Harberton
Folk's
Information Servicefor traditional music, song & dance in Southern Devon
Site updated 12 October 2025
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Folk Diary coverage: events mostly taking place in the southern half of
Devon and/or within an approx. 30
mile radius of Totnes as the crow flies, i.e. including Exeter and Plymouth,
and covering Tavistock, Okehampton and Sidmouth for example. It is the main
reference for compilation of the Harberton Folk
email circulars.
Map links (streetmap.co.uk): yield a fully zoomable map. I'm
increasingly including postcodes in the venue information for those of you who
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Sunday
12 October
2025 7.45pm - Tom McConville -
Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
Ace fiddler, Tynesider Tom has graced the folk world for over 50 years with his
virtuoso playing, traditional and contemporary songs and dry humour. His musical
partnerships and accompaniments range from Bob Fox and Chris Newman to Barbara
Dickson and Stephan Grappelli and he has been a major influence on the playing
of Seth Lakeman. Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year in 2009.
For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Tuesday 14
October 2025
7.30pm - Hayseed Dixie - Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth
EX8 2AZ
Hayseed Dixie are the undisputed creators of the musical genre, Rockgrass.
People either love, hate, or have never heard of them. Details
www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk/whats-on.
Wednesday 15
October 2025 9pm - Hayseed Dixie - Arena Torquay, 39-41 Torwood Street, Torquay
TQ1 1DZ
Hayseed Dixie are the undisputed creators of the musical genre, Rockgrass.
People either love, hate, or have never heard of them. Details
https://arenatorquay.seetickets.com/search/all.
Wednesday 15 October 2025 7.30pm - Mississippi
MacDonald - Bridge Inn, Topsham, Exeter EX3
0QQ (map)
One of England's finest Soul-Blues singer songwriters and guitarists. 3 x UK
Blues Award Winner and Take me to the River All Star, in 2025 and 2024 he won
the awards for both Traditional Blues Artist Of The Year and Acoustic Blues Act
Of The Year. Mississippi MacDonald’s blues are authentic, heartfelt, and reflect
a lifetime of learning from the greats. For this gig he will be joined by Lucy
Piper on drums, and from Tennessee, USA, Brent Cundall on bass. Details
https://thebridgeinntopsham.co.uk/whats-on. Presented by Blues South West.
Thursday 16 October 2025 8pm - Tobias Ben Jacob & Friends: The Songs of Bob
Dylan -
Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Tobias ben Jacob continues his Icons & Influences series, celebrating 50 years
of Bob Dylan's best selling album, Blood on the Tracks, released on 20th January
1975. This acoustic performance will be enhanced by a string section, featuring
Cori Smith on Viola and Seth Bye (Filkin's Drift) on violin, bass and
accordion.Together, they’ll play a selection of songs from Blood on The Tracks,
along with other favourites from throughout Bob Dylan’s career. Details
https://calstockarts.org/whats-on.
Thursday 16
October 2025 8pm - The Haar - Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2
6RQ
The formidable singing talent of All-Ireland Scór na nÓg winner Molly Donnery
combined with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and
traditional music scene in Cormàc Byrne (Show of Hands/Seth Lakeman/FATEA
Instrumentalist of the Year), Adam Summerhayes (Zum/Red Priest/Dodo Street), and
Murray Grainger (Piers Adams/Miranda Sykes/Martin Allcock) – both of the FATEA
award-winning The Ciderhouse Rebellion. Details
https://fougoumusic.com/all-events/.
Friday 17 October
2025 7pm
- Steve Knightley & The Winter Yards Band -
The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
Following the outstanding success of his Winter
Yards solo tour, Steve joins forces with three incredible musicians—guitar
virtuoso David Delarre, master percussionist Evan Carson, and double bass
maestro John Parker. This powerhouse ensemble promises a rich, dynamic live
experience, breathing new life into Steve’s critically acclaimed Winter Yards
album. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to his music, this is an unmissable
opportunity to witness one of folk music’s most revered figures in a bold new
setting. Support: True Foxes.
Details
www.carnglaze.com.
Friday
17 October 2025 - Chris While & Julie Matthews - Milverton Music, Victoria Rooms, Fore St,
Milverton, Taunton TA4 1JU
The longest standing - and much loved - urban folk female duo in the UK. Details
www.milvertonmusic.co.uk/page6.html.
Friday 17
October 2025 7.30pm - James Kerry Trio - Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate,
Exeter EX2 4AZ (map)
The James Kerry Trio blends tradition and innovation in a thrilling folk
experience, delivering high-energy performances of original and traditional
music. With their new album “Tributaries on the Horizon” - this is folk music at
its finest! Details
www.wegottickets.com/cygnettheatre.
Saturday 18 October 2025 7.30pm - Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner - Jubilee Hall, High
Street, Stoke Canon, Exeter EX5 4AR
A "Folk @ The Stoke Presentation". Pat and Lynne bring beautiful
harmonies interspersed with hilarious songs. Soft drinks in the hall, beer etc.
from pub next door. £10 adv tickets
paulholden7@me.com, £12 door + please bring cash on the night.
Saturday
18 October 2025 7.30pm
- Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir -
Calstock Village Hall, The Quay, Calstock PL18 9QA (map)
Tamar Valley MVC's wide repertoire includes traditional male voice songs, songs
from musical shows, spirituals and sacred songs including some rousing Welsh
Hymns, folk songs and modern pieces with names such as the Beatles and the
Everly Brothers appearing in the repertoire.
Details
www.tickettailor.com/events/calstockvillagehall.
www.tamarvalleymvc.com.
