Name: The Churchfitters *
Start: 2026-03-30T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Tickets £15 / £14 concessions.
Doors open 7.30pm, gig starts at 8pm.
This gig is for a seated audience.
Why “Churchfitters”? Nobody knows!
They’re not fitters and have absolutely nothing to do with churches.
The name’s origin is lost in the mists of time but there is one aspect that suits them perfectly - its quirkiness. When your array of instruments includes a motorcycle petrol tank, a musical saw and a Mercedes Benzouki made from hubcaps there’s little point worrying if the name makes sense! Saucepan dulcimer, glass harp, Bing-Bong machine and magic boots all join some more conventional instruments (fiddle, banjo, sax and whistle to name a few) to back Rosie Short’s sublime voice.
These three flamboyant characters present their uplifting and entertaining show with a unique dynamism and describe their music as “Folk Unlimited”.
Mike Harding calls it “Brilliant and beautiful” while Dave Pegg says they are “The most musically inventive group I’ve seen in decades”.
Support: Sinead Orme
Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad Orme moved to the UK in 2005. In 2009 she recorded her album Chapters, produced by Mike Trim. She now has her latest CD 'Spindrift' available. She lives in Wivenhoe and plays solo gigs in and around the Colchester area - she may have Stu on bass playing with her.