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January - TOP
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| Wednesday 2 January 2008 | Stone Soup continues its Twisted Tales series. Adults (16+only) More information > |
| Saturday 5 January 2008 | Wassail - Bishopsteignton, starting at 7pm at Lawn End. This will start with the traditional wassailing of the trees in the Millennium Orchard and the party will then process to the Ring of Bells Inn for a few songs before moving on to the Bishop John de Grandison pub. Here, Grimspound Border will dance and the Bishopsteignton Compost Players will perform their Mummers Play. There will then follow a session for all interested musicians and singers. A number of different wassail songs will feature during the evening and some song sheets will be provided. |
| Sunday 6 January 2008 | Folk on the Moor > |
| Wednesday 9 January 2008 | Plymouth Folk Roots Session - Hyde Park Pub, Mutley Plain - 8-11 pm Folk musicians, singers welcome to contact organisers. Contact: Marilyn Goldsbrough 01752 564847 |
| Thursday 10 January 2008 | Totnes Folk Song Club> |
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Saturday 12 January 2008
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Sultans of Squeeze - Tickets £8.50/Concessions £6.00 - Harberton Parish Hall - John Kirkpatrick & Chris Parkinson - 'local support' for this very special evening will be Phil Beer! Phil has always been a great supporter of Harberton Folk.
Organised by 'Harberton Folk' . Call John Culf on 01803 863468 or email for tickets. |
| Saturday 12 January 2008 | Open Night with Sarah McQuaid > American singer and guitarist now living in Cornwall, with a love for both Irish and American songs. Shammick Acoustic Sessions> |
| Saturday 12 January 2008 | Stoke Gabriel Wassail 5.45pm - People gather outside the scout hut with their lanterns to the songs of The Wassail Singers 6pm - Lantern procession to the orchard led by wassail king and queen and accompanied by The Wassail Singers 6.15pm - Ceremony in orchard led by Rob Bromige. Two or three trees to be wassailed depending on weather. Singing of wassail song led by The Wassail Singers. 6.45pm - The Wassail Singers sing in orchard; people start to head down to the scout hut for the entertainment; . Outside scout hut 7pm (after Wassail Singers have finished) - Newton Bushel Morris Dancers 7.30pm - Bovey Tracey Mummers 8pm - Newton Bushel Morris Dancers Inside scout hut 7pm - 8.30pm - folk band play 8.30pm - Clive Fairweather, story teller |
| Saturday 12 January 2008 | Great Western Ceilidh with -Trinculo An excellent new band emerging from the vibrant folk scene within Sheffield. With a wide range of musical influences, they play tunes from a variety of sources in an English style, increasingly adding self-penned tunes to their repetoire - and are brilliant for dancing! If you missed them at the Sidmouth Festival, this is your chance to catch them. |
| Sunday 13 January 2008 | Folk on the Moor > Mary Humphreys & Anahata |
| Friday 18 January 2008 | D'Accord's French Music and Dance - More information > |
| Friday 18 January 2008 | Trade Winds - Scoriton Village Hall nr Buckfastleigh - 8pm A Dartmoor Come-All-Ye Pub session for singers, storytellers, poets, musicians and everybody else. This month’s session is going to be recorded for SoundArt Radio, based in Dartington, so all performer slots have been pre-booked. Audience particularly welcome, though. Call Simon or Susan Williams on 01364 631308 for more information or email > Bring your own drink, drink, no bar. |
| Friday 18/Saturday 19 January 2008 | Wassail - starting at The Flavel, Dartmouth 4.15pm Wassailing on Old Twelfth Night, a custom in cider making districts to exhort the apple trees to fruit well the following season. Cider is poured on the roots and shots fired through the branches to ward off evil spirits. Cider is placed in the branches 'for the robin'. Wassailing songs are sung. Wassail is from the Anglo-Saxon wes hal, to be in good health...' Enjoy a walk up to Dartmouth's community orchard for the ancient Wassail ritual to bless the apple trees and then come back to the Flavel to enjoy colourful story telling from the fabulous Stone Soup Storytellers. Cider, pasties and apple pie will be available, all children can have a free glass of apple juice. The Walking Bus leaves the Flavel at 4.15pm. Kindly sponsored by Luscombe Organic Drinks. Use of the Community Orchard by kind permission from Dartmouth Town Council. Tickets: £6, Child £3, Family (2+2) £15. Bring your torches! |
