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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
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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.
See
www.ashburtonarts.org.uk/whats-on for details.
Sold out
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.
Sunday 3 July 2022 - Moreton Music Day - Moretonhampstead
Day of music. See
www.facebook.com/MoretonMusicDay for details.
Tuesday 5 July 2022 8pm - The Exmouth Shanty Men - The Beach Pub, Exmouth EX8 1DR
Sunset Serenades: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sunday 10 July
2022 - Martin Carthy
- Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Rescheduled from Weds 29 June?
Ballad singer, ground-breaking acoustic and electric-guitarist.
Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
Wednesday 13 July 2022 8pm - Dan Whitehouse - St Mary's Church, High Street, Totnes TQ9 5NN
'The Glass Age' album launch tour, with special guests Sounds Like Lily.
Singer-guitarist Dan Whitehouse renews, reinvents and reimagines - touching
listeners with his observations and moving them with his sensitivity and
impeccable songwriting. The Glass Age looks at how our human experience and ways
of connecting have changed through the ‘glass’ of virtual communication. All the
new songs lean into minimal electronica as much as the beautiful clean tones of
Dan’s guitar and exceptional story-telling. Dan is joined by Jack Sadler on
electronic percussion/samples and backing vocals. “Subtle and delicate melodies”
The Sunday Times “Nothing short of beautiful – **** ” RnR Magazine. Full details
www.wegottickets.com/event/545680.
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.
Thursday 14
July 2022 8pm - Phil Beer - BackStage Devon, Muddifords Court, Willand,
Cullompton EX15 2QG
‘Songs of the Road’ tour. The first set will be short and sweet and taken from
Phil's standing repertoire. The hour long second half will knit together a
number of traditional, contemporary, and original songs about travelling. These
will be arranged for the usual array of instruments and will tell the story of
being on the road, both now and in older times. ‘Phil is one of the most popular
ambassadors for acoustic roots music. A dazzling instrumentalist, he is perhaps
best known as a top flight fiddler’ - The Truth. Full details
www.ticketsource.co.uk/backstage-devon.
www.backstagedevon.co.uk.
Friday 15 July
2022 7.30pm - Kingsbridge Live Music: Rhillig - Regal Club, Church Street,
Kingsbridge TQ7 1DD
Rhillig: Phil and Maire Berthoud with an excellent standard of musicianship on
guitar and fiddle and a wonderfully eclectic repertoire. Not to be missed!
(support James Montague). Doors 7.00pm. £2 admission with donations. Tel. John
07939 411985 or Norman 07766 766171.
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.
Saturday 16 July 2022 7.30pm - Ninebarrow - St Andrew's Church, Market Place, Colyton EX24 6JS
See above. Full details
www.ninebarrow.co.uk/colyton.
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.
22/23 July 2022 - Chagstock Festival - Chagford
Various genres. Full details
www.chagstock.info.
Saturday 23 July 2022 7pm - Barn Dance with Red Shed Ceilidh Band
- West Town Farm, Ide, Exeter EX2 9TG
Fundraiser for OrganicARTS
www.organicarts.org.uk. Join us for an evening full of food, drink, dance,
and music. All proceeds to our charitable projects, such as the running of
community events, our community garden group project, and the upkeep of our site
for all to enjoy. Onsite parking available. Adv tickets:
https://fixr.co/event/barn-dance-fundraiser-tickets-924667226 (U3s free),
includes meal of chili, rice and salads. Bar serving hot, cold, alcoholic and
soft drinks. Contact
summer@organicarts.org.uk with any questions or accessibility needs, all are
welcome.
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.
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
Sign up at
www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk to receive regular email updates for the
festival.
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.
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.
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.
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
Full details
www.beautifuldays.org.
Saturday 20
August 2022 8pm - Sarah McQuaid - BackStage Devon, Muddifords Court, Willand,
Cullompton EX15 2QG
“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.ticketsource.co.uk/backstage-devon.
www.backstagedevon.co.uk.
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.
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 Saturday 3
September 2022 7.30pm - Miranda Sykes & Hannah Martin - BackStage Devon,
Muddifords Court, Willand, Cullompton EX15 2QG
details tba
www.backstagedevon.co.uk.
