NW3 Area Guide

Solly Hardwick and Eliza Burkitt are Lost in the Loop, a London Folk duo playing traditional tunes on fiddle & cello/mandolin. From upbeat dancey tunes to slow and soulful airs, they bring fresh energy to timeless music. Lost in the Loop met at an Irish session in South London, inspired by the dance music of Ireland expect plenty of jigs, reels, and polkas, mixed with tunes from Scotland, England, and Scandinavia. As keen instrumentalists they also compose tunes and perform original pieces, rooted in the folk tradition.

Corelli - Sinfonia to Santa Beatrice D'Este, Francois Dieupart - Concerto Grosso in B flat Wassenaer - Concerto Grosso Johann Schmidt - Ouverture in due cori Nicola Matteis - Concerto Grosso in B flat Antonio Caldara & Nicola Matteis - Sinfonia and Ballet from Scipione

On this tour Paul Talling, takes you on a walking tour around Hampstead showing you the sources of three of London's best known lost rivers - the Fleet, the Tyburn & the Westbourne and reading from his book London's Lost Rivers. We visit the sites of wells, a lost pond famously painted by John Constable as well as the existing Hampstead Ponds & streams that form the sources of these rivers that began their descent in Hampstead towards the River Thames and shaping London's history. Other miscellanous sites along the way include the former London home of the black singer, actor and pioneering civil rights activist, Paul Robeson and a former pub that was frequented by Charles Dickens, Karl Marx & Bram Stoker. Whilst we will not be heading down into any sewers or enduring mountainous conditions you are advised to wear sensible footwear as the offroad terrain on the Heath is coarse, hilly and can be slippery when wet. This tour starts outside Hampstead Tube station (Northern Line) and finishes near Hampstead Heath Station (Overground).There will be a short pub break during the walk and the option to join Paul for a drink at the end too. The tour lasts approx 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Dogs are welcome on all tours By purchasing a ticket for a walk you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions: Although public liability insurance is held the organiser shall not be held responsible for accidents, injury, loss or damage to persons or property as a consequence of participation in Paul Talling's walks.Ticket holders are responsible for their own safety while taking part in a walk. The guide is responsible for showing ticket holders sites of interest but not to steward ticket holders across roads etc. The tour goes ahead regardless of the weather. No refunds due to inclement weather are given. The walk will depart promptly at the advertised time & will not wait for late-comers. In the event that a ticket holder misses the walk no refund will be given.You are strongly urged to check TFL for weekend engineering works that may affect your journey.

Eimear McBride is an Irish Novelist known for her critically acclaimed debut novel A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, which won the inaugural Goldsmiths Prize in 2013 & the 2014 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Her subsequent works include Lesser Bohemians & Strange Hotel, which explore complex human experiences and relationships.. McBride was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. in 2018, highlighting her significant contributions to contemporary literature. She will be talking about her latest novel with travel writer and journalist Sara Wheeler Paperback Books will be available to buy and have signed.

Featuring Mario Bakuna on Acoustic Guitar and Vocals Internationally acclaimed Brazilian guitarist, vocalist, and composer Mario Bakuna presents his new concert celebrating the Golden Age of Brazilian music - a journey through the composers who shaped the sound, soul, and identity of Brazil. In this intimate performance for voice and acoustic guitar, Mario revisits the essence of Brazil through the great Radio Era of the 1930s and 40s, when Ary Barrosos grand, sweeping melodies helped define a modern Brazilian identity, and Dorival Caymmis understated songs brought the landscapes, rhythms, and spirituality of Bahia into the national imagination. Their music laid the foundations of what would become the classic Brazilian songbook. From this fertile ground emerged a second golden moment. Tom Jobim - deeply influenced by the generation before him - transformed samba into something harmonically daring and internationally resonant. With bossa nova, he carried Brazilian music onto the world stage while preserving the melodic richness and emotional depth inherited from Barroso and Caymmi. Through expressive interpretation and virtuosic yet intimate guitar and vocal performance, Mario Bakuna illuminates the threads connecting these masters, celebrating the Golden Age not as a single period, but as a living tradition that remains timeless, sophisticated, and profoundly Brazilian.