| Saturday 19 January 2008 | Ceilidh with Hips & Haws English Country Dance Band - Sandford Village Hall - 8pm - Celebrating 30 years of playing for dance throughout the West Country. Bar. Pasties available. Entry minimum donation £2 benefiting Friends of Sandford School. Everyone invited. |
| Sunday 20 January 2008 | Folk on the Moor > Martin Carthy - They just don't get better than the man who has done more for Folk Music than just about everyone! His last gig with us was beyond outstanding. £8/£10 Cancelled These words of explanation from Graham Searle at the Club: "I am sorry to say that this Sunday's gig with Martin Carthy has been cancelled, due to family illness - Norma Waterson has been taken seriously unwell. We will run a Singers Night in its place. Should we arrange a gig with Martin at a later date (we are looking at this situation) we will let you know. I am sure your good wishes will be with their family - a lovely group of people who have done so much for English Folk Music." |
| Tuesday 22 January 2008 | Martin Carthy at Ryan's Bar, Abbey Rd ,Torquay |
| Tuesday 22 January 2008 | Exmouth Folk Club > |
| Saturday 26 January 2008 | Burns Night Buffet/Boogie with Jiggerypipery - Fingle Bridge, nr Drewsteignton, Dartmoor - 7.45pm £15, includes meal @ 7.45pm: Haggis, taddies & neeps (or haggis-free option). After the 'address', Serious dancing (no option). Jiggerypipery on stage 9.30pm. Tickets £15. Reservations: 01647 281287 Licensed bar, etc. |
| Saturday 26 January 2008 | Come and join MED Theatre for a fund-raising CEILIDH - With Music from Steve Turner, Lawrence Morgan-Anstee, David Faulkner Trio (from The Eelgrinders > ) and Caller David Faulkner - Moretonhampstead Parish Hall - 7:00pm £7.00 adults/£4.00 young people & concessions
A fun night out for all ages! - No experience is necessary – all dances explained Join us for the first ever MED Theatre ceilidh! We’ll eat, drink, dance, and help to raise money to support the work of MED Theatre. Never been to a ceilidh before? No problem. All dances are “called” i.e: someone talks you through the dance. No partners are needed, and it is suitable for all ages! We’ll also have a bar and a raffle so there will be something for everyone. |
| Saturday 26 January 2008 | Chanter – Stoke Gabriel Village Hall 8.30pm Celtic four-piece Chanter are continuing their roof-raising biannual visits to Stoke Gabriel. Chanter’s roots are in Northern Ireland and Scotland: ballads and exciting traditional set pieces such as reels, jigs and hornpipes, all sung with beautiful harmonies and some virtuoso playing. £8/£6, doors 8pm, on stage 8.30pm. Tickets in advance from Stoke Gabriel Post Office, or Torbay Tourist Offices. Chanter will also be playing at Harberton Village Hall on 12th April 2008. |
| Saturday 26 January 2008 | Plymouth Morris Men's 38th Annual Ceilidh - College of St Mark & St John, Derriford, Plymouth with 3db English Ceilidh Band > - 7.30pm. Caller Chris Jewell. Tickets £7 from Ray 01752 345048 or Pete 01752 330249. Includes pasty supper. Licensed bar. |
| Saturday 26 January 2008 | Concert with Craig:Morgan:Robson Moira Craig, Sarah Morgan and Carolyn Robson are all fine performers in their own right; in combination they’re an a capella trio that simply can’t be bettered. With British and American traditional songs, and poignant and funny contemporary material as well, they present a varied and lively evening’s entertainment. During the day, they will be running a workshop on harmony singing. Shammick Acoustic Sessions> |
| Sunday 27 January 2008 | Folk on the Moor > |
| Sunday 27 January 2008 | Acoustic Music Evening - The George, Plympton - More information > |
