Harberton
Folk's
Information Servicefor traditional music, song & dance in Southern Devon
Site updated 24 May 2022
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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.
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Thursday 26 May 2022 7.30pm - The Great
Sea Choir -
The Hook & Line, Royal William Yard,
Plymouth
Outdoors. Plymouth's contemporary a cappella folk choir directed by musicians
Heg Brignall and Julu Irvine (Suthering).
www.thegreatseachoir.co.uk.
Thursday 26 May 2022
8pm - Nick Harper
- Tavistock Wharf
(map)
Nick Harper returns to the South West with a brand new, magical project –
Phantastes. Phantastes is an ethereal dream realm of an album that explores the
parallels of the seminal fantasy novel of the same name by George MacDonald and
the beginnings of Nick’s own love story from 1982. Totally divorced from 2020 in
time and space, the album has been enthusiastically received by fans seeking a
temporary refuge from the here and now.
Full details
www.tavistockwharf.com.
Friday 27 May 2022 7.30pm -
Nick Harper
- St Mary the Virgin Church, Abbotsbury,
Newton Abbot TQ12 2ND
Nick Harper returns to the South West with a brand new, magical project –
Phantastes. Phantastes is an ethereal dream realm of an album that explores the
parallels of the seminal fantasy novel of the same name by George MacDonald and
the beginnings of Nick’s own love story from 1982. Totally divorced from 2020 in
time and space, the album has been enthusiastically received by fans seeking a
temporary refuge from the here and now.
Full details
www.worldunlimited.co.uk/whats-on.
Friday 27 May 2022 8.30pm - House Concert: Owen Shires - Hatch Court, Churchstow
Welsh singer songwriter performing at an intimate house concert. This is a non
ticketed event with donations on the door. Doors 7.30pm. For reservations and
enquiries please contact Mark Arnold at
wheelwrightmark@gmail.com or
07730 921192. No bar
so BYO.
27-29 May 2022
- Trad at The Tor: Arranging Traditional Music Course - Leighon House, Manaton,
Newton Abbot, TQ13 9UP
Weekend residential course with tutors Louis Bingham, Tom Oakes and Griselda
Sanderson for intermediate to advanced instrumental musicians who would like to
develop the tools for arranging traditional music for ensemble. Each of the
three tutors will explore different techniques, rotating groups of players to
produce dynamic arrangements of traditional music from Scandinavia, Brittany,
Ireland and beyond. Set in a beautiful location a stone's throw from Hound Tor,
this is a weekend of oral learning. Participants will be expected to learn
quickly by ear and memorise with the aid of a recording device. Camping is free,
and chef-prepared meals are included in the price. For more information email
gris_sanderson@hotmail.com; More
details:
www.wegottickets.com/event/542951.
Saturday 28 May 2022
8pm - Show of Hands with special guests Track Dogs - The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot, Liskeard
(map)
Take six voices, add fiddle, cajon, trumpet, banjo, guitars, bass and mandolin.
Season with sun-soaked Latin rhythms then throw in a West Country heartbeat and
you have an unmissable collaboration between folk legends Steve Knightley and
Phil Beer and the Madrid based Irish American roots quartet, Track Dogs. Full
details
www.carnglaze.com.
Saturday 28 May
2022 - Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Standing:
The most famous bagpipe band on the planet are famed for their infectious style
of feel good music. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
Saturday 28 May 2022 8pm - Exeter Ceilidh: with
Chris Toyne's Big Band
- Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter
EX6 7UE
Entry £8, (U16 £4, U10 free). BYO water / alcohol. Exeter Ceilidhs is a season of ceilidhs / barn dances featuring
local bands and callers. See
www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
Saturday 28 May 2022 - Kate Rusby -
Hall for Cornwall, Truro
www.hallforcornwall.co.uk.
Saturday 28 May
2022 7.30pm - One Night in Texas - Palace
Theatre, Palace Avenue, Paignton TQ3 3HF (map)
Featuring an all-live fiddle and banjo-headed band
with male and female lead vocals and packed with more songs than you can shake a
stetson at, this country music extravaganza will have you (line) dancing in the
aisles. Full details
www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/shows/one-night-in-texas.
Sunday 29 May 2022 7.45pm - Kenny Speirs -
Folk on the Moor,
The Exchange, 1
Fore Street, Ivybridge PL21 9AB
Originally a guitarist and vocallist with The
John Wright Band, Kenny went on to form "Real Time" with his late partner, Judy
Dinning, and then to develop a successful solo career. Anthony John Clarke sums
him up beautifully: "Kenny Speirs' lifetime in music is legendary. His songs and
voice resonate from the Scottish Borders and beyond accross the folk music
world. He has been there and done it. A proper master of his craft." For
reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Monday 30 May 2022 11am-4pm - Exeter Phoenix,
Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
From the EFDSS: National Youth Folk Ensemble Open Day
"We are making music in-person again and welcoming young musicians to our
brand-new National Youth Folk Ensemble Open Days! Take part in a band for a day,
develop your creativity, play by ear, learn from inspiring professional
musicians and explore folk music with other young people." Full details
www.efdss.org/learning/young-people/national-youth-folk-ensemble/open-days.
