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There are over 30 bands playing throughout the weekend, including Hobo Jones & the Junkyard Dogs, Jackie Oates and Jim Causley. The highlight of this year's festival is the Saturday night concert by Show of Hands.

Programmes will be available in May. For more details go to More information >

Following their stunning success at last year’s event the Danish/Swedish trio Habbadam make a return by popular demand. The virtuosity and easy-going attitude displayed by this young, award-winning band made them an easy choice for the organisers to rebook.

One of England’s finest vocal groups, Babylon Lane, are set to return to Teignmouth following their highly successful singing workshop day back in the spring. Long-established band, Magpie Lane will be making the first visit to the festival. The band have a fine reputation for powerful music and song from the English tradition.

Young, up and coming performers have always been a feature of the festival and this year it has a tempting array of ‘new blood’ to showcase. James Findlay is a singer and musician who is already making inroads in the folk music scene, demonstrated by his winning the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Musician of the Year award. Finalists in the same BBC awards were The Carrivick Sisters. Twins Charlotte and Laura display staggering musical ability together with tight vocal harmonies.

The festival’s concert line-up concludes on Sunday afternoon with one of the legends of the British folk circuit, the hilarious, not to be missed Sid Kipper. Sid will, no doubt, regale his audience with stories of his family and characters from home village of Trunch in Norfolk, together with renditions of songs which are not quite what they seem!

Among the local artistes booked for the week-end are Crediton-based Red Shed, who will be playing for the Saturday night ceilidh, The Pyrates, The Old Porch Band, and Mike Holgate who will be presenting a show about ‘The Man They Couldn’t Hang’ John ‘Babbacombe’ Lee.

The week-end will also feature a host of dance teams from all over the South West and beyond, storytelling, informal sessions and the annual folk quiz plus much more including free music on The Ship stage.

Stories for Change brings you a mixture of story, song and sustainability plus activities for all ages including crafts, raft-racing, film-making, den-building, toy theatre, poetry, games, tractor rides, music, fooling, story-walks and workshops & open story-rounds where you can develop your own innate storytelling skills if you want!

If you've never dipped your toe into the world of storytelling or thought it was just for kids – take the plunge and discover what a powerful effect a well-told story can have! Come for just part of a day or bring your tent and camp for the whole weekend. There are quiet and individual camping spaces and family camping spaces. Spend a night under the stars and around the fire and connect with the ancient art of storytelling. Enjoy a morning in the herb garden, spend an afternoon in the solar-powered marquee, chill out at night in the bar, on the deck or around the fire to live music from award-winning young performers as you eat, and relax for the evening in Centrefire hall listening to some of the greatest storytellers of our age.

There will be scrumptious organic food including pizzas from the fiery furnace of the outdoor clay bread ovens; a BBQ, a salad bar; teas; cakes; ice cream; waffles and hot potatoes! Plus hot organic evening meals for around £3 a plate and fabulous organic breakfasts for campers.

Visit weststoryfest.co.uk for more information and to download a programme, or ring 01647 252983 or e-mail info@embercombe to book a ticket.

If you book before Saturday 31st July, you'll get a 5% Early Bird discount!

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At the Royal Seven Stars by The Plains at the bottom of town Fri 10th Sept 8pm - Blue Jewel > - an exciting new acoustic / folk band brought together by Steve Banks (Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band, Chanter). Information, booking details and sample tracks at website> .