Harberton
Folk's
Information Servicefor traditional music, song & dance in Southern Devon
Site updated 3 December 2024
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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
rely on satnavs. |
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NEW - items
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that they have not yet appeared in full in an e-circular. UPDATED - items marked thus means that they have been updated since an initial listing in an e-circular. |
Thursday 5 December 2024 7pm - Sheelanagig + The
Schmoozenbergs -
Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB (map)
A quintet with a well-stocked armoury
of stringed instruments– guitar, fiddle, double bass – with the added energy of
flute and drums and a bagful of joint-jumping foot-stomping tunes, these fine musicians create
a real dynamic which is inherent in both their furious dance medleys as well as
their thoughtfully arranged original pieces.
Details
www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk.
Sold
out Friday 6
December 2024 8pm - Mad Dog Mcrea - The Watermark, Ivybridge
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
Friday 6
December 2024 7.30pm -
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band -
Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue, Paignton TQ3 3HF
(map)
Our Steeleye Span concert sold out in a flash earlier this year. Now Maddy
Prior has booked to come back with her Carnival Band for their Carols and
Capers, 40th Anniversary and Farewell Tour 2024. A unique take on timeless
Christmas music ever since they first toured in 1984. Ancient and modern
instruments and rich vocal harmony with a refreshing cavalier attitude and
plenty of humour, this guarantees to be a Christmas Party to remember.
Details
www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/whats-on.
Friday 6 December 2024 8pm - Janice
Burns & Jon Doran - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Janice Burns & Jon Doran are an award-winning Anglo-Scottish duo who came
together after discovering a shared love of traditional music. Their songs tell
vivid stories about the nature of life and our place in the world. Details
www.wegottickets.com/calstockarts,
www.calstockarts.org.
Friday 6 December 2024 7pm - Elizabeth Jane Baldry
-
Holcombe Burnell
Church, Longdown, Exeter EX6 7RZ (map)
An evening of magical harp music. Tickets £12.50. Details
here.
Saturday 7 December 2024
7.30pm
- An evening with Mark
Chadwick -
Calstock Village Hall, The Quay, Calstock PL18 9QA (map)
Standing. One of the UK’s most successful songwriters, Mark Chadwick has
co-written 20 chart singles and 6 Top 40 albums (including a Number 1) as part
of the Levellers, the band he has fronted for over 25 years. Still going strong,
the Levellers are festival favourites. During this time Mark has released two
solo albums and his upfront and personal solo performance will see him play a
mixture of material from these albums and Levellers classics. Be warned, Mark
will have you up dancing!.
Details www.calstockhall.com/events.
Sunday
8 December 2024 7.45pm - Keith Donnelley's
Christmas Cracker -
Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
Donnelly and South's Christmas Cracker is a show
with some crazy bits and a sackful of their singalong, wintry-wonderful songs!
Add in a stocking load of Keith's hilarious, seasonal anecdotes and jokes, scary
solstice ghost stories and Lauren South's brandy-butter vocals, all wrapped up
with fantastic festive guitars and yummy Yuletide fiddles! A totally understated
evening!! For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Tuesday 10 December 2024 7.30pm -
Steve Turner
- Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
Steve Turner is known as a pioneer of highly sophisticated English concertina
song accompaniments, stretching the boundaries of traditional forms, with one of
the best voices in the business. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who also
accompanies himself on the cittern, and also plays mandolin and banjo. Details
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
Wednesday 11
December 2024 8pm - In A Bit Of A State - The Coffee Cellar, Exeter Quay
Rob Brown's 'In A Bit Of A State' with Adam Sweet, Ian Jennings and Lucy Piper.
Blues and post-blues mashup. Small licensed venue. Tickets £10(+£1) only through
www.seetickets.com/search?q=coffee+cellar. For more information, see
www.facebook.com/MusicInTheQuayOfExe.
Cancelled Thursday
12 December 2024 -
Totnes Folk Club, Dartmouth Inn, Totnes
Andy Clarke writes: "We have had to make the hard decision to cancel the
Christmas folk night at the Dartmouth Inn as the pub is closed. I am very
hopeful though (plus I have it on good authority) that the pub will be under new
management and up and running for our January club night which will be on the
9th all being well! I will keep you posted and a huge thank you to so many
people for your support over the last year, we have really gone from strength to
strength with strong performances from many brilliant floor performers and 2
excellent guest nights. I can't think of one night that wasn't great! Fingers
crossed for the future...."
www.facebook.com/groups/144387085754131.
