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Folk & music links for South Devon (and beyond)
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South(ern) Devon
Information on local artistes, folk clubs, regular sessions in many South Devon pubs and much more |
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| Devon Folk | County-wide folk diary listings, folk song/dance club contacts etc. from Devon Folk Committee |
Westward Inn, Lee Mill, nr Ivybridge, providing a fine programme of traditional folk evenings on Sundays |
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| Topsham FC | Topsham Folk Club, near Exeter, another thriving folk club with regular guest nights |
| Exe FC | Exe Folk Club, Three Horseshoes Inn, Cowley, Exeter |
| Ariel Centre | [website currently inactive] Harberton Folk's major venue in Totnes (320 seats) |
| Arts at Dartington | All Arts at Dartington activities, 3-month programme (occasional folk events) |
| The Watermark | Arts Centre (opened 2008) in Ivybridge, close to the A38 between Exeter and Plymouth |
| The Flavel | Dartmouth's Arts Centre, opened February 2005 (180 seats, 159 on rake, rest loose in front) |
| Exeter Phoenix | Exeter's Arts Centre has a wide range of musical events, including top folk acts (192 seats, 450 standing) |
| Exeter Corn Exchange | www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3056 Formerly St George's Hall - Central Exeter venue (500 seats or standing), with a 200+-seat rake |
| Barnfield Theatre | www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk Another Exeter venue catering for wide ranging tastes, including folk events (289 seats) |
| Blue Walnut Cafe | 14 Walnut Road, Chelston, Torquay - (very) intimate venue (30 seats) |
| Otterton Mill | Wide range of musical events, some folk, near Budleigh Salterton, East Devon (50 seats indoors, 100 outdoors for summer 'courtyard concerts') |
| Lympstone events | www.lympstoneentertainments.co.uk/drumbeat Lympstone events (various genres) in 'Drumbeat' |
| Great Western Ceilidhs | Great ceilidhs with top-line bands in the Exeter area |
| Exeter Box Office | (Exeter University) Tickets for public concerts at Exeter Uni's Great Hall and Lemon Grove venues |
| Northcott Theatre | At Exeter University (477 seats) |
| Tavistock Wharf | Nice venue, (very) occasional folk events |
| Calstock Hall | www.calstockhall.org Community venue with a mixed event programme including occasional folk |
| Calstock Arts | www.calstockarts.org New in 2010; an old chapel, now a community venue with a mixed event programme including occasional folk |
| Barbican Theatre | Small theatre in Plymouth (occasional folk events) |
| B-Bar | www.b-bar.co.uk At the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth |
| Babbacombe Theatre | www.babbacombe-theatre.com 600-seat venue in Torquay, various event types, very occasional major folk |
| Exmouth Pavilion | 500-seat venue in East Devon |
| CRAMP | Crediton Rural Arts & Music Project - various arts events in the Crediton area, including some folk |
| Villages in Action | Rural touring scheme bringing quality professional performances and participatory workshops at affordable prices to communities through a network of local promoters |
| Bonny Green | Folk dance band(s) and caller / folk music and song (Exeter based), publications, tuition and instruction |
| Dartington Morris Men | Dancing programme and much more (OK, I admit personal bias here!) |
| Plymouth Pavilions | Range of large-scale musical events - no folk normally, but well worth a look |
| Plymouth Music Diary | What it says - covering all genres including folk |
| South Hams Traditional Music | www.shamstrad.co.uk Details of what's happening at the Crabshell in Kingsbridge (concerts/regular session) and the sessions at the Globe Inn in Frogmore and the Royal Oak in Malborough |
| South Hams Events | www.southhamsevents.co.uk New (2009) website designed specifically for Totnes, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Salcombe & the South Hams - general events listings, including music |
| Devon Village Halls | www.devonvillagehalls.co.uk Descriptions of and contact details for many of these community facilities across the county of Devon |
| BBC Folk on 2 | Plenty of good national folk information, although the former acoustic tour details page was dropped in May 2008 |
| NetRhythms.co.uk | Detailed gig listings for many UK performers |
| Martin Nail's list | www.englishfolkinfo.org.uk (linked updated 15/1/11) English folk and traditional music on the Internet - A guide to resources - well worth a look |
