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Tuesday
22 July 2014 8pm - Theo Brown & The Folklore Of Dartmoor - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Explores the hidden tales of seven Dartmoor villages through experiments in
sound and vision. It also celebrates the life of the late folklorist and artist
Theo Brown, whose publications, papers and woodcuts have lain dormant in the
archives at Exeter University since her death in 1993. Using Brown’s unpublished
research, Ian Humberstone and David Chatton Barker have crafted an audio-visual
retelling of Dartmoor folklore grounded in the moor’s topography, history and
folk-culture.
www.folkloretapes.co.uk. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/theo-brown-the-folklore-of-dartmoor. £8. Box
Office: 01392 667080.
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
Thursday 24 July 2014 - Gigspanner - Otterton Mill nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG (map)
A welcome return visit from this brilliant trio headed by Steeleye Span's
legendary fiddle player, Peter Knight. Joined by Roger Flack (guitar) and
Vincent Salzfaas (congas and djembe), Peter's Gigspanner will take you on a
dazzling musical world tour, that combines traditional British with Eastern
European, French, Cajun, African and even Aboriginal influences. Peter Knight
can spin the World on his Bow (Sir Terry Pratchett).
www.gigspanner.com.
Bookings 01395 568521.
www.ottertonmill.com
Friday 25 July 2014 9pm - Sound of the Sirens
- B-Bar, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth (map)
Exeter’s Hannah and Abbe have been gathering quite a lot of attention recently.
The duo draw upon folk-rock inspirations but it is their original material that
shows off the brilliance of their chemistry and beauty of their vocal harmonies.
More powerful than their description can suggest and a reputation for an
engaging live show means anyone coming out for this will be in for a treat. £3.
Full details at
www.b-bar.co.uk.
Saturday 26 July 2014 - Lydstock Music
Festival - Lydford
Multi-genre mini music festival, 5th year. Main charity for this year's
event is St Lukes Hospice South West. Acts confirmed so far include: Appaloosas,
Orangutan Wheelbarrow, Josie Lloyd, Stage 2, Sky Walkers, 3's A Crowd, Kerina
and The Slaves, Trefoil, Dmitry Babichev, Jack Woodward, Ophelia Devon, A Cherry
On Top. Gates midday, main stage closes 11pm.
www.lydstock.com
Sunday 27 July 2014 7.45pm - Greg Russell &
Ciaran Algar - Folk on the Moor, Westward Inn, Lee Mill, Ivybridge
PL21 9EE (map)
Winners of the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and this year's Horizon award
this immensely talented duo will dazzle you with thier skills on fiddle,
bouzoukis, guitar and English concertina as well as with their sogwriting and
vocal abilities. They display a musical maturity way beyond their years. £10. Book by email
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Sunday 27 July 2014 7.30pm - Phil Beer - Maker with Rame Community Hall,
Fore St., Kingsand,
Cornwall PL10 1NS
Phil Beer is one of the most popular ambassadors for acoustic roots music. A
dazzling instrumentalist, he is perhaps best-known as a top-flight fiddle player
and plays in the all-star line up "Feast of Fiddles". But his skills don't stop
there, he also plays slide, Spanish and tenor guitar, mandocello, viola,
mandolin and South American cuatro, not to mention contributing rich vocals.
This concert is being organised as a joint venture with the Maker with Rame
Community Hall. Box office 01579 347483. Details
www.wegottickets.com/event/263723. A 'Liskeard Concert Series' event (www.liskeardconcertseries.btck.co.uk)
organised as a joint venture with the MwR Community Hall.
Sunday 27 July 2014 7.30-10pm - Balkan and
Gypsy Dance - Moose Hall, Bowden Hill, Crediton EX17 3EJ
Dance to Balkan & Gypsy music with Steve Tyler & Katy Marchant playing hurdy
gurdy, mandolin, bagpipes, shawm, voice etc. and with dances led by Kushuma
Holyoak (01837 82001) and Fiona Parr (01626 821110). Cost £7. BYO refreshments.
29 July - 4 August 2014 - 'Dance by the Sea' International Folk Dance
Course - Livermead House Hotel, Torquay
Residential summer folk dance holiday with Turgay Onatli teaching Turkish
folk dance and Dimitar Petrov ('Mitko') teaching Bulgarian folk dance. Dance
course, Music Making with Maya Buckley, singing with Turgay and Mitko, and
further opportunities to share dances, songs, music etc. in the free time
Comfortable ensuite hotel accommodation, DB&B plus lunch, award winning chef,
heated outdoor pool. £460 /£495 residential 6-night dance course; £370 for
non-dancing friends & family. Options to stay for the 1st part (Tues - Fri) or
the weekend (Fri - Mon). More information
www.balkanfolkdance.org.
Wednesday 30 July 2014 - Balkan Instrumental Day Course - Livermead House
Hotel, Torquay
10am-5pm. £30 (this is running alongside the "Dance by the Sea" course). Led
by musician Maya Buckley. All instruments welcome. Instrumentalists are invited
to play for part of the social dance on Wednesday evening. Course includes an
optional session Tuesday 29 July from 3pm, and an opportunity to attend the
Turkish and Bulgarian "Culture Corners" on Tues and Weds evenings. More
information
www.balkanfolkdance.org.
Thursday 31 July 2014 - Maurice Dickson with
Catherine Ashcroft - Otterton Mill nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG (map)
Maurice and Catherine return to the Mill as Irish duo Mochara. Always one of our
most popular acts, Maurice sings and plays guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and
bodhran, while Catherine plays the Uileann pipes and whistles with breathtaking
speed and virtuosity. Performing a mix of original and traditional Irish songs
and tunes, the duo promise audiences a night of spellbinding music.
www.mauricedickson.co.uk. Bookings 01395 568521.
www.ottertonmill.com
1-8 August 2014 - Sidmouth Folk Week
The full festival programme can now be downloaded from
www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk. 880 events!