Thursday 12 December 2024 7.30pm -
Mad Dog Mcrea -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
UPDATED Literally
just a handful of tickets left at the time of sending this circular
Thursday 12
December 2024 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 to
the nation. Christmas, as they say, starts with St. Agnes Fountain. Presenting
carols with a curve. Details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
Thursday 12
December 2024 7.30pm - The Great Sea Choir: Sing We Joyous - St Peter's Church,
Wyndham Square, Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 5EG
Join Plymouth's renowned contemporary folk choir for their annual winter concert
of a cappella folk songs to celebrate the winter season. The choir are
celebrated for their complex and textured arrangements and for the high quality
of their singing. Directed by Julu Irvine and Heg Brignall of folk duo Suthering,
you can expect some festive favourites alongside more unusual traditional and
contemporary folk songs as well as some original songs written by Julu and Heg.
This year, proceeds will go towards the choir making their first recording with
sales of the finished recording going to charity. Details
www.wegottickets.com/event/639126.
Friday 13 December 2024 7.30pm -
St Agnes Fountain -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
Saturday 14 December 2024 7.30pm - Ukranian Singers of Plymouth - Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate,
Exeter EX2 4AZ (map)
Commended by the Lord Lieutenant of Devon and the Ukrainian Embassy, the
Ukrainian Singers of Plymouth are dedicated to showing and sharing the best of
Ukrainian traditional culture to their UK friends. There will be happy songs,
sad songs, amazing dances and some amusing folk theatre. £12 / £8. 01392 277189.
??
www.wegottickets.com/cygnettheatre.
Saturday 14
December 2024 7.30pm - d'Accord French & Breton dance and music -
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter EX4 7AH (map)
With Eelgrinders.
www.facebook.com/groups/149787688758876.
Sunday
15 December 2024 7.45pm - Christmas Party -
Folk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth
PL7 5HP
If you would like to perform, to make the evening run smoothly, please email in
advance to book your spot. Encouraged:....... poems, songs, monologues, stories
which are - light hearted, - seasonal, - uplifting, - comic, Christmas cracker
jokes. Please let the Club know asap if you're coming along so they can have an
idea of how many to cater for as they're planning to have a light buffet
available during the evening. Email
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Tuesday 17
December 2024 8pm - The Unthanks In Winter - Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth EX8 2AZ
When December draws near, The Unthanks will release and tour In Winter - an
abstract new work that captures the warmth and nostalgia of the festive season,
the chill and darkness of the winter months, and the reflective ritualisms of
the turn of the year; the end and beginning of the circle of life. In Winter
features a new sound palette for The Unthanks, incorporating vibraphone,
clarinet and saxophone into the core band that features vocal harmony, piano,
violin, double bass, guitars and percussion. Details
www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk/whats-on/the-unthanks-in-winter.
Thursday 19
December 2024 7.30pm - Wheelhouse Folk Choir: Sing We All Merrily - Town Hall,
Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0RG
Join Tavistock's vibrant and expressive mixed-voice folk choir for their annual
winter concert of a cappella folk songs to celebrate the winter season. The
choir are celebrated for their complex and textured arrangements and for the
high quality of their singing. Directed by Julu Irvine and Heg Brignall of folk
duo Suthering, you can expect some festive favourites alongside more unusual
traditional and contemporary folk songs as well as some original songs written
by Julu and Heg. This year, proceeds will go towards the choir making their
first recording with sales of the finished recording going to charity. Details
www.wegottickets.com/event/639115.
Friday 20 December 2024 6.30pm - Ceilidh For Ukraine with Blue Jewel Ceilidh
Band - Stoke Gabriel & Torquay Police Football Club, Broadley Lane, Stoke
Gabriel TQ9 6RR
Blue Jewel’s third ceilidh raising funds for Ukrainian Action, a fantastic
charity supporting the survival and development of Ukraine. A number of men from
Stoke Gabriel have been drivers for Ukrainian Action convoys taking humanitarian
aid to Ukraine over the last two years. Food and drink from 6.30pm. Full details
at www.bluejewel.info.
Tickets from
www.wegottickets.com/event/635687.
