Harberton
Folk's
Information Servicefor traditional music, song & dance in Southern Devon
Site updated 20 June 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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Fri-Sun 20-22 June 2025 - Teignmouth Folk Festival
The festival starts on Friday evening with the
first of three paid concerts and offers free dance and music in the town centre
and along the seafront on Saturday and Sunday (including the City of Plymouth
Pipe Band, The DillyBoys, Teignmouth Youth Choir, Rypen, The Out of Tunas, Devon
Youth Folk Ensemble + various workshops and sessions. Full details on the
brand-new website
www.teignmouthfolkfestival.co.uk.
Concerts at St James Church, Daimonds Lane, Teignmouth TQ14 9HX (advance
ticket prices +50p booking fee, see website):
Friday 20 June 8pm - The Rosie Hood Band - £16 adv; £18 door.
Saturday 21 June 8pm - Nancy Kerr & James Fagan - £18 adv; £20 door.
Nancy and James are also running a song workshop on Sunday. Nancy will teach
music collected in North Devon, as she's one of the co-investigators on a major
national research project called Music Heritage Place, unlocking manuscripts
held in county records across England. Information on the website.
Sunday 22 June 3pm - The Lost Sound Dartmoor Folk Choir - £13 adv; £15 door.
Audiences have applauded the energy, expression and quality of
performance, which had sold out concerts last year. With stunning new
arrangements of traditional songs, classics from Pete Seager, and newly
commissioned arrangements of Geoff Lakeman & Ninebarrow tunes - 'Country
Matters' is a poignant and celebratory set of glorious unaccompanied singing.
Postponed Tim Edey - South-West mini-tour
Tim's dates at Churston (20/6), Topsham (22/6) and
Ashburton (23/6) have been postponed due to a family bereavement.
Saturday 21 June 2025 7.30pm - Johnny Coppin & Phil Beer -
Parish Hall, West Town Road, Newton St Cyres EX5 5BW
A rare reunion gig with these two renowned musicians. Do not miss! Adv tickets
£22 (door, if available £25) from Nicola 01392 851985 or Pete
exeterfolkclub@outlook.com or
01392 210983. Licensed cash bar & raffle. Organised by NSC Parish Hall and
Exeter Folk Club.
Saturday 21 June 2025 7pm - Barn Dance with Rumpus - Malborough
Village Hall, Kingsbridge TQ7 3SN
In aid of Village Hall funds. Food, bar, raffle. Tickets £20 incl. first drink.
Details
www.devonfolk.org/events-diary.
Saturday 21
June 2025 8pm - Exmouth Shanty Men - The Salterton Playhouse, Playhouse Lane, Budleigh Salterton
EX9 6RJ
The Salterton Drama Club presents a special evening with The
Exmouth Shanty Men: Around The Horn and Back Again. Tickets
www.ticketsource.co.uk/salterton-drama-club.
Monday 23 June 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
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts. Special guest: Maggie Duffy.
Tuesday 24 June 2025 8pm - "Every Folkin’
Tuesday" at The Old Warehouse, Prince of Wales Road, Kingsbridge TQ7 1DY
Featuring Paul Armer. Details
www.theoldwarehousekingsbridge.co.uk/theoldwarehouse-events. Free entry.
Wednesday 25 June 2025 7.30pm - Gypsy Dreams /
The Orchard Café Quartet - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
A night of folk music and more, from around the world. Details
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
Friday 27 June 2025
7.30pm - Jim Causley - Gidleigh Village Hall, Dartmoor
TQ13 8HR
Village Hall Fundraiser and Pre-Launch Concert of Jim's new album of self-penned
songs. Also celebrating 20 years since the release of Jim's debut album 'Fruits
of the Earth' in 2005. Cash bar and refreshments available. Tickets £12 from
www.jimcausley.co.uk.
Saturday 28
June 2025 6.30pm - Big Widecombe Barn Dance - Sharland Barn, Dartmoor
Music by Banned From The Moor. Location:
https://what3words.com/pets.asked.vegetable. Details
www.widecombecommunityhall.org/fundraising and
www.devonfolk.org/events-diary.