Friday 1 August 2014 5-6pm - Music for Moon
Bears - Mill House Retreats, Rocknell Manor Farm, Westleigh EX16 7ES
[not folk, but included by special request] A summer concert, near the Grand
Western Canal, by local musicians in aid of Animals Asia at Mill House
Retreats. Hilary Boxer (cello) & David Cottam (guitar), with poetry readings by
Vanessa Ascough. Tickets £12 (includes nibbles) from Revd Lynne Chitty 01884
829000 lynnechitty[at]fsmail.net or janetaylor[at]millhouseretreats.co.uk. See
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf2DnFaVDXM for a beautiful song by Lynne about the
Moon Bears.
Saturday 2 August 2014 - Gren Bartley Band -
Blue Walnut Cafe, Walnut Road, Chelston TQ2 6HS (map)
Gren Bartley is a prolific and exceptional songwriter. He is constantly touring
and forever writing. The critically acclaimed new album “Winter Fires” (out
Spring 2013) is yet another giant leap forward and is building further upon the
success of 2012’s critically acclaimed “Songs To Scythe Back The Overgrown”.
www.grenbartley.com. Tickets £10 adv
from 01803 394113, £12 door.
www.bluewalnuttorquay.co.uk
Sunday 3 August 2014 8pm - Tony McManus -
Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX
(map)
Virtuoso guitarist. Once again we’re collaborating with Sidmouth Folk Week to
showcase top musicians who rarely perform in the UK. Canada-based Tony McManus
is recognised throughout the world as the leading guitarist in Celtic music.
www.tonymcmanus.com.
"Tony McManus is the best Celtic guitarist in the world” John Renbourn; “World
class. Masterful playing as usual”- Steve Howe. Details
www.calstockarts.org/sunday-3-august-tony-mcmanus-virtuoso-guitarist-celtic-music-and-beyond.
8-10 August 2014 - Dartmoor Folk Festival -
South Zeal
Artists announced, to date, include: New Rope String Band (Friday), Lady
Maisery, Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar (winners of the BBC Young Folk Awards
2013), Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, The Old Fashioned, Bill Whaley and Dave
Fletcher, Chalktown and Pete White's Suitcase Circus.
Other artists attending include Trevor Organ's Cracking Crockery, The Dartmoor
Pixie Band, Tony Beard, Entertainingly Different, Dave Wills, various morris and
dance teams, plus more to be confirmed.
The festival will include a packed programme of concerts, a ramble on Dartmoor,
a ceilidh, folk service, craft displays, dances, a Children's Festival, a
Dartmoor Fayre, music hall, pub sessions and music, song and dance workshops.
Competitions include the Dartmoor Broom Dance championships and Dartmoor
Stepdance Championships.
It was 37 years ago that the festival was founded by the late Bob Cann, who
lived in the parish of South Zeal. He had the dream of a folk event on his
doorstep that would help to revive and preserve the traditions of Dartmoor.It
was the traditional music, dance, song and crafts of the area that formed the
basis for the first festival and they still remain for the association which
runs the festival today. Since it was founded it has grown so that it can invite
some of the best folk artists around, whilst maintaining its reputation for
being a relaxed, friendly and traditional festival. For further details about
the Festival, or to enquire about booking tickets, telephone 01837 840102 or
visit the brand new website:
www.dartmoorfolkfestival.org.uk
Saturday
9 August 2014 8pm - Old Gaffers Shanty
Crew - Victoria Inn, Salcombe
The South Hams shanty crew on a regular visit to their 'local' in Salcombe
www.oldgaffers.co.uk.
Sunday
10 August 2014 pm - Old Gaffers Shanty
Crew - Brixham Lifeboat Stataion
The South Hams shanty crew sing at an RNLI fundraiser
www.oldgaffers.co.uk.
Friday 15 August 2014 9pm - The Grenaways -
B-Bar, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth (map)
The band describes their sound as “In the folk music genre, but none of us are
true folkies (apart from maybe Laura who grew up on Lindisfarne). So we feel
free to interpret folk music from a number of different angles. The results tend
to be quite a unique mix of influences in the folk style, with definite nautical
undertones. We just love this style because it has a rich tradition in Cornwall
where it has always been the music of the people, influenced so much by the sea
and coastal living. In some ways it’s the original dance music too, and gives us
huge scope to write about everything from the romantic to the downright jiggy!
£3. Full details at
www.b-bar.co.uk.
15-17 August 2014 - Beautiful Days Festival -
Escot Park, east of Exeter
First announcement of acts was made recently, including Seasick Steve,
Levellers, Bellowhead, Steeleye Span, Seth Lakeman, Fisherman's Friends, The Bad
Shepherds, 3 Daft Monkeys... Weekend tickets on sale now (no day tickets).
www.beautifuldays.org
Saturday 16 August 2014 7.30pm - Rachel Sermanni - St Mary's Parish Church, Kingskerswell TQ12 5LD
Scottish contemporary folk singer-songwriter launched her career when only 17,
and has since played in excess of 500 shows across the UK, Europe, North America
and a handful of shows in Asia. 2013 was spent touring North America and Canada.
Her debut album Under Mountains, released in late 2012, brought her bewitchingly
beautiful, powerfully impassioned, magically eloquent music to a fresh crop of
fans. A straight-up storyteller with a voice to blow all others clean out of the
water, this young Scottish singer-songwriter packs an almighty punch with her
earthy folk melodies and dextrous fingerpicking.
www.rachelsermanni.net.