Friday 20
December 2024 7.30pm -
Jim Causley with The Widecombe Singers - St Pancras Church, Widecombe in the Moor
"A West Country Christmas". Says Jim: “I am greatly honoured and hugely excited
to have been asked to share the bill again with the wonderful Widecombe Singers
in the ‘Cathedral of the Moor’. It’s the perfect venue to enjoy a candlelit
night of rousing West Country Christmas carols, surrounded by Christmas trees.
Choir leader Bridget Ansell and myself have had great fun looking through
collections of old local carols from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset and
arranging a tasty selection for us to sing and bring back to life. We even have
an ancient carol from Widecombe-in-the-Moor itself! So come and join us in the
heart of Dartmoor for some mulled wine, a mince pie and some beautiful, local,
festive music.”
Tickets £14 from
www.jimcausley.co.uk.
Sold out Friday 20 December 2024 -
Mad Dog Mcrea
- The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall
www.carnglaze.com.
Saturday 21
December 2024 7pm - Harbottle & Jonas + Richard Trethewey - St Petroc`s Church,
12 Wellington Square, South Brent TQ10 9AG
Winter Warmer: A rare evening of winter songs, harmonies and carols. Partners in
life and music, dynamic Devon based folk duo Harbottle & Jonas are one of the
most exciting acts on the UK circuit today, combining a love of the richness of
traditional folk with their own original and powerful songwriting. Dave and
Freya have developed a distinct and compelling signature sound, blending
concertina, harmonium, cittern, stomp box, acoustic guitar and banjo with their
beautiful and closely intertwined vocal harmonies. Richard Trethewey grew up in
Cornwall surrounded by music and developed a keen interest in the traditional
music that tells the story of the remarkable history and people of this place.
Details
here.
Sunday 22 (call venue) &
Monday 23
(sold out) December 2024 8pm - Mad Dog Mcrea - Tavistock Wharf
Seated+standing.
www.tavistockwharf.com.
Friday 27
December 2024 7.30pm - Twixt Christmas and
New Year
Céilidh with
The Offshoot Band -
South Brent Village Hall, Station Approach TQ10 9AQ (map)
Caller Kip Pratt. Reel Ale Bar. Entry £8 (includes one free non-alcoholic
drink). Tickets on door or from artworks 01364 649424 /
shop@southbrentartworks.co.uk
in South Brent. For further information call 01364 73117.
Saturday 28
December 2024 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.
Saturday 11
January 2025 7.30pm - d'Accord French & Breton dance and music -
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter EX4 7AH (map)
Local bands showcase.
www.facebook.com/groups/149787688758876.
Saturday 18 January 2025 8pm -
Sarah McQuaid
- Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
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. Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, holding dual Irish
and American citizenship and now settled in rural England, she brings the
eclecticism of her background to her "captivating, unorthodox songwriting" (PopMatters)
and choice of material, spanning genres and defying categorisation. Details
www.wegottickets.com/calstockarts,
www.calstockarts.org.
Saturday 18
January 2025 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.
Wednesday 22
January 2025 - Martin Joseph - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
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.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
Saturday 25
January 2025 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.
Sunday 26 January 2025 8pm - Exmouth Shanty Men - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
A fun evening of nautical harmony, hubris, halyards and humour with local heroes
Exmouth Shanty Men and some of Topsham Folk Club's finest forebitting fellows
tailing the falls. I think that's what they said. Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
Friday 31
January 2025 8pm - John Martyn Project - Civic Hall, Market Square, Totnes TQ9
5SF
A special concert where six established artists from the world of folk, soul,
and more come together to celebrate the music of John Martyn. It features Blythe
Pepino, Kit Hawes, Pete Josef and Sam Brookes. They reinterpret the many
different aspects and eras of Martyn’s music, delivered in a sensitive and
poignant manner. Details
www.cabaretvoltaireevents.com.
