Harberton
Folk's
Information Servicefor traditional music, song & dance in Southern Devon
Site updated 17 April 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
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18 April to 6 May 2024 -
Tinners Moon Festival
- Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
A huge range of events of many genres (including folk, folk dance, morris... and
much much more). Full details
www.ashburtonarts.org.uk
Thursday 18
April 2024 8pm - John Smith - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Steeped in the lineage of British folk and American guitar music, taking his cue
from Richard Thompson, John Martyn and Ry Cooder, Smith has evolved and
pioneered a transatlantic blend of guitar techniques. His deeply romantic and
vivid songwriting, combined with his innovative guitar work, have won him a
loyal following. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music. Tickets on sale 18 or 19 October.
Thursday 18
April 2024 7.30pm - Reg Meuross - The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND
(map)
Reg Meuross was introduced onto the stage of the Royal Albert Hall by Mike
Harding as “one of this country’s finest” and is a true modern troubadour,
representing contemporary English folk writing at its best, captivating
audiences with his beautiful tenor voice, and with breadth and depth of material
that is unparalleled. After 15 critically-acclaimed albums, Reg continues to
prove how highly relevant his songs are, whilst reaching new audiences with
consistently spellbinding performances. Details
www.theflavel.org.uk.
Thursday 18
April 2024 8pm - Alex Taylor -
B-Bar, Castle Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
Alex Taylor is one of the shining lights of the acoustic scene and a troubadour
of world-class standing. Splicing elements of soul, nu-folk and electronica,
with original and dynamic use of guitar, loop pedal and effects. “Sublime…
Buckley-esque singer songwriter” – Time Out; “Echoes of Bill Withers’ jazzy
folky soul” – Q Magazine. Free. Details
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
Friday 19 April 2024
8pm - Black Friday -
B-Bar, Castle Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
All aboard the good ship Black Friday – join her crew
and captain Tom for another stormy crossing of the Celtic sea of folk-punk.
Their music is influenced by their Irish and Cornish roots and their folk
heroes. Catchy original songs and take on folk favourites by the likes of
Flogging Molly and Pogues will keep you dancing all night. £5.
Details
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
Friday 19
April 2024 8pm - Tim Edey - Church House, South Tawton, nr
Okehampton EX20 2LQ (map)
Tim Edey is one of the world's finest ever Melodeon and Guitar players in the
folk & contemporary scene today. His live solo shows are a stunning mix of world
music inspired instrumental virtuosity and passion with a strong Celtic theme,
to audience - chorus lines and above all a highly entertaining night of musical
genius. Details
www.thelittleboxoffice.com/liveandacoustic.
Friday 19 April 2024 7.30pm -
Reg Meuross
- Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
Reg Meuross was introduced onto the stage of the Royal Albert Hall by Mike
Harding as “one of this country’s finest” and is a true modern troubadour,
representing contemporary English folk writing at its best. Captivating
audiences with his beautiful tenor voice, and with breadth and depth of material
that is unparalleled.
Details
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
Friday 19 April 2024
7.30pm - Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - Crediton
Parish Church, Church St, Crediton EX17 2AH
A new partnership between the Arts Centre, Crediton Heart Project and Holy Cross
Parish Church enables us to attract prestigious artists to a larger venue, the
beautiful setting of the Parish Church in Crediton. Kathryn Roberts and Sean
Lakeman are nothing less than folk royalty. The Dartmoor-based husband and wife
team have twice won the coveted Best Duo title at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards,
consistently delivering assured, distinctive performances whether live or
recorded. Details
www.creditonartscentre.org.
Saturday 20 April 2024
7.30pm - Mother's Ruin -
Ring of Bells, Fore Street, Bishopsteignton,
TQ14 9QP
Upbeat traditional and modern folk rock.
Saturday 20 April 2024 8pm - Alex Hart + band -
Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
Described by BBC Radio 2 presenter Mark Radcliffe as “the Stevie Nicks of Folk”.
Following the success of Alex’s debut album, her voice and musicianship caught
the eye of legendary Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre, who asked Alex to be a
part of his band as a musician and vocalist for their European and international
tour dates. Alex also collaborates and performs alongside Seth Lakeman, Alex’s
voice as well her multi-instrumental playing features heavily on his brand-new
album. £13.50.
Details
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
Saturday 20 April 2024 8pm - Gittisham Folk Dance Club Spring Barn Dance
with Fresh Aire
- Victory
Hall, Broadclyst, Exeter EX5 3EE
Caller: Simon Maplesden. A fun evening with free light refreshments. £10 on door, or call
01404 758128 to book. Full club details see
www.gittishamfolkdanceclub.org.
Saturday 20 April 2024 8pm - Martin Simpson - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to
strength – every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of the
UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and
majesty through his playing. Martin is known as a guitarist of formidable
talent. Equally at home playing English traditional folk, American folk and
blues and his own compositions, he is consistently named as one of the very
finest fingerstyle guitar players in the world. Details
www.calstockarts.org/whats-on.
Saturday 20 April 2024
8pm - Martha Tilston -
Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB (map)
Martha has constantly experimented with her musical
parameters. From folk songs she has known since childhood to piano ballads,
electronica and trip-hop. Details
www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk.
Monday 22 April 2024 7.30pm - Tim Edey - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
After seventeen years of touring the world recording with major names in Celtic
and contemporary roots, Tim is now a name on the global stage in his own right.
He is one of the world's finest melodeon and guitar players in the folk &
contemporary scene today! Details
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
Postponed to 12 October
2024
Thursday 25 April 2024 7.30pm - Peggy Seeger in
conversation with Sam Richards - Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
Details
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
Sold out
Thursday 25
April 2024
7.30pm - Kate Rusby: Est. 1973 Tour
-
Exeter Corn Exchange
www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on.
Friday 26 April 2024 from 7pm - Banned from
the Moor - Dartmoor Whisky Distillery, The Old Town Hall, Bovey Tracey TQ13 9EG
Rocking folk from Dartmoor. The full 9-piece Banned are heading to the lowlands.