Wednesday 1
June 2022
7.30pm - Show of Hands with special guests Track Dogs -
Exeter Cathedral
Take six voices, add fiddle, cajon, trumpet, banjo, guitars, bass and mandolin.
Season with sun-soaked Latin rhythms then throw in a West Country heartbeat and
you have an unmissable collaboration between folk legends Steve Knightley and
Phil Beer and the Madrid based Irish American roots quartet, Track Dogs.
www.showofhands.co.uk.
Wednesday 1 June 2022 7.30pm - The Rosie Brown
Band - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street, Ashburton TQ13 7DT
Weaving folk, jazz and blues influences, with glimpses of Joni Mitchell, Nick
Drake and vintage John Martyn, the band expresses a musical sensibility all of
its own. Drawing on country, 60s surf and classical, this is beguiling and
intricate music, filmic and funky, full of emotion. Songs with surfaces light
and shimmering, evocative of landscape, love, loss, darkness and light
www.rosiebrown.com. Full
details
www.wegottickets.com/event/547431.
Thursday 2 June 2022 8pm - The Rosie Brown Band
- The Coffee Cellar, Exeter Quay
Weaving folk, jazz and blues influences, with glimpses of Joni Mitchell, Nick
Drake and vintage John Martyn, the band expresses a musical sensibility all of
its own. Drawing on country, 60s surf and classical, this is beguiling and
intricate music, filmic and funky, full of emotion. Songs with surfaces light
and shimmering, evocative of landscape, love, loss, darkness and light
www.rosiebrown.com.
Tickets adv only, £8 at
www.seetickets.com/event/the-rosie-brown-band/the-coffee-cellar/2338137.
Music in the Quay of Exe is a loose collective of venues and local musicians
spawned by the First Thursday Club@The Hourglass. For more information, contact
Rob Brown: 07973 779558;
brownstheword@gmail.com.
2-5 June 2022 - Exmouth Festival
Multi-genre (free) festival. See
www.facebook.com/ExmouthFestival.
Friday 3 June 2022 -
Special Jubilee Concert - Milverton Music, Victoria Rooms, Fore St, Milverton, Taunton TA4 1JU
The Silver Street Band guest singers & musicians play a Jubilee concert. All
ticket money at £5 to the Ukraine appeal. Doors 7.30pm. BYO drinks and food.
www.milvertonmusic.co.uk.
Saturday 4 June 2022 12noon - The Lost Sound Dartmoor Folk Choir - Exmouth
Short set at Exmouth Festival. Free.
www.facebook.com/ExmouthFestival,
www.thelostsound.co.uk/concerts-and-gigs.
Sunday 5 June 2022 -
Chris Smither - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Honing his synthesis of folk and blues for over 50 years, Chris Smither,
truly an American original, returns to the UK to perform music from his vast
song catalogue. Support: Zak Trojano. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
Tuesday 7 June 2022 8pm - The Exmouth Shanty Men - The Beach Pub, Exmouth EX8 1DR
Shanty Singing at Beach Pub. Another of our ever popular informal
Shanty sessions at the Beach Pub - our home 'port' in Exmouth. It's on the
Esplanade if you don't know it, adjacent to the docks and marina. If the weather
is good we will no doubt sing outdoors first, followed by retiring into the
Beach to complete the evening. It's free, so hope to see you there.
www.exmouthshantymen.com.
Wednesday 8
June 2022 - John Kirkpatrick: The Victorian Farmer's Year in Song
- Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Following his appearances on the massively popular TV series “Victorian
Farm”, John Kirkpatrick presents a programme of traditional songs to take us
through a year in the countryside, reflecting the highs and lows of each season,
and giving an authentic voice to the old way of life. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW Wednesday 8
June 2022 7.30pm - Jurassic Folk (Acoustic) Club - The Honiton Inn, Awliscombe,
Honiton EX14 3PJ
The Club re-opened in October 2021 at this new venue and meets monthly on the
2nd Wednesday. The Club welcomes audience, singers and musicians from near and
far for an evening of live acoustic performance. Come along, bring your voice or
an instrument or both and entertain or be entertained.
www.jurassicfolk.co.uk. For further
details contact Adrian on 01404 549903 or Mike on 01404 43429.
Friday 10 June 2022 - Jim Causley - Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG
(map)
Since the release of his debut album in 2005, Causley’s unique voice and persona
have helped him become one of the most well-loved and respected figures of
today’s contemporary roots and folk scene. “The finest singer of his generation”
Mojo Magazine “A voice in a million” Geoff Lakeman. Full details
www.ottertonmill.com/events.
Saturday 11 June 2022 7.30pm - Honey & The Bear
- Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street, Ashburton TQ13 7DT
British folk and roots duo Honey & The Bear combines delicately
interweaving vocal harmonies with emotive and evocative songwriting. With a
diverse range of sounds and textures, and rhythms that flow from the fast and
furious to gentle ballads, their live performances are spirited and dynamic.
Conjuring stories in song, they tell tales of Suffolk folklore, courageous
people they admire, their passion for nature and the odd heartbreak or two.
Full details
www.wegottickets.com/event/543496.