| Umber Music | www.shammickacoustic.org.uk Shammick Acoustic, North Devon folk information |
| Wren | Devon’s specialist folk and community arts development organisation, based in Okehampton |
| BeafordArts | Operating a rural touring scheme with some folk events in the north of Devon |
www.folknewskernow.co.uk Folk in Cornwall |
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| Bodmin Folk Club | Excellent club west of the Tamar meeting Fridays, regular top guests |
| Carn to Cove | Cornwall’s performing arts touring scheme, bringing quality professional artists into rural areas, part of Cornwall Arts Centre Trust ACT |
| Folk in Somerset & Dorset | SADFOLK - site giving access to regular emailed information about folk events across Somerset and Dorset |
| SCOFF | South Counties Folk Federation - a wealth of information about folk clubs and much more across southern England |
| Milverton Music Club | Regular monthly club with guest nights, west of Taunton |
| Folk Around Bristol | What it says on the label |
| Take Art! | Arts development agency for Somerset (like Villages in Action in South Devon) |
| Artsreach | Arts development agency for rural Dorset (like Villages in Action in South Devon) |
| Halsway Manor | Halsway Manor Folk Music Centre, Crowcombe, off A358 between Taunton and Minehead |
| Folk South West | Folk arts development agency for the South West Arts region, running various workshops and projects |
| Mr Red's Mid West | Venue lists, dance dates & festivals in Gloucestershire and adjacent counties |
| EFDSS | English Folk Dance and Song Society |
| The Music Well | An online resource for folk music: songs tunes and stories, ancient and modern, from all the British islands, with an extensive billboard and new releases section (formerly called Radio Britfolk) |
www.webfeet.org National ceilidh listings |
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| Set and Turn Single | www.setandturnsingle.org.uk The listing magazine for folk dancers |
| www.musicevents.co.uk | Listings of Devon based artists and venues for various musical genres |
Other South-West Venues with some Folk Events
| North Devon | |
| Landmark Theatre | www.northdevontheatres.org.uk Ilfracombe (483 seats) |
| Plough Arts Centre | www.theploughartscentre.org.uk Great Torrington (132 raked seats plus 100 chairs) |
| Queen's Theatre | www.northdevontheatres.org.uk Barnstaple (688 seats) |
| Cornwall | |
| Acorn Arts Centre | www.acornartscentre.co.uk Penzance (150 seats approx.) |
| Princess Pavilion | www.carrickleisureservices.org.uk Falmouth (87 miles from Totnes) |
| The Rum Store | www.carnglaze.com Interesting underground venue in old slate workings (Carnglaze Caverns) near Liskeard, offering occasional folk events (400-450 seats, 45 miles from Totnes) |
| Sterts Theatre | www.sterts.co.uk Upton Cross, Liskeard (400+ seats, 43 miles from Totnes) Covered outdoor venue. Possibly take a cushion, and a blanket for cool summer evenings. Performances finish by 10pm due to location. |
| Keay Theatre | www.cornwall.ac.uk/thekeay St Austell (250 seats, 60 miles from Totnes) - no regular arts programme at present [2009] |
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| The Brewhouse | www.thebrewhouse.net Taunton - theatre and arts centre (354 seats) |
| Bridgwater Arts Centre | www.bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk Bridgwater - includes regular folk events (66 miles from Totnes) |
| Cheese and Grain | www.cheeseandgrain.co.uk Frome - occasional major folk events (101 miles from Totnes) |
| Merlin Theatre | www.merlintheatre.co.uk Frome - various interesting arts events |
| David Hall Arts Centre | www.thedavidhall.org.uk South Petherton 01460 240340, programme includes regular folk events (71 miles from Totnes). See also www.sadfolk.co.uk for events at David Hall |
| Octagon Theatre | www.octagon-theatre.co.uk Yeovil |
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| Electric Palace, Bridport | www.electricpalace.org.uk Bridport: (400 seated incl. balcony; 500+ standing) Former cinema; mixed arts programme including big folk names |
| Bridport Arts Centre | www.bridport-arts.com Bridport: 70 miles from Totnes |
| Marine Theatre | www.marinetheatre.com Lyme Regis: 50 miles from Totnes |
While some of the following information may be out of date at the time of reading, the links should at least give a point of contact. Folk content ranges from 100% to minimal. Chronological order. No current information found for entries not in bold.