Tickets £10+ adv from
www.wegottickets.com/event/279722. Further info 01803 875527 or world.unlimited@o2.co.uk.
www.worldunlimited.co.uk.
Sunday
17 August 2014 pm - Old Gaffers Shanty
Crew - Dittisham
The South Hams shanty crew sing at Dittisham Regatta
www.oldgaffers.co.uk.
18-22 August 2014 - Joe Broughton's 7th
Annual Folkworld Course - Rattery Village Hall nr Totnes TQ10 9LD
We do hope that you will join us for another fantastic Folkworld week. Last
year the course was full and this year we will be limiting the places further as
Paloma will only be able to be with us part time (due to having an 8 week old
baby at that point!). Course Director: Joe Broughton. Student age range: 10-21
years. Cost: £220 total. Deposit £50 payable on booking (non-refundable),
balance £170 paid on 18th August. For more information please don't hesitate to
contact Joe direct:
joebroughton@talktalk.net. To book please send a cheque for your
non-refundable deposit to Joe Broughton, 19 Loxley Road, Birmingham, B67 5BL and
clearly state your name and name of student(s) and your email address. Course
sessions: 18/1 10am-4pm, 19/8 1.30-4.15pm (no morning session), 20/8
10am-4.15pm, 21/8 10am-4.15pm, 22/8 10am-5pm (3pm concert - all welcome)
Thursday 21 August 2014 7.30pm - Geoff Lakeman - Brixham Theatre
Studio, TQ5 8TA (map)
Support: Doxies. Geoff Lakeman, who lives on Dartmoor, is an
internationally-recognised leading exponent of the rare Crane Duet Concertina.
He performs self-penned songs. English, Irish and Scottish folk and other music
as varied as Jimmie Rodgers, Randy Newman, Richard Thompson and 1920/30s jazz
standards. Doxies - three lovely ladies from Looe and Lostwithiel, forming a
mutual friendship and a love for the wonderful songs of the sea and the land.
Kate Ward, Steph Althaus and Jo Ballard extend the heartfelt approach they have
to their songs, adding a creative and feminine touch to the delivery of the
music they love and a quirky edge to their performance to boot! £10/£8. Bookings
www.batsweb.org.uk, tel. 01803 882717.
Thursday 21 August 2014 - Martyn Joseph - Otterton Mill nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG (map)
One of the most celebrated songwriters of his generation, Martyn has toured with
(among others) Suzanne Vega, Joan Armatrading, Jools Holland, Mark Cohn and,
even, Celine Dion. This most compelling live performer and social commentator
presents his audience with challenging narratives, tempered with songs that
comfort and speak to the soul. His music is filled with passion, intelligence,
intensity, and humour, all delivered by one of the most charismatic and
electrifying performers in Britain today Tom Robinson BBC 6 music. A rare chance
to catch Martyn in an intimate venue.
www.martynjoseph.net.
Bookings 01395 568521.
www.ottertonmill.com
Thursday 21 August 2014 - Gigspanner -
Hazelwood House nr Loddiswell
TQ7 4EB (map)
Gigspanner are returning to no doubt raise the roof with their enigmatic
playing. Steeleye Span fiddler Peter Knight (the Jimi Hendrix of the fiddle) is
enhanced by the flawless playing of Roger Flack on Guitar and Vincent Salzfaas
on Congas and Djembe. The band amalgamate a heady mix of Eastern European,
French, Cajun, African and even Aboriginal influences, transporting audiences on
a blistering pace of a musical world tour. “Peter Knight can spin the World on
his Bow" - Sir Terry Pratchett.
www.gigspanner.com.
£15. Bookable pre-concert buffet available. See
www.hazelwoodhouse.com
for details. Tel. 01548 821232.
Friday 22 August 2014 - Gigspanner -
Maker with Rame Community Hall,
Fore St., Kingsand,
Cornwall PL10 1NS
(map)
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner has been hailed by Songlines magazine as 'another
milestone in folk’s rebirth of cool', but those in the know will tell you that
there is more to Gigspanner than meets the eye. Without doubt a bedrock of
British traditional music is to be expected from Steeleye Span’s legendary
fiddle player. But Gigspanner’s musical reach flirts audaciously with Eastern
European, French, Cajun, African and even Aboriginal influences transporting
audiences on a 'blistering pace of a musical world tour' (Phil Widdows, Folkcast).
'Peter Knight can spin the World on his Bow' - Sir Terry Pratchett.
www.gigspanner.com.
Tickets from Jane Mutch on 01752 823423 or online at
www.gigspanner.com/tickets.html.
Saturday
23 August 2014 8pm - Old Gaffers Shanty
Crew - Victoria Inn, Salcombe
The South Hams shanty crew on a regular visit to their 'local' in Salcombe
www.oldgaffers.co.uk.
Monday
25 August 2014 pm - Old Gaffers Shanty
Crew - Staverton
The South Hams shanty crew sing at Staverton Elizabethan Fayre
www.oldgaffers.co.uk.
Thursday 28 August 2014 9pm - Jeff Horsey &
Gareth Hedges - B-Bar, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth (map)
Two incredibly accomplished musicians with impressive histories come together to
play a special evening of traditional music. Drawing primarily on the blues but
effortlessly nodding to aspects of jazz, folk and roots music expect a perfect
rendition of styles long passed as well as some unique and insightful anecdotes.
£2. Full details at
www.b-bar.co.uk.