NEW Saturday 1
February 2025 - Jim Moray - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
One of the most celebrated interpreters of folk song in the UK, Jim Moray has
marked himself out as having a singular, idiosyncratic vision that has rarely
wavered in style and substance. Plus Amelia Coburn. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Saturday 1 February 2025 8pm -
Mississippi MacDonald
- Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
English soul-blues singer/songwriter/guitarist whose blues are authentic,
heartfelt, and reflect a lifetime of learning from the greats. Details
www.wegottickets.com/calstockarts,
www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Saturday 1
February 2025 7.30pm - Simon & Garfunkel Story -
Exeter Corn Exchange, George St, Exeter EX1 1BU
(map)
Following sold-out performances in London’s West End, a Worldwide tour and
standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story continues to
stun audiences across the globe. Using huge projection photos and original film
footage, the hit show features a full live band performing all the hits
including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and
many more. Details
www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW Thursday 6
February 2025 8pm - The Ciderhouse
Rebellion - Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2
6RQ
They've been described as, “profound and eloquent, epic and haunting, wild,
dramatic and occasionally unhinged”. “Two virtuoso musicians playing some of the
most startling and original music you will ever encounter. Compelling, exciting
and utterly original” Phil Beer. The duo brings together master accordionist
Murray Grainger and fiddle player Adam Summerhayes. The pair play some
traditional tunes, particularly from the NE of England, and compose their own
music, specialising in creating within the moment so each performance is
uniquely magical in its improvisatory focus. Details
https://fougoumusic.com/fougoufolk.
NEW
Saturday 8 February 2025 8pm -
Budapest Cafe Orchestra
- Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Refreshingly unconventional and snappily attired boutique orchestra BCO play
gypsy and folk-flavoured music in their unique and surprising way. From Balkan
and Russian traditional music to their artful distillations of Romantic
masterworks to soaring Gaelic folk anthems, BCO is an infectious musical
experience like none other. Details
www.wegottickets.com/calstockarts,
www.calstockarts.org.
NEW
Thursday 20 February 2025 7.30pm - Adam Guerrero - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Adam, from Seville in Spain, comes to the UK for the first time to promote his
third CD of self composed songs and tunes. Expect an evening mix of blues,
ragtime and folk mixed in with Spanish and spaghetti western influences and a
hint of Pink Floyd... . With superb musicianship... Intrigued? Tickets are
priced for you to come and see and hear for yourself! Details
www.wegottickets.com/event/636123.
NEW
Saturday 22 February 2025 7.30pm - Adam Guerrero - Ice Factory, 10 Somerset
Place, Teignmouth TQ14 8EN
Adam, from Seville in Spain, comes to the UK for the first time to promote his
third CD of self composed songs and tunes. Expect an evening mix of blues,
ragtime and folk mixed in with Spanish and spaghetti western influences and a
hint of Pink Floyd... . With superb musicianship... Intrigued? Tickets are
priced for you to come and see and hear for yourself! Details
www.wegottickets.com/event/636125.
NEW Saturday 22
February 2025 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 Saturday 22
February 2025 - Mad Dog Mcrea - Shooters Sports Bar, Sandy Lane, Dawlish EX7 0AF
Details
www.wegottickets.com/event/633399.
NEW
Saturday 22 February 2025 8pm - Suthering - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Produced by BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winner, Sean Lakeman (Levellers, Seth Lakeman),
the duo's second album is a bold new direction in sound for the duo. A poignant
and powerful exploration of themes affecting the social and political landscape,
the 2024 album is a collection of personal reflections, captivating stories and
modern-day songs of protest and unity. Details
www.wegottickets.com/calstockarts,
www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Saturday 22
February 2025 7.30pm -
Seth Lakeman with full band
- Exeter Cathedral
New album The Granite Way Tour.
www.sethlakeman.co.uk.
NEW Sunday 23
February 2025 7.30pm - The Irish House Party -
Pavilions Teignmouth, The Den, Teignmouth TQ14 8BG
At last, an Irish music show that has come out of Ireland without the clichés
that usually follow! There are no flat caps or twee costumes here. Instead you
get incredibly talented musicians and dancers who simply want to bring you the
sound and fun of Ireland in an intimate and homely setting. Details
www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk.
NEW
Sunday 23 February 2025 8pm - Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
‘The Last Of The Singers’ Tour 2025. Two of the UK's most iconic voices have
combined as a duo.
Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
tbc Wednesday 26
February 2025 - Fairport Convention
-
Exeter Corn Exchange, George St, Exeter EX1 1BU
details tba
NEW
Friday 28 February 2025 7.30pm - Cole Stacey - St Paul's Church,
Yelverton PL20 6AE
Visceral and lyrical songwriter, singer and musician who has roamed the highest
diverse echelons of British folk, 80s pop, spoken word and ambient electronics.