UPDATED
Saturday 28 June 2025 4pm - Jim
Causley: Dissenting Voices Tour (4/6) -
Bridestowe Methodist
Church, 3 Brid Cl, Bridestowe, Okehampton EX20 4EJ
Details
www.jimcausley.co.uk.
Saturday 28 June 2025 8pm - Ceilidh
with Crowdy Kit
- 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.
Saturday 28 June 2025
7.30pm - SykesMartin -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
The exciting new collaboration from two of British folk's finest voices. Miranda
Sykes (Show of Hands) and Hannah Martin (Edgelarks, Gigspanner Big Band) join
forces to present a set of songs that take them back to their shared roots. Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
Sunday 29
June 2025 2pm -
SykesMartin - Music At The Farmhouse, The Farmhouse, Lower Broomborough, Totnes TQ9 5LX
Miranda Sykes and Hannah Martin.
Details
www.wegottickets.com/event/648451. Venue:
www.wegottickets.com/location/25481.
Sunday
29 June 2025 7.45pm - John Kirkpatrick -
Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
Displays a rare skill on melodeon, button accordion
and Anglo concertina and will be known to many as a sometime member of Steeleye
Span, Albion Band, Brass Monkey, Richard Thompson Band, etc as well as his own
band. With a string of recordings and writings to his name since the late 1960s,
John is certainly one of the "greats" of British traditional music as a singer,
researcher, dancer and instrumentalist. For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Sunday 29 June 2025 8pm - Downes & Beer - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Enduring musical partnership of two hugely experienced and highly respected
musicians - talented guitarist and singer of songs, Paul Downes and
multi-instrumentalist, Phil Beer. Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
Sold out Friday
4 July 2025 5pm – The Wellermen - Sea Shanties on Drakes Island, Plymouth
Details
www.devonfolk.org/events-diary.
NEW
Thursday 10 July 2025 8pm - Gianni TBay
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
Bluegrass country blues.
Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
tbc
Fri/Sat 11/12 July 2025 - Tunes On The Sands - Blackpool Sands, nr Dartmouth
https://tunesonthesands.com/.
NEW Saturday
12 July 2025 7.30pm - Jim Causley - Caroline's Kitchen, Churston
Farm Shop, Dartmouth Rd, Brixham TQ5 0LL
(map)
Reservations: Maggie Duffy on 01803 855961 / 07770 806083 or email
scotcraft@msn.com.
NEW
Saturday 12 July 2025 7.30pm - The Lost Sound Dartmoor Folk Choir - St Saviour's
Church, Anzac St., Dartmouth TQ6 9DL
Audiences have applauded the energy, expression and quality of performance,
which had sold out concerts last year. With stunning new arrangements of
traditional songs, classics from Pete Seager, and newly commissioned
arrangements of Geoff Lakeman & Ninebarrow tunes - 'Country Matters' is a
poignant and celebratory set of glorious unaccompanied singing. Tickets:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-lost-sound-folkchoir.
NEW Saturday 12
July 2025 3pm and 7.30pm -
Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years
-
Pavilions Teignmouth, The Den, Teignmouth TQ14 8BG
Critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest tribute shows,
continues to delight audiences across the globe. Featuring stunning vocal
harmonies from world-class musicians, this spectacular concert transports you on
a journey through the epic songs and history of the much-loved Simon and
Garfunkel. Details
www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk.
NEW Sunday
13 July 2025 7.45pm - John Ward Band -
Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
Based in East Anglia, John Ward, is a renowned
songwriter on the folk, roots and acoustic music scene. He is a
multi-instrumentalist (acoustic guitar, bass, harmonica and bodhran) and tours
as a trio with his wife Lynne and Les Woodley. Together, they produce a full,
superbly rounded sound with powerful, thought-provoking and witty songs....and
bodhran solos that have to be seen to be believed! For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
NEW Thursday 17
July 2025 6.30pm - Old Time Sailors - Bicton Gardens, Budleigh Salterton EX9 6RJ
Fresh from their triumphant performance at Glastonbury – ready to whisk you away
on a rollicking voyage to the 19th century! Dust off your pirate hats, hoist the
mainsail, and prepare for a night of foot-stomping tunes, raucous revelry, and
seafaring magic. Details
www.oldtimesailors.com/tickets/bicton-gardens.