Sunday 12 June 2022 3pm - Jim Causley: Songs of Devon - Galmpton Primary
School, Greenway Road, Brixham TQ5 0LT (map)
Rescheduled from Sunday 20 March: A concert of traditional Devonshire songs. Hosted by Brixham Folk Club;
support: Maggie Duffy. Doors 2.30pm. Tickets £12 (£10 concs) are available from
jocastle_4@hotmail.com.
Sunday 12 June 2022 7.45pm - State of the Union
-
Folk on the Moor,
The Exchange, 1
Fore Street, Ivybridge PL21 9AB
Acclaimed songwriter Boo Hewerdine and
Americana singer/songwriter Brooks Williams create a magical, stripped back and
enthralling musical atmosphere with two guitars and two voices. Their
performances are consistently brilliant, equal parts emotive and entertaining
and their songs equal parts wit, whimsy and pathos. For
reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Thursday 16
June
2022
8pm - Nancy Kerr & James
Fagan - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
One of the best-known and most experienced folk
duos on the British circuit today. Outstanding musicianship, a lifelong
grounding in traditional singing and instrumental playing, acclaimed original
compositions but most noticeably a visceral chemistry between these two make
Kerr and Fagan a perennial favourite at festivals, venues and clubs across the
country. Full details www.calstockarts.org.
Friday 17 June
2022 7.30pm - Jim Causley - Red Lion, 8 Shobrooke Village, Crediton EX17 1AT
Drawing from the collections of Victorian folksong collectors such as Sabine
Baring-Gould and Cecil Sharp, more modern collectors and writers including Cyril
Tawney and Tony Rose, Edwardian ballads and Music Hall ditties, as well as a few
of his own self-penned hits, proud Devonian, awarding winning folk singer and
musician Jim Causley presents an evening jam-packed with Devonshire delights
that richly bring to life the distinct flavour of music making from this unique
corner of the British Isles. Full details
www.villagesinaction.co.uk/events/jim-causley-traditional-songs-of-devon.
Friday 17 June 2022 7.30pm - Kingsbridge Live Music:
Silvington - Regal Club, Church Street,
Kingsbridge TQ7 1DD
£2 entrance plus donations. Contact Norman 07766 766171 or John 07939 411985
for details.
Friday 17 June 2022 -
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - Milverton Music, Victoria Rooms, Fore St, Milverton, Taunton TA4 1JU
We welcome back this very popular, multi award-winning husband and wife duo who
exude timeless class with their exquisite brand of traditional and contemporary
music. They last played for us back in 2017 and we are really looking forward to
hearing them again.
www.milvertonmusic.co.uk.
17-19 June 2022 - Craft Festival - Bovey
Tracey
See Bovey Tracey event details at
www.craftfestival.co.uk.
Musical entertainment includes Cosgrave & Soph contemporary folk, Griselda
Sanderson, Annika Skoogh Latin duo, Becky Brine, Saff Juno. More Music to be
announced.
Saturday 18 June 2022 - Veronica Sbergia & Max De Bernardi - Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG
(map)
The Red Wine Serenaders. “When it comes to knowing about Americana these two are
right up there! Country blues, ragtime, vaudeville and even a little old time
C&W. Max is a very accomplished guitarist and a strong vocalist, whilst Veronica
plays a mean washboard, ukulele and possesses a strong vocal styling. Very
uplifting music! So if you get the chance to see this duo in concert, take it!”
– Mike Verno. Full details
www.ottertonmill.com/events.
Sunday 19 June 2022
7.30pm - Cara Dillon
-
Dartington Great Hall, Totnes TQ9 6DE (map)
Cara occupies an enviable position at the very top of her genre. This
extraordinary Irish singer has been captivating audiences and achieving
exceptional acclaim for over 20 years. Full details
www.dartington.org/whats-on.
Thursday 23
June 2022 - Laura Veirs
- Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Exquisite country/folk singer from the US.
Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
Friday 24 June 2022 8pm -
Richard Digance - The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge PL21 0SZ (map)
Richard Digance is a BAFTA Nominated entertainer and a recipient of The Gold
Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. He is also one of a
handful of folksinger/songwriters listed in The Virgin Anthology of Songwriters. Full details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
Saturday 25 June 2022 7pm - The Lost Sound Dartmoor Folk Choir - YHA Dartmoor,
Bellever PL20 6TU
The Lost Sound are in full voice in their outdoor 'Wild Folk' tour with an
exciting concert of folk songs from the British Isles, Europe and America in
glorious a cappella harmony. With full choir, both male and female ensembles,
new singers, new soloists and new trios, come and be serenaded in the Wild, as
the sun goes down on the edge of Bellever Forest. Bar available bring seating
and blankets You can also book to stay over at the YHA directly with them. Full
concert for Solstice weekend. Bar available. Car park close by. Please bring own
seating/ blankets to keep warm. Full details, tickets
www.thelostsound.co.uk/concerts-and-gigs.