With explorations into traditional songwriting and verse in his blood, Cole will
be releasing his extraordinarily honest debut album to audiences far beyond his
Dartmoorian horizons. As one half of alt-folk duo India Electric Company
alongside Joseph O’Keefe, Cole has recently been found on prime-time live
sessions for BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music with KLOF declaring them “one of the
truly pioneering acts in folk music” and BBC Radio 1 describing them as “A full
musical odyssey”. Details
www.wegottickets.com/event/637587.
NEW Friday 7 March 2025
8pm - Moscow Drug Club -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
...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.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW Friday 14 March 2025
8pm - Police Dog Hogan -
Exeter Corn Exchange, George St, Exeter EX1 1BU
(map)
Police Dog Hogan combine guitar, fiddle, banjo, trumpet and accordion with bass
and drums to create a driving country-folk sound that has earned them a large
live following. They’ve played dozens of festivals, many of them repeatedly,
including Glastonbury, Cropredy, Cornbury, Kendall Calling, Black Deer and the
Sidmouth Folk Festival. Details
www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW
Saturday 15 March 2025 7.30pm - Crazy World of
Arthur Brown
- Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
No, definitely not folk, but I saw the 'God of Hellfire' when I was at
college in London in 1970 - and Yes, he is still going! - so that's why they
get a mention here. English rock band formed by singer Arthur Brown in 1967,
famous for their song "Fire" (released in 1968) which sold over one million
copies. Why Ashburton? Local music legend, Sam Walker has for many years been
touring with Arthur Brown behind his drum kit, and he lives in Ashburton...
Details
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
NEW Monday 17 March 2025
7.30pm
-
Gigspanner Trio -
Saint Andrew's Church, 14 St Andrew's Pl,
Cawsand, Torpoint PL10 1PH
The trio: Peter Knight, Roger Flack & Sacha Trochet. Described by Folk Radio UK
as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and
beyond”, they take self-penned material along with music rooted in the British
Isles and beyond, and with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of
a beat, produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked
from the stars and rhythms from the equator” (Spiral Earth). Details
www.wegottickets.com/event/638675.
NEW
Wednesday 19 March 2025 7.30pm - Keith James:
The Music of Yusuf / Cat Stevens -
Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth EX8 2AZ
Keith James presents an honest and loving reflection of the timeless and
insightful music of Yusuf - Cat Stevens. Details
www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk/whats-on/the-music-of-cat-stevens.
NEW Saturday 22
March 2025 7.30pm - Gigspanner - The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND
(map)
The trio: Peter Knight, Roger Flack & Sacha Trochet. Described by Folk Radio UK
as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and
beyond”, they take self-penned material along with music rooted in the British
Isles and beyond, and with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of
a beat, produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked
from the stars and rhythms from the equator” (Spiral Earth). Details
www.theflavel.org.uk.
NEW
Saturday 22 March 2025 8pm - Daoirí Farrell - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Singer and bouzouki player Daoirí (pronounced ‘Derry’) Farrell is described by
some of the biggest names in Irish folk music as one of most important singers
to come out of Ireland in recent years. Six months after releasing the album
‘True Born Irishman’ Daoirí won two prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017 for
Best Newcomer and Best Traditional Track, and performed live at the awards
ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Details
www.wegottickets.com/calstockarts,
www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Saturday 22
March 2025 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
Sunday 23 March 2025 8pm - Chris Wood - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
A welcome return from a genre-shaking musician and song-writer. 'A rarefied
talent, both as writer and interpreter' Mojo.
Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
NEW Tuesday
25 March
2025 7.45pm - Cara Dillon & Band - Barnfield Theatre, Exeter EX1 1SN (map)
Born from a collection of personal poems and the remarkable album and book that
followed, this acclaimed live production sees Cara skilfully interweave this
emotive new material with a carefully curated selection of her beloved classics.
Accompanied by an extraordinary band led by Sam Lakeman and featuring his
sensitive arrangements, which help to make this her most compelling live show
yet—in which profound memories and emotions are unlocked in all who see it.
Details
www.exeternorthcott.co.uk/events/cara-dillon.