| Thursday 31 January | Teignmouth Folk Club > guest Mick Bramich > With a repertoire of mainly traditional songs, Mick can be guaranteed to provide an evening of great warmth and quality. Not only a performer of note on guitar, melodeon, Mick is also the author of, possibly, the definitive tutor for the anglo concertina, an instrument on which he excels. |
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| Saturday 2 February 2008 | Barn Dance at St. Mary's Hall, Dawlish Warren in aid of "Africa Appeal". Dancing to The Mooncoin Ceilidh Band > - Caller Anne Gill. Tickets £5.00/Children under 12 free. No bar,bring your own alcohol. Soft drinks available. Advanced tickets contact Kirti 01626 890278 |
| Sunday 3 February 2008 | Folk on the Moor > |
| Wednesday 6 February 2008 | Stone Soup continues its Twisted Tales series. Adults (16+only) More information > |
| Sunday 10 February 2008 | Folk on the Moor > Martin Simpson - A true guitar wizard, respected and admired by so many people. A legend... a genius... and bound to be very, very busy! £10/£12 Sold Out |
| Thursday 13 to Friday 15 February 2008 | Stone Soup will be in West Hoe Park, Plymouth on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday February 13th - 15th. This is part of a half-term week of FREE activities organised by Plymouth City Council, which, with the aid of the general public, is building a new 'Secret Garden' in the park. The Storytellers may also be joined by Artist/Maker Sharon Evans from Tequila Witchcraft, who will be helping people make willow/withy Pentagrams and Dreamcatchers. The activities run from 10am to 4pm each day from Monday 11th to Friday 15th. Touchwood Enterprises, which runs woodworking courses, will be on site each day, and it is planned that, again with help from the general public, a Storytelling Chair will be made through the |
| Thursday 14 February 2008 | Totnes Folk Song Club> |
| Friday 15 February 2008 | D'Accord's French Music and Dance - More information > |
| Friday 15 February 2008 | "Trade Winds" - Church House Inn, Holne nr Buckfastleigh 8-11pm. Dartmoor Come-All-Ye Pub session for singers, storytellers, poets, musicians and everybody else. Trade a poem for a song for a story for music for fine company. As always, anything you want to do would be very welcome. Call Simon or Sue for information on 01364 631308 |
| Friday 15 February 2008 | Barn Dance with The Mooncoin Ceilidh Band > - Dolphin Hotel, Bovey Tracey7.30-11pm Caller Anne Gill. Organised by Bovey Tracey Cricket Club. Tickets £5 in advance/£6 on the door. Available from Arnolds Store, Town Hall Place, Bovey Tracey, Dolphin Hotel, Anne Gill 01803 290427 or David Woods 07775 823456 |
| Saturday 16 February 2008 | Great Western Ceilidh with - Red Shed Popular local band Red Shed play traditional English and Irish dance tunes with a modern twist; a solid backline of bass, drums and electric guitar combine with a frontline of fiddle, sax and whistle for a unique combination of 18th-century barn and 21st-century global influences. Music for the feet, head and heart. More information > |
| Sunday 17 February 2008 | Folk on the Moor > |
| Sunday 17 February 2008 | "Piney Woods" – Crabshell Inn, Kingsbridge - 8pm Champion American fiddler and queen of England’s Old-Time Country Music scene, Kate Lissauer, is on the road with the wizards behind her acclaimed recording project ,Walk Chalk Chicken - West Virginia’s Dave and Tim Bing, playing fiddles, banjos and guitars with Jim Martin on double bass. Information/tickets £8 advance, £10 door from Neil White 01548 856601. |
| Tuesday 19 February 2008 | Totnes Storytell+ Open Evening of stories; poems; music & song with local performers (New performers welcome) Kingsbridge Inn - Totnes (upstairs room) starting 8pm Performers £1 - non-performers £2.00 |
| Friday 22 February 2008 | Exmouth Folk Club > A new initiative for the Exmouth Folk night at the Manor - A Concert featuring Robbie Lees and Nick Bayes, acoustic roots and blues duo, and Lara Conley, gifted singer /songwriter with a voice like an angel. (Donations) |