Saturday 25 June 2022 8pm - Exeter Ceilidh: with
Home Brew - Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter
EX6 7UE
Entry £8, (U16 £4, U10 free). BYO water / alcohol. Exeter Ceilidhs is a season of ceilidhs / barn dances featuring
local bands and callers. See
www.exeterceilidhs.net
for full details. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
Sunday 26 June 2022 8pm -
Spiers & Boden - Matthews Hall,
Fore Street, Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Spiers & Boden first rocketed onto the music scene in 2001 quickly winning a
clutch of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and went on to become one of the best loved
duos on the English folk scene and beyond. John and Jon were also founding
members of the pioneering and hugely successful folk big band Bellowhead whose
stellar career increasingly came to dominate their time. But now after exploring
solo projects the duo is back with a brand new 13 track album ‘Fallow Ground’
and UK tour.
www.spiersandboden.com.
www.topshamfolkclub.org. Bookings
www.wegottickets.com/event/535021.
6.45pm - Jon Boden's Colourchord Workshop
A free harmony singing workshop to take place for 30 mins before doors of our
Spiers & Boden show
http://colourchord.org. Booking essential, places limited:
www.wegottickets.com/event/547634.
Sunday 26 June 2022 7.45pm - Steve Tilston -
Folk on the Moor,
The Exchange, 1
Fore Street, Ivybridge PL21 9AB
Anyone wanting a supreme demonstration of the
singer/songwriter’s art should not miss tonight’s performance. Writer of such
classics as “The Reckoning” and “Slipjigs and Reels”, Steve is also an
outstanding guitarist standing “shoulder to shoulder with any
guitarist/songwriter in the world.” For
reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Tuesday 28
June 2022 7.30pm - Henhouse Prowlers
- St Mary the Virgin Church, Abbotsbury,
Newton Abbot TQ12 2ND
The Henhouse Prowlers are Bluegrass Ambassadors. Founded over 16 years
ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, this quartet
now finds themselves at the intersection of performance, diplomacy and
education. Full details
www.worldunlimited.co.uk/whats-on.
Wednesday 29
June 2022 - Martin Carthy
- Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Ballad singer, ground-breaking acoustic and electric-guitarist. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
tbc NEW Friday 1
July 2022 7.30pm - Sarah McQuaid - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street, Ashburton TQ13 7DT
“She reached parts other singers fail to do ... There is emotion, beauty,
passion and musically great arrangements and fab playing. ” - Rob Bozas, Bozas
International (Publisher, Peter Gabriel/Real World); “Captivating, unorthodox
songwriting … layered satin vocals ... enthralling, harrowing arrangements … a
gateway into a true innovator’s soul.” - PopMatters; “Her subtle mastery onstage
launches her straight into my fave shows ever.” - Huffington Post.
www.sarahmcquaid.com.
www.ashburtonarts.org.uk.
NEW
Saturday 2 July 2022 7pm - The Lost Sound Dartmoor Folk Choir - Mothecombe PL8
ILA
We are guests of John Mildmay-White and family in the stunning Flete estate,
who have been so welcoming. We are singing in the gorgeous walled garden in
Mothecombe gardens, not far from the beach. The Lost Sound are in full voice in
their outdoor 'Wild Folk' tour with an exciting concert of folk songs from the
British Isles, Europe and America in glorious a cappella harmony. With full
choir, both male and female ensembles, new singers, new soloists and new trios,
come and be serenaded in the Wild, as the sun goes down in the stunning walled
garden at Mothecombe gardens, 5 mins from the beach. Bar available, proceeds to
charity, Parking in main beach car park by the School house cafe. BYO seats /
blankets / picnic! Full details, tickets
www.thelostsound.co.uk/concerts-and-gigs.
NEW
Thursday 7 July 2022 - Danni Nicholls - Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG
(map)
With the wind in her sails from receiving two consecutive Americana Music
Association UK award nominations (2017 UK Album of the Year for Mockingbird Lane
and 2018 UK Artist of the Year), singer/songwriter Danni Nicholls has embarked
upon her next artistic journey – her third studio album The Melted Morning.
Full details
www.ottertonmill.com/events.
NEW
Saturday 9 July 2022 8pm - Alasdair
Roberts - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
Glasgow-based musician – primarily a singer and guitarist. Acclaimed by
Folk Radio UK as ‘one of our most talented, important and relevant songwriters
and song-adapters’, Alasdair draws upon the traditional song and music culture
of Scotland, and further afield, to create both his own idiosyncratic and
evocative compositions as well as fresh interpretations of folk songs and
narrative ballads. Full details www.calstockarts.org.
NEW
Saturday 9 July
2022 2.30pm & 7.30pm - Rhythm Of The Dance - Palace
Theatre, Palace Avenue, Paignton TQ3 3HF (map)
Internationally recognised as one of the most
popular and busiest Irish step dance shows, now in its 21st year of touring the
world this incredible live show enjoys continued success year after year and is
a big hit everywhere. Featuring World Champion dancers and some of the finest
traditional musicians and singers this show takes you on an exciting journey
through the ages and is full of pure energy and packed with dance and music.
Full details
www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/shows/rhythm-of-the-dance/2022-07-09.
