Harberton Folk

 

Harberton Folk Concert Details

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Saturday 2 October 2010 7.30pm - Spiers & Boden
at the Ariel Centre, Totnes (map), doors 6.45pm
Winners of a three BBC Folk Awards and founders of the folk super-group Bellowhead, John Spiers (melodeon, concertina) & Jon Boden (singer, fiddle, guitar, stomp-box) are known for their energetic performances and powerful reinterpretations of traditional English material. They have rapidly become central figures in the new folk revival.
Website: www.spiersandboden.com
Support: 'Unstrung Heroes' - Geoff Lakeman (duet concertina & vocals), Steve Potter (fiddle) and Pete Acty (guitar & banjo); folk songs, grand jigs and reels, ragtime, blues, jazz... a great pot-pourri by three experienced chaps! See www.unstrungheroes.net for sound samples.
Tickets £12.50; student/U18 £8
Concert presented in conjunction with King Edward VI Community College (with the assistance of Harberton Cricket Club).
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Buying Harberton Folk Tickets

Time permitting, we request advance payment in all cases.
If possible, please email johnculf@harbertonfolk.co.uk to confirm your ticket requirements and ticket availability before sending cheque payment.

Normally, email is our preferred method of contact, but if you need to phone, our number is 01803 863468.
Except in case of dire emergency, please call only between 10am and 6pm. (This is a private, home number.)
If you get the answering machine, please only give a landline phone number (we're old-fashioned and can do without the expense of calling mobiles) for us to call you back on, or please call again at a different time.
We really do prefer to communicate by email as far as possible. We will always reply to all emails received, so if you don't receive a reply, try again and/or phone (10am to 6pm) to check. Emails do sometimes go astray!

Some Harberton Folk concerts sell out in advance. The latest ticket sales status will be indicated on the home page when sales have reached a certain level.

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Cheque + SAE Payment

Our preferred method of payment is cheque (payable to 'Harberton Folk')  accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope sent to this address:

John Culf
West Lodge
Tristford
Harberton
Totnes
Devon TQ9 7RZ

Please be sure to include your home landline telephone number (for emergency use only), and your email address if we don't already have it.
By prior arrangement, a single cheque payment is fine for any combination of Harberton Folk event tickets.
Alternatively, you can arrange with us to make a cash payment in person in advance.

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Personal Callers (Bay Horse Inn Totnes)

You can purchase tickets for the following Harberton Folk concert (using cash or cheque):

Saturday 2 October 2010 7.30pm - Spiers & Boden - Ariel Centre, Totnes (map)
Tickets £12.50, U18/student £8

by visiting The Bay Horse Inn (map) at 8 Cistern Street at the top of Totnes during opening hours (midday to midnight every day).
Rob the landlord (tel. 01803 862088) is a member of Harberton Cricket Club which is now assisting Harberton Folk in its concert promotions.

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Online Ticket Sales

You may prefer to book your tickets directly, online, using www.wegottickets.com. To do so, you first need to register with that website (a relatively simple, one-off procedure). You can then purchase tickets for the Harberton Folk event listed below. This will cost you an additional 10% of the ticket price, per ticket. Harberton Folk receives the full ticket price. No actual tickets are sent to you. You receive a reference number emailed to you which you present at the box office on the night to receive your tickets for entry. Sorry, but concessionary tickets are not available online.

Saturday 2 October 2010 7.30pm - Spiers & Boden - Ariel Centre Totnes: www.wegottickets.com/event/62750

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Concessionary Prices

U18/student prices are available only as stated (depending on contract conditions).
There are no other concessions.
Sorry, but concessionary tickets are not available online.
Harberton Folk operates on a voluntary, non-commercial and (hopefully) fundraising basis.

Refund Policy

Refunds can only be considered once a sell-out is achieved, and if tickets can be easily resold to a waiting list. Any refund possible (less a handling charge of £2 per ticket) will normally be made by cheque, posted to the relevant person after the event.

General information

All Harberton Folk concerts are all-seated, with unreserved seating (except by special arrangement). The Ariel Centre and Harberton Parish Hall have full disabled facilities. All events are non-commercial. Licensed bar applied for at all events, opens with Doors. Bar stocks usually include local real ale, white wine, organic soft drinks and cider, and crisps - from Teignworthy Brewery, Sharpham Vineyard, Heron Valley Cider, Luscombe Farm and Burts Chips. See The bar.

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