FOLLOWING on from her studies under eminent musicians in Australia and London, and achieving her Master of Music degree in 2001, concert pianist Emilie Capulet, right, will give a performance at Dorset County Museum, Dorchester at 1pm on Thursday, June 19.

In addition to her distinguished solo career, Emilie has a strong reputation as a guest speaker, talking about the relationships between music, literature and painting. She has recently been invited to give pre-performance lectures by Glyndebourne on their current touring season. All are welcome and to cover costs, a small donation of £3 is requested.

l ALTHOUGH having known each other for many years, Peadar Long and Daz Jones had never played together until last summer when they coincidently happened to be staying at Whitby during the Folk Festival.

The pair busked a few tunes together, having a laugh and generally creating a bit of a spectacle. It was from this happy accident that Red Hippo, right, was born.

Aware that the novelty of the whistle and tuba combo may be limited, they were soon joined by Simon Chantler on fiddle, guitar and mandolin.

A year on and Red Hippo now perform using a stunning mix of sousaphone, Irish whistles, saxophones and strings.

Individually, band members have paid their dues in the worlds of jazz, folk, world music and ska; together they explore a musical world influenced by traditional English, Irish and Scandinavian folk melodies and original tunes often underpinned with ‘posh jazz chords’.

Red Hippo will play at Burton Bradstock village hall on Friday, June 20.