Saturday
18 October 2025 7.30pm - Ceilidh
with Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band
- The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road,
Ivybridge PL21 0SZ
(map)
Part of the City of Plymouth Pipe Band's 50th anniversary celebrations. Ceilidh
and mini concert event.
Details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
Saturday 18 October 2025 7pm - Police Dog
Hogan -
Quad Theatre, Marjon Arts Centre, Derriford Road, Plymouth PL6 8BH
Since coming together in 2010, Police Dog
Hogan have fused their country-roots-Americana sound to a wholly British
sensibility. The band’s exploits often feature in banjo player Tim Dowling’s
weekly Guardian column, but their comic misadventures as a touring outfit are no
reflection on the music, an emotionally powerful, driving country-rock sound
featuring guitar, fiddle, banjo, accordion, and trumpet. Details
https://barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on/police-dog-hogan/.
Saturday 18
October 2025 8pm -
Moscow Drug Club -
Gateway Theatre, Fore Street, Seaton EX12 2LE
Details
www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk/whats-on.
Sunday 19
October 2025 - Jim Causley - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
2025 marks 20 years since the release of Jim Causley’s debut album and also 22
years of his career as a professional musician on the British folk
scene. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
Sunday 19 October 2025 8pm - Old Spot - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Old Time Appalachian music made with modern audiences in mind – stomping fiddle
tunes and lazy banjo backbeats giving way to close harmony singing. Old Spot
sees two musicians from different traditional backgrounds exploring a shared
musical love, creating new music that is bursting with joy and imagination.
Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
Sunday 19 October 2025 7.30pm - Suthering - Tavistock Wharf (map)
Julu Irvine and Heg Brignall have taken the folk scene by storm with their
unusual and fresh approach to folk - true story-tellers who champion female
characters, creating new narratives for women and unearthing the female heroines
of folk. Details
www.tavistockwharf.com.
NEW
Monday 20 October 2025 7.30pm - Village Ceilidh with the Tunelink Dance Band - Berry
Pomeroy Village Hall, nr Totnes TQ9 6LH
This village ceilidh is the culmination of a six-week 'Playing Music for
Dance' course. The wonderful 10-piece band will be playing music for dances
from around Europe, from French Bourées to Cornish 5-steps as well as more
traditional ceilidh dances like the Circassian Circle. As it's a Monday,
this won't be a late one, but we intend to let our hair down nevertheless!
Bring your own drinks and snacks. Details
https://wegottickets.com/event/676605. Presented by Tunelink South West.
U16s must be accompanied by an adult.
tbc
Tuesday 21 October 2025 8pm - Shackleton Trio -
Bradninch Folk Club, Guildhall, Fore Street,
Bradninch, nr Cullompton EX5 4NN
details tba
Thursday 23
October 2025 7.30pm - Dan Whitehouse & Gustaf Ljunggren - Crediton Arts Centre, East St, Crediton EX17 3AX
Sparkling British genre-bending singer-songwriter and virtuoso Swedish musician
present A Night of Glass, with music from Dan's stunning album The Glass Age.
Details
www.creditonartscentre.org/events.
Friday 24 October 2025 7.30pm - Autumn Ceilidh
with Bear's Den Dance Band - Royal 7 Stars Hotel, Totnes TQ9 5DD
A warming evening of traditional music, dance and general good cheer to
celebrate the turn of the season and the nights drawing in. Featuring old and
new dances from a range of traditions, all called in a friendly and relaxed
fashion with music from some of the best dance musicians around. The bar will be
open and a good night is guaranteed, so tell your friends and family and book
your tickets early. Details
https://wegottickets.com/event/675806. Presented by Tunelink South West.
Friday 24 October 2025 7.30pm - Lazy Divide - The Old Inn, Widecombe in the Moor
TQ13 7TA
Come and join us for a jig or two! a bit of folk rock with some traditional
songs, a bit of what we fancy. Details
www.devonfolk.org/events-diary.
Friday 24 October 2025 8pm - Stick in the Wheel -
Things Happen Here, Meadowbrook, Dartington TQ9 6JD
The duo’s work is rooted in traditional music and song, informed by the modern
electronic music that grew out of their hybrid East London heritage. This
radical East London duo are known for their intense live shows exploring the raw
holler of folk, electronica, spoken word and intricate rustic dobro guitar. Plus
support. Details
https://wegottickets.com/event/658733.
Saturday 25
October 2025 - Stick In The Wheel - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Standing. Stick In The Wheel’s work is rooted in traditional music and song,
informed by the modern electronic music that grew out of their hybrid East
London heritage. This radical East London duo are known for their intense live
shows exploring the raw holler of folk, electronica, spoken word and intricate
rustic dobro guitar.
Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
Saturday 25
October 2025 8pm - Ceilidh
with Spinach For Norman - Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs is a series of ceilidhs (barn dances) held on Saturdays. £8 - £15 (voluntary pricing);
U16 £4, U10 free. BYO water / alcohol. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing, band information etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
Sunday
26 October
2025 7.45pm - Kip Winter -
Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
Kip Winter is a highly versatile singer with “a voice to die for”, having sung
everything from opera to soul and jazz, but she is happiest singing folk and
blues. Dave Wilson is a leading lyricist and together they produce first-class
songs, blending superb, often hard-hitting lyrics with stunning harmonies,
musicianship and humour, expertly accompanied on a variety of instruments.
For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Sunday 26
October 2025 6.30pm - Fishermans Friends - Exeter Great Hall, Stocker Road,
Exeter EX4 4PY
Details
www.thefishermansfriends.com/tickets.