2 fiddles, whistles, concertina, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar and drums and
our 3 singers will be rolling out our new festival and party set. An evening of
jigs, reels and songs. Free entry, bar will be open and you are welcome to BYO
food takeaways. Donations towards the Banned's costs, on the night, would be
appreciated.
Friday 26 April 2024 7.30pm - Folk for Ukraine -
St Andrew’s Church, Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton PL20 7NA
Fundraising event featuring the Ukrainian Singers of Plymouth, Ben Campbell
and Silvington. Tickets £10 from
antonhorwich@aol.com, £12 door.
Friday 26 April 2024
7.30pm - Blackheart Orchestra - Crediton Arts Centre, East St, Crediton EX17 3AX
Multi-award winning, multi-instrumentalists Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington.
They comprise a two person ‘orchestra’ playing up to 13 instruments in their
unique live show. They combine their folk and rock roots with electronica and
classical with Genesis founder Steve Hackett calling their music “Powerful and
inspiring”.
www.theblackheartorchestra.com. Tickets from
www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre.
Friday 26 April 2024 8pm - The Dunwells -
Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
Successful Leeds based Indie-folk / Americana band with strong vocals, powerful
melodies and heartfelt lyrics. £18.
Details
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
Friday 26 April 2024
9pm - Wildwood Jack -
B-Bar, Castle Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
Expect contemporary folk played with outstanding acoustic guitar and ukulele
that will be sure to inspire and uplift you. £5.
Details
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
Friday 26
April 2024 7pm -
Charity Concert
-
Open Door Centre, Church Street, Exmouth EX8 1PE
Charity Concert “With and Without Music” in aid of Open Door Exmouth.
David Woolger (Poet) (Recent collection: “Into the South Westerly”) and Mark
Waistell (singer-songwriter) “Mark’s voice is soft, clear, smooth and
distinctive; his lyrics are evocative of a life’s experiences ..his
finger-picking guitar is sophisticated ….and vocals as clement and serene as a
dappled golden water-meadow ….. Beautiful!” FolkCast. Free entry (donations to
Open Door).
'Behold, Ye Ramblers': A new play with music and songs...
Townsend Theatre are bringing a new play with music and songs,
celebrating the famous Clarion Ramblers and their mission to escape their
overcrowded homes and factories. These Edwardian pioneers campaigned for the
Right to Roam on their surrounding moors, which brought conflict with the local
landowners and gamekeepers, but huge benefits to ordinary working people. Using
the songs of and words of the ramblers, cyclists and choirs that were inspired
by the campaign, this will be a fascinating evening that entertains and informs
and with a story relevant to our need to embrace the countryside as it is today.
Friday 26 April 2024 7.30pm - Lustleigh Village
Hall TQ13 9TA
Presented by the The Lustleigh Entertainment and Arts Project (LEAP). Tickets
£12 (U16 £6) from The Dairy or
ticketsource. Licensed bar.
Saturday 27 April 2024 7.30pm - Village Hall, School Lane, Cornwood,
Ivybridge PL21 9QA
Tickets / more info:
www.villagesinaction.co.uk/performances/behold-ye-ramblers. Post-
performance Q & A session at Cornwood with Guy Shrubsole and Lewis Winks from
the Right to Roam campaign.
Saturday 27 April 2024 from 10am - Bovey
Green Man Spring Festival
Festival will feature food and beverage stalls, local produce stalls, craft
stalls, live music, 22 morris dancing sides and a great atmosphere! The parade
starts at 10am with an opening ceremony. Hosted by Bovey Tracey Town Council and
Grimspound Border Morris.
Saturday 27 April 2024 12.30-3pm - Spring into
Summer Frawsy - Village Hall, Lower Town, Sampford Peverell, Tiverton EX16 7FB
We invite you to share a free cream tea with us, also to bring along your
favourite Devon dishes, recipes, memories and stories. Entertainment by folk
musician Jim Causley. Plus - We'll be hosting "A bit of a conflab" - where we
can get together to explore what Devon means to you. Can't wait! Admission free
but contributions are welcome. Places limited - please sign up to secure yours.
Details
www.devonvoice.org/spring-into-summer-frawsy-2024.html.
Saturday 27 April 2024 2.30pm - Festival
Fundraising Concert - St. James Church, Teignmouth TQ14 9BT
12 local artists performing 24 tracks. Only £5 per ticket - all moneys raised go
to the 2024 Teignmouth Folk Festival. PLUS our fundraising CD launch only £5
each Teas, coffees, cold drinks and snacks. For tickets call Martyn on 07904
037812 or
info@teignmouthfolkfestival.co.uk.
Saturday 27 April 2024 9pm - Lost
Revellers
-
B-Bar, Castle Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
Four piece original folk band from East Sussex. Their music draws on 30s
jazz, tango, celtic and Eastern-European folk, and mixes traditional instruments
with polyphonic electric string and synth sounds. Jazz and blues infused violin
solos intertwine with soaring accordion melodies, infectious bass riffs and
fiery percussion to make a unique fusion. £5. Details
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
Saturday 27
April 2024
7pm - Mike Silver - Matthews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham EX3 0HF
(map)
Singer songwriter of over 50 years, Mike's songs are of longing, love and loss,
perceptive and thoughtful, with haunting melodies and heart stopping lyrics.
With a voice that is as warm and inviting as the fire in the fireplace on a cold
winter’s night, Mike is an outstanding treasure amidst the crowd. Support: David
Clement & Phoebe Jane - both accomplished singers in their own right, their
journey as a duo is just beginning with an eclectic mix of genres centred around
the guitar with both thoughtful covers of well known songs and original
songwriting. Details
www.circletopsham.com. 50% of all profits donated to the Alzheimers Society
& Estuary League of Friends.
Saturday 27 April 2024 - Millbrook Folk Club: Wildwood Jack -
Village Hall, The Parade, Millbrook PL10 1AX
Husband and wife duo Adam Piggott and Jayne Freeman, brought together by a love
of music in 1991. With their genuinely expert blend of Americana, bluegrass and
world music, they've been travelling the world since selling their home in 2013
to live the life as troubadours bringing an intimate, heartwarming and
adventurous spirit to their music and to audiences wherever they play.
