garden, past Pemberley and all the way up to Scotland, taking in a spot of Regency landscape design!

Performed in period clothes and with an authentic square piano from 1814, 'The Little Song Party' blend scholarship with entertainment in their distinctive witty style, celebrating all the fun and creativity of domestic music-making. A scripted mix of music and speech, the playlist for the journey includes; Voi Che Sapete by Mozart, Silent Worship by Handel, The Yellow Haird Laddie, and Auld Lang Syne, as well as poetry and much more.

West-Country based voice and piano partnership Penelope Appleyard and Jonathan Delbridge perform creative and entertaining recital programmes on historical themes. They are currently focussing on domestic music of the Regency era. Frequently to be found in period costume, chauffeuring 209 year old Broadwood square piano Lady Catherine around the UK in a Skoda estate, Penelope and Jonathan travel around performing their unique semi-theatrical programmes.

This performance of music, song, and prose will last approx 1hr15 with no interval.

Performance Schedule:
14.30, Doors Open
15:00, Performance Start
Refreshments and cakes will be served afterwards, with an opportunity to speak with the performers.