NEW
Sunday 10 July 2022 7.45pm - Richard Grainger -
Folk on the Moor,
The Exchange, 1
Fore Street, Ivybridge PL21 9AB
A Teessider, Richard is an exponent of “the
living tradition”, having written songs and musical plays on industrial,
maritime and environmental themes. His varied material ranges from Homer’s
Odyssey to the Yorkshire whaling industry! A first rate singer/guitarist, ‘Hard
Road To Prospect Hill’ made the FRUK ‘Best Albums of the Year. For
reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
NEW Thursday 14
July 2022 7.30pm -
Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn: Saltlines - Exmouth Pavilion, The
Esplanade, Exmouth EX8 2AZ
(map)
Saltlines: A Portrait of the South West Coast Path in Old Songs and New
Words. The Salt Path is Raynor Winn’s Sunday Times best-selling memoir of
walking the South West Coast Path in its entirety…a walk that was an impulsive
response to unexpected circumstances which left her and her husbandhomeless. It
has won global praise for its 'against all odds' uplifting message, and its
frank exploration of the reality of homelessness. The Salt Path is one couple's
story, but such a well-trodden path must hold many more stories of loss, love
and the natural world. Perhaps these stories could be found in the form of
traditional songs and tunes that have been left behind and saved for us due to
the diligence of song collectors such as Cecil Sharp. This seed of an idea has
developed into an exciting collaboration between Raynor Winn and The Gigspanner
Big Band, a collective of some of the most high-profile names on the British
folk scene. Full details
www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion/whats-on.
NEW Friday 15 July
2022 7.30pm - Kingsbridge Live Music: Rhillig - Regal Club, Church Street,
Kingsbridge TQ7 1DD
Rhillig (Phil and Mahrey Bertoud) perform original songs and tunes as well as
traditional music from the British Isles and beyond. From fast, fiery and
foot-tapping fiddle tunes to beautiful ballads and songs. You can usually expect
to hear the odd unexpected item thrown in for good measure, too!. £2 entrance
plus donations. Contact Norman 07766 766171 or John 07939 411985 for details.
NEW
Friday 15 July 2022 7.30pm - Ninebarrow - St John The Baptist Church, Walkhampton Road, Horrabridge PL20 7RF
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. Nominated in the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Emerging Artist
and most recently picking up Best Duo in the Folking.com awards 2019, their
latest album, ‘A Pocket Full of Acorns’ (released in March 2021) was released to
wide-spread critical acclaim including coverage on BBC1’s Countryfile and BBC
Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’. Full details
www.ninebarrow.co.uk/horrabridge.
NEW
Saturday 16 July 2022 7.30pm - Ninebarrow - St Andrew's Church, Market Place, Colyton EX24 6JS
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. Full details
www.ninebarrow.co.uk/colyton.
NEW
Thursday 21 July 2022 - The Great Sea
Choir -
Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
details tba Plymouth's contemporary a cappella folk choir directed by musicians
Heg Brignall and Julu Irvine (Suthering).
www.thegreatseachoir.co.uk.
NEW
Saturday 23 July 2022 - Mississippi MacDonald
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG
(map)
“It’s modern, it’s not musical archaeology,” says London-based soul-blues
stylist Mississippi MacDonald of his music. “It celebrates a fantastic
tradition. It’s soul-blues, and you’ve got to put your best into it.” Full
details
www.ottertonmill.com/events.
NEW
Sunday 24 July 2022 7.45pm - Winter Wilson -
Folk on the Moor,
The Exchange, 1
Fore Street, Ivybridge PL21 9AB
Kip Winter is a highly versatile singer, having
sung everything from opera to soul and jazz, but she is happiest singing folk
and blues. Dave Wilson is a leading lyricist and together they produce
first-class songs and beautiful harmonies, expertly accompanied on a variety of
instruments: guitar, accordion, flute and banjo. For
reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
29 July to 5 August 2022 - Sidmouth Folk Festival
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www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk to receive regular email updates for the
festival.
NEW
Monday 1 August 2022
9.30pm - Balladeste
-
Dartington Great Hall, Totnes TQ9 6DE (map)
A candlelit evening with the alt-folk string duo of Preetha Narayanan (violin)
and Tara Franks (cello), who weave their own original creations with
arrangements of Indian devotional songs. Full details
www.dartington.org/whats-on.
NEW
Tuesday 2 August 2022
7.30pm - Leveret
-
Dartington Great Hall, Totnes TQ9 6DE (map)
Folk trio Leveret (Sam Sweeney, Andy Cutting and Rob Harbron) makes its Festival
debut with a captivating blend of old and new folk tunes, plus music from John
Playford’s English Dancing Master. Full details
www.dartington.org/whats-on.
NEW Tuesday 9
August 2022 7.30pm - Rory McLeod - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street, Ashburton TQ13 7DT
Ex-circus clown and fire eater, one-man-soul-band, and poet. He has a natural
troubadour's talent for weaving magical, musical, storytelling spells
accompanied by his own bizarre solo orchestra of distinctive instruments.The
spoons, finger-cymbals, bandorea, Djembe-drum, harmonica, guitar, trombone
and-tap-dancing shoes accompany the "rich, raw, deep and resonant" voice of this
"singular and liberating performer." Expect the unexpected. Full details
www.wegottickets.com/event/545436.