Tuesday 28 October 2025 8pm - "Every Folkin’
Tuesday" at The Old Warehouse, Prince of Wales Road, Kingsbridge TQ7 1DY
Featuring Tilly Rigby. Details
www.theoldwarehousekingsbridge.co.uk/theoldwarehouse-events. Free entry.
Friday 31
October 2025 8pm - Club Ceilidh
with Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band
- Cafe Momus, 14-17 Manor St.,
Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TL
Club Ceilidh hosted by Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band with invited special guests.
18 and over. Details
www.ceilidhnetwork.com/public-ceilidhs.
Saturday 1
November 2025 8pm -
The Breath -
Tiverton Community Arts Theatre, Bolham Rd,
Tiverton Devon EX16 6SQ
Irish folk musicians Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum are the creative
heart of The Breath. And for them, it’s all about the song.
Details
https://tivertontheatre.com.
Saturday 1 November 2025 - Tamar Valley MVC & Wild Goose Choir - St Petroc’s
Church, South Brent
details tba Joint concert
www.tamarvalleymvc.com.
Saturday
1 November 2025 7.30pm
- Baskery -
Calstock Village Hall, The Quay, Calstock PL18 9QA (map)
Fundraiser for Whitchurch Primary School. Baskery is a Swedish alternative Americana folk
rock trio comprising sisters Greta (banjo, drums, vocals), Stella (double bass,
vocals) and Sunniva (guitar, vocals) Bondesson. Spinning outlander folk and
angrily countrified stateside traditions through an original emotion storm of
turbulent energy and magnificent, Euro-refined artistry Baskery have been
expanding minds around the globe with ear-splitting, explosive live
performances. www.baskeryband.com.
Details
www.tickettailor.com/events/calstockvillagehall. Support: Modern Life.
Saturday 1 November 2025 8pm - Meridianum Ensemble -
Moor Imagination Centre, Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh
TQ11 0AB
The Meridianum Ensemble is a unique musical collaboration, bringing together top
players from Portugal, Morocco and the UK. The six musicians bring their
individual styles and influences to the mix, inspired by traditions from Iran
and the Eastern Mediterranean to Portugal, Scandinavia and beyond. Modal music,
improvisation and virtuosity are features of their gloriously entrancing
infusion. Featuring traditional and original repertoire for Arabic oud, Middle
Eastern percussion, cittern, Persian Santur, Swedish nyckelharpa and the
mediaeval sounds of the hurdy-gurdy, this blend is a sonic and visual treat.
Details
https://calstockarts.org/whats-on.
Sunday 2 November 2025 3.30pm - Meridianum Ensemble -
Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Details
https://calstockarts.org/whats-on.
Sunday 2
November 2025 7.30pm - This Flight Tonight: The Songs of Joni Mitchell - Tavistock Wharf (map)
Seated. An intimate acoustic tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell, With
a full and comprehensive performance of Joni's most beloved album 'Blue' in its
entirety. 'Blue' is regarded by audiences and critics as one of the greatest
albums of all time. Mitchell's honesty, musical prowess and iconic voice invites
the audience into Joni's experience of living and loving through the complex era
of social change of the early 1970s. Details
www.tavistockwharf.com.
Tuesday 4 November 2025 8pm - "Every Folkin’
Tuesday" at The Old Warehouse, Prince of Wales Road, Kingsbridge TQ7 1DY
Featuring Lee McCombe. Details
www.theoldwarehousekingsbridge.co.uk/theoldwarehouse-events. Free entry.
Thursday 6 November
2025
- John Smith -
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Born in Essex, raised by the Devon seaside and
making his bones in the bars and clubs of Liverpool, England’s one and only John
Smith has been at the pioneering forefront of British Folk Guitar Music for
twenty years. Support: Georgia Mooney. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
Thurs-Sun 6-9 November 2025 7.30pm
(&2.30pm Sat) - Riverdance 30: The
New Generation
- Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2 5EZ
Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and
international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide.The
Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerising
choreography and breath-taking performances has left audiences in awe. Details
www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay.
Friday 7 November 2025 8pm - Richard Trethewey Trio -
Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Born in Cornwall’s Clay Country, Richard Trethewey is a singer, fiddle and
cittern player giving Cornwall a truly authentic voice. Passionate about
unearthing near-forgotten gems of Cornish history, Richard breathes life and
emotion into what might otherwise be overlooked. Details
https://calstockarts.org/whats-on.
Friday 7 November 2025 8pm - Barron Brady - Exeter Folk & Acoustic Music Club,
Victoria Park Tennis Club, Lyndhurst Road, St. Leonards, Exeter, EX2 4NX (map)
A rare exciting duo appearance by popular performer Si Barron and his partner
Ros Brady. They are equally lively and enthusiastic and gentle and sympathetic
towards their interesting mix of traditional song arrangements and own
compositions. With brilliant vocals, striking harmonies and excellent
instrumentation on guitar, whistles, harmonium and shruti box, not to mention an
easy-going engagement with their audiences, they are always guaranteed to
provide an impressive performance.
http://barronbrady.com/index.html. Info / ticket enquiries contact:
exeterfolkclub@outlook.com,
01392 210983, www.exeterfolkclub.org,
Saturday 8 November 2025
8pm - Harbottle & Jonas
Full Band
- Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes
TQ9 5PB (map)
Exquisite folk from one of the country’s most exciting duos. “The legendary
Harbottle and Jonas… incredible” – BBC 6 Music; “They come over like a cosmic,
contemporary Fairport Convention” – The Guardian. Details
https://barrelhousetotnes.co.uk/#whats-on.