Unreserved seating. Inexpensive bottle bar. Tickets £12 from Millbrook News, at
Millbrook Folk Club on 19 April, or on door (subject to availability). Online
tickets
www.ticketsource.co.uk/millbrook-folk-club. Doors/bar 7.30pm.
Saturday 27
April 2024 8pm - Ceilidh
with Banned From The Moor
- Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs
is a season of ceilidhs / barn dances featuring local bands and callers.
www.moormusic.co.uk/dartmoorpixieband.html. BYO water / alcohol. There
is a voluntary pricing system (£15
supporter / £10 standard / £8 reduced); U16 £4; U10 free - see www.exeterceilidhs.net
for details and full programme. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
Saturday 27 April 2024 7.30pm - Peggy Seeger in
Conversation - Church Hall, 4 Market Street, Okehampton EX20 1HN
An intimate conversation with a unique artist who has carved a special place
in the folk music of both the UK and the USA. Come to hear Peggy talk about her
formative years, her experiences in a musically rich family, and her
collaborations with major figures in the folk scene. Now in her late 80s,
Peggy’s light burns as brightly as ever. This is an unmissable event for fans of
folk music, and anyone inspired by the power of art to drive social change.
Admission £12 (£9 concessions). Contact Wren Music on 01837 53754;
info@wrenmusic.co.uk;
www.wrenmusic.co.uk.
Saturday 27 April 2024
7.30pm - Seven Drunken Nights - Princess Theatre, Torquay
A hugely talented cast of musicians and singers bring the music of The Dubliners
back to life and will have you singing and dancing in the aisles. Direct from
the West End and having sold out venues worldwide, Seven Drunken Nights - The
Story of the Dubliners returns to theatres with a brand new production for its
incredible 5th Anniversary tour. Details
www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay.
Sunday
28 April 2024 7.45pm
- Linde Nijland & Bert Ridderbos - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
details tba For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Wednesday 1 May
2024 8pm - Old Baby Mackerel - Livermead Cliff Hotel,
Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2 6RQ
Old Baby Mackerel play high-energy, foot-stomping Bluegrass featuring a dizzying
line-up of renowned UK Bluegrass musicians. Their music uses the rhythmic sounds
of banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and double bass. Details & tickets:
https://fougoumusic.com/fougoufolk.
Thursday 2 May 2024 -
Kathryn Priddy - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Over the past three years, Priddy has quietly been building a growing following,
captivating audiences around the UK with her haunting vocals, rich harmonies,
distinctive finger picking guitar style and enchanting songs whose lyrics
celebrate her life-long love affair with literature and poetry. She has been
championed by BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music and her debut EP 'Wolf' was chosen by
Richard Thompson as his Best Thing I've Heard All Year in MOJO Magazine in 2018.
Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
3-5 May 2024 -
Mad Dog Mcrea Weekender - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Mad Dog Mcrea are pleased to announce the headliners for the third Mad Dog Mcrea
Weekender at Exeter Phoenix. Friday: dub-reggae group The Barefoot Bandit will
make you want to dance; Saturday: Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet will bring
everything from big-band swing to Alabama blues-tinged folk; Sunday: headlined
by Mad Dog Mcrea themselves. Plus more tba. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
Friday 3 May 2024
8pm - Keith James:
The Songs of Leonard Cohen - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Keith James brings you an evening of Leonard Cohen’s amazing
material in the most intimate and sensitive way imaginable, exposing the
solitary inner strength of his greatest songs in their original perfect form.
Details
www.calstockarts.org/whats-on.
Saturday 4 May 2024 - Elephant Sessions
- Pigs Nose Inn, East Prawle, Kingsbridge TQ7 2BY
(map)
Multi award winning Neo-trad quintet from the Highlands of Scotland. MG
Alba Scots Trad Music Awards: Up and Coming Act of the Year 2014, Album of the
Year 2017, Live Act of the Year 2018. Details
www.pigsnoseinn.co.uk/events/elephantsessions.
Monday 6 May 2024 7.30pm -
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - Pavilions Teignmouth, The Den, Teignmouth TQ14 8BG
One of the UK’s favourite folk duos, husband and
wife Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman understand the importance of coming
together as they live in a small village themselves. They bring a variety of
songs and stories, based in tradition, presented in an intimate, friendly style.
With a simple setup of guitar, piano and vocals they present an evening of pure
emotion, shared experience and sheer joy in what they do. Details
www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk.
Tuesday 7 May 2024 8pm - The Exmouth Shanty Men - The Beach Pub, Exmouth EX8 1DR
Summer is (maybe) on the horizon, the nights are warmer and longer, so why
not step out and join us in another of our home port - free! - mini-shanty
concerts at the Beach pub, adjacent to the Marina. Hope to see you there!
www.exmouthshantymen.com.
Wednesday 8 May 2024 -
Hayseed Dixie - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Standing/limited seats. Hayseed Dixie are back – with their own unique genre,
Rockgrass. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
Thursday 9 May 2024
7.30pm
- Good Habits -
Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB (map)
‘Quarter Life’ Album Release Tour. One of the most
exciting new folk duos to come out of the UK, Good Habits’ award-winning,
genre-fusing sound has received international critical acclaim and opportunities
to play at Glastonbury, WOMAD, and more in the short 4 years they have been
performing. “English folk musicianship at its 21st century best.” – Tom
Robinson, BBC Radio 6. Composed of Bonnie Schwarz (cello + vocals) and Pete Shaw
(accordion), the pair mix virtuosic musicianship and vocal harmony with vivid
storytelling, drawing on their diverse musical tastes and weaving them into an
action-packed narrative of folky goodness. Details
www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk.
Friday 10 May 2024 8pm - Exmouth Shanty Men - Sir Walter Raleigh Pub, East
Budleigh
Another trip to the community owned friendly pub.
www.exmouthshantymen.com.
Saturday 11 May 2024 7.30pm - Ghosts, Werewolves and Countryfolk - Church of
St Cyr and St Julitta, Newton St Cyres EX5 5BN
A major concert tour, featuring Devon folk stars Miranda Sykes and Jim
Causley, will be launched with this special performance. Miranda and Jim are
joined by narrator John Palmer, producer of Country Diary in Song and Pub to
Pulpit, to celebrate the centenary of famous Devonian, Rev Sabine Baring-Gould.