NEW Friday
18 July 2025 8pm - Albert Lee -
The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road,
Ivybridge PL21 0SZ
(map)
One of the most respected and renowned guitarists in music history, Albert Lee
has worked with The Everly Brothers, Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris and The
Crickets over his long and illustrious career.
Details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
NEW Friday 18 July 2025
7.30pm - Ceilidh with Stepcote Hill - Matthews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham EX3 0HF
(map)
Caller: Rosie Baines. Vibrant driving rhythms of traditional English dance
music. Café open for refreshments. Tickets £14, U18 £8, on door or from
Café. Fundraising for Matthews Hall and the Topsham community. Details
www.devonfolk.org/events-diary.
NEW Saturday 19 July 2025 -
Fintan May with Jimmy Ireland - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
An evening of live music as Fin takes the stage with his band to play a set of
blues-folk songs. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Tuesday 22 July 2025 8pm - "Every Folkin’
Tuesday" at The Old Warehouse, Prince of Wales Road, Kingsbridge TQ7 1DY
Featuring The Weeping Willows. Details
www.theoldwarehousekingsbridge.co.uk/theoldwarehouse-events. Free entry.
NEW
Wednesday 23 July 2025 8pm - Stompin’ Dave & Lucy Piper
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
Country blues. Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
NEW Saturday 26 July 2025
7.30pm - The Salts -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
The Salts perform sea shanties, songs from the sea, celebrating maritime
classics that we all know and love. A great night out which will appeal to all
ages. One of the most exciting and energetic concept bands around, performing
original material alongside interpretations of traditional songs. Incredibly
gutsy stuff with a big sound" Mike Harding. Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW Sunday
27 July 2025 7.45pm - The Salts -
Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
A co-operative of seasoned musicians, creating what
is fast becoming one of the most exciting and energetic folk concepts of recent
times. Consisting of Brian Doran (vocals, mandolin, whistle), Lee Collinson
(guitar, banjo), Jeremy Hart (vocals, guitar), Richard Nash (vocals, drums) and
Tim Cantrell (double bass, vocals), expect a big sound with modern, rewed up
sea-related folk songs and shanties. For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
NEW
Sunday 27 July 2025 7pm - "Sunday Sessions":
Chris Murphy - The Old Warehouse, Prince of Wales Road, Kingsbridge TQ7 1DY
LA-based musician Chris Murphy is a folk/jazz and gypsy violinist who wows
audiences with a show of rip-roaring reels and jigs, Americana songs,
Anglo-Celtic melancholy and country-blues influences. Details/tickets (£7+)
www.theoldwarehousekingsbridge.co.uk/theoldwarehouse-events.
NEW Missin’ Tackle Shanty Crew summer quay
concerts in Brixham - 28 July & 4, 11 & 18 August
Missin’ Tackle Shanty Crew are once again holding their annual quay concerts
- ’Shanties & Sea Songs’, on Mondays 28 July, 4, 11 & 18 August 7 to 8pm under
the Old Fish Market, Brixham Harbour (next to The Golden Hind). All are welcome
and this year voluntary collections are being taken to help raise funds for
Brixham Theatre.
NEW Friday 1
August 2025 7pm - Three Acres and a Cow - Plymouth Methodist Central Hall, Eastlake St,
Plymouth, PL1 1BA
A history of land rights and protest in folk song and story. Part TED talk, part
history lecture, part folk club sing-a-long, part storytelling session.
Details
www.devonfolk.org/events-diary.
NEW 1-8 August 2025 - Sidmouth Folk Festival
www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk
NEW 2-6 August 2025 - Sidmouth Fringe Sessions
www.sidmouthfringe.co.uk
NEW Wednesday 6
August 2025 7.30pm - Ruben Moreno & Lil Jim - Bridge Inn, Topsham, Exeter EX3
0QQ (map)
Blues South West presents Ruben Moreno (USA) & Lil Jim (UK). Hailing from Texas,
Ruben has been in the Zydeco game since a very young age. Mentored by legends
like Leroy Thomas, C.J. Chenier, and Andre Thierry, he quickly emerged as the
youngest gem in C.J. Chenier’s Red-Hot Louisiana Band. His recent collaborations
have included working with fellow Texan superstars Leon Bridges and Khruangbin.