Friday 29 August 2014 9pm - Adam Piggott &
Jayne Freeman - B-Bar, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth (map)
Described by NetRythms as “Genuinely uplifting” with “Intensely adept acoustic
guitar styling” this guitar/ukulele duo showcase their song writing alongside
fresh interpretations of often unexpected classic songs. With strong influences
from country, folk, blues and jazz their sound has been described as a mix of
Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Debbie Harry and Ry Cooder with a modern Nouvelle
Vague twist. £3. Full details at
www.b-bar.co.uk.
Saturday
30 August 2014 8pm - Old Gaffers Shanty
Crew - Victoria Inn, Salcombe
The South Hams shanty crew on a regular visit to their 'local' in Salcombe
www.oldgaffers.co.uk.
Thursday 4 September 2014 7.30pm - Phil Beer
- Community Hall, Lawn Drive, Chudleigh TQ13 0JJ (map)
(at Chudleigh CE Community Primary School) Fundraiser for the Youth Centre.
Tickets £14 available from Sue Metcalfe on 01626 853651 or email
susan.metcalfe[at]hotmail.co.uk.
Friday 5 September 2015 - Pete Morton - Brixham
Folk Club, Brixham Theatre, TQ5 8TA (map)
Pete is a songwriter, singer and ‘folk rapper’ with a wealth of great songs and
stage presence. His live shows are dynamic and thought provoking, while
remaining approachable and fun loving. Ticketing details tba
Saturday 6 September 2014 8pm - Greg Russell
& Ciaran Algar - Ley Arms Folk & Acoustic Music
Club, Ley Arms, Kenn nr Exeter EX6 7UW (map)
Winners of both the 2013 BBC Young Folk Award and 2014 BBC Horizon Award.
Exciting and dynamic young duo with musical abilities, vocal maturity and
professionalism beyond their years. Growing festival favourites, the duo have
appeared at prestigious venues as Cropredy Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival.
Their new album, The Call, is now available.
www.russellalgar.co.uk. Support:
Martyn Cornelius. Tickets: £9 adv; £11 door, info / ticket reservations contact
leyarmsfolk@hotmail.co.uk or
01392 210983 (The Cornelius Family).
Friday 5 September 2014 7.30pm - James Taylor - Plymouth Pavilions
(map)
Legendary five-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor. Details
www.plymouthpavilions.com/prod-productions_details.asp?pid=879. Tickets only
available - if still available - from the box office 0845 146 1460.
Thursday 11 September 2014 8pm - Bob & Gill Berry - Totnes Folk Song Club,
Dartmouth Inn, Totnes TQ9 5EL (map)
A Wiltshire duo with great voices and wicked sense of humour. Great chorus
songs from these two. See
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YJiZokL0ts
Thursday 11 September 2014 - Sam Sweeney’s
Fiddle: Made In The Great War - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Seated. Six years ago Sam Sweeney, fiddle player with Bellowhead, bought a
violin in Oxford. It had all the appearance of a new instrument but the label
inside gave the date 1915 and the name Richard S Howard. Research revealed that
the violin had been made – but never finished – by a luthier and some-time music
hall performer from Leeds called Richard Spencer Howard. He had been conscripted
in 1915 at the age of 35 and two years later was killed during the battle of
Messines Ridge. His violin had been left unfinished in his workshop. The pieces
were given to his daughter Rose in a manila envelope, as a memory of her father.
She kept them all her life. On her death they were sent to an auction house. The
parts were bought and the violin was finally finished by luthier Roger Claridge
in 2007. The fiddle was then placed in the window of an Oxford music shop where
it was spotted by Sam. Discovery of the history behind the fiddle has inspired
Sam to create a multi-media performance telling the incredible story of the
fiddle which took nearly 100 years to complete, to mark the 100th anniversary of
the start of World War I. Collaborating with award-winning story-teller Hugh
Lupton, fellow Bellowhead band mate Paul Sartin and acclaimed concertina player
Rob Harbron, as well as Bellowhead lighting designer Emma Thompson who has
developed set, projections and lighting for the show. Made In The Great War will
bring the reality of World War I into 2014, as Sam performs the show with the
actual fiddle made by non-returning World War I soldier Richard Howard. Box
office 01392 667080.
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/sam-sweeneys-fiddle-made-in-the-great-war.
Thursday 11 September 2014 8pm - Whitetop
Mountain Band - B-Bar, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth (map)
Family-based band from the highest mountains of Virginia. Whitetop, Virginia is
an area rich in the old time music tradition; this band has deep roots in
mountain music. The members have done much to preserve the Whitetop region's
style of old time fiddling and banjo picking and are legendary musicians and
teachers of the style. At the same time, Whitetop Mountain Band shows are very
versatile and entertaining containing everything from fiddle/banjo instrumentals
to powerful solos and harmony vocals on blues, classic country, honky tonk,
traditional bluegrass numbers, old timey ballads, originals, and four part
mountain gospel songs. Shows also include flat foot dancing. The band is well
known for their high energy and charisma on stage. £12. Full details at
www.b-bar.co.uk.
Friday 12 September 2014 - Gallery Bar Special:
Rum and Shrub - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
Our film festival weekend celebrating the River Tamar gets off to a fine start
with the Rum and Shrub Shantymen, a group of traditional singers from Cornwall
with a worldwide reputation for lively singing of shanties, sea songs and folk
songs. Their unusual name is taken from one of Cornwall’s best kept secrets and
is the band’s favourite throat ‘medicine’ – Shrub being an alcoholic cordial
reputed to have been enjoyed by smugglers to disguise the salty taste of their
contraband, and rum being rum. Free entry, chatty atmosphere, donations to the
band would be very welcome. Full details
www.calstockarts.org/friday-12th-september-gallery-bar-special-with-rum-and-shrub.