Saturday 8
November 2025 7.30pm - Rising Voices: Songs of Struggle and Survival - Old
School Community Centre, Totnes Rd, South Brent TQ10 9BP
An evening with Sam Richards and Martin Scragg. Details
http://www.southbrentfolk.org.uk/.
Saturday 8
November 2025 7.30pm - d'Accord French & Breton dance and music -
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter EX4 7AH (map)
With Kantref - to include an afternoon workshop with Annette Davies.
www.facebook.com/groups/149787688758876.
Tunelink Course for singers and musicians:
Winter Music, Carols and Wassailing
Six Mondays 10 November to 15 December 7.30-9pm - Berry Pomeroy Village
Hall, nr Totnes TQ9 6LH
Learn festive music including wassailing songs and carols in a friendly group
setting. This course is designed for musicians and singers who enjoy group
music-making. Songs and music will be taught by ear (notation provided
afterwards) by our two exprerienced tutors James Dumbelton and Griselda
Sanderson. The course will culminate in an evening of festive music-making for
friends, family and villagers. Level: intermediate to advanced (must be
comfortable learning by ear). 6-week course: £95. For more information and
booking, email Griselda or James at
tunelinksouthwest@gmail.com.
Tuesday 11 November 2025 7.30pm - Iona Lane - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
Iona Lane weaves ecology, conservation, islands and folklore into poetic songs
and contemplative melodies. Written during three residencies in Orkney, sense of
place and landscape are at the core of these songs. “Lyrics and musical
arrangements crackle with wide-eyed curiosity.” - Jude Rogers, The Guardian;
"Iona feels like a kindred spirit with her gorgeous evocations of landscape and
geeky scientific references." - Karine Polwart. Details
https://wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
NEW Thursday 13
November 2025 7.30pm - Flook - The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND
(map)
Folk at the Flavel: After 30 years Flook show no sign of letting-up in their
brilliance, their dynamism, or their inventive flair. The band early on evolved
an inimitable trademark sound and hold fast to their rightful reputation as
exceptional musical innovators; the whistles and flutes of Brian Finnegan and
Sarah Allen, the guitar of Ed Boyd and the bodhran of John Joe Kelly weaving and
spinning tunes rooted in tradition over precise acoustic grooves, with a rare
blend of fiery technical brilliance, delicate ensemble interaction and a bold,
adventurous musical imagination. Details
www.theflavel.org.uk.
NEW Friday 14
November 2025 7.30pm - Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band -
The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road,
Ivybridge PL21 0SZ
(map)
Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan are both ranked in Rolling Stone’s ‘Top Ten
Singer-Songwriters of All Time’ and their legacy is honoured in this stunning
tribute. With unrivalled musical authenticity this multi-instrumentalist
five-piece covers all the hits including ‘Like a Rolling Stone’, ‘Both Sides
Now’, ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’, ‘Big Yellow Taxi’, fronted Bob Thomson and Isabelle
Nutton as Bob and Joni. An exhilarating evening of songwriting genius, expertly
presented with passion and humour. Audiences will be taken on a journey through
Joni’s and Bob’s histories, poetry and artistry, their trademark guitars and
pianos backed by a full band and augmented with the evocative sounds of the
Wurlitzer, harmonica and dulcimer. Details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
NEW Sunday 16
November 2025 - Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - St Mary's
Church, South St, Denbury, Newton Abbot TQ12 6DH
Kathryn has a stunning voice and is a good keyboard player, whilst Sean has all
the musical skills one would hope for from a member of his dynasty taking guitar
accompaniment to the next level. Together they write much of their material,
often rooted in Dartmoor, their home. For tickets £14 / information contact
Rachel Belringer on 07751 804007, email
rachelbelringer@gmail.com.
NEW
Sunday 16 November 2025 8pm - Kris Drever - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Cherished and admired in equal measure by listeners and fellow musicians,
award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter and prolific collaborator Kris
Drever has been a leading light on the UK roots scene for well over a decade. A
highly skilled guitarist who adroitly blends traditional folk and flat picking
with more contemporary influences. Drever is an astonishingly fine interpreter
of others’ songs, with an increasingly frequent knack for concocting seriously
smart lyrical observations and earworm melodies of his own.
Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
NEW
Weds/Thurs 19/20 November 2025 2.30pm & 7.30pm - Riverdance 30: The
New Generation
- Plymouth Pavilions
Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and
international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide.The
Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerising
choreography and breath-taking performances has left audiences in awe. Details
www.plymouthpavilions.com/whats-on.
NEW Saturday 22
November 2025 8pm - Benji Kirkpatrick: Bendrix - Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican,
Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
In 2015, Benji Kirkpatrick presented his ‘Bendrix’ project; an exploration into
the songwriting of Jimi Hendrix. Known for his pioneering and influential guitar
work, Hendrix’s skill as a songwriter was often overlooked and the project (an
hilarious amalgamation of respective names…) aimed to peel away the layers of
guitar, psychedelia and the era to uncover the lyricism of Hendrix in a stripped
back setting. 10 years on, Benji reprises the project. Full details
https://barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on/benji-kirkpatrick.
NEW
Saturday 22 November 2025 8pm - Ceilidh with Rejig - Lustleigh Village
Hall TQ13 9TA
Back by popular demand! Re-Jig features former members of the legendary Jiggery
Pipery: Tony Bayliss - cittern & guitar, Carl Allerfeldt - fiddle, Louis Bingham
(caller) - mandolin, James Dumbleton - bodhran. Details/tickets £12 adv
www.ticketsource.co.uk/aquara.