NEW
Thursday 11 August 2022 - Jack Lukeman - Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG
(map)
Irish singer songwriter, virtually a household name in Ireland for the
last 2 decades. In the 2 years pre covid he built an ever-growing audience in
the UK by opening on full tours with The Proclaimers, Imelda May, Jools Holland,
Graham Gouldman, Hazel O’Connor, Neil Sedaka and The Stylistics. All of which
indicates he appeals to a broad audience. As with these shows he is currently
performing solo in the UK, moving from guitar to ukulele to keyboard and
accordion. Full details
www.ottertonmill.com/events.
19-21 August 2022 - Beautiful Days Festival - Escott Park
Tickets now on sale.
www.beautifuldays.org.
NEW
Thursday 25 August 2022 - Roberts & Lakeman - Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG
(map)
Duos come and duos go… and some nurture and fine tune their art and watch it
grow into something totally original, captivating and award-winning. Bonded by
an unseen alchemy, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have entwined their
professional and personal relationship into an enviable class act of imaginative
songwriting and musicianship with a story that includes over 20 years of music
making with the likes of Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, The Levellers, Fothering,
Kate Rusby and Show of Hands. Kathryn and Sean have consolidated themselves as
pillars of modern British folk. Full details
www.ottertonmill.com/events.
NEW
Thursday 1 September 2022 8pm - Miranda Sykes &
Hannah Martin - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
Miranda (Show of Hands) and Hannah (Edgelarks, Gigspanner Big Band) have spent
many years playing on the British folk scene, with several appearances at
Calstock Arts, but neither has ever dedicated an entire set to traditional song.
Centred around their deep knowledge of roots music, and a love of harmony
singing, they bring together old songs with new ideas; ancient tales with bass,
fiddle, and banjo; and two mesmerising storytellers joining voices to create a
spine-tingling testimonial to our shared musical heritage. Full details www.calstockarts.org.
NEW
Thursday 1 September 2022 - Jez Lowe - Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG
(map)
A double nomination in the 2015 BBC Folk Awards – for best singer and best new
song – was a timely reminder of Jez Lowe’s standing in the UK folk and acoustic
music scene. Not only he is one of the busiest live performers in the country,
but his songs are among the most widely sung by other performers, whether by
long-established acts like Fairport Convention, The Dubliners and Bob Fox, or by
the new breed of stars like The Unthanks, The Young Uns and The Duhks.
Full details
www.ottertonmill.com/events.
NEW Monday 5
September 2022 - Sons Of The East
- Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Indie-folk band from the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia, who have
already seen their music achieve 130 million streams and over 30 million YouTube
views as their popularity continues to soar worldwide. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW 9-11 September
2022 - European Fingerstyle Collective Guitar Festival - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
The first ever European Fingerstyle Collective Guitar Festival. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Saturday 10 September 2022 8pm - Mississippi MacDonald
- Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
“It’s modern, it’s not musical archaeology,” says London-based soul-blues
stylist Mississippi MacDonald of his music. “It celebrates a fantastic
tradition. It’s soul-blues, and you’ve got to put your best into it.” Full
details www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Sunday 11
September 2022 - Rowan Rheingans - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
'Dispatches on the Red Dress' is an intimate and courageous new solo show by the
twice BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning songwriter. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Friday 30 September 2022 8pm - Rheingans Sisters
- Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
The Rheingans Sisters make playful, powerful and richly connecting music that is
wholly contemporary while deeply anchored in folk traditions. The award-winning
multi-instrumentalists, composers and folk scholars are nominated for ‘Best
Duo/Group’ at 2019 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Full
details www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Friday 30
September 2022 - Wildwood Kin - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Standing. Acclaimed indie/americana trio from Exeter in Devon comprising of two
sisters, Beth and Emillie Key and their cousin Meghann Loney. The music is a mix
of their own beautiful and thought provoking original songs with a few stunning
arrangements of some better known covers. Their voices meld perfectly in
effortless and sublime close harmony and they accompany themselves on a range of
acoustic instruments. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW Friday 7
October 2022 7.30pm - Sarah McQuaid -
Pavilions Teignmouth, The Den, Teignmouth TQ14 8BG
“She reached parts other singers fail to do ... There is emotion, beauty,
passion and musically great arrangements and fab playing. ” - Rob Bozas, Bozas
International (Publisher, Peter Gabriel/Real World); “Captivating, unorthodox
songwriting … layered satin vocals ... enthralling, harrowing arrangements … a
gateway into a true innovator’s soul.” - PopMatters; “Her subtle mastery onstage
launches her straight into my fave shows ever.” - Huffington Post.
www.sarahmcquaid.com.
Full details
www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk.
NEW Saturday 8
October 2022 7.30pm - Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman -
The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND (map)
The Dartmoor-based husband and wife team have twice won the coveted 'best duo'
title at the BBC Radio Two Folk Awards (2016 & 2013), consistently delivering
assured, distinctive performances whether live or recorded as evidenced by their
most recent album released in 2020, On Reflections. Over two decades of
performance they have always been bold and innovative, mixing traditional song
arrangements with their self-penned material which reels from the bitter to the
sweet, the wry to the sad, the political to the passive. They have developed
their professional and personal relationship into an enviable class act of
imaginative song writing and musicianship. Full details
www.theflavel.org.uk.