In the show, folk songs he collected are interwoven with extracts from his books
and anecdotes from his life. Tickets £17 available from the Netherexe Parishes
Office
administration@netherexe.org.
Saturday 11 May 2024
8pm - Lady Maisery - The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall
(map)
Slowly, steadily, Lady Maisery have become giants of the modern folk world and
are, very simply, jaw-droppingly magnificent. They are, undoubtedly, going to
sound amazing in the caverns. The combined vocal and multi-instrumental talents
of Rowan Rheingans, Hazel Askew and Hannah James make up the uniquely
captivating band Lady Maisery. Details
www.carnglaze.com.
Sunday
12 May 2024 7.45pm
- Boo Hewerdine - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
details tba For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Sunday 12 May 2024 7.30pm -
The Fureys - Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth EX8 2AZ (map)
Details
www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk/whats-on/the-fureys.
Monday 13
May 2024 7.30pm - Steeleye Span -
Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue, Paignton TQ3 3HF
(map)
The 55th Anniversary Tour 2024 - Steeleye Span changed the face of folk
music forever by taking it into the world of gold discs and international tours.
New album the Green Man Collection brings together tracks from their recent
releases with new versions of three classics (including a reworking of ‘Hard
Times’ featuring Status Quo’s Francis Rossi), a cover of Elvis Costello’s
‘Shipbuilding’ and the title track, a previously lost Bob Johnson song from the
1980s. The band will be joined by new violinist Athena Octavia. Details
www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/whats-on.
Monday 13 May 2024 7.30pm - Boo Hewerdine
- Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
For over 30 years Boo Hewerdine has been considered one of the UK's finest
singer-songwriters. As lead singer of seminal band, The Bible through to his
subsequent solo work and long-time collaboration with the incredible Eddi Reader
he has become something of a national treasure. He is in demand as a writer,
producer and performer. Over a hundred of his songs have been covered by the
likes of KD Lang, Kris Drever, Chris Difford, Heidi Talbot and Hannah Rarity.
Details
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
Wednesday 15 May 2024
7.30pm
- Lon Dubh -
Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB (map)
Lon Dubh are a three part harmony trio singing
hypnotic original songs inspired by landscapes of Ireland and its ancient
folklore. Expect carefully crafted songs for three voices that sound like
they’ve always existed. Details
www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk.
Wednesday 15
May 2024 7.30pm -
Gigspanner Trio - Pavilions Teignmouth, The Den, Teignmouth TQ14 8BG
Gigsapanner: Peter Knight, Roger Flack, Sacha
Trochet. “With the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat,
Gigspanner produce richly atmospheric arrangements with notes seemingly plucked
from the stars and rhythms from the equator” - Spiral Earth. “Gigspanner are
marking out a distinctive zone of their own, melodically folk-rooted yet open
and inventive beyond constraints of genre. It is Intelligent, multi-lingual
music making" The Wire. Details
www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk.
Thursday 16 May 2024
-
Gigspanner Trio - Maker with Rame Community
Hall, Fore St., Kingsand, Cornwall PL10 1NS
(map)
Gigsapanner: Peter Knight, Roger Flack, Sacha
Trochet. “With the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat,
Gigspanner produce richly atmospheric arrangements with notes seemingly plucked
from the stars and rhythms from the equator” - Spiral Earth. “Gigspanner are
marking out a distinctive zone of their own, melodically folk-rooted yet open
and inventive beyond constraints of genre. It is Intelligent, multi-lingual
music making" The Wire. ticketing details tba
Thursday 16 May 2024 7.30pm - RNLI Fundraising
Concert: Exmouth Shanty Men with Lympstone Brass Band - Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth EX8 2AZ (map)
It's the 200th year since the founding of the RNLI, and there are lots of events
nationwide to celebrate and to raise funds for the next 200 years! As part of
such events, we will be joining with Lympstone Brass Band for a special concert.
Tickets £12, £10 concs)
www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk/whats-on/200-years-of-the-rnli-concert.
Friday 17 May 2024
7.30pm -
Show of Hands: Full Circle Part II
- The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
details tba
www.showofhands.co.uk.
Saturday 18
May 2024 7.30pm -
Show of Hands: Full Circle Part II
- Exeter Cathedral
After 30 years of non-stop touring, fans across the nation are in for a treat as
Steve Knightley and Phil Beer return to where it all began, in village halls,
folk clubs, small arts centres, and community venues. This gig promises to be a
true celebration of their dedication to their roots, their music, and the
communities that have supported them. Steve and Phil will then be taking a
well-deserved break. They plan to pursue solo projects, explore new creative
horizons, and recharge their artistic batteries. This marks the end of an era,
but it also heralds exciting new beginnings for two of the folk world’s best
loved musicians, Show of Hands. Details
www.exeternorthcott.co.uk/events/show-of-hands-full-circle-tour,
www.showofhands.co.uk.
Saturday 18 May 2024
8pm - Saltlines: Gigspanner Big Band & Raynor Winn - The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
Taking audiences by storm, Saltlines is a Prose and Music collaboration between
bestselling author Raynor Winn and folk-roots supergroup The Gigspanner Big
Band, which features some of the most celebrated names on the British folk
scene. Together they have created an emotional odyssey which explores the
beauty, stories and traditions of the South West Coast Path. The vibrant and
thought-provoking compositions by Raynor have been especially written for
Saltlines and artfully wrapped around songs and tunes that were originally
gathered from the route of the South West Coast Path by the great song
collectors Cecil Sharp and Sabine Baring-Gould. Details
www.carnglaze.com.
Saturday 18 May 2024
8pm
- River Roots -
Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB (map)
Free-spirited singer-songwriters River Roots are a
good-vibe, acoustic folk-roots duo from the UK. A powerful symbiosis of soulful
male/female harmonies. River Roots have a playful uplifting vibe that will nourish your soul as
they seamlessly weave between soothing melodies to funky upbeat feel-good songs.
Their music is majorly influenced by a nomadic lifestyle and the profound
experiences and connections made on their travels. Details
www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk.
