Event Details
- Location: Bristol Cathedral
- Address: College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TJ
- Start date: 15th March 2025
- End date: 15th March 2025
- Times: 09.30am-4.00pm
- Entry fee: £0
A peaceful Lent Quiet Day led by Kenneth Wilson, featuring his Meditation on the Seven Last Words.
The day will offer time for reflection alongside Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello and poetry, providing a meaningful opportunity for personal prayer and quiet contemplation.
Refreshments will be available throughout the day, with coffee served from 9.30am. Please bring your own lunch or purchase from local cafes, including Pinkmans at the Cathedral.
This event is free, but booking is required.
Kenneth Wilson, also known as Highway Cello, is a former vicar, property developer, and reformed vegetarian who once ran an India travel company. Now, he performs a wide variety of solo cello music, ranging from Bach to Bond, tango, and Irish airs.
His performances are often enhanced by poetic commentary that both complements and sometimes subverts the music.Kenneth is the author of The Definitions of Kitchen Verbs and Orange Dust: Journeys After the Buddha, which was described by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as “inspirational.”
In 2022, he cycled with his cello from Hadrian’s Wall to Rome, performing daily along the way. His book, Highway Cello, captures the essence of this journey and forms the basis of his current performances, which combine readings and music.