Friday 12 September 2014 8pm - Steve Knightley - Ilsington Village Hall,
Ilsington TQ13 9RG
In 2010 Steve won BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Best Original Song category and as
the songwriting force behind the phenomenally successful acoustic roots duo,
Show of Hands won the BBC Radio2 Folk Awards, categories Best Live Act and Best
Duo. From a rock background, Steve is known for his strong narrative songs, many
inspired by people and places in his native West Country. Booking details etc.
www.ilsingtongigs.co.uk.
Saturday 13 September 2014 8pm - Phil Beer
solo - Bow Village Hall, nr Crediton
EX17 6HU
(map)
As one half of Show Of Hands Phil has gained a huge following and is one of the
most popular ambassadors for acoustic roots music. A dazzling instrumentalist,
he is perhaps best known as a top flight fiddler and plays in the all-star
line-up, Feast of Fiddles. But his skills don’t stop there, he also plays slide,
Spanish and tenor guitar, mandocello, viola, mandolin and South American cuatro,
not to mention contributing rich vocals. Contact 01363 82379. Full details,
ticketing etc.
www.theheartofdevon.co.uk.
Saturday 13 September 2014 8pm - Blackheart - Landscove Victory Hall, nr
Ashburton
Samples
www.blackheartmusic.co.uk. details tba
Rearranged from cancelled 18 May
Sunday 14 September 2014 7.30pm - Steve Knightley - Lympstone Village Hall,
School Hill, Lympstone, Exmouth EX8 5JY (map)
Steve sees his 'Grow your Own gig ' tour very much as a return to the rural
roots of his music. "With so many songs about people who live and work in the
countryside and the day to day issues they face -it will be great to actually
perform them in their spiritual homes." Send your cheque (£16) payable to Kevin
Henderson, Lodge Music Promotions, Woodbury Business Park, Woodbury, Exeter EX5
1AY. Please enclose SAE and contact email address and phone no. Contact 07771
558914, email
kevin@lodgemusicpro.co.uk. Doors 6.15pm.
Sunday 14 September 2014 8pm - Altan - The Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton EX9 6RJ (map)
With very special guests guitar supremo Chris Newman and on the Irish harp Máire
Ní Chathasaigh. Budleigh Assorted Tunes are absolutely delighted to welcome one
of the all-time, top flight traditional Irish bands …a fabulous repertoire of
Irish language songs and all the reels and jigs, the craic, the blarney and all
the joy that only the unique heritage that is Irish traditional music can bring
to the concert stage. In the course of their long and distinguished career, they
have worked with musicians as diverse as Dolly Parton, Enya, The Chieftains,
Bonnie Raitt and Alison Krauss.
Standing with limited bookable seating. Box office and details 07891 663044 or
01395 443419 (cards accepted), or
www.wegottickets.com/event/254565, earlybird tickets until 17 August. Doors
and bar (and food - call for details) open 6.30pm.
Rearranged from postponed 7 June
Thursday 18 September 2014 - Matthew & Me - South Devon Arts
Centre, The Stables, Ford Road,
Totnes, TQ9 5LE (map)
Standing with VIP gallery seating.
One of the region's biggest names, Matthew & Me have taken their carefully
crafted brand of alt-folk across the UK and beyond, and have packed houses in
cities up and down the nation. Crowds are regularly surprised by their live
show, never knowing quite what to expect. The five-piece band create huge waves
of sound, unexpected chaos, haunting vocals, light and shade, with moments of
stark contemplative hush. Full details, ticketing, samples
etc.
www.southdevonarts.co.uk/#!matthew--me/c1p5p.
+ Special guests.
Friday 19 September 2014 - The Wurzels - South Devon Arts
Centre, The Stables, Ford Road,
Totnes, TQ9 5LE (map)
Standing with VIP gallery seating. The Wurzels head to South Devon at the
perfect time of year, when the combine harvesters are out in the fields, and the
cider apples are freshly squeezed! + Special guests Skimmity Hitchers. Full
details, ticketing, samples etc.
www.southdevonarts.co.uk/#!the-wurzels/cyj8.
Saturday 20 September 2014 8pm - Blackheart - Tipton St John Hall, nr
Sidmouth
Samples
www.blackheartmusic.co.uk. details tba
Sunday 21 September 2014 8pm - Kathryn
Roberts & Sean Lakeman - Topsham Folk Club, Matthews Hall, Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Twin daughters and a folk-rock whirlwind forced Kathryn Roberts (vocals /piano
/woodwind) and Sean Lakeman (guitar) to sideline their popular duo performances
in the mid noughties. Now the timing is right for a return to form from the
Dartmoor based couple. Two of the British folk scene's most accomplished
performers, Kathryn and Sean have graced stages the world over in a number of
guises. However, the intimacy and strength of passion shown as a duo combined
with an eclectic repertoire ensures a rare treat for any listener. ‘Classy
return for Devon based husband and wife duo’ – Q Magazine.
www.kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman.com £10 adv /£12 door.
www.topshamfolkclub.co.uk
Friday 26 September 2014 8pm - Blackheart - Broadwoodkelly Hall, N of
Okehampton
Samples
www.blackheartmusic.co.uk. Contact 01837 83625.
Friday 26 September 2014 - Phillip Henry &
Hannah Martin - Barrel House, Totnes (map)
details tba
www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk. Tel. 01803 849290
Friday 26 September 2014 - The Willows - South Devon Arts
Centre, The Stables, Ford Road,
Totnes, TQ9 5LE (map)
Seated. A folk roots family band from Cambridge, fronted by the breathtaking
voice of Jade Rhiannon. Supported by rich vocal harmonies and sensitive acoustic
musicianship the band draw inspiration from the Americana and British folk
traditions in equal quantity. Standout festival performances at the likes of
Cambridge Folk Festival, Folk By The Oak, FolkEast and Secret Garden Party are
helping build a reputation as a compelling live act.
www.thewillowsband.co.uk.
