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Page last updated on 04/02/2010
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| January - TOP | |
| Friday 1 January | |
| DANCE - Bystock ballroom - Exmouth (Ticket only) | |
| SONG - Barnfield - Exeter > | |
| Saturday 2 January | |
North Devon Mummers at the Black Cock Inn, Molland,  email
Collections this year will be going to the Ilfracombe Sea Cadets, who are in the process of reinvigorating the group, and some funds will help that along. |
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| SONG - Acorn Folk Club> - Bill Crawford and Dave Lowry | |
| DANCE - Ryan Roberts - Sundowners - Civic Hall - Totnes - 8.30 - 11.00 - Admission £5.00/ Totnes Folk Dance Club Members £4.50 More information: June Prowse 01803 862435 Harry Lowe 01626 821045 - Totnes Folk Dance Club> | |
| Sunday 3 January | |
 The O Marleys>, the Irish Folk/Raggae Band will be playing at 'The Clipper', The Strand Exmouth - from 8pm onwards.
Ever heard "The Wild Colonial Boy" sung with a county swing, mixed up with the James Bond theme and a jazz middle 8? No? Well that would be because you've never heard The O Marley's. A great way to start the New Year. For more information telephone 01363776539 or |
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| The music band ‘Jan & Co’ present an entertaining evening with guest artistes at The George, Plympton - 08.30. A pub with an excellent selection food and drink and a good atmosphere. Some of it will be folk and some not. Free entry. For more information please telephone The George 01752 342674. | |
| SONG - Topsham Folk Song Club > | |
| SONG - Folk on the Moor > | |
| Monday 4 January | |
| Tuesday 5 January | |
| North Devon Mummers at the Seagate Hotel, Appledore EX39 1QS - 9 p.m., followed by some music and singing. The North Devon Mummers - Contact temporary custodians, Tom & Barbara Brown - telephone 01271 882366/07977 914736 or email
Collections this year will be going to the Ilfracombe Sea Cadets, who are in the process of reinvigorating the group, and some funds will help that along. |
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| SONG - Tiverton Folk Club > | |
| DANCE - Country Dance Plymouth> - Gill Jefferies | |
| DANCE - Lucky 7 Folk Dance Club> | |
| Wednesday 6 January | |
| DANCE - Newton Abbot Irish Set Dance> | |
| DANCE - Bidford Folk Dance Club> | |
| North Devon Mummers at the The email
Collections this year will be going to the Ilfracombe Sea Cadets, who are in the process of reinvigorating the group, and some funds will help that along. |
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| STORY TELLING - Stone Soup> Stone Soup continues its Twisted Tales series for adults | |
| Thursday 7 January | |
| MUSIC - Willand Band Workshop> | |
| DANCE - Gittisham Folk Dance Club> - Simon Maplesden | |
| DANCE - Tavistock Folk Dance Club> - John Estall | |
| SONG - Bideford Folk Song Club > | |
| DANCE - Exmouth Folk Dance Club> - Peter Moxom | |
| Friday 8 January | |
| SONG - The Exeter Traditional Music Club> | |
| DANCE - Bideford Celidh Club> | |
| DANCE - Poisson Rouge > fest noz evenings - Fest Noz with live french dance music - Palstone Recreation Room at the sports field on the eastern edge of South Brent Hall. 8-11pm £3 inc tea and coffee. No previous experience necessary, you will be shown the dances which are fairly simple to learn . | |
| Saturday 9 January | |
| SONG - AGM followed by Open Night Shammick Acoustic Sessions> This month, the evening will start at 7.30 with what, for want of a better word, we call our AGM. This is open to everyone who comes along to Shammick Acoustic on a frequent or occasional basis, and will review the year just gone and preview the year to come, and find out what everyone has particularly enjoyed and what they would rather not experience again! It’s a chance for everyone to have some input into our future guest list, or to come up with ideas to attract more people along. We really want to know what you think! Our usual evening of songs, music, poems, stories and anything else that anyone wants to contribute will start at 8 p.m., and it would be lovely if one of your New Year resolutions was to come along for the first time, or to perform for the first time, or perhaps to perform something new. It would be great if everyone came up with something appropriate to a new year or a new start, but as usual, anything will be welcomed.