NEW Sunday
19 May 2024 7.45pm
- Hilary Spencer - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
details tba For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
NEW Sunday 19 May 2024 7.30pm -
Saltlines: Gigspanner Big Band & Raynor Winn - Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth EX8 2AZ (map)
Taking audiences by storm, Saltlines is a Prose and Music collaboration between
bestselling author Raynor Winn and folk-roots supergroup The Gigspanner Big
Band, which features some of the most celebrated names on the British folk
scene. Together they have created an emotional odyssey which explores the
beauty, stories and traditions of the South West Coast Path. The vibrant and
thought-provoking compositions by Raynor have been especially written for
Saltlines and artfully wrapped around songs and tunes that were originally
gathered from the route of the South West Coast Path by the great song
collectors Cecil Sharp and Sabine Baring-Gould. Details
www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk/whats-on/saltlines-the-gigspanner-big-band.
NEW
Sunday 19 May 2024 2pm
- Maggie Duffy & Bob Thompson - St Mary's
Church, South St, Denbury, Newton Abbot TQ12 6DH
Brixham's own singer/songwriter and her long
time collaborator Bob Thompson. "Maggie's harmonies and Bob's guitar work are a
knockout combination". Tickets in advance, £10 to include interval refreshments; contact Rachel Belringer on 07751 804007.
NEW Monday 20 May 2024 -
Ferocious Dog - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Standing. The collective plays folk, with distinct influences from traditional
Celtic music, ska, rock and pop. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW
Monday 20 May 2024 7.30pm -
Jack Badcock
- Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street,
Ashburton TQ13 7DT
Singer and guitarist, Jack Badcock is a veteran performer, having toured
extensively on four continents, predominantly but not exclusively as frontman
and founding member of renowned world-folk band Dallahan. A previous finalist in
the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award. Jack's solo material
reveals his astute songcraft exploring human history, cosmology, personal
experiences and profound questions all delivered with a musical sensitivity
clearly influenced by American folk, funk and soul music as much as the
traditional music from Britain and Ireland. Details
www.wegottickets.com/ashburtonarts.
NEW Tuesday 21 May 2024 7.30pm -
The Irish House Party -
Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue, Paignton TQ3 3HF
(map)
The original show was set up in Dublin by a group of musicians who wanted
visitors to the city to experience what a real Irish house party is like. It’s
all presented in a fun and humorous way resulting in a fabulous theatre going
experience. Incredibly talented musicians and dancers who simply want to bring
you the sound and fun of Ireland in an intimate and homely setting. The live
music, Irish dancing and banter is infectious and enters the psyche in seconds.
The show itself features All Ireland champion musicians and dancers who combine
a unique blend of light hearted audience interaction with fascinating stories
about the music and the instruments themselves. Details
www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/whats-on.
NEW
Tuesday 21 May 2024 8pm - Shackleton Trio -
Bradninch Folk Club, Guildhall, Fore Street,
Bradninch, nr Cullompton EX5 4NN
Known for captivating songwriting and fiery tunes, powerful three part harmonies,
bringing to life the stories of their
native East Anglia and beyond, the trio features Georgia Shackleton (fiddle,
vocals), Aaren Bennett (guitar) and Nic Zuppardi (mandolin and banjo). Collectively the band draw influence from
British, American and Scandinavian folk traditions, whilst Georgia’s flair for
sourcing largely unsung material from East Anglia keeps the band firmly rooted
in their local tradition. £8 on door, U18 free subject so space. BYO
refreshments. Facebook
www.facebook.com/groups/Bradninchfolk, contact 01392 881105,
NEW
Saturday 25 May 2024
8pm - Sherburn Bartley Sanders
- Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Since 1993, Chris Sherburn (concertina) and Denny Bartley (vocals,
guitar) have been bringing their unique sound to audiences. Their obvious
rapport made them one of the busiest acts on the folk scene, both as a duo and
with their well-loved band, Last Night’s Fun. In 2016, Chris and Denny joined
forces with Emily Sanders (fiddle/viola and vocals) and have since become a
well-established trio, blending vocal harmonies, and strings to underpin Chris
and Denny’s unique sound, as well as providing a female vocal for some songs,
and bringing a repertoire of English folk songs to complement the band's more
Celtic roots. Details
www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Saturday 25 May 2024 8pm - Ceilidh
with Phoenix
- Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs
is a season of ceilidhs / barn dances featuring local bands and callers.
www.phoenixbarndance.co.uk. BYO water / alcohol. There is a voluntary pricing system (£15
supporter / £10 standard / £8 reduced); U16 £4; U10 free - see www.exeterceilidhs.net
for details and full programme. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW Sunday 26 May
2024 7.30pm - Miranda Sykes -
Village Hall, Silver Street, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot TQ12 5SB (map)
Playing her new album ‘Out of the Woods’ as well as some older more familiar
songs no doubt. Will be a cracker!
www.wegottickets.com/event/608979.
NEW Sunday
26 May
2024 7.30pm - Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years -
Pavilions Teignmouth, The Den, Teignmouth TQ14 8BG
The most authentic sounding concert to the unforgettable music of Simon &
Garfunkel. Made up of Dan Haynes & Pete Richards, Bookends have toured the globe
extensively Performing the songs in a truly captivating way, against a backdrop
of iconic imagery, their delicate recreation of the unmistakable sound of the
American folk-rock duo is something of a masterpiece. Details
www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk.
NEW
Friday 31 May 2024 10.30am-4.30pm - National Youth Folk Ensemble Open Day -
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
NYFE Open Days are a great opportunity for young people between the ages of 12
to 18 who live in England and who have confidence playing their chosen
instrument. The event will have music workshops with skilled professionals, a
Q&A regarding the National Youth Folk Ensemble, and lots of outlets for
individual and group creativity. These Open Days will allow individuals to take
part in a band for a day, and to explore folk music with other young people
passionate about music! Full details
www.efdss.org/learning/young-people/national-youth-folk-ensemble (Open Days
link). Free, but booking required.
