AN UPCOMING coffee concert will feature the talents of the Ensemble Askew.

It takes place at Bridport Arts Centre on Friday September 8 at 11am.

Emily Askew is one of those multi talented musicians whose ability to embrace a wide range of instruments is both breathtaking and inspiring to hear. With Ensemble Askew she demonstrates her creative vision for mixing Medieval and Renaissance melodies with contemporary instruments and modern folk styles with tremendous aplomb.

As an accomplished player of instruments such as vielle (medieval fiddle), shawm, bagpipes, recorders and medieval harp, Emily is a fearless experimenter, fusing both early music and folk. The results are tremendously engaging and inspirational to audiences who can expect to be caught up in uplifting, toe-tapping rhythmical performances.

Emily and her fellow musicians John Dipper (viola d’amore, vile, fiddle) Jamie Roberts (voice, guitar), Louise Morgan (hand percussion and medieval bells) get to the very heart of songs, playing with a level of energy and drive that will captivate audiences.

She graduated with a first class honours BMUS at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and received the Dove Memorial Prize for the highest BMUS mark in her year. As a member of the Askew Sisters, she has twice been a BBC Young Folk Award semi-finalist and in 2005 won the New Roots competition.

Catherine Hodgson, founder and director of Concerts in the West, said: “In 2014, Emily and her group The Artisans were so popular that we have asked her back again this year with Ensemble Askew.

"She is such an exciting young musician, playing a wide range of instruments with ease and is definitely one of the rising stars of traditional music. The combined talents of Emily and her band will make for tremendously entertaining performances.”

*Ensemble Askew, Bridport Arts Centre, Friday September 8 at 11. Coffee is included. Call the box office for tickets.