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DANCE - Great Western Ceilidh, Bowhill Primary School Exeter. Toothless Mary - With a lineup of Melodeon, Sax, Guitar, Bass, Drums and Synth, Toothless Mary have fused an eclectic range of musical styles influenced from each of their backgrounds to deliver a lively and energetic Ceilidh sound - a unique and original blend of Funk, 80's Disco and Folk More information > |
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| DANCE - Willand Village hall Pam Hayes - Spinach For |
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| Sunday 10 January | |
| SONG - Folk on the Moor > Quicksilver. Terrifiic combination of Hilary Spencer's vocals and Grant Baynham's dazzling guitar work and songwriting skills, laced with wonderful humour. Book via the Folk on the Moor website> | |
| SONG - Topsham Folk Song Club > - Annual Charity Night - 8.00pm - Come along to our free annual charity night event in the Globe Malthouse. Bring along your unwanted CDs for our sale and help us raise money for charity. | |
| Monday 11 January | |
| DANCE - Honiton Folk Dance Club> - Ted Farmer - Friendly Folk> | |
| DANCE - MADCAPS Club> | |
| DANCE - Sidford Scottish Dance> | |
| Tuesday 12 January | |
| DANCE - Sidford Folk Dance Club> - Aileen Wills | |
| DANCE - Country Dance Plymouth> - Chris Thorne | |
| Wednesday 13 January | |
| MUSIC - Bradninch Acoustic Music Club> | |
| DANCE - Newton Abbot Irish Set Dance> | |
| DANCE - Bidford Folk Dance Club> | |
| SONG - Bampton Folk Song Club > | |
| SONG - Lympstone Folk> | |
| DANCE - Gittisham Folk Dance Club> - Ian Bryden | |
| Thursday 14 January | |
| DANCE - Exmouth Folk Dance Club> - Chris Miles - Pete Mac | |
| DANCE - Tavistock Folk Dance Club> - Ray Buckingham | |
| DANCE - Willand Folk Dance Club> - Ted Farmer, Ian Bryden Trio - social with drinks and nibbles | |
| SONG - Totnes Folk Song Club> - Singers night | |
| SONG - Bideford Folk Song Club > | |
| Friday 15 January | |
| DANCE - D'Accord's French Music and Dance - More information > | |
| DANCE - Bideford Celidh Club> | |
| DANCE - Full English> - Cheriton Bishop Village Hall, just off the A30 - Tickets £6.00. Caller Lindy Villazon. New trio with an enviable pedigree. Full English? Most of their tunes are English, and the ones that aren’t wish they were. Devon Squeezebox Foundation fundraising ceilidh - For further details tickets etc. contact Ed Rennie on 01363 774426 or email |
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| Saturday 16 January | |
| The Nauti Buoys - The Windjammer in Dartmouth - 8.30pm - Another evening of shanties, beer, music, beer, mayhem and beer. Great fun - Website> . |
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| Stoke Gabriel Wassail - more information - Website> | |
| PLAYFORD - Devon Playford Club> - Graham Knight - Gwyn George | |
| DANCE - Tavistock Folk Dance Club> New year party - John Estall | |
| Sunday 17 January | |
| SONG - Topsham Folk Song Club > | |
| SONG - Folk on the Moor > | |
| Monday 18 January | |
| DANCE - MADCAPS Club> | |
| DANCE - Honiton Folk Dance Club> - Kim Smith - Amycrofters Band> | |
| DANCE - Sidford Scottish Dance> | |
| Tuesday 19 January | |
| SONG - Exmouth Folk Club > | |
| DANCE - Country Dance Plymouth> - Alan and Marion Finch | |
| DANCE - Sidford Folk Dance Club> - Harry Turner - Amycrofters Band> | |
| DANCE - Lucky 7 Folk Dance Club> | |
| Wednesday 20 January | |
| Haiti Benefit - Cole Stacey - Globe Hotel, Topsham - 7.30-9pm - In aid of Haiti earthquake charity benefit, as part of same fund as Show of Hands gig on Thurs 21st at Exeter Phoenix. Admission by donation. Limited to first 100 people so come early. Information from Kev on 07771 558914. | |
| SONG - Jurassic Folk Club> | |
| DANCE - Newton Abbot Irish Set Dance> | |
| DANCE - Bidford Folk Dance Club> | |
| SONG - Pennymoor Singaround> | |
| DANCE - Gittisham Folk Dance Club> - Aileen Wills - Jeroka | |
| Thursday 21 January | |
| Haiti Earthquake Charity Benefit - Exeter Phoenix - 8pm - Show of Hands, Jenna, Jackie Oates, Jim Causley. All performers are giving their time for free, the theatre is not charging for the use, just for the technical, so all other money will go to help those in need. Tickets £16 on sale from Saturday 16 January. Box office 01392 667080 Website> | |
| SONG - Bideford Folk Song Club > |
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| DANCE - Totnes Folk Dance Club> | |
| DANCE - Exmouth Folk Dance Club> - Club callers | |
| DANCE - Tavistock Folk Dance Club> - Ted Farmer | |