"Absolutely gorgeous sound" Bob Harris. Full details, ticketing, samples etc.
www.southdevonarts.co.uk/#!the-willows/cnjc.
Friday 26 September 2014 8pm - Albert Lee and Hogan's Heroes -
The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road,
Ivybridge PL21 0SZ (map)
Details, booking etc.
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk/what-s-on/albert-lee.
Saturday 27 September 2014 - Rue Royale - South Devon Arts
Centre, The Stables, Ford Road,
Totnes, TQ9 5LE (map)
Seated. Anglo-American indie folk duo playing "hypnotic indie-folk-pop
influenced by American and British folk, soul and rock", inspired by the likes
of Fleetwood Mac, Radiohead, Grandaddy, John Martyn, Jose Gonzalez and Elbow.
www.rueroyalemusic.com.
Full details, ticketing, samples etc.
www.southdevonarts.co.uk/#!rue-royale/c9sx.
Saturday
27 September
2014 8pm - Old Gaffers Shanty
Crew - Victoria Inn, Salcombe
The South Hams shanty crew on a regular visit to their 'local' in Salcombe
www.oldgaffers.co.uk.
Saturday
27 September
2014 - Steve Knightley - Doug's Shed,
Splatthayes, Buckerell, nr Honiton
Box office: 01404 850637.
www.growyourowngig.co.uk.
Sunday 28 September 2014 8pm - Steve Knightley -
Buckfastleight Town Hall
In 2010 Steve won BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Best Original Song category and as
the songwriting force behind the phenomenally successful acoustic roots duo,
Show of Hands won the BBC Radio2 Folk Awards, categories Best Live Act and Best
Duo. From a rock background, Steve is known for his strong narrative songs, many
inspired by people and places in his native West Country. Booking details etc.
www.growyourowngig.co.uk/gigs.
Sunday 28 September 2014 8pm - Dervish - The Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton EX9 6RJ (map)
With special guest Paul Metsers. Box office and details 07891 663044 or 01395
443419 (cards accepted)
Saturday 4 October 2014 7.30pm - Jackie Oates
- South Brent Village Hall, Station Approach TQ10 9AQ (map)
Jackie Oates is a singer and fiddle player who has become one of the top names
in the national folk scene including winning two BBC Folk Awards. Her CDs
‘Jackie Oates’; ‘The Violet Hour’; ‘Hyperboreans’; ‘Saturnine’ and ‘Lullabies’
have attracted wide critical acclaim as well as collaborative work with various
other projects including ‘The Imagined Village’ and ‘The Cecil Sharp Project’.
Jackie headlined the sell out concert during the 2012 South Brent Folk Festival
and as she now lives in Oxford this will be a welcome return for her to Devon. [tbc:
Jackie will be accompanied by Tristan Seume from the Jackie Oates Band.] Reel
Ale bar. Tickets £10 adv from artworks
www.artworksouthbrent.co.uk or £12 door. Information: Eileen McKee tel 01364
73699 email:
eileen.southbrentfolk@gmail.com. One of a number of events organised
throughout the year to support the South Brent Folk Festival (July 11/12 2014).
Sunday 5 October 2014 8pm - The Will Pound
Band - Topsham Folk Club, Matthews Hall, Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
The Will Pound Band plays a mix of English, Irish and Northumbrian tunes with
jazz, bluegrass, blues, rock and funk rhythms. Its lineup is BBC Radio 2 Folk
Awards Best Musician nominee, harmonica player Will Pound, with Chris Sarjeant
on guitar/vocals, Henry Webster on fiddle and John Parker on double bass. A flat
out genius harmonica player' - Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2.
www.willpound.com £10 adv
/£12 door.
www.topshamfolkclub.co.uk
Wednesday
8 October 2014 - Show Of Hands - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Seated. Undeniably one of the strongest current forces in acoustic music –
England’s finest and most popular roots duo and something of a ‘people’s band’.
Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/show-of-hands. Box
Office: 01392 667080.
Friday 10 October 2014 - Steve Knightley - George Hotel, South Molton (map)
'Grow Your Own Gig' tour.
www.georgehotelsouthmolton.co.uk. Tel. 01769 572514.
Saturday 11 October 2014 7.30pm – The
Carrivick Sisters – Charleton Village Hall, Kingsbridge TQ7 2AJ
Identical twin sisters Charlotte and Laura have grown up playing and writing
music together. Their unique style shows their strong bluegrass influences
without obscuring their English roots. With tight harmonies that only siblings
can achieve, they perform their original songs on guitar, fiddle, mandolin,
dobro and clawhammer banjo. They have performed both in the UK and
internationally. Fundraiser by Friends of Prawle Point for National Coastwatch.
Tickets available later in the year. Contact: Jane Payne email
jane[at]paynes.org.uk.
Wednesday
15 October 2014 - Lúnasa - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Ireland's premier traditional acoustic band. The line-up for this tour will
feature Kevin Crawford, and Cillian Vallely on traditional Irish instrumentation
of low whistle, uilleann pipes, tin whistles, Tula Custy on fiddle, augmented by
Trevor Hutchinson on double bass and Shane McGowan on guitar. Although there is
no new album available for the October tour audiences will have a chance to
enjoy some of the band's most popular back catalogue as well as hearing some new
material for the first time which is destined for the band's next studio album.
Booking details tba. Box
Office: 01392 667080.