NEW
Friday 31 May
2024 7.30pm
- Martha Tilston + Kana
-
Calstock Village Hall, The Quay, Calstock PL18 9QA (map)
“She has the power to draw an audience into her world, leaving all those present
with a smile, and afew issues to ponder, too” - Time Out. “Sharp, original songs
that dissect the modern world. She captures both the harshness and enchantment
of life” - The Guardian. With a pure silken voice and lyrics that inspire and
captivate, Martha Tilston has developed a successful musical career with a large
and loyal following. With seven female members, a raft of rousing self-penned
songs and a knack for bringing fresh harmonic inspiration to traditional pieces,
Kana is a band worth keeping your eye on.
Details
www.calstockhall.com/events.
NEW Sunday
2 June 2024 7.45pm
- Joe Topping - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
details tba For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
NEW
Thursday 6 June 2024 8pm - Guy Tortora
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
A guitar player of some accomplishment and a distinctive songwriter. On
both acoustic and electric guitars, he plays finger style and is a fine
bottleneck and slide player. His playing is not the flashy guitar-slinger
beloved of bluesrockers everywhere but understated and leaves room for the songs
to make or impact, whether his own or the ‘covers’ he performs that include many
old standards and traditional tunes as well as songs by more recent American
writers such as Eric Bibb or Kreig Viesselman.
Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
NEW
7-9 June 2024 - Craft Festival - Bovey
Tracey
Enjoy great music whilst you eat and drink the wide variety of locally sourced,
imaginative food and ales... Musicians include Si Barron (8/6). More music to be
announced.
www.craftfestival.co.uk/Whats-on-BoveyTracey.
NEW
Friday 7 June 2024
8pm
- Jacob & Drinkwater -
Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB (map)
UK alt-folk duo. 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. Details
www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk.
NEW Saturday 8
June 2024 7.30pm -
Jacob & Drinkwater
-
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
UK alt-folk duo. 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. Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW
Sunday 9 June 2024 8pm - Bryony Griffiths & Alice Jones - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
Well-known on the grassroots scene for multifarious adventures with different
outfits, this pair pitch together their fiddle and guitar and passionate vocals
with winning vitality. Songs from Yorkshire. Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org.
NEW
Sunday 9 June 2024 3.30pm - Rolling Harmony - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
A vibrant vocal group of choir leaders and singers from the South West. They
delight audiences with their lively and eclectic performances. Glorious music
and gorgeous vocal harmonies, rooted in English and American harmony singing
traditions. Songs with captivating rhythms, compelling lyrics and interweaving
vocal lines. A rich blend of voices with instrumentals for some songs – violin
and guitar. There’s something for everyone… Details
www.calstockarts.org.
NEW Thursday 13
June 2024 - Charm of Finches - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
Australian sister duo delivers intricate folk-pop that is simultaneously
graceful and darkly bewitching. Their seamless blood harmonies traverse
melancholy and wonder in equal measure. Winners of the Australian Folk Music
Awards Best Folk Album (2022) and Music Victoria Best Contemporary Folk Act
(2021), their music has been nominated twice for the prestigious Australian
Music Prize. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music.
NEW Friday 14 June 2024
8pm - Topette!! 10th Anniversary Tour - Matthews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham EX3 0HF
(map)
In January 2014, Barn Stradling invited his Blowzabella bandmate Andy Cutting,
East Anglian fiddler James Delarre and two French musical friends, Tania Buisse
and Julien Cartonnet to his home in Bristol, to see what would happen. After
three days of playing music, eating, drinking and a great deal of laughter, a
new band called Topette!! happened... Details
www.wegottickets.com/event/603681.
NEW
Friday 14 June
2024 8pm
- Old Time Sailors
-
The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
A musical show designed to take make the audience feel like they have been taken
back in time through an unforgettable trip to the 19th century. Our crew is
composed of 17 musicians playing fully unplugged to ensure the most authentic
experience. The show will be 3 hours with plenty of time for replenishing your
glass. Over 30 songs and tunes where the audience will sing and dance surrounded
by drunken Sailors, witnessing an astounding show unmatched in this music genre.
Everything will take place within our magnificent stage set, designed to give
the audience the sensation of being inside a 19th century vessel.
Details
www.carnglaze.com.
NEW
Friday 14 June 2024 7.30pm - Cara
Dillon -
The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND (map)
Cara Dillon, an extraordinary, multiple award-winning Irish folk singer, and
acclaimed musician and producer Sam Lakeman, will captivate listeners once again
with their exquisite and enthralling live performance. Every note and word sung
with a passion and confidence earned through a life of experience singing
traditional songs. Details
www.theflavel.org.uk.
NEW Saturday 15
June 2024 7.30pm - The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
British comedy folk and parody band from Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Formed in
2006, they claim to be the hardest working comedy band in the UK, having played
over 1250 shows throughout the UK. Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW Saturday 15
June 2024 7.30pm - The Lost Sound Dartmoor Folk Choir- Central Methodist Church,
Castle Street, Launceston PL15 8BA
Details
www.thelostsound.co.uk.
NEW Sunday
16 June 2024 7.45pm
- Anthony John Clarke - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
details tba For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
NEW Thursday 20
June 2024 7.30pm - Tim Kitching: Where There's Brass - Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate,
Exeter EX2 4AZ (map)
Author and folk fiddler Tom Kitching launches his new book and album with a
special storytelling and music concert tour. Documenting six months living in
the London waterways community, making the long journey across England from
Manchester on a traditional narrowboat built in 1937, 'Where There's Brass'
tells the story of the contemporary London waterways; a floating slum at worst,
a bohemian, alternative, vibrant community at best. It is a love letter to the
waterways, and a rallying cry for what they can be in the future. Stories old
and new interwoven with a specially composed suite of music, underpinned by
Tom's long term accompanist, the brilliant Nordic mandola player Marit Fält.
Details
www.wegottickets.com/cygnettheatre.
NEW
Thursday 20 June 2024 8pm - The Rigmarollers
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
The Rigmarollers are filling bars, halls and dance floors with their
joyous, original and vintage music. They jump effortlessly from barrelhouse
blues, to ragtime, jazz, swing, gospel and infectious zydeco grooves. Hitch a
ride with them through uplifting roots music, all driven along by syncopated
sousaphone, blistering blues harp, sizzling string picking, and whiplash
washboard rhythms. Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
NEW Friday 21 June 2024 7.30pm -
Harbottle & Jonas -
Saint Werburgh's Church, Wembury, Plymouth PL9 0HP
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. Details
www.harbottleandjonas.com/2024.