| Crediton Folk Weekend | 13-15 April 2011 - Cheriton Fitzpaine, near Crediton www.poppyrecords.co.uk/crediton/cred.htm |
| Brixham Pirate Festival | 30 April - 1 May 2011 - Pirates and shanties www.brixhampiratefestival.co.uk |
| Tivvyfest Community Festival | 30 April - 29 May 2011 - Huge range of events including a fiar smattering of folk www.tivvyfest.com |
| Dart Music Festival | 6-8 May 2011 - Dartmouth, mostly free, largely outdoor, many types of music www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk |
| Bude & Stratton Festival | 27-30 May 2011 - www.budefolk.com |
| Exmouth Festival | 26 May - 3 June 2011 - various genres, including some folk www.exmouthfestival.org.uk |
| Bradninch Festival | 10-12 June 2011 - various musics www.bradninchfestival.org |
| Salcombe Festival | 10-12 June 2011 - various musics www.salcombefestival.com |
| Teignmouth Folk Festival | 17-19 June 2011 - www.teignmouthfolk.co.uk |
| Beesounds | 17-20 June 2011 - Beesounds Midsummer Acoustic Music Festival - Beesands, nr Kingsbridge. Click here for details |
| Exeter Summer Festival | 25 June-10 July 2010 - organised by Exeter City Council,
varied programme No summer festival in 2011 |
| South Devon Festival | Cancelled 2/3 July 2011 - (new festival in 2010) Fermoys, Ipplepen nr Newton Abbot www.manor-events.co.uk |
| Chagstock Festival | 22-24 July 2011 - various genres, including some folk www.chagstock.info |
| Sidmouth Folk Week | 29 July-5 August 2011 - www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk |
| Dartmoor Folk Festival | 5-7 August 2011 - always the weekend after Sidmouth, at South Zeal near Okehampton www.dartmoorfolkfestival.co.uk |
| Bideford Folk Festival | Cancelled 11-14 August 2011 www.bidefordfolkfestival.co.uk |
| Beautiful Days | 17-19 August 2012 - Escot Park near Exeter www.beautifuldays.org |
| Wadebridge Folk Festival | 26-29 August 2011 - BH weekend, replacing former Cornwall Folk Festival, sponsored by Hobgoblin www.wadebridgefolk.co.uk |
| Westcountry Storytelling Festival | 24-27 August 2012 (biannual event www.weststoryfest.co.uk |
| Folkfest | 1-4 September 2011 - free acoustic festival, Burnham-on-Sea www.folkfest.co.uk |
| St Ives September Festival | 10-24 September 2011 - lots of big folk and much more www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk |
| fROOTS | fROOTS comprehensive listing of all festivals in Britain - 2011 web link not yet available |
| UK Folk Festivals | Site (new in 2010) listing all UK folk festivals www.ukfolkfestivals.co.uk |
Previous Harberton Folk performers (including local supports)
| Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham | THE top two traditional Scottish musicians |
The legendary folk rock band led by Ashley Hutchings, ceased touring 2002, except for a Christmas show |
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| Albion Band Xmas | Tight Squeeze Music's website includes the Albion Band Christmas Show |
| Ashley Hutchings | The 'Guvnor' |
| Barron Brady | Superbly talented local duo Simon Barron and Ros Brady, Harberton Folk support |
| Battlefield Band | Legendary Scottish band |
Folk and world music performer extraordinaire (many further folk links) |
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| Phil Beer Band | Another face of multi-talented Phil Beer |
| Blazin' Fiddles | 7-piece Scottish fiddle brilliance |
| Boscastle Busker | Wonderful unaccompanied singing |
| Joe Broughton | (and his brother Ben Broughton) Fiddle brilliance, not to mention unicycling! |
| Tom & Barbara Brown | West Country specialists, Umber Music, Shammick Acoustic and more |
| The Carrivick Sisters | Young South Devon twins, BBC Young Folk Award 2010 finalists, bluegrass style, Harberton Folk support |
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| Chanter | 4-piece band playing traditional and contemporary Celtic music |
| Fairport Convention | |
| Kevin Dempsey & Joe Broughton | Ex-Whippersnapper guitar brilliance and ex-Albion Band fiddle wizard combination |
| Margaret Duffy | Lovely lady, beautiful voice, good friend of Harberton Folk |