Friday 17 October 2014 - Kathryn Roberts &
Sean Lakeman - Milverton Music, Victoria Rooms, Fore St, Milverton, Taunton TA4 1JU
Popular return visit.
www.milvertonmusic.co.uk/page2.html
Saturday 18 October 2014 - Nicky Swann - Sterts Theatre, Upton Cross, Liskeard PL14 5AZ (map)
details tba
www.sterts.co.uk
Thursday 23 October 2014 - House of Hats &
Carrie Tree - South Devon Arts
Centre, The Stables, Ford Road,
Totnes, TQ9 5LE (map)
Seated. The Best Of Brighton Folk. House of Hats with a style likened to Crosby,
Stills and Nash - Fleet Foxes and Mumford and Sons. “Your set was stunning, such
harmonies, stayed with me.” Zoe Ball - Radio 2. They deliver a textured and pure
sound with male and female figures sharing the lead.
www.houseofhatsmusic.com. Carrie Tree has been a well known name on the UK
alternative/green festival scene for several years with regular appearances at
Glastonbury and Green gathering. "Bjork, with English folk sensibilities!”
www.carrietree.co.uk.
Full details, ticketing, samples etc.
www.southdevonarts.co.uk/#!house-of-hats-and-carrie-tree/csb7.
24-26 October 2014 - Baring Gould Folk
Weekend - Okehampton
Held in a range of comfortable venues all in the centre of the old
market town. Artists include: Tickled Pink, Phil Beer, James Findlay, Kathryn
Roberts & Sean Lakeman, Jon & Alfie, Lester Simpson and the Wren Band. As well
as the strong programme of concerts and dances, you can sing with the Festival
Choir or play with Festival Orchestra. On the Saturday night there is a Feast
with hog roast or vegetarian options and even more music and song, and Sunday
features the annual Prize Conker Competition. Weekend tickets £30 buy, 3 get 1
free!
www.baring-gould.co.uk or call 01837 53754.
Saturday 25 October 2014 - Seth Lakeman -
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Folk singer, songwriter and virtuoso fiddler Seth Lakeman unearthed hidden
histories and unsung everyday heroes to commemorate in song for his new album
Word of Mouth which stormed into the charts on its release in February this
year. The album includes 12 brand new songs including the BBC Radio 2 playlisted
single The Courier. Seth will be joined by his multi-instrumental band on his
October tour playing songs from Word of Mouth and other live favourites.
Details, bookigns etc.
www.theatreroyal.com/whats-on/2014/seth-lakeman-2014/#.
Selling strongly already!
Saturday
25 October
2014 8pm - Old Gaffers Shanty
Crew - Victoria Inn, Salcombe
The South Hams shanty crew on a regular visit to their 'local' in Salcombe
www.oldgaffers.co.uk.
27-31 October 2014 - Baring-Gould Folk Song
School - Okehampton
Led by Wren Music's Director Paul Wilson with the Wren team of Sarah
Owen and Rosa Rebecka, Marilyn Tucker and David Faulkner; visiting tutor Janet
Russell . Tuition in large and small groups, as well as one-to-one. You will
have the opportunity to plan your own week, balancing your own programme from
the three main strands: 1. Developing Technique warming up; finding your own
voice; breathing; pitching; phrasing; ornamentation; creating your own
harmonies. 2. Developing Repertoire searching the archive; collation of text and
tunes; putting tunes to words (and vice versa); arranging; using harmony;
accompaniment. 3. Developing Performance Skills opportunities to sing away from
the clubs; using PA systems; building confidence; overcoming nerves; relaxation;
telling the story. The 2014 fee is £300 if paid in full before 30 September,
£350 thereafter (if any places still available).
www.baring-gould.co.uk 01837 53754.
?? November 2014 - Phillip Henry & Hannah
Martin - Brixham Library
date/details tba With Maggie Duffy & Mike Weed, Les Noden and Mick Bramich
Sunday 16 November 2014 8pm - Peter Knight's
Gigspanner - Topsham Folk Club, Matthews Hall, Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner has been hailed by Songlines magazine as 'another
milestone in folk’s rebirth of cool', but those in the know will tell you that
there is more to Gigspanner than meets the eye. Without doubt a bedrock of
British traditional music is to be expected from Steeleye Span’s legendary
fiddle player. But Gigspanner’s musical reach flirts audaciously with Eastern
European, French, Cajun, African and even Aboriginal influences transporting
audiences on a 'blistering pace of a musical world tour' (Phil Widdows, Folkcast).
'Peter Knight can spin the World on his Bow' - Sir Terry Pratchett.
www.gigspanner.com. £12
adv /£14 door.
www.topshamfolkclub.co.uk
Sunday 16 November 2014 8pm – Reg Meuross – Acoustic Warehouse Open Mic
Music Club, Passage House Inn, Hackney Lane, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot TQ12
3QH
details tba
www.regmeuross.com Tickets available on any club night, telephone 01626
362528 or email acoustic.warehouse@gmail.com.
www.myspace.com/acoustic_warehouse.
Sunday 16 November 2014 7pm - Bellowhead - Plymouth Pavilions
(map)
After their special sell-out 10th Anniversary shows at The Royal Albert Hall and
Manchester Bridgewater Hall, award-winning big band Bellowhead are delighted to
continue the celebrations with the announcement of their biggest ever UK tour.
Details
www.plymouthpavilions.com.
Sunday 16 November 2014 - The Fisherman's
Friends - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Seated. Shanty singers from Port Isaac who have delighted visitors and
locals there for more than 15 years, with almost 300 live performances under
their belts. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/the-fishermans-friends. Box
Office: 01392 667080.