| Saturday 23 February 2008 | Kathryn & Peter Tickell - Tickets £12.00/Concessions £8.00 - Ariel Centre - Totnes - Enjoy the family bond of Kathryn and her younger brother Peter - with local support The Boscastle Busker Organised by 'Harberton Folk' . Call John Culf on 01803 863468 or email for tickets. |
| Saturday 23 February 2008 | Concert with Tom Bliss This guy has pretty well universal appeal with his beautiful voice, his accomplished playing of several instruments and the range of his material. Tom’s songs are accessible and engaging, with humour and singable choruses, and he appeals to the traditionalists and the modernists alike. We are guaranteed a wonderful evening – and Tom himself will return anyone’s admission fee that doesn’t have one! Shammick Acoustic Sessions> |
| Saturday 23 February 2008 | Steve Tilston - Blue Walnut Cafe, Chelston, Torquay 7.30pm - Steve Tilston returns to the Blue Walnut after a two year break. For nearly four decades Tilston has been impressing audiences with his singing, guitar-playing and his song-writing - all of which are of the highest standard. A recent 4CD box set has anthologised the work and bears testament to the breadth of his talent. £10 door (£8 adv). |
| Sunday 24 February 2008 | Folk on the Moor > Phil Williams & Sarah Deere Jones - Something vibrant and different as cittern, pipes and harp meld with fine traditional work. £7/£9 |
| Sunday 24 February 2008 | Acoustic Music Evening - The George, Plympton - More information > |
| Tuesday 26 February 2008 | Exmouth Folk Club > |
| Thursday 28 February 2008 | Teignmouth Folk Club > Singers'and Musicians' Open Night |
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March - TOP
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| Friday 29 February to Saturday 1 March 2008 | PIPING HOT BAGPIPE WEEKEND The Eelgrinders >, Ceri Rhys Matthews (Fernhill), David Faulkner and Stephen Tyler Open Music Session On Friday 29th February 2008, there will be an informal music-making session hosted by David Faulkner at the Plymouth Inn, 26 West Street, Okehampton, Devon EX20 1HH, from 8.00pm. The session will be open to all instruments, and bagpipes will be particularly welcome. Entry is free, and there will be a collection for Devon's folk arts education charity Wren Music. Music Workshops During the morning, between 10.00am - 1pm, Ceri Rhys Matthews and David Faulkner will lead workshops for bagpipers. These will include classes for players at intermediate and advanced levels, as well as classes for beginners, and will cover pipes in D and G. All instruments (not just pipes) are welcome at the two afternoon repertoire development workshops, from 2.00 - 4.00pm. Ceri will teach tunes from the Welsh and Breton traditions, and David Faulkner will teach tunes from both English and Border repertoires. For Hurdy Gurdy players, Stephen Tyler will be running workshops for all levels during the morning and afternoon. Fees for the workshops are £30 full / £20 concessions for both morning and afternoon, and £15 full / £10 concessions for the morning or afternoon only. Advance booking is recommended, as workshop places are limited to ensure all participants receive personal attention. All of the workshops will be held in Okehampton Eel Grinders Ceilidh/Fest Noz On Saturday 1st March 2008 8pm-11.30pm A rare opportunity to dance to The Eelgrinders >. Strong tunes, interweaving harmonies and lots of rhythm to get you up and dancing. The evening will feature music from English, French, Breton, and other European traditions. There will be sets from Ceri Rhys Matthews (Fernhill), and Hurdy Gurdy music from Stephen Tyler. The dances will be called by David Faulkner who has many years experience of calling throughout the Westcountry and beyond. Tickets are available in advance, or on the door at £8 full price, £5 concessions. Bar available All Saturday £35 full / £23 concessions (saves £3 / £2) Concessions are available for full-time students and people in receipt of income-related benefit. |
| Saturday 1 March 2008 | Ceilidh with Rumpus > Sherford Village Hall 7.30pm. Tickets £6.50, and include supper and bar. Available on the door or in advance telephone 01548 521287. |