| MUSIC - Willand Band Workshop> | |
| Friday 22 January | |
| Haiti Benefit - Pavilion, Exmouth - 8pm - Organised by the music community of Exmouth. Variety of genres, with such as The Chicken Slacks, Paul Strange Quartet, Crush UK, Exmouth Shantymen, Malcolm Horton, Laurie Ward, Lara Conley, Martin Nicholls and maybe more appearing for no fee. Doors 7.30pm. £10 on door (Under 16 make a sensible donation). Raffle, auction. | |
| Bude & Stratton Folk Festival Winter Warmer Fundraising Concert - The Falcon Hotel, Bude - 7.30 pm - Admission £5.00 a bargain for a fantastic evening of brilliant entertainment. Guest Performerss are: Coracle - A lively band from Somerst, playing fiddle, piano accordion and flute... currnetly taking the folk world by storm with their energy and enthusiasm and brilliant musicianship.........and joint winners of the Rob Bader Trophy for 'The Moment of Bude & Stratton Folk festival 2009 with..... James Findlay currently the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Musician Of the Year. Talented singer and musician, playing fiddle and guitar to accompany his amazing renditions of fine English Folk ballads. Our MC for the evening.... Andy Clarke > ...... "An excellent singer and instrumentalist who performs with the skill and taste of a master craftsman" Pete Coe ....well if Pete says that, who am I to argue? Mike O'Conner and Barbara Griggs ....a local duo on harp & violin. Simply sensational music at its best. |
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| Jiggerypipery - Jubilee Hall, Chagford - Doors 7.30pm. Advance tickets from 01647 281191 / Sally’s Newsagent / Phoenix Arts 01392 667080 | |
| DANCE - Burns’ Night Country Dance - Bloatertown Band Plus a short performance from Bideford Youth Pipe Band - Fremington Parish Hall - 8pm Bring & Share Supper No bar, bring your own wine, beer, etc. £8, unlimited free soft drinks inc. (child reduction). For tickets and information telephone 01237 476632 |
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| The Bully Wee Band > Reunion Tour - Globe Hotel, Topsham - Tickets from Chudleigh Roots 07813 945292. | |
| Saturday 23 January | |
| Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three - Globe Hotel Topsham - 8.00pm All the way from St. Louis Missouri , Pokey took to the road at a young age and the ragged glory of the music played by his bunch of desperadoes reflects a rambunctious mix of boxcar ballads, Riverboat Soul and Swamp Blues. Book/reserve tickets £8 from Joel Segal Books Topsham 01392 873407. |
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| ‘Oggle Band’ > Burns Night Supper and Ceilidh - Piper from 6.30 pm followed by Traditional Candlelit Supper starting at 7.00. Dancing from 8.00. Kingsley School, Northdown Road, Bideford For tickets, contact Kingsley School, 01237 471701/426200 or 01237 423221 evenings. |
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| Chanter - Stoke Gabriel Village Hall - 8.30pm Celtic four-piece Chanter return to Stoke Gabriel for another (nearly) Burns night special. 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. They went down a storm last year as the closing act of the Dartmouth Regatta. Tickets £8/£6 from Stoke Gabriel Post Office, Torbay and Totnes Tourist Offices, or online at website> . Booking recommended – Chanter’s last two gigs in Stoke Gabriel sold out. |
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| SONG - Shammick Acoustic Sessions> - Quicksilver - Hilary Spencer (ex-Artisan) and Grant Baynham (ex-That’s Life) -
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| Sunday 24 January | |
| Balkan and Gypsy dance - Three Crowns, Chagford 3-6pm - Live music from Balamouk. Pre-dance workshop 2-2.30pm. Teas provided. Bring snacks and refreshments. Information from Fiona 01837 840165 | |
| Trade Winds - Tradesmans Arms, Scoriton nr Buckfastleigh - 7.30pm - Dartmoor Come-All-Ye session for singers, storytellers, poets, musicians.... Call Simon or Sue Williams for information on 01364 631308 or email |
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| SONG - Folk on the Moor > - Jim Moray. An internationally acclaimed young performer whose brilliant interpretations of many folk classics challenge traditional thinking, bringing them into the modern idiom. Book via the Folk on the Moor website> | |
| SONG - Topsham Folk Song Club > | |
| Monday 25 January | |
| DANCE - Honiton Folk Dance Club> - Burns Night - Ray Goodswen - Amycrofters Band> | |
| DANCE - Sidford Scottish Dance> | |
| Tuesday 26 January | |
