MUSIC

Pop goes nostalgia

VETERAN pop japesters The Barron Knights lead a special Call Up The Groups line-up as the latest golden oldies nostalgia tour arrives at the Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre on May 17.

Their conscripts include fellow 1960s veterans The Tremeloes, The Fortunes and Marmalade.

Tel: 01202 456456

Marching orders

MILITARY music lovers are in for a treat as the world-famous Central Band of the White Russian Army marches into action at the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth on May 17.

Playing classics and Russian folk, with modern, popular and jazz numbers thrown in, the band has toured the world to critical and popular acclaim.

Tel: 01202 456456

They're polished

HIGHLY acclaimed brass quintet Chaconne makes a rare Dorset appearance this weekend with a concert at the Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall near Wimborne.

Founded in 1984, Chaconne has a reputation as one of the most exciting and versatile ensembles touring Britain today with a repertoire that extends from Praetorius to Miles Davis.

Tel: 01258 857814.

Take note of trio

THE Frascati Trio play St George's Methodist Church in Portman Road, Boscombe, on May 17. Formed by three members of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the trio will play a programme of light classical music.

Tel: 01202 471780

Sharp-shooting

RAYMOND Froggatt headlines this weekend's three-day Weymouth Country Music Festival.

The festivities kick off today with a country dance evening at the town's Pavilion Theatre and continue until Sunday with a tribute to Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves. Froggatt and his band play on May 18.

Other events include a Wild West Roadshow including cowboy stunts, knife throwing and what is described as "giant inflatable red-indian wrestling".

Tel: 01305 783225

A good build-up

TRIBUTE band Think Floyd play the Salisbury City Hall on May 17. Stand by for painstakingly recreated Pink Floyd tracks from classic albums.

Meanwhile, the first half of the show will be a faithful performance of The Wall complete with local schoolkids doing the chorus to Another Brick...

Tel: 01722 327676.

Barbara and Bert

SINGER and actress Barbara Dickson brings her latest national concert tour to Salisbury City Hall on May 18.

A big name since the 1970s when she was plucked from the relative obscurity of Scottish folk to perform in the West End show John Paul, George, Ringo and Bert, Dickson is now one of our leading entertainers.

Tel: 01722 327676.

Golden sounds

SINGER Rosemary Squires celebrates 50 glorious years of music and song at the Salisbury City Hall on May 19.

The jubilee special traces music from the 1950s to the present day.

Tel: 01722 327676.

Hitting high notes

BEAMINSTER singers perform their Spring Concert at St Mary's Church in Beaminster on May 18.

Soprano Pippa Goss is the soloist. The Newenham Quartet accompany.

Tel: 01308 488319.