NEW Saturday 22
November 2025 8pm - Sound of the Sirens - The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
Singer-songwriting duo based in Exeter, Devon comprising of Abbe Martin & Hannah
Wood. Honing their craft over the past decade, Martin & Wood have cemented
themselves as firm favourites as “one of the UK’s finest folk acts” not only on
the Westcountry scene, but nationally, and internationally too. Details
www.carnglaze.com.
NEW Saturday 22
November 2025 8pm - American Contra Dance - Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
7:30pm Beginners' workshop, 8-11pm Dance. You do need a partner to dance Contra
- but you don’t need to bring one with you. Part of the tradition is that most
people swap partners each dance, and I always make sure that anyone who wants to
dance can do so. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW Sunday 23
November 2025 2-5pm - Ceilidh with Ruach - Crediton Arts Centre, East St, Crediton EX17 3AX
Caller Pam Hayes. Details Details
www.devonfolk.org/events-diary.
NEW
Sunday 23 November
2025
- The Lost Trades -
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Folk/Americana Trio, based in the West Country,
with a cool Laurel Canyon vibe. Their three part harmonies have been described
as “flawless”, “spine tingling” and “magical”. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Monday 24 November
2025
- Grace Petrie -
Exeter Corn Exchange, George St, Exeter EX1 1BU
Long respected as the British folk scene’s funniest
lesbian, Grace Petrie’s new show sees her combine music and comedy for the first
time. Details
www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on.
Knight & Spiers on tour
Both Peter Knight and John Spiers have made long lasting and significant contributions to the
English folk scene via their work with Steeleye Span and Bellowhead, and more
recently with the Gigspanner Big Band, and each has changed the perception of
what traditional music can be, simultaneously introducing it to much wider,
including global, audiences.
NEW Wednesday 26
November 2025 7.30pm -
Pavilions Teignmouth, The Den, Teignmouth TQ14 8BG
Details
www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk.
NEW Thursday 27
November 2025 8pm - Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican,
Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
Details
https://barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW
Friday 28 November 2025 8pm -
Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Details
https://calstockarts.org/whats-on.
NEW
Sunday 30 November 2025 4pm -
Maker with Rame Community
Hall, Fore St., Kingsand, Cornwall PL10 1NS
(map)
Details
https://wegottickets.com/event/675538.
NEW Friday
28 November 2025 8pm - Granny’s Attic - Church House, South Tawton, nr
Okehampton EX20 2LQ (map)
Fiddle, guitar, squeeze boxes, vocals. With exceptional musicianship and
boundless energy, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, George Sansome, and Lewis Wood
bring traditional material to life with verve, style, and infectious enthusiasm
— all while pushing boundaries with their own fresh compositions. Expect upbeat
songs and tunes and foot tapping music all night long. Details/bookings
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/devon/church-house, call 0333 666
3366 or email andrew@frangleton.co.uk.
NEW
Friday 28 November 2025 8pm - Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman - Village
Hall, The Parade, Millbrook PL10 1AX
Millbrook Folk Club proudly presents the dazzling virtuosity of Maire Ni
Chathasaigh (Harp) & Chris Newman (Guitar). Info & tickets
www.facebook.com/MillbrookFolkClub. Tickets
www.ticketsource.co.uk/millbrook-folk-club.
NEW
Friday 28 November 2025 - Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir Christmas Concert -
United Reform Church, Russell St, Tavistock
PL19 8BD
Details tba
www.tamarvalleymvc.com.
NEW Friday 28
November 2025 8pm - Club Ceilidh
with Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band
- Cafe Momus, 14-17 Manor St.,
Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TL
Club Ceilidh hosted by Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band with invited special guests.
18 and over. Details
www.ceilidhnetwork.com/public-ceilidhs.
NEW Saturday 29
November 2025 8pm - Ceilidh with Tight Squeeze -Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs is a series of ceilidhs (barn dances) held on Saturdays. £8 - £15 (voluntary pricing);
U16 £4, U10 free. BYO water / alcohol. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing, band information etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW Saturday 29
November 2025 8pm - Our Atlantic Roots - Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican,
Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
Cornwall based transatlantic duo ‘Our Atlantic Roots’ fuse together poetic
lyrics and cinematic instrumentation. Details
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW
Sunday 30 November 2025 7.30pm - Fishermans Friends
- Plymouth Pavilions
Details
www.plymouthpavilions.com/whats-on.
date tba November 2024 7.30pm - Budapest Cafe Orchestra - Lympstone Village Hall, School Hill, Lympstone, Exmouth EX8 5JY (map)
The refreshingly unconventional and snappily attired boutique orchestra are
back! BCO bring you gypsy and folk-flavoured music in their own fresh and
surprising way. From Balkan and Russian traditional pieces to artful
distillations of the masterpieces by the great Romantic composers to Gaelic folk
anthems their infectious music will get into your veins and stay there forever.
Details
www.lympstone-entertainments.net.
