Horizon Stage showcasing the cream of the young, emerging talent on the folk and roots music scene.
The Horizon Stage has become one our most popular events featuring young, emerging musicians and singers from around the country. It takes place in the informal setting of the theatre’s Café Bar, giving a relaxed feel to the event.
Rillen
Rillen is a young English folk trio consisting of Piers Gorick on guitar, Eleanor Kerr on fiddle and Ben Prout on bouzouki and melodeon. They write primarily self-penned tunes in an English style about the places around them, their inhabitants and the old stories which inspire them, performing in a partially improvised style which lends itself to the creativity and freedom ingrained in the genre.
The Rookery
The Rookery is a new North-East based folk trio comprised of Eleanor Kerr on vocals and violin, Poppy Bedford on vocals and Bodhran, and Emma Doenges on vocals and guitar; they perform traditional songs and tunes as well as their own pieces, usually based on mythology, the supernatural or birds.
Dexter Humphries
Dexter is a local 14-year-old guitarist with a strong passion for the blues. Playing from the age of 6, he has already made several appearances in the Beverley blues scene. His first public performance was at a Beverley Blues open mic night in the Sun Inn, aged just 12. Since then, he has opened the Beverley Blues festival in 2024 and 2025 and played a number of other venues in and around Beverley, both as a solo performer and as part of a band.
His inspirations range from Jimi Hendrix to Joe Bonamassa and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Gary Moore. Dexter performs covers from a host of guitar legends and has also started to experiment with writing riffs and music of his own.