NEW Saturday 29
March 2025 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 Thursday 3 April 2025
8pm - The Fureys
-
Exeter Corn Exchange, George St, Exeter EX1 1BU
Legends of Irish music and song. Details
www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW Fri/Sat 4/5
April 2025 -
Mad Dog Mcrea Weekender - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Friday will see the raucous Molotov Jukebox headline, whilst Saturday will be
headlined by none other than Mad Dog Mcrea themselves + more acts to be
announced. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
tbc
Tuesday 8 April 2025 - Feast of Fiddles
-
Exeter Corn Exchange, George St, Exeter EX1 1BU
details tba
NEW
Friday 11 April 2025 7.30pm - Keith James: The
Music of Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Keith James presents an honest and loving reflection of the timeless and
insightful music of Yusuf - Cat Stevens. Details
www.wegottickets.com/calstockarts,
www.calstockarts.org.
NEW
Friday 18 April
2025 7.30pm
- Old Time Sailors -
Calstock Village Hall, The Quay, Calstock PL18 9QA (map)
They're back! The Old Time Sailors are back in town with their unique mix of
musicianship, stage antics and who know what else. This will sell out, so if
you're thinking of coming don't delay in buying tickets.
www.oldtimesailors.com. Details
www.calstockhall.com/events.
NEW
Thursday 24 April 2025 8pm - Kathryn Roberts &
Sean Lakeman - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
For three decades Kathryn and Sean's ’s partnership has proved personal,
permanent and pivotal. 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. Details
www.wegottickets.com/calstockarts,
www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Saturday 26
April 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.
NEW
Gigspanner Big Band - Album Launch Tour
Saturday 26 April 2025 7.30pm -
The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road,
Ivybridge PL21 0SZ
(map)
Details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
Sunday 27 April 2025 8pm - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
A unique force in British folk music... Having spent much of the past two years
touring alongside best-selling author Raynor Winn (The Salt Path) with their
massively successful prose and music collaboration SALTLINES, the Gigspanner Big
Band return to their six-piece format, showcasing material from their new album.
Their high-energy, virtuosic performances appeal equally to traditionalists and
to those looking for something more experimental, and they have garnered praise
from publications as varied as fRoots, The Telegraph and The Wire, where they
were described as ‘melodically folk-rooted yet open and innovative beyond the
constraints of genre’ Beginning life as a trio - with legendary Steeleye Span
fiddle player Peter Knight being joined by percussionist Sacha Trochet and
guitarist Roger Flack - the line-up has been expanded to form the Gigspanner Big
Band, with acclaimed multi-instrumental duo Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah
Martin - BBC Folk Awards 'Best Duo') and Bellowhead co-founder and melodeon
player extraordinaire, John Spiers.
Characterised by riotous inventiveness, technically
gifted individual playing and subtle collaborative interaction, this coming
together of several of the biggest names on the folk-roots scene, combines a
deep knowledge of roots traditions with a ceaselessly boundary pushing approach.
NEW Sunday 4 May 2025
7.30pm - Track Dogs - Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth EX8 2AZ
2025 will see the release of Track Dogs' 11th album, but this one is a little
special. The Essential Track Dogs; Tracks Laid, Tracks Covered will be a double
CD featuring the best of their originals and cover tracks plus some brand new
recordings and reimagined versions of already existing tracks. Details
www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk/whats-on/track-dogs-2025.
NEW Friday 9 May 2025
7.30pm - Daphne's Flight - The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road,
Ivybridge PL21 0SZ
(map)
Chris While, Julie Matthews, Helen Watson, Melanie Harrold, Miranda Sykes
Featuring 5 of the finest singer-songwriters of their generation, the music of
Daphne's Flight is a unique and magical blend of their individual styles, but
together they create a unique and unparalleled force, empowering audiences of
all ages, producing music that is relatable, moving and uplifting and creating a
chemistry on stage that is both joyful and contagious. Details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
NEW
Saturday 17 May 2025 7.30pm - Martin Simpson -
Great Hall, Dartington
Trust, Totnes TQ9 6EL (map)
A master of his art, and one of the finest folk guitarists in the world, the
legendary Martin Simpson comes to give an intimate and spellbinding concert in
Dartington's Great Hall. One of England’s most revered folk performers, and
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.dartington.org/event/martin-simpson-live-in-concert.
NEW Saturday 31 May 2025 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 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.
John Culf
johnculf@harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk
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