NEW
Friday 5 December
2025
- Noble Jacks -
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Standing. With the fiddle leading the charge, Noble
Jacks are out to take no prisoners with their high-energy footstompin’ rhythms,
which have taken crowds by storm across the UK and beyond. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Friday 5 December
2025
- Sound of the Sirens -
Exeter Cathedral
Singer-songwriting duo Abbe Martin & Hannah Wood
based in Exeter. Honing their craft over the past decade, Martin & Wood have
cemented themselves as firm favourites as “one of the UK’s finest folk acts” not
only on the Westcountry scene, but nationally, and internationally too. Details
www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW
Saturday 6 December
2025 7.30pm
- Steve Knightley & The Winter Yards Band -
Exeter Corn Exchange, George St, Exeter EX1 1BU
Following the outstanding success of his Winter
Yards solo tour, Steve joins forces with three incredible musicians—guitar
virtuoso David Delarre, master percussionist Evan Carson, and double bass
maestro John Parker. This powerhouse ensemble promises a rich, dynamic live
experience, breathing new life into Steve’s critically acclaimed Winter Yards
album. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to his music, this is an unmissable
opportunity to witness one of folk music’s most revered figures in a bold new
setting. Support: True Foxes. Details
www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW
Sunday 7 December 2025 8pm - The Sandy Denny Project - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Fotheringay MkII members Sally Barker (The Poozies, BBCTV's "The Voice", IOTA)
and guitarist PJ Wright (TradArrr, The Dylan Project) are joined by multi
instrumentalist Marion Fleetwood (voice, fiddle, guitars - Feast of Fiddles,
TRADarrr, IOTA), Gemma Shirley (keyboard and vocals - TRADarrr) and the rhythm
section of bassist Mat Davies and drummer Mark Stevens from folk-rock legends
Little Johnny England to form The Sandy Denny Project. Sandy Denny’s remarkable
writing is approached not as a tribute band, slavishly copying the records, but
as a tribute in its best sense - an interpretation of Sandy's wonderful work.
Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
NEW Thursday 11
December 2025 - St Agnes Fountain -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
Chris Leslie, Chris While, Julie Matthews, affectionately known as 'The Aggies'
and 'The Christmas Band'. The beloved 'St Agnes Fountain' have toured every
December since 2001 bar one, and we all know which one that was! Now they are
ready to tread the tinsel boards once more this December, bringing Christmas
(and a new C.D) to the nation. Christmas, as they say, starts with St. Agnes
Fountain. Presenting carols with a curve. Details not yet listed:
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW Friday 12
December 2025 8pm - St Agnes Fountain -
The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road,
Ivybridge PL21 0SZ
(map)
Chris Leslie, Chris While, Julie Matthews, affectionately known as 'The Aggies'
and 'The Christmas Band'. The beloved 'St Agnes Fountain' have toured every
December since 2001 bar one, and we all know which one that was! Now they are
ready to tread the tinsel boards once more this December, bringing Christmas
(and a new C.D) to the nation. Christmas, as they say, starts with St. Agnes
Fountain. Presenting carols with a curve. Details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
NEW Friday 12
December 2025 7.30pm - Mad Dog Mcrea - Arena Torquay, 39-41 Torwood Street,
Torquay TQ1 1DZ
Mad Dog blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and
‘shake your ass’ music. Details
https://arenatorquay.seetickets.com/search/all.
NEW Saturday 13
December 2025 7.30pm - d'Accord French & Breton dance and music -
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter EX4 7AH (map)
With Steve Turner and Helena Torpy - to include an afternoon workshop with Annette Davies.
www.facebook.com/groups/149787688758876.
UPDATED
Saturday 13
December 2025
7.30pm - Seth Lakeman -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
NEW
2pm matinee added
(7.30pm sold out) With
Benji Kirkpatrick and Alex Hart.
Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW
Monday 15 December 2025 7.30pm - Tim Edey - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
Multi award-winning Tim Edey has been recognised as: BBC Musician of the year
BBC ALBA/Scotland, Best Traditional musician 2020, and BBC Radio 2 Musician of
the year 2012 (BBC R2 Folk Awards). After seventeen years of touring the world
recording with major names in Celtic and contemporary roots, Tim is now a name
on the global stage in his own right. He is one of the world's finest melodeon
and guitar players in the folk & contemporary scene today! Details
https://wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
NEW Thursday 18
December 2025 8pm - Jackie Oates & John Spiers - Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2
6RQ
Multi award-winning contemporary folk artists Jackie Oates and John Spiers meld
together their shared love of English traditional folk tunes and songs with
their fine voices and expertly played acoustic instruments. Audiences can look
forward to a fresh, uplifting and poignant evening. Their festive concerts are a
beautiful and heart-warming antidote to the materiality that can be a feature of
the Christmas season. The duo perform captivating traditional Christmas carols
and tunes from England and beyond. Details
https://fougoumusic.com/all-events/.
NEW
Monday 15 December
2025
- Grace Will Lead Me Home -
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
...tells the story of two men whose lives followed
astonishingly similar paths, but whose experiences were astoundingly different.
Both became revered and influential celebrities in the campaign for the
abolition of slavery. One was a slave trader. The other was a slave. The show is
inspired by one of 2024’s most critically-acclaimed folk albums. Featuring
Angeline Morrison, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Jon Bickley and John Palmer. Full
details
https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/grace-will-lead-me-home/.
NEW Friday 19 December 2025 -
Mad Dog Mcrea
- The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy
jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure,
drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless
pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with
their infectious songs. In constant demand and having played just about every
festival and two-bit, jibe-arsed dive in Christendom, Mad Dog Mcrea are, in
every sense of the word, a live, band. Details
www.carnglaze.com.
NEW Friday 19
December 2025 8pm - Club Ceilidh
Christmas
with Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band
- Cafe Momus, 14-17 Manor St.,
Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TL
Club Ceilidh hosted by Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band with invited special guests.
18 and over. Details
www.ceilidhnetwork.com/public-ceilidhs.
tbc
Friday 19 December 2025 -
Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes - St Paul's
Church, Church Street, Starcross EX6 8QB
details tba Christmas show
NEW Saturday 20
December 2025 - Harbottle & Jonas - St Petroc`s Church,
12 Wellington Square, South Brent TQ10 9AG
details tba/tbc
https://www.harbottleandjonas.com/live
NEW Sunday 21 &
Monday 22
December 2025 7.30/8.30pm - Mad Dog Mcrea - Tavistock Wharf (map)
Seated+standing. Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy
jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure,
drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless
pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with
their infectious songs. In constant demand and having played just about every
festival and two-bit, jibe-arsed dive in Christendom, Mad Dog Mcrea are, in
every sense of the word, a live, band. Details
www.tavistockwharf.com.