| Sunday 2 March 2008 | Folk on the Moor > |
| Wednesday 5 March 2008 | The Tom McConville Trio - New Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter, EX2 4AZ - 7.30pm Tickets £10 A mixture of traditional Irish, Scottish and English folk music performed by the unrivalled talents of the Tom McConville Trio "Scintillating fiddle, a silky smooth voice, a wide grin and a dry Geordie wit" Tom McConville is joined by all-Ireland Champion Claire Mann (flute, fiddle, whistle & vocals) and Scots Traditional Music Awards 'Instrumentalist of the Year 2005' Aaron Jones (Bouzouki, guitar and vocals) Box office 01392 277189 Credit Cards 01392 211080 For more details 01392 277189 |
| Wednesday 5 March 2008 | Stone Soup continues its Twisted Tales series. Adults (16+only) More information > |
| Friday 7 March 2008 | Poisson Rouge > fest noz evenings - Fest Noz with live french dance music - Harbertonford village Hall. 8-11pm £3 inc tea and coffee. No previous experience necessary, you will be shown the dances which are fairly simple to learn . |
| Friday 7 to Sunday 9 March 2008 | 8th Annual Northumbrian pipers weekend at Halsway Manor, Crowcombe (TA4 4BD) with a Public Concert on Saturday 8th March 2008 featuring Pauline Cato, Chris Evans, Rob Say and Francis Wood, plus a chorus of 40 odd pipers in support.
Tickets available £5 each in advance (£6 on the door) from the Halsway Manor office hours 9-5pm weekdays Tel 01984 6128274. Workshops during the weekend - possibly places available for non-residents. Please ring if interested or vist Halsway Manor website> |
| Saturday 8 March 2008 | Open night Shammick Acoustic Sessions> |
| Saturday 8 March 2008 | Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin - The Flavel, Dartmouth - 8pm Kirsty McGee is a Manchester based singer-songwriter and guitarist. Early apprenticeship in various bands saw a later swing to folkier climes, but still something of an edge to her lyrics. Her first album 'Honeysuckle' was produced by John Wood and Clive Gregson and saw Kirsty in the nominations for the Horizon Award (best newcomer) at the BBC2 Folk Awards. Kirsty is currently at work on her second album which is to be produced by Boo Hewerdine. She is joined by talented composer and multi instrumentalist Mat Martin. "absolutely superb, memorable, I love her songs, I lover her way" Bob Harris BBC Radio 2; "mighty fine, exquisitely mellow and velvety smooth a very creditable album, a charming and captivating voice" Maverick Magazine. |
| Saturday 8 March 2008 | The "Trade Winds" people have been invited to start a second Trade Winds-style session at The Maltsters Arms in Tuckenhay near Totnes at 8.00pm. Sam Richards and Mick Green do a resident jazz spot there once a month and they and the really friendly landlords are keen to start an open-mike session, which may well have a more jazzy flavour. They're letting us have a separate downstairs room, so bar noise won't be a problem. |
| Sunday 9 March 2008 | Folk on the Moor > Mat Martin & Kirsty McGee - Kirsty is renowned for her fine vocal style as well her amazing songwriting... Mat provides a great contrast and balance with his dazzling banjo work. £7/£9 |
| Thursday 13 March 2008 | Totnes Folk Song Club> Guest Night with Steve Turner - visit Steve's website >. |
| Saturday 15 March 2008 | Feet First: a day of traditional dance, music, and singing for young people, at Tavistock College, Crowndale Rd, Tavistock, PL19 8DD, from 10.00am to 2.00pm. More information> (Pdf file) |
| Saturday 15 March 2008 | Tom and Barbara Brown - This Farming Life - Totnes Methodist Church 8 p.m. 01803 867358 Transition Town Totnes This Farming Life is a show which combines silent and sound film, songs and the spoken word. At the instigation of Bill Grainger of Beaford Arts, Tom & Barbara have worked with the South West Film and Television Archive to produce a show of two 50 min. halves which combines and integrates the various media in an unusual and entertaining way. From 1920s silent black & white film to modern songs such as Paul Wilson's Bampton Fair the show celebrates rural life in its many aspects. |