NEW Friday
21 June 2024 - The Haar - Milverton Music, Victoria Rooms, Fore St,
Milverton, Taunton TA4 1JU
Traditional Irish singer Molly Donnery combined with 3 of the most exciting
instrumental talents on the folk & Traditional music scene, Cormac Byrne,
bodhran; Adam Summerhayes, fiddle; Murray Grainger accordian. Details
www.milvertonmusic.co.uk/page6.html.
NEW
Friday/Saturday 21/22 June 2024 8pm - Cara
Dillon - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
Cara Dillon, an extraordinary, multiple award-winning Irish folk singer, and
acclaimed musician and producer Sam Lakeman, will captivate listeners once again
with their exquisite and enthralling live performance. Every note and word sung
with a passion and confidence earned through a life of experience singing
traditional songs. Details
www.calstockarts.org/whats-on.
NEW 21/23 June 2024 - Teignmouth Folk Festival
A weekend of dance and music in the Triangle and
around the town.
www.teignmouthfolkfestival.co.uk,
www.facebook.com/TeignmouthFolkFestival, email
info@teignmouthfolkfestival.co.uk:
• Friday 21 June 7.30pm - Concert with Granny's Attic - St. James Church, St.
James Precinct, Bitton Park Road, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 9BT Tickets £18 adv,
£20 door.
• Saturday 22 June 7.30pm - Concert with SykesMartin - St. James Church, St.
James Precinct, Bitton Park Road, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 9BT Tickets £18 adv,
£20 door.
• Sunday 23 June 5.30pm - Family Ceilidh with The Wren Music Folk Orchestra of
East Devon - The Strand Centre, The Strand, Dawlish, EX7 9PT Tickets £10 adult,
£5 U16 (must be accompanied). Food/drink available.
• Over 25 dance sides during the weekend in The Triangle, Teignmouth plus The
Estuary Band, Teignmouth Youth Choir, Mother's Ruin, The Back Beach Boyz and
Celtic Dawn - donations.
NEW
Friday 28 June
2024 7.30pm
- Kit Hillbillies -
Calstock Village Hall, The Quay, Calstock PL18 9QA (map)
Rollicking bluegrass & good-time acoustic roots tunes. Vigorous.. expressive..
unvarnished! The Kit Hillbillies - rollicking bluegrass & good-time acoustic
roots tunes. Vigorous.. expressive.. unvarnished! The band are waiving their fee
to support this village hall fundraiser. Join us for a night of dancing and
merriment. + Support. Details
www.calstockhall.com/events.
NEW Saturday 29 June 2024 8pm - Ceilidh
with Red Shed
- Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6
7UE
Exeter Ceilidhs
is a season of ceilidhs / barn dances featuring local bands and callers.
www.redshed.co. BYO water /
alcohol. There is a voluntary pricing system (£15
supporter / £10 standard / £8 reduced); U16 £4; U10 free - see www.exeterceilidhs.net
for details and full programme. Contact: Jeremy on 07969 297633, email
contact@exeterceilidhs.net.
NEW Saturday 29
June 2024 7.30pm - The Lost Sound Dartmoor Folk Choir - The Spark Studio, 1
Metherell Avenue, Brixham TQ5 9QB
Recent audience feedback called this choir, 'Outstanding' others have said 'We
were blown away with your beautiful voices' and ' I was totally entranced'. Come
and see why! With songs ranging from raw Pagan sun salutations to contemporary
messages that urge us to keep our land pure and sweet and green; this is a
celebratory, reflective and stirring set of songs. Using full choir, both male
and female ensembles, quartets and mixed ensembles, The Lost Sound bring their
amazing voices and love of harmony to deliver their heartfelt 'Country Matters'
set. Details
www.thelostsound.co.uk.
NEW Sunday
30 June 2024 7.45pm
- Steve Tilston - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
details tba For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
NEW Friday 5 July 2024
7.30pm - Bookends: Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
Critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest tribute shows, Through the
Years continues to delight audiences across the globe. Featuring stunning vocal
harmonies from world-class musicians, this spectacular concert transports you on
a journey through the epic songs and history of the much-loved duo. Collectively
known as Bookends, Dan Haynes and Pete Richards have been fronting Simon &
Garfunkel Through the Years since its creation in 2011. Much like their idols,
they became friends at school and could not resist singing together from a
tender age. Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW Sunday
7 July 2024 7.45pm
- The Crows - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
details tba For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
NEW
Thursday 11 July 2024 8pm - Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
The couple’s intimacy and strength of passion on stage have won them many
fans and an enviable reputation as songwriters par excellence (Froots) whose
greatly varied original songs cover such subjects as wicked mermaids, Norwegian
legends and a lonely whale. With a story that includes over 20 years of music
making with the likes of Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, the Levellers, Fotheringay,
Kate Rusby and Show of Hands, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have consolidated
themselves as pillars of modern British folk.
Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
NEW Saturday 13
July 2024 7.30pm - Harbottle & Jonas Album Launch - St Mary's Church, High
Street, Totnes TQ9 5NN
Don't miss the chance to hear Devon's dynamic duo
present their new album 'Wild Goose' live in this beautiful setting.
Details
www.harbottleandjonas.com/2024.
NEW Saturday 13
July 2024 8pm - The Lost Sound Dartmoor Folk Choir- Plough Arts Centre, Gt.
Torrington
Details
www.thelostsound.co.uk.
NEW Sunday
21 July 2024 7.45pm
- Simply Dylan - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
details tba For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
NEW
Thursday 25 July 2024 8pm - Martin Harley Trio
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
Martin Harley has been making music and touring the world for over two
decades. His sound has never been more down to earth. Exploring roots, blues and
slide guitar in a style The Guardian referred to as ‘Spellbinding’, Harley has
released nine albums to date, four recorded on home soil and four across the
Atlantic in Texas and Nashville. Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
NEW 2-9
August 2024 - 70th Anniversary Sidmouth Folk Festival
It’s the season of glad tidings! Super Early Bird Tickets are now available. See
www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk and join the
festival mailing list for regular updates.