NEW
Saturday 27
December 2025 - Twixt Christmas and
New Year
Céilidh with
The Offshoot Band -
South Brent Village Hall, Station Approach TQ10 9AQ (map)
The annual ‘Twixt and Between’ ceilidh with The Offshoot Band (from
‘Spinach for Norman’). Details
http://www.southbrentfolk.org.uk/.
NEW Saturday 27
December 2025 8pm - Twixmas Ceilidh!
with Barnstormers - Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs is a series of ceilidhs (barn dances) held on Saturdays. £8 - £15 (voluntary pricing);
U16 £4, U10 free. BYO water / alcohol. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing, band information etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW
Tuesday 13 January 2026 7.30pm - Hedera - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
A (mostly) instrumental project featuring Lulu Austin (violin), Maisie Brett
(violin, viola), Tamsin Elliott (accordion, harp), Beth Roberts (double bass,
violin) and Isis Wolf-Light (clarinets). They perform original and traditional
pieces inspired by music from England, Scotland, France, Bali, Georgia,
Bulgaria, Ethiopia and beyond, translated through a prism of experimental
minimalism and contemporary classical influences. Details
https://wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
NEW
Wednesday 14 January
2026
- Martin Joseph -
Exeter Corn Exchange, George St, Exeter EX1 1BU
For one man and a guitar, Martyn Joseph creates a performance with a huge
far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling, and passionate.
Details www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW
Friday 16 January 2026 7.30pm - Hedera -
Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
A (mostly) instrumental project featuring Lulu Austin (violin), Maisie Brett
(violin, viola), Tamsin Elliott (accordion, harp), Beth Roberts (double bass,
violin) and Isis Wolf-Light (clarinets). They perform original and traditional
pieces inspired by music from England, Scotland, France, Bali, Georgia,
Bulgaria, Ethiopia and beyond, translated through a prism of experimental
minimalism and contemporary classical influences. Details
https://calstockarts.org/whats-on.
NEW
Sunday 25 January 2026 8pm - Hedera -
Marine Theatre, Church St, Lyme
Regis DT7 3QA
Details
https://www.marinetheatre.com/jazz-by-the-sea-hedera.
NEW Saturday 31
January 2026 8pm - Ceilidh
with Dartmoor Pixie Band
- Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs is a series of ceilidhs (barn dances) held on Saturdays. £8 - £15 (voluntary pricing);
U16 £4, U10 free. BYO water / alcohol. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing, band information etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW
Sunday 1 February 2026 8pm - Jim Moray - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Jim Moray is an English folk musician, singer, and producer known for his
innovative approach to traditional folk music. First gaining notice in the early
2000s for his startling reimagining of traditional songs, blending acoustic
instrumentation with electronic production, he has established himself as one of
the key figures in the English Folk Revival of the last 25 years. Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
NEW
Wednesday 4 February 2026 7.30pm - Budapest Cafe Orchestra -
New Hall, Barrington St, Tiverton EX16 6QP
Guaranteed to be the most energetic and entertaining
evening of gypsy & folk-flavoured music from all around the world. The BCO
deliver traditional Balkan, Russian, Hungarian and Romanian gypsy and folk music
in their own fresh and surprising way with jazz nuances and stunningly unique
arrangements. Details
www.budapestcafeorchestra.co.uk/concerts.shtml.
NEW Wednesday 4
February 2026 7.30pm -
The Irish House Party -
Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue, Paignton TQ3 3HF
(map)
Back for the third year! The live
music, Irish dancing and banter is infectious and enters the psyche in seconds.
The show itself features All Ireland champion musicians and dancers who combine
a unique blend of light hearted audience interaction with fascinating stories
about the music and the instruments themselves. Details
www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW Saturday 7
February 2026 7.30pm - American Contra Dance - Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
7:30pm Beginners' workshop, 8-11pm Dance. You do need a partner to dance Contra
- but you don’t need to bring one with you. Part of the tradition is that most
people swap partners each dance, and I always make sure that anyone who wants to
dance can do so. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW Thursday 12
February 2026 7.30pm - John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett - Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2
6RQ
With their What Three Words: Otway and Barrett tour, the mismatched but dynamic
duo are on the road again. John’s lyrical genius and Willy’s outstanding
musicianship, the dead pan humour of Barrett and mad onstage antics of Otway
making them still loved for their total in-yer-face originality. Details
https://fougoumusic.com/all-events/.
NEW Thursday 19
February 2026 - Fishermans Friends - Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2
5EZ
Details
www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay.
NEW Saturday 28
February 2026 8pm -
Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band -
Gateway Theatre, Fore Street, Seaton EX12 2LE
Tribute to Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan.
Details
https://gatewaytheatre.co.uk.
NEW
Saturday 28 February 2026 7.30pm - The Songs of Nick Drake -
Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Keith James returns; voice and unusually tuned acoustic guitars, together with
flutes played by Richie Cotterill. Nick Drake is one of the most revered and
loved of all this country’s acoustic Singer-Songwriters. He has given us
timeless songs that shed all the tears of life within their fragile yet perfect
lines. Details
https://calstockarts.org/whats-on.
