SALISBURY Live continued last weekend with a couple of new addition, writes John Palmer.

As well as the variety of music in venues all around the town, St Thomas's Church and the Royal British Legion Cub hosted performances through Saturday afternoon and into the evening.

Most of the British Legion's programme was music, with acoustic and folk performers during the afternoon and finishing with harder-edged original rock from Blackwater Void and Innovator. It was also home to two performances of a one-act play, "Ronnie's Manor", presented by the Bootleg Theatre Company.

Performed by Mark Savage and directed by Salisbury's own Colin Burden, the play wove together tales from the heyday of Soho. Mark Savage's performance vividly brought the louche ambience and diverse characters to life.

St Thomas's featured several acoustic musical artists during the afternoon. The evening saw two more experimental performances, from Finglebone and Vestigials. Vestigials was introduced as "a meditation on the apocalypse" partly inspired by the Doom Painting in the church. Both were atmospheric pieces featuring trance-like electronica, and the way the sounds swept and echoed round the vast space was fascinating.

Salisbury Live concludes this weekend. Friday sees Salisbury Live in The Square with music in the Market Square from midday to 10pm. There will be music from Julian McCleod and his band, Wiltshire Coleg acts, Limpley Stoke, Jake Martin and Hamlet Peter, Dog House Roses, The Acrustic Badger Band, Dan Sowerby Band, State of Play, The Intercepteurs and Lady Winwoods Maggot.

Saturday is the Salisbury Live Party at Salisbury and South Wilts Sports Club in Wilton Road, with Head Back Holler and The Passenger Club.

Salisbury Live is part of Salisbury International Arts Festival. For more information go to salisburyfestival.co.uk

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