NEW Sunday 9
October 2022 - Hannah & Toby - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
If you’re looking for warmth, honesty and musical excellence, look no
further. This folk is full of soul. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW Thursday 13
October 2022 - Leveret - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
A unique collaboration between three of England’s finest folk musicians, Andy
Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Saturday 15 October 2022 8pm - Ye Vagabonds - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
Brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn grew up playing music together. In
2017 they launched their debut, self-titled album to great acclaim. “Ye
Vagabonds” comprises of harmony rich folk music, influenced by Irish traditional
music, Appalachian singing, and the 1960’s folk revival. It includes ten mellow
tracks weaved with thoughtful lyrics, thickly layered with strings and droning
harmonium. In 2019 they won the BBC Radio Two Folk Award for Best Traditional
Track, and they swept the boards at the RTÉ Radio One Folk Awards where they won
Best Traditional Track, Best Group, and Best Album. Full
details www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Tuesday 18
October 2022 - Thea Gilmore - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Back with an eagerly anticipated new set of live dates sfter the success of her
first ever solo tour in 2021. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW Friday 21
October 2022 7.30pm - Fairport Convention -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton
EX14 1LZ
Fairport Convention have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century,
with 2022 being their 55th anniversary! During that time the band that launched
British folk-rock has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same -
Fairport’s passion for performance. Full details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW Friday 21
October 2022 - Daoiri Farrell - Milverton Music, Victoria Rooms, Fore St, Milverton, Taunton TA4 1JU
A first time at the club for this outstanding musician and singer from Ireland.
We booked him on the spot when we saw him in 2018 and we're still really looking
forward to seeing him again four years later!
www.milvertonmusic.co.uk.
NEW
Saturday 22 October 2022 8pm - Juan Martin - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
Juan, guitarist and composer, plays and introduces his compositions within the
forms of the great tradition of flamenco. His exquisite style is enhanced
through minimal amplification to capture his very pure flamenco sound. Full
details www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Sunday 23
October 2022 7.30pm - Fairport Convention -
The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND (map)
Folk at the Flavel are proud to welcome to the Flavel the band credited
with launching folk rock in the UK and one of the most iconic bands of any genre.
Full details
www.theflavel.org.uk.
NEW
Sunday 23 October 2022 8pm - Jacob &
Drinkwater - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
UK alt-folk duo Jacob & Drinkwater have been called “stand out new folk”
by BBC6 Music and “inventive and thrilling” by R2 Magazine. Jacob’s sweeping
vocals never fail to captivate, delivering many a spine-tingling moment; the
fluidity and precision of his finger-picking underpinned by Drinkwater’s nimbly
rhythmic double bass; at times sweetly soaring, haunting, percussive and
driving, the layers of depth a perfect counterfoil.
Full details www.calstockarts.org.
NEW
Friday 4 November 2022 8pm - Windjammer - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
A trio who cast timeless stories in a context of their own making. They blend
self- penned songs and instrumentals with original, genre-bending arrangements
of music drawn from the traditions of British folk. Their creative approach
blends vocals, guitar, whistles, accordion, synthesizer and percussion in
arrangements that are both adventurous and considered. “Improbably mature vocals
and a bold, contemporary approach.” Geoff Lakeman. Full details
www.wegottickets.com/event/543710. www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Friday 4
November 2022 7.30pm - Sarah McQuaid - Sterts Theatre, Upton Cross, Liskeard PL14 5AZ (map)
“She reached parts other singers fail to do ... There is emotion, beauty,
passion and musically great arrangements and fab playing. ” - Rob Bozas, Bozas
International (Publisher, Peter Gabriel/Real World); “Captivating, unorthodox
songwriting … layered satin vocals ... enthralling, harrowing arrangements … a
gateway into a true innovator’s soul.” - PopMatters; “Her subtle mastery onstage
launches her straight into my fave shows ever.” - Huffington Post.
www.sarahmcquaid.com. Full details www.sterts.co.uk.
tba
Saturday
12 November 2022 8pm - Bob Fox - Exeter Folk & Acoustic Music Club,
Victoria Park Tennis Club, Lyndhurst Road, St. Leonards, Exeter, EX2 4NX (map)
details tba/tbc
tbc NEW
Sunday 13 November 2022 7.45pm - Bob Fox -
Folk on the Moor,
The Exchange, 1
Fore Street, Ivybridge PL21 9AB
details tba/tbc
NEW
Saturday 19 November 2022 - Bellowhead - Plymouth Pavilions
Back together for a one-off tour to celebrate Broadside 10th Anniversary. Full
details
www.plymouthpavilions.com.