NEW Saturday 28
February 2025 8pm - Ceilidh
with Flash Co. - Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs is a series of ceilidhs (barn dances) held on Saturdays. £8 - £15 (voluntary pricing);
U16 £4, U10 free. BYO water / alcohol. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing, band information etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
tbc
Saturday 28 February 2026 7pm -
Plymouth Morris 54th Annual Ceilidh
- Woolwell Community Centre, Darklake
Lane, Roborough, Plymouth PL6 7TR
With Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band. details
tbc/tba
NEW
Saturday 7 March
2026
- Bella Hardy -
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Bella Hardy, one of the most celebrated voices of
modern folk, returns to the stage in 2026 ahead of the release of her
eagerly-anticipated new album. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Sunday 8 March 2026 8pm - Spiers & Boden - Matthews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham EX3
0HF (map)
details tba
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
NEW
Friday 13 March 2026 7.30pm - Hannah James & Toby Kuhn -
Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
In a journey through sound, texture, emotion and rhythm, Hannah James and Toby
Kuhn navigate the paths of growth, discovery, darkness and light, exploring the
dialogue of cello, voice, accordion and foot percussion in new and unexpected
ways.
https://hannahtobymusic.org. Details Details
https://calstockarts.org/whats-on.
NEW Saturday 21
March 2026 7.30pm - American Contra Dance - Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
7:30pm Beginners' workshop, 8-11pm Dance. You do need a partner to dance Contra
- but you don’t need to bring one with you. Part of the tradition is that most
people swap partners each dance, and I always make sure that anyone who wants to
dance can do so. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW
Thursday 26 March
2026 7.30pm
- Fairport Convention -
Exeter Corn Exchange, George St, Exeter EX1 1BU
Fairport have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, having
formed in 1967. During that time the band that launched British folk-rock has
seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same - Fairport’s passion for
performance. Fairport will be joined by the wonderful, award winning Jenn
Butterworth as Special Guest on the tour. Jenn is an incredible guitarist and
singer based in Scotland.
Details www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW Saturday 28 March 2026 8pm - Ceilidh
with Phoenix
- Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs is a series of ceilidhs (barn dances) held on Saturdays. £8 - £15 (voluntary pricing);
U16 £4, U10 free. BYO water / alcohol. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing, band information etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW Sunday 19 April 2026
7.30pm - The Fureys: Farewell Tour - Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth
EX8 2AZ
After 10 previous performances The Fureys lay their last ever Devon and Cornwall
concert here as part of their Farewell Tour here on Sunday 19th April. Details
www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW Saturday 25 April 2026 8pm - Ceilidh
with Skermish
- Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs is a series of ceilidhs (barn dances) held on Saturdays. £8 - £15 (voluntary pricing);
U16 £4, U10 free. BYO water / alcohol. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing, band information etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW Saturday
2 May 2026 7.30pm
- Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years -
Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue, Paignton TQ3 3HF
(map)
Critically acclaimed as one of the greatest tribute
shows in the world. Details
www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW 8-11 May 2026 -
BanterFest SouthWest - Christow, Teign Valley
After three hugely successful sell out years of BanterFest Lincolnshire,
BanterFest SouthWest is making its debut in the beautiful Teign Valley.
Spiers & Boden, Granny's Attic, Track Dogs, Harbottle & Jonas, Hannah Sanders &
Ben Savage, Lauren South, Geoff Lakeman, The Bismarcks, Windjammer, + surprise
special guest.
Details
https://www.banter.band/banterfest-home/banterfest-southwest.
NEW Thursday
14 May 2026 7.30pm
- Steeleye Span -
Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue, Paignton TQ3 3HF
(map)
Together for fifty six years now, Steeleye Span
changed the face of folk music forever by taking it into the world of gold discs
and international tours. Now they return with their first full studio album in
over five years. All traditional singers have sung modern and self-composed
pieces alongside old songs, Conflict is an album that follows in that very
tradition. Details
www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW Saturday 30 May 2026
7.30pm - Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band - Brixham Theatre, New
Road, Brixham TQ5 8TA (map)
Bob Dylan & Joni Mitchell Tribute. With unrivalled musical authenticity this
multi-instrumentalist five-piece covers all the hits including ‘Like a Rolling
Stone’, ‘Both Sides Now’, ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ and ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Details
www.brixhamtheatre.co.uk.
NEW Saturday 30 May 2026 8pm - Ceilidh
with Red Shed
- Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs is a series of ceilidhs (barn dances) held on Saturdays. £8 - £15 (voluntary pricing);
U16 £4, U10 free. BYO water / alcohol. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing, band information etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW Saturday 6 June 2026 7.30pm - John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
With their What Three Words: Otway and Barrett tour, the mismatched but dynamic
duo are on the road again. John’s lyrical genius and Willy’s outstanding
Details
https://wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
NEW Saturday 27
June 2026 8pm - Ceilidh
with Amber Fire
- Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs is a series of ceilidhs (barn dances) held on Saturdays. £8 - £15 (voluntary pricing);
U16 £4, U10 free. BYO water / alcohol. See www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details of pricing, band information etc. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW Tues-Sun 4-9
7.45pm (&Sat 2.30pm; Sun 4pm) August 2026 - Lord of the Dance: 30th Anniversary
- Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2 5EZ
The global phenomenon that redefined Irish dance returns to the UK in 2026 to
celebrate its 30th Anniversary with an extraordinary new tour. This milestone
event promises to be a grand celebration of the production’s legacy, captivating
over 60 million fans in 60 countries since its debut in 1996. Details
www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay. Tickets from about £20!
(as at 27/1/25)
tbc Saturday 28
November 2026 -
Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes - Parish Hall, West Town Road, Newton St Cyres
EX5 5BW (5BU?)
details tba Yes! 2026
John Culf
johnculf@harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk
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