Roger Tichborne on the 15th Mill Hill Music Festival taking place from 17th to 24th June

Emma Kershaw (on the right) who will perform the music of Karen Carpenter (on the left) as part of the Mill Hill Music Festival on Thursday 22nd June — Emma Kershaw (r) will perform the music of Karen Carpenter (l) on Thursday 22nd June

Mill Hill Music Festival has been bringing live music to Mill Hill, North West London, since 1995.

We kick off the festival with a bit of a bang and a free gig featuring a Britpop band with strong Liverpool and Barnet roots, Whelligan with support from singer/songwriter John Shillibeer on the 17th June at the Adam & Eve Pub.

We are thrilled to welcome back the Charles Court Opera on Tuesday 20th June, who will be putting on a performance of The Mikado; and The BBC Elstree Concert Band with a selection of music from the world of espionage on Saturday 24th at Hartley Hall.

Wednesday 21st June will see The Regency String Quartet at St Paul’s Church on The Ridgeway. The programme will include favourites by Haydn and Schubert performed by talented students from the Royal Academy of Music.

We are also very excited to play host to Ronnie Scott’s regular Emma Kershaw performing the music of Karen Carpenter on Thursday 22nd June at Frith Manor Primary School.

Friday 23rd June will see London’s top Pogue’s Tribute band, The Pogue Traders at Mill Hill Golf Club.

Father’s Day afternoon sees a free lunchtime jazz set from Razzamajazz Dixieland Band on Sunday 18th June at Finchley Nurseries.

Details of the full programme can be found here.

The festival is run by unpaid volunteers on a not-for-profit basis.

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