NEW
Thursday 15 August 2024 8pm - Mark Harrison Band
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
Singer-songwriter Mark Harrison combines with Charles Benfield on double
bass and percussionist Ben Welburn to create wonderful early acoustic blues with
folk influences. Modern lyrics, contagious energy and good humour provide a
unique and highly enjoyable experience. Mark is an excellent and expressive
vocalist and a tremendous resonator guitar player as well as being a terrific
songwriter and entertainer.
Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
NEW
16-18 August 2024 - Beautiful Days 21st Festival - Escot Park nr Exeter
Beautiful Days is the Levellers’ family music festival organised by
DMF Music since its inception in 2003. Proudly independent, Beautiful Days has
no sponsorship or funding. In 2023 we celebrated our 20th Anniversary with
tickets selling out in April for the 17,500 capacity event – the capacity
remains the same for 2024.
www.beautifuldays.org
NEW
Thursday 29 August 2024 8pm - Edwina Hayes
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
One of the finest female singer/songwriters this country has produced in
years. Edwina brings together English folk, Americana and the rich Northern
singer/songwriter tradition to create a sound that’s truly her own.
Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
NEW
Thursday 5 September 2024 8pm - Veronica Sbergia & Max de Bernhardi
- Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9
7HG (map)
"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 Vernon.
Details
www.ottertonmill.com/live-music.html.
NEW
Sunday 15 September 2024 8pm - Chris Wood - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
A welcome return from a genre-shaking musician and song-writer. Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
NEW
Tuesday 17 September 2024 8pm - Jim Causley -
Bradninch Folk Club, Guildhall, Fore Street,
Bradninch, nr Cullompton EX5 4NN
An evening with Jim Causley. £8 on door, U18 free subject so space. BYO
refreshments. Facebook
www.facebook.com/groups/Bradninchfolk, contact 01392 881105,
NEW Friday 20
September 2024 8pm - Martin & Eliza Carthy - St Mary's Church, High Street, Totnes TQ9 5NN
The good Doctor Martin Carthy and his twice Mercury nominated daughter Eliza
Carthy, join forces to perform an eclectic range of songs and tunes from their
vast family repertoire, drawing from the traditional canon as well as selections
from a more contemporary songbook. Details
www.cabaretvoltaireevents.com.
Also: Thursday 19 September at Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
NEW Saturday 21
September 2024 8pm - The FOS Brothers -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
Brought up in Belfast during the height of the troubles, Dave and Sam McCrory's
sensibilities derive from hard schooling on the streets and strict Northern
Irish parents. The line up is: Sam McCrory - Vocals, Guitar; Dave McCrory -
Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals; Rom Dobbs - Drums, percussion,
samples and loops; Pete Bingham – Bass, Vocals. The band move seamlessly from
tear jerking Irish ballads to full on Floydian space rock. The FOS Brothers
treat their audience to a shared experience and are equally suited to pin drop
silence Arts Centres or packed Festival Marquees. Details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW
Sunday 22 September 2024 2-5pm -
d'Accord Boat Trip - Exmouth
details tba d'Accord French & Breton dance and music. The d'Accord! boat
trip from Exmouth returns! Tickets will be on sale at d'Accord! and from members
of the committee. Despite a considerable price rise in the cost of boat hire, we
have kept the early bird ticket prices at £15 each until August so please come
and support this.
NEW
Friday 27 September
2024 8pm
- Old Time Sailors
-
The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
A musical show designed to take make the audience feel like they have been taken
back in time through an unforgettable trip to the 19th century. Our crew is
composed of 17 musicians playing fully unplugged to ensure the most authentic
experience. The show will be 3 hours with plenty of time for replenishing your
glass. Over 30 songs and tunes where the audience will sing and dance surrounded
by drunken Sailors, witnessing an astounding show unmatched in this music genre.
Everything will take place within our magnificent stage set, designed to give
the audience the sensation of being inside a 19th century vessel.
Details
www.carnglaze.com.
NEW
Saturday
28
September
2024 7.30pm -
Mad Dog Mcrea -
Calstock Village Hall, The Quay, Calstock PL18 9QA (map)
Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique
mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music.
Details
www.calstockhall.com/events.
NEW/tbc Saturday
12 October 2024 8pm - While & Matthews -
Village Hall, Silver Street, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot TQ12 5SB (map)
30th Anniversary Celebratory Tour
www.whileandmatthews.com
NEW/tbc Sunday
13 October 2024 7.4pm - While & Matthews -
Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
30th Anniversary Celebratory Tour
www.whileandmatthews.com For reservations please contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
NEW
Saturday 19 October 2024 8pm - 3 Daft Monkeys -
Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB (map)
3 Daft Monkeys are a dynamic live music sensation, seamlessly blending folk
music traditions with an infectious energy that defines them as the ultimate
festival band. Details
www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk.
NEW
Sunday 3 November 2024 8pm - Blowzabella - Matthews Hall, Fore Street,
Topsham EX3 0HF (map)
The iconic Blowzabella return to Topsham after too many decades. Details
www.topshamfolkclub.org /www.wegottickets.com/TopshamFolkClub.
tbc
Saturday 9 November 2024 7.30pm -
Harbottle & Jonas -
Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB (map)
Details (tba)
www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk.
NEW Wednesday 13
November 2024 - Steve Knightley - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS (map)
As a long-serving troubadour of the folk and acoustic music scene, master
songwriter and storyteller Steve Knightley has spent much of his life on the
road, collecting songs, stories, anecdotes and observations with the odd
disaster along the way. Details
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/music
NEW
Tuesday 19 November 2024 7pm - Bellowhead
- Plymouth Pavilions
In 2004, Bellowhead burst onto the British folk scene like nothing before or
since. Famously conjured up by duo Spiers & Boden whilst sitting in a traffic
jam, they roped in friends, and friends of friends until the big band was born.
2024 marks Bellowhead’s 20th Anniversary.
Details
www.plymouthpavilions.com. Book early!
NEW
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.
NEW 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.
John Culf
johnculf@harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk
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