Taking place on Saturday May 5th in what is one of the most spectacular party locations in the county, this year the Porthleven Masked Ball has spread its wings both musically and creatively.

Illustrious folk singer and fiddler Seth Lakeman will be joining the line-up for a special day of folk at the Eden Sessions on Sunday, July 1.

From ‘Jackleg Drilling’ and ‘Hand Steeling’, through to the Swede Saw, male and female competitors will be going back to the days of our industrial heritage, to pit their skills against the best of the rest.

Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Stornoway, Bellowhead and other leading lights of the folk revival will be playing a special Eden Session on Sunday July 1.

Truro’s colourful ‘Art in the City’ festival returns for its fourth year this spring with big plans to draw together myriad events with the aim of bring art right into the community.