Tickets £17 / information from
https://thelittleboxoffice.com/thebridgeinn.
NEW 8-10 August 2025 - Dartmoor Folk Festival - South Zeal nr Okehampton
Always the weekend after Sidmouth
www.dartmoorfolkfestival.org.uk Lineup includes John Kirkpatrick.
NEW
Thursday 14 August 2025 8pm - The Dunwells
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
Indie-folk/Americana. Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
NEW 15-17 August 2025 - Beautiful Days - Escot Park nr Exeter
21st Anniversary Festival
www.beautifuldays.org
NEW
Saturday 23 August 2025 7.30pm - Wake The
River - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
Cornwall UK based band spans multiple generations in their ages and influences
inviting a fresh fusion with delicate, stand-out lead vocals, sensitive
instrumentation, layered harmonies. Lead vocalist Freeborn and songwriter
Woodburn explore a blend of folk, blues, indie and pop genres. Multi-instrumentalists Height and Seddon add to the sonic mix, their mastery of folk styles and grooves from
around the world. Details
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
NEW Monday 25
August 2025 - Ye Vagabonds - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Irish alt-folk group, led by Dublin-based brothers Diarmuid and Brían Mac
Gloinn, Ye Vagabonds, have been described as “being at the fore of a new wave of
Irish folk”. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Thursday 28 August 2025 8pm - Mim Grey
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
NEW Friday 29
August 2025 - Jake Xerxes Fussell
- Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB (map)
Singer, guitarist, and composer .“He is a folksinger in the truest sense,
collecting ideas and melodies and lyrics from distant and disparate traditions”
The New Yorker. His intuitive creative process often draws from traditional
music and archival field recordings - incorporating elements of songs from the
past into new work. Details
www.cabaretvoltaireevents.com.
NEW
Saturday 30 August
2025 8pm
- Spooky Men’s Chorale -
The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
Australia's Spooky Men’s Chorale is a vast, rumbling, steam powered and black
clad behemoth, seemingly accidentally capable of rendering audiences moist eyed
with mute appreciation or haplessly gurgling with merriment. Based on the twin
pillars of grand foolishness and the quest for the perfect subwoofer-rattling
boofchord, the Spooky Men seek to commentate on the absurdity and grandeur of
the modern male armed only with their voices, a sly collection of hats and
facial hair, and a twinkle in the eye.
Details
www.carnglaze.com.
NEW Friday 5 September 2025
7.30pm - Christine Collister -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
Performing songs from the "Children of the Sea" Project. Christine’s career now
spans an incredible 40 years. Throughout, she has mesmerized and astounded with
her unique blend of soul, blues, pop, jazz, country and folk, and today she
remains as powerful, subtle, effortless and relevant as ever. Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW Saturday
6 September 2025 7.30pm - Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band -
Gateway Theatre, Fore Street, Seaton EX12 2LE
Be transported by faithful renditions of some of the most iconic songs from the
two greatest singer-songwriters of modern times, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan.
The show is the brainchild of Devon-based singer-songwriter Isabelle Nutton and
Cape Town guitarist and singer Bob Thomson, conceived after discovering a shared
fascination with Mitchell’s and Dylan’s imagery, poetry and artistry. There
followed a dive into - and a subsequent obsession with - two parallel worlds of
genius: phrasings, tunings and arrangements; dulcimers, Wurlitzers and
harmonicas; histories, fantasies and rivalries; to create a show that pays
utmost respect to the craft of their musical idols.
Details
www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW Saturday
13 September 2025 7.30pm
- Moscow Drug Club -
Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue, Paignton TQ3 3HF
(map)
...where certain elements of 1930s Berlin Cabaret, Hot Club de France, Nuevo
Tango & Gypsy Campfire meet, have a few to drink and stagger arm in arm into the
darkness of some eastern European cobbled street on a mission to find the bar
where Django Reinhardt & Tom Waits are having an after hours jam with the local
Tziganes… Details
www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/whats-on.
tbc Saturday
13 September 2025 7pm
- Phil Beer (solo) -
Calstock Village Hall, The Quay, Calstock PL18 9QA (map)
tba
Details
www.calstockhall.com/events.