| Hope for Haiti - Gig - all proceeds to Shelter Box - Plough artsa Centre - Torrington - 8 - 10pm (Doors open at 7.30pm) - Donations from £5.00
Performers include: Ricky Knight, Tony Finney, Caroline Cassinelli,Chris Ayliffe, 'Hetty' White, Colin Shaddick >, 'Big Al' Mitchell, Les Hansen/Steve Colwill/Debbie O'Shea/Ian Hudson who are Wing and a Prayer, Chris Millington, Dave Clinch, Ploughcappella (invited), Magic and comedy acts invited. This gig has been organised in response to the article in the North Devon Journal about Isobel Rofner and her efforts to organise a 'Hope for Haiti' day on 27 January. The Plough Arts Centre management has kindly donated the auditorium space for Tuesday 26 Jan, as other scheduled events are scheduled on the Wednesday. For more information Telephone 07887 650 671 or 01805 624938. |
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| Totnes Storytell+ Open Evening of stories; poems; music & song with local performers (New performers welcome) Dartmouth Inn - Totnes (upstairs room) - 8pm Performers £2.00, Non-performers £3.00 For more information telephone Mavis - 01364 72972 or Ruth - 01803 732312 | |
| DANCE - Sidford Folk Dance Club> - Jane Thomas | |
| DANCE - Country Dance Plymouth> - Gil Jefferies | |
| Wednesday 27 January | |
| DANCE - Newton Abbot Irish Set Dance> | |
| DANCE - Bidford Folk Dance Club> | |
| SONG - Bampton Folk Song Club > | |
| DANCE - Gittisham Folk Dance Club> - Nicole, Pete Mac | |
| Thursday 28 January | |
 Madison Violet - Otterton Mill. Tickets: £10.50.A first Mill visit from female Canadian duo Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac. With a sound described as both city-folk and tumbleweed pop, their songs are lush with harmonies, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and upright bass. Bob Harris (Radio 2) describes their latest album No Fool for Trying as "wonderful", with a musical style reminiscent of rootsy Gillian Welch, gritty Steve Earle and bluegrassy Alison Krauss. To book, call 01395 568521 or visit the craft shop in the mill building - website> All concerts take place in the intimate setting of the Mill’s restaurant situated within the historic Mill buildings, and music-goers can enjoy a fabulous meal from 6pm. Music starts at 8pm. (Note: ticket prices shown cover music only). |
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| DANCE - Exmouth Folk Dance Club> - Wendy and Shirley - Olly and Aron | |
| DANCE - Tavistock Folk Dance Club> - Alan and Marion Finch | |
| SONG - Bideford Folk Song Club > | |
| SONG - Teignmouth Folk Club > - Now in its 7th year, Teignmouth Folk Club starts its 2010 season with the welcome return of Andy Clarke > - With a repertoire of traditional and contemporary material, Andy is one of the finest folk performers in Devon. A supremely talented musician on guitar and bouzouki and a fine singer, Andy has appeared at clubs and festivals throughout the country and never fails to deliver anything other than total commitment to his material. His performance will feature songs recorded on his latest solo CD, his third, due to be released in the summer. | |
| DANCE - Willand Folk Dance Club> - Burns Night with Scottish Dancing - Roger Quartly - Petronella > | |
| Friday 29 January | |
| Malcolm Holcombe - B-Bar, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth - From North Carolina come the rugged tones of a singer/songwriter once described by Rolling Stone magazine as "Not quite country, somewhere beyond folk, more like blues in motion". Last night of his much anticipated UK tour. Bookings 01752 242021. | |
| Jane Taylor - Bowden House, Totnes - 8pm - Songstress who's opened for Jools Holland, Paolo Nutini, Paul Buchanan, Seth Lakeman and even the legendary Bill Wyman. BBC's Johnnie Walker and Bob Harris are real fans. | |
| DANCE - Bampton Folk Dance Club> | |
| DANCE - Exeter Folk Dance Club> - Ryan Roberts | |
| SONG - 7 Stars - Kennford> | |
| DANCE - Bideford Celidh Club> | |
| Saturday 30 January | |
| Ceilidh at Chagford Jubilee Hall with 3db Ceilidh Band > and caller Chris Jewell. Tickets and information from Liz Goodwin 01647 433292 £10 including supper | |
  Stone Soup - Storytelling at Ivybridge Library - (The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge PL21 0SZ) The Dragon's Den Two magical sessions of story-telling for children of all ages - 2-3pm & 3-4pm For booking contact 01752-892220 or visit Website> Join Stone Soup, and enter the lair of the White Wyrm and the Red Dragon. Encounter the Dragon's many forms: Wyvern, Griffin, Lindworm, Basilisk, Cockatrice, Hydra, and Chimera. Learn the names of the