Tuesday 18 November 2014 - Boo Hewerdine - St Mary's Parish Church, Kingskerswell TQ12 5LD
Much loved English songwriter Boo Hewerdine releases his first career
retrospective My Name In Brackets (The Best of) on November 3rd 2014 via Reveal
Records. Featuring many of his greatest songs from Boo’s time leading The Bible
in the mid-eighties and his subsequent solo career, the compilation spans over
25 years worth of recordings and also includes some brand new songs written
specifically for My Name In Brackets. Boo Hewerdine will tour the UK in November
2014 where audiences can expect to hear plenty of their favourite Boo songs
alongside a clutch of newer songs as yet unreleased. His shows are famous for
his bone dry between song banter, he appears to have an endless supply of
anecdotes about his brushes with ‘almost, nearly, not quite fame’! Tickets £12+
adv from
www.wegottickets.com/event/282968. Further info 01803 875527 or world.unlimited@o2.co.uk.
www.worldunlimited.co.uk.
Doors 7.00pm
Friday 21 November 2014 7.30pm Phillip Henry
& Hannah Martin + special guests - Brixham Library
Phil and Hannah curate an evening of songs from some of Devon’s finest
musicians. Bringing together instruments from Dobro (slide guitar), fiddle,
banjo, and viola, to beatbox harmonica, Phil and Hannah combine influences from
India to America; but remain firmly rooted in the traditional musics of the
British Isles. Having released two acclaimed albums that draw much inspiration
from their south west home, the duo look forward to bringing together a
wonderful group of musicians for a unique collaborative evening, celebrating the
music, history and landscape of the area in support of Brixham Library. £10.
http://friendsofbrixhamlibrary.wordpress.com/forthcoming-events/2014-events-programme.
Friday 21 November 2014 8pm - Joan Armatrading
- Exeter Corn Exchange (map)
"I will never retire but this will be the last major tour that I will undertake.
For the first time these concerts will be me solo on stage playing the guitar,
piano and singing. I want these concerts to be a special lively interactive one
to one experience. I have absolutely enjoyed the last 42 years of performances
but now, with my final major tour, I want to capture a unique memory for both
myself and the audience."
Box office 01392 665938 or online
www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange/index.aspx?articleid=14892.
21-23 November 2014 - West Country Christmas
Carols -
Folk South West's ever-popular weekend of workshops and concerts. Tutors
will be Helen Coombs, John Kirkpatrick, Tim Laycock, Carolyn Robson, Eddie Upton
and Peter Wilton. Book your accommodation now for a stimulating and enjoyable
weekend of workshops and concerts.
Saturday 22 November 2014 - Lisbee Stainton Duo - St Mary's Parish Church,
Kingskerswell
When multi-instrumentalist Lisbee isn’t writing and recording her own work
she tours as a special guest with Seth Lakeman’s band, with the folk star
describing her as, “a fantastic singer songwriter.” “Bound for glory…an
exquisite slice of traditional songwriting” – The Times. Online tickets £10+
www.wegottickets.com/event/273768. Doors 7pm.
Saturday 22 November 2014 8pm - Blackheart - Bickington Hall, nr Newton
Abbot
Samples
www.blackheartmusic.co.uk. details tba
Fri/Sat 5/6 December 2014 7.30pm - Show of
Hands - Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth EX8 2AZ
The only tour of the year, last two dates, and the only gigs in our coverage
area (nearest other Barnstaple and Yeovil). Enjoy a full evening of Show of
Hands with Miranda Sykes - two sets with no support. See
www.showofhands.co.uk
for details.
tbc Sunday 7 December 2014 - St Agnes Fountain -
local venue tba
details tba
Tuesday 9 December 2014 - Bella Hardy - South Devon Arts
Centre, The Stables, Ford Road,
Totnes, TQ9 5LE (map)
Seated. BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year Award. Bella's captivating
voice inhabits her characters and spins her stories with an equal balance of
strength and sensitivity. With fiddle in hand, she presents folk songs in the
best tradition; not as antiquated museum pieces, but as relevant and very human
artworks.
www.bellahardy.com.
Full details, ticketing, samples etc.
www.southdevonarts.co.uk/#!bella-hardy/c217f.
Tuesday 9 December 2014 - Luke Daniels - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose talents are
becoming widely recognised. Immaculate acoustic guitar playing and insightful,
honest lyrics exploring love, life, doubt and faith and the idea that happiness
and hope spring from what we have in common, rather than what we can acquire as
individuals. Over the course of a twenty-year career Daniels has already earned
his place on the UK Folk scene as a virtuoso melodeon player with the likes of
Riverdance, De Dannan and Ian Anderson, whilst performing with his own band at
The London Jazz Festival, The Royal Festival Hall and credible folk festivals in
the UK and internationally. Luke also worked alongside Howard Shore and The
London Philharmonic Orchestra as a soloist on the movie soundtracks for Lord of
the Rings and The Hobbit and is currently a regular member of The Cara Dillon
Band. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/luke-daniels. Box
Office: 01392 667080.
tbc Friday 12
December 2014 - Ceilidh with Random - local venue tba
One of the top national ceilidh bands, featuring brilliant melodeon player Saul
Rose from Waterson Carthy, Faustus, Whapweasel... Details tba
Friday 19 December 2014 - Mad Dog Mcrea - South Devon Arts
Centre, The Stables, Ford Road,
Totnes, TQ9 5LE (map)
tba
Full details, ticketing, samples etc.
www.facebook.com/southdevonarts/app_203279979821689
Wednesday
31 December
2014 8pm - Old Gaffers Shanty
Crew - Victoria Inn, Salcombe
See the New Year in with the South Hams shanty crew at their 'local' in Salcombe
www.oldgaffers.co.uk.
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