DART MUSIC FESTIVAL @ Bar 1620!

The annual three day Dart Music Festival is now in its 24th year and after 2 years off due to Covid-19 restrictions 2022 looks to be the best one yet!  With over 100 performances spanning almost every musical genre, the festival offers an eclectic mix of orchestral, rock, choral, blues, opera, folk, and jazz performances at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues including two churches, the bandstand in the Royal Avenue Gardens, outside Dartmouth Castle, and various hotels, pubs, and restaurants, throughout the weekend, including HERE at Bar 1620 Dartmouth.

Thursday 5th May - 7.30pm - James Harris' Beatbelt - Funked up Jazz
Friday 6th May - DJ Vegas featuring Ross Kelly - 7.30pm - Vinyl DJ / Free Styling
Saturday 7th May - DJ Martin Smith - House Music
Sunday 8th May - 3.00pm - Vince Lee - Blues Guitarist
Sunday 8th May - 7.30pm - Joanna Cooke - Soul Singer

BOOKING IN ADVANCE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS ITS GOING TO BE A BUSY ONE!
Please take a look at the website www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk for further information about the Festival

THURSDAY 5th MAY - 7.30PM

James Harris' Beatbelt - Funked up Jazz
Join us for a special MUSIC FESTIVAL THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE with James Harris' Beatbelt, regulars at both Bar 1620 and the Dart Music Festival each year. 
Beatbelt is a collaboration of the SouthWests most in demand musicians having a blast!
Booking is essential as this evening will definitely be a sellout. 
​We can't wait. It's going to be another fantastic Thursday Night Live at Bar 1620 Dartmouth.

FRIDAY 6TH MAY - 7.30PM

DJ Jason Vegas featuring Ross Kelly
DJ Vegas is a veteran of the SW scene with over 25 years of packing dancefloors with his booty shaking blend of funk breaks and hip hop. He has played at festivals and venues all over the UK.
Jason will be joined by Ross Kelly, with acoustic foot-tapping sing-a-long Soul Music from this experienced front man of the biggest Funk band in the South West, Freshly Squeezed.

SaturDAY 7TH May - 7.30PM

DJ Martin Smith - House Music
For over 25 years Martin has been playing house music to crowds all over the UK as well as France and Ibiza alongside some top names like Rocky & Diesel, Dave Seaman, Clive Henry, Nick Warren, John Digweed.. He is a resident for Deeper Sounds radio curated by Andrew Eastough and mixes have aired on Cafe Mambo Ibiza Radio, British Airways In-flight radio and 06am Ibiza Underground Radio. His thirst for playing the best new house music is never quenched.

​SUNDAY 8th MAY - 3.00PM

 Vince Lee - Blues Guitarist
Vince has been a mainstay on the South West's live music scene for over 25 years. An authentic, virtuoso blues musician who has always been an active promoter of blues music in and around his home town, Plymouth. He toured the UK & Europe extensively for 10 years as frontman with The Wildcards, and he has recorded & helped produce 4 further albums with fellow blues songwriter/guitarist Thomas Ford. 
Vince & his partner Becca Langsford have performed together in various band settings since meeting in 2008. A keen collector of vintage American guitars & amplifiers, Vince has become a slightly obsessive expert on Harmony guitars & related brands from the golden age of blues & rock 'n' roll.

​SUNDAY 8TH MAY - 7.30PM

Joanna Cooke - Soul Singer
Motown legend Martha Reeves summed it up perfectly, describing Joanna Cooke as “the baby girl singing the blues". Joanna, much like her South West blonde counterparts, Joss Stone and Jo Harman, demonstrates that true soul and emotional connection is not simply constrained by colour or creed. Moreover, her self-penned songs leave a lasting impression on audiences, by dint of their raw honesty and song craft.