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 Saturday 10
September 2022 7.30pm - Steve Knightley - BackStage Devon, Muddifords Court,
Willand, Cullompton EX15 2QG
Steve is a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter/musician and founder member of
folk/acoustic roots trail-blazers ‘Show of Hands’ described by Peter Gabriel as
‘one of the great English bands’. A constant throughout Steve’s work is his
ability to root his songs in time and place, notably the West Country where he
was raised. Full details
www.ticketsource.co.uk/backstage-devon.
www.backstagedevon.co.uk.
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 23
September 2022
8pm -
Seth Lakeman
- Tavistock Wharf
(map)
Seated+standing. Charismatic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth
Lakeman has announced a new solo tour to celebrate the release of his new studio
album ‘Make Your Mark’. Written during his enforced 18 months off the road, the
album features 14 powerful, brand-new songs including the BBC Radio 2 playlisted
single Higher We Aspire. Full details
www.tavistockwharf.com.
NEW Saturday 24
September 2022 - Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby -
BackStage Devon, Muddifords Court, Willand, Cullompton EX15 2QG
"Combine a consummate singer and songwriter, with an outstandingly
brilliant guitarist and you have pure magic. Their performances leave audiences
spellbound" Ann and Eddie Green, Kirkham.
www.backstagedevon.co.uk.
NEW Sunday 25
September 2022
7.30pm -
Merry Hell / Ranagri - Tavistock Wharf
(map)
Seated.
Merry Hell is an eight-piece folk-rock band with a history, a pedigree and a
bright future. In four short years they have risen to become festival
favourites, their first two albums finding favour with critics, broadcasters and
music fans alike. They are continuing to develop an enviable reputation for the
quality of their song writing, recorded work and live performances. Alt folk
band Ranagri are a combination of Irish and English musicians; with
vocals/guitar, flutes/whistles, electric harp and bodhran/guitar.
Full details
www.tavistockwharf.com.
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 Wednesday 19
October 2022 - John McCusker - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
The pandemic delayed the celebrations for John’s 30th Anniversary as a
professional musician but John is excited to get to perform music from across
those years. 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 Sunday 30
October 2022 - Grace Petrie
- Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
A talented lyricist and an electrifying live performer; Grace can take
the most hostile room, and by the end of the night, they will be singing along
with every word. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW Wednesday 2
November 2022 - Ferocious Dog - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Ferocious Dog are a six-piece band who deal in a vibrant vein of
Celtic-folk infused punk rock, comfortably slotting in between Billy Bragg and
The Levellers. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
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
NEW Saturday
12 November 2022 8pm - Martyn Joseph - Matthews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham EX3 0HF
(map)
Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind blowing artist. Take
everything you think you know about singer songwriters….and rip it up. For one
man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is
energetic, compelling and passionate. Be it to two hundred people or twenty
thousand, he blows the crowd away night after night. Full details
www.wegottickets.com/event/549028.
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 Wednesday 16
November 2022 - Gaz Brookfield - White
Thorn Inn, Shaugh Prior PL7 5HA
Acoustic, folk, rock musician
www.gazbrookfield.com.
www.facebook.com/whitethorninn.
www.wegottickets.com/event/548572.
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 Tuesday 22
November 2022 - Kris Drever - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Kris Drever is a Scottish folk singer songwriter, who has won multiple
awards including an incredible 7 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, two shortlist
nominations for Scottish Album of The Year (with his trio Lau) and much acclaim
for his solo recordings and concerts including glowing reviews from The Herald,
The Guardian, Mojo and Q Magazine. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
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
Thursday 8 December 2022 8pm - Seth Lakeman -
Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB (map)
Standing. Accompanied by Plymouth singer-songwriter Alex Hart.
Charismatic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman has
announced a new solo tour to celebrate the release of his new studio album ‘Make
Your Mark’. Written during his enforced 18 months off the road, the album
features 14 powerful, brand-new songs including the BBC Radio 2 playlisted
single Higher We Aspire.
Full details
www.barrelhousetotnes.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 Saturday 10
December 2022 - Martin Harley - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Martin Harley has been making music and touring the world for over two decades.
His sound has never been more down to earth. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
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.
NEW Sunday 23 April 2023 -
Chris Smither - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
+ Zak Trojano. 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 in 2022. Full details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
John Culf
johnculf@harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk
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