NEW Sunday
14 September 2025 2.30pm - Phil Beer - Galmpton Village Institute Hall,
Greenway Road, Brixham TQ5 0LT (map)
Reservations: Maggie Duffy on 01803 855961 / 07770 806083 or email
scotcraft@msn.com.
NEW Friday 19
September 2025
8pm - Track Dogs (2025) -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
Made up of two Irishmen, an Englishman and an American, the band create their
own unique brand of acoustic music - a veritable 4 x 4 of voices and instruments
identified by the fusion of styles which include Americana, Latino, Folk,
Bluegrass and (whisper it..) Pop! Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW
Saturday 20 September 2025 8pm - Katie Spencer - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Folk guitarist. “Her articulate picking, with suggestions of folk and jazz,
frames intelligently written songs and is the backbone to her music.” Guitarist
Magazine; “One of the most satisfying and spellbinding singer-songwriter
collections I’ve encountered in some time.” RnR Magazine. Details
www.wegottickets.com/calstockarts,
www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Saturday
20 September 2025 7.30pm - Sarah McQuaid -
The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road,
Ivybridge PL21 0SZ
(map)
“One of the most instantly recognisable voices in
current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana
Del Rey.” —Neil March, Trust The Doc Sarah McQuaid’s lush, chocolatey voice
combines with her engaging personality, “subtle mastery onstage” (Huffington
Post) and “brilliant musicianship” (fRoots) on acoustic and electric guitars,
piano and (occasionally) drum to create a truly immersive experience. Details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
NEW Sunday 21
September 2025 2pm - Filkins’ Drift - St Mary's
Church, South St, Denbury, Newton Abbot TQ12 6DH
Return of the duo who so impressed us last time as part of their CD (full album)
release tour. New material following their walking tour of the whole Welsh
coastline. For tickets £12 / information contact Rachel Belringer on 07751
804007, email
rachelbelringer@gmail.com.
NEW
Sunday 21 September 2025 7.30pm - Martin
Simpson - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
One of England’s most revered folk performers, widely acknowledged as one of the
finest acoustic and slide guitar players in the world, Martin's interpretations
of traditional songs are masterpieces of storytelling. Details
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
NEW Friday 26
September 2025 8pm - Phil Beer Trio - Kenton Victory Hall, Exeter, EX6 8JA
An opportunity to see world renowned multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer share the
Blues roots of his musical life. Supported by his long-time collaborator Miranda
Sykes on Bass guitar and Sian Monaghan on percussion, they will confidently
guide you through the music of Blind Willie Johnson, The Rev Gary Davis, Davy
Graham, and John Mayall. Details
www.philbeermusic.co.uk/phil-beer-tour-dates.
NEW
Friday 26 September
2025 8pm
- Old Time Sailors
-
The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
Standing. You are invited to board the Sailorette and join the plentiful crew,
'The Old Time Sailors', for a night of footstomping, dancing and singing! You
will be sailing back to the 19th century for an immersive experience of
traditional seafaring music performed in a way you have never seen before. The
Motley Crew and their plethora of traditional and eclectic instruments will take
you back to the time of clashing tankards, and drunken debauchery.
Details
www.carnglaze.com.
NEW
Sunday 28 September 2025 8pm - Leveret - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Andy Cutting (melodeon), Sam Sweeney (fiddle), and Rob Harbron (English
concertina).
“Three of England's finest traditional players weaving exquisite tapestries out
of old and new tunes. Just sublime. I can't recommend seeing them live enough. ”
Verity Sharp, BBC Radio 3. Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
NEW Thursday
2 October 2025 7.30pm - Reg Meuross - Brixham
Methodist Church
Reservations: Maggie Duffy on 01803 855961 / 07770 806083 or email
scotcraft@msn.com.