| Tim van Eyken | Member of Waterson:Carthy and former BBC Young Folk Award winner |
(Dr.) Faustus |
Tim van Eyken, Paul Sartin, Rob Harbron and Benji Kirkpatrick - disbanded 2005. See www.myspace.com/faustustrio (Paul, Benji and Saul Rose) |
Vin is back on the road after heart surgery in 2005 |
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| Gigspanner | Steeleye's fiddler Peter Knight's trio |
| Hanging Johnny | Popular West Country shanty crew based in Plymouth and East Cornwall |
| Hoover the Dog | Welsh borders trio - classical, European and jazz influences dominate Celtic-ish repertoire with a few English traditional tunes thrown in |
| Jiggerypipery | Local band playing Celtic Funk 'n Roll dance music |
| Sid Kipper | Brilliant folk humorist |
| John Kirkpatrick | The squeezebox and singing wizard who started off the whole Harberton Folk programme |
| John Richards Band | Another superb Harberton Folk support |
| Maddy Prior | Maddy's various activities are to be found on the Park Records site |
| Mayor & James | Simon Mayor, mandolin maestro, and the beautiful voice of Hilary James |
| Moor Music | Mark Bazeley, Jason Rice and Rob Murch (from Dartmoor Pixie Band) continuing the Dartmoor tradition |
| New Rope String Band | Taking over where Old Rope String Band left off following the sad loss of Joe Scurfield |
| New Scorpion Band | Tim Laycock, Brian Gulland, Robin Jeffrey, Sharon Lindo and Bob White - musical excellence! |
| Oysterband | One of the great folk rock bands performed a superb 'acoustic' show for Harberton Folk |
| Random | Top-line 6-piece nationally touring ceilidh band |
| Saul Rose | Waterson Carthy melodeon player, member of Faustus trio and Random ceilidh band |
Steve Knightley & Phil Beer |
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| Spiers & Boden | John Spiers & Jon Boden, BBC Folk Awards Best Duo 2004. Fantastic duo, also part of Bellowhead and Eliza Carthy's Ratcatchers |
| St Agnes Fountain | Chris While, Julie Matthews, Chris Leslie and David Hughes with their hugely popular Christmas special. See also www.whileandmatthews.co.uk |
| Dave Swarbick | Ex-Fairport legend (had double lung transplant in 2004) |
| Kathryn Tickell Band | Enormously popular 4-piece line-up featuring Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes and fiddle), with Julian Sutton (melodeon). |
Artiste management agencies etc
Adastra Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham and
many more
Alan Bearman Music contact for
booking Martin Carthy, Waterson Carthy and more
Routes Music
(formerly Speaking Volumes)
John Kirkpatrick, Vin Garbutt, Phil Beer Band, Acoustic Strawbs and more
Across The Pond
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/pdcmusic/folk-acoustic-music-agents.html Listing
of many agencies handling UK folk performers
Miscellaneous, requested and 'other music' links
| Devon Squeezebox Foundation | Regular workshops and other items of interest for squeezebox players |
| Totnes Jazz Collective | Modern, contemporary and cutting edge jazz in the south-west of England, with a series of gigs in Totnes and Dartmouth |
| Ellingtonia | South Devon band devoted to the music of Duke Ellington |
| Plymouth Classical Music Concert Diary | Comprehensive month-by-month listings of all types of classical music in and around Plymouth. Also includes some Jazz and Folk |
| Plymouth Music Accord | Registered Charity promoting the appreciation and performance of music in the Plymouth area. Members include local orchestras, bands, choirs, opera groups, etc. and many promoters and venues |
| Eccleshall Guitars | Local, internationally renowned instrument maker, craftsman Chris Eccleshall |
| Brad Waters | Plymouth-based freelance graphic designer specialising in CD artwork for folk musicians. Clients include Show of Hands, Seth Lakeman, Eliza Carthy and John Tams |
| SWAM | South West Arts Marketing - Arts Council England funded charity, offering wide range of valuable free advice on both a wide and a local scale |
| South Devon CAMRA | The local branch of the CAMpaign for Real Ale |
| Nettlebed Folk Club | Award-winning folk club near Henley in Oxfordshire |