Artwork by Sally Alexandre
Artwork by Sally Alexandre

The latest 'Wylde Britain' news


The 'Wylde Britain' concerts will be launched at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with eight performances between 10-13 August.
Click HERE to book your tickets now!

St Ninian’s beach, Shetland (photo: Laurence Perkins)
St Ninian’s beach, Shetland (photo: Laurence Perkins)
Alderley Edge, Cheshire (photo: Laurence Perkins)
Alderley Edge, Cheshire (photo: Laurence Perkins)

'Wylde Britain'
A stunning new one-hour concert for Summer / Autumn 2026

Music, stories, natural soundscapes - an inspiring one-hour journey through the British Isles


Shetland ∗ Loch Ness ∗ Hadrian's Wall ∗ Ireland ∗ Alderley Edge ∗ Snowdon ∗ Sherwood Forest ∗ Sussex ∗ Zennor ∗ Land's End

For details and audio samples of the programme, click >> HERE
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Photo: Liz Isles
Photo: Liz Isles

Live concert performances in SurroundSound
with bassoon soloist

Laurence Perkins

BBC Radio 3 / Classic FM / Hyperion, Signum Classics and Heritage solo recordings
(four  albums in U.K. classical charts, 2019-2025)

2026 U.K. Tour, August - December

Edinburgh Fringe Festival  ∗  Beaumaris (Anglesey, Wales)  ∗  Camborne, Cornwall  ∗  Zennor, Cornwall  ∗  Land's End, Cornwall  ∗  St. Just, Cornwall  ∗  Alderley Edge, Cheshire  ∗  Irish Centre, Hammersmith, London  ∗  Brampton, Cumbria  ∗  Loch Ness, Scotland  ∗  Shetland  ∗  Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire  ∗  Chichester, Sussex

For tour details, click HERE to go directly to the 'Dates and Venues' page

with stories and legends told* by (in programme order)

Sandra Voe (The 'critter' at Loch Ness)
Sef Townsend
(A Roman soldier at Hadrian's Wall)
James Quinn (The Wizard of Alderley Edge)
Stephen Bill
(Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest)
Sir Derek Jacobi
(A Sussex woodland with a nightingale)
Dame Judi Dench
(The Mermaid of Zennor)

Soundscapes - original recordings of natural sounds in stunning SurroundSound

For more details of the programme, click HERE to go directly to the 'Concert Details' page

* Original narrations specially recorded and contributed for the 'Wylde Britain' concert programme.

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'Wylde Britain' concerts are fundraising events
The concerts support the U.K. charity UK-Med and their outstanding medical aid for survivors in Ukraine and other war zones worldwide, as well as natural disaster locations including Venezuela. For more details, click HERE

UK-Med is the first UK-based medical charity verified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an Emergency Medical Team.