NEW Wednesday 8
October 2025 7.30pm - Phil Beer Trio -
Pavilions Teignmouth, The Den, Teignmouth TQ14 8BG
Multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer will be joined by exquisite singer and bass
player Miranda Sykes, solo performer, and frequent collaborator with Show of
Hands. Completing the line-up is highly accomplished drummer ‘AMA-UK
Instrumentalist of the Year 2020’, Siân Monaghan. The Phil Beer Trio promises an
exciting evening of combined talent & musicianship not to be missed! Details
www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk.
NEW Saturday 11
October 2025 7.30pm - Ninebarrow - The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND
(map)
Folk at the Flavel: Multi-award-winning folk duo who are impressing audiences
across the country with their innovative and captivating take on the folk
tradition. Described by Mark Radcliffe as sounding like ‘two halves of one
voice’, by Seth Lakeman as ‘a fantastic duo’ and by Kate Rusby as ‘absolutely
amazing’, Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere combine breath taking vocal
harmonies and melodies, delivering songs that are inspired and rooted in the
landscape and history of the British Isles. BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominees.
Details
www.theflavel.org.uk.
NEW Saturday
11 October 2025 8pm - Kathryn Roberts & Sean
Lakeman -
The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road,
Ivybridge PL21 0SZ
(map)
From their roots in 90’s folk supergroup ‘Equation‘ through to becoming a
revered duo in the folk music scene this multi award-winning folk music couple
continue to exude timeless class with their exquisite brand of traditional and
contemporary acoustic music. Kathryn and Sean have twice been voted BBC Radio 2
Folk Awards Best Duo as well as winning Best Duo honours from both Spiral Earth
and Fatea Magazine. Details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
NEW
Saturday 11 October
2025 8pm
- Barrett's Privateers -
The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
From the deep, resonating notes of the father and son bass to the high notes of
the girls, Barrett's Privateers have delighted audiences throughout Cornwall and
well beyond with their broad, rich harmonies. Songs of the sea, shanties,
traditional folk, Cornish and mining songs all feature regularly on their set
lists. Despite being so varied in age, Barrett’s Privateers take each song and
make it their own, with each of the voices finding a way to complement its
neighbour, through the joy of just singing together.
Details
www.carnglaze.com.
NEW 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
www.wegottickets.com/event/649802.
NEW
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.
tbc Saturday
18 October 2025 - Ceilidh
with ???
- Ivybridge
As part of the City of Plymouth Pipe Band's 50th anniversary celebrations in
2025, they are going to be hosting a ceilidh and mini concert event in Ivybridge.
Details to follow..
NEW Saturday 18
October 2025 8pm -
Moscow Drug Club -
Gateway Theatre, Fore Street, Seaton EX12 2LE
Details
www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW
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.
NEW Sunday 26
October 2025 6.30pm - Fishermans Friends - Exeter University Great Hall EX4 4PZ (map)
Details
www.thefishermansfriends.com.
NEW Saturday
1 November 2025 7pm
- 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.calstockhall.com/events.
NEW 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.
NEW 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.
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 Wednesday 26
November 2025 7.30pm - Peter Knight & John Spiers -
Pavilions Teignmouth, The Den, Teignmouth TQ14 8BG
Peter and John 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. Details
www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk.
NEW
Sunday 30 November 2025 7.30pm - Fishermans Friends
- Plymouth Pavilions
Details
www.plymouthpavilions.com/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.
tbc
Friday 19 December 2025 -
Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes - St Paul's
Church, Church Street, Starcross EX6 8QB
details tba Christmas show
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)
details tba The annual ‘Twixt and Between’ ceilidh with The Offshoot Band (from
‘Spinach for Norman’).
http://southbrentfolk.org.uk.
https://www.facebook.com/SouthBrentFolk.
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 Thursday 19
February 2026 - Fishermans Friends - Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2
5EZ
Details
www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay.
NEW Wednesday 19
March 2026 - Levellers Collective - Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2
5EZ
Following a summer of electrifying shows later this year, including their annual
headline performance at Beautiful Days Festival in August, revered British band
the Levellers will return with their much-loved acoustic Collective in spring
2025. Details
www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay.
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 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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