NEW
Saturday 19 November 2022 8pm - Janice Burns &
Jon Doran - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
Anglo-Scottish duo who formed in 2017, after meeting whilst studying folk and
traditional music at Newcastle University. They find their songs in archives
that span the depths of our history; songs that, regardless of age, tell vivid
stories about the nature of life, from the ethereal landscapes of ancient
ballads to the urban rhythms of work songs. Their compelling storytelling comes
alive through tight vocal harmonies and sensitive interplay between mandolin and
bouzouki, with arrangements that balance intricacy with energy. Their dynamic
performances are a celebration of their own musical and geographic backgrounds,
embracing the differences that connect them. Full details
www.wegottickets.com/event/538869. www.calstockarts.org.
tbc NEW
Sunday 20 November 2022 7.45pm
- Sarah McQuaid - Folk on the Moor,
The Exchange, 1
Fore Street, Ivybridge PL21 9AB
details tba/tbc
NEW Sunday 20
November 2022
7.30pm - Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years - Tavistock Wharf
(map)
Critically acclaimed as one of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the
world. The show has toured the globe extensively receiving standing ovations and
selling out theatres night after night. Fronted by Dan Haynes and Pete Richards
collectively known as Bookends, the show is a “masterpiece” (BBC Radio) which
perfectly recreates the unmistakable sound of Simon & Garfunkel. Full details
www.tavistockwharf.com.
NEW
Friday 25 November 2022 8pm - Lady Maisery - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
Award-winning vocal trio long celebrated for their innovation at the forefront
of the English folk scene. All composers and multi-instrumentalists in their own
right, Hazel Askew, Hannah James and Rowan Rheingans weave together a rich
palate of sounds with their unique approach to harmony singing, intelligent and
thoughtful arrangements of both traditional repertoire and original
compositions. Whether unearthing a feminist twist hidden in a traditional tale,
delivering a poignant anti-war ballad, or showcasing their immense
multi-instrumental talents in original compositions that draw on a myriad of
musical influences, Lady Maisery are skilful explorers of the power, beauty and
vitality of song. Full details www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Saturday 26
November 2022 7.30pm - Gigspanner -
The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND (map)
The final date for the 2022 Folk at the Flavel series features the
legendary fiddle player Peter Knight, founder member of folk-rock pioneers
Steeleye Span with his band, Gigspanner. Not unexpectedly, British traditional
music forms the bedrock of the trio’s repertoire but it’s their approach that
sets them apart. Their arrangements leave enough room for the music to spread
and stretch in the moment allowing influences from French, Cajun, Cuban and
Eastern European traditions to be woven into the mix. Peter Knight’s virtuoso
fiddle playing is complemented by the flawless playing of Roger Flack on guitar
and Sacha Trochet on hand drums and percussion.
Full details
www.theflavel.org.uk.
NEW Wednesday 7 December 2022 8pm -
St Agnes Fountain - The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge PL21 0SZ (map)
Since their first get together, to record the eponymous St Agnes Fountain album
in 2001, the quartet; David Hughes, Fairport Convention's Chris Leslie and multi
award winning duo Chris While and Julie Matthews, have brought musical invention
and laughter to the star-dust atmosphere of the season. In 2020, David decided
to leave the band to concentrate on solo pursuits and whilst his presence will
be missed, Chris, Chris and Julie will be keeping the Christmas Aggie spirit
alive and touring as a trio celebrating 20 years together with a tour of the new
material and reworking those old Aggie classics in what will be a new chapter in
the unstoppable force of St Agnes Fountain. Full details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
NEW
Friday 9 December 2022
7.30pm - Awake Arise: A Christmas
Show For Our Times -
Dartington Great Hall, Totnes TQ9 6DE (map)
Celebrating the riches of our varied winter traditions and reflecting upon the
hope and resilience in music and song that can bring joy to us all. With Lady
Maisery, Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith. Featuring traditional songs, folk
carols, spoken word and newly written music to galvanise and brighten this
darkest season, Awake Arise is a warm gift to the wintertime. True to the
reputations of both acts as outspoken voices on the folk scene, this collection
is also a rallying cry to embrace the power of collective endeavour as a vital
support during times of hardship and loneliness. Full details
www.dartington.org/whats-on.
NEW Thursday 15 December 2022
7.30pm -
St Agnes Fountain -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton
EX14 1LZ
Since their first get together, to record the eponymous St Agnes Fountain album
in 2001, the quartet; David Hughes, Fairport Convention's Chris Leslie and multi
award winning duo Chris While and Julie Matthews, have brought musical invention
and laughter to the star-dust atmosphere of the season. In 2020, David decided
to leave the band to concentrate on solo pursuits and whilst his presence will
be missed, Chris, Chris and Julie will be keeping the Christmas Aggie spirit
alive and touring as a trio celebrating 20 years together with a tour of the new
material and reworking those old Aggie classics in what will be a new chapter in
the unstoppable force of St Agnes Fountain.
Full details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW Sunday 19
February 2023 - Sharon Shannon Trio - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Sharon Shannon is a musician who likes to surprise. While she is known for her
arrangements of traditional Irish tunes and Irish-influenced compositions, she
has always been eager to explore new styles, and to meet and work with other
musicians. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Friday 10 March 2023 8pm - Rachel Newton - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX
(map)
Singer and harpist Rachel Newton draws on poems and ballads that are hundreds of
years old, working them into her contemporary compositional style to create a
rich sound that is ambitious, original and unique. Folk Radio ‘One of the
standout musicians of her generation..a really distinctive music maker’; Mark
Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2 ‘The Sound of Modern Scotland‘. Full details www.calstockarts.org.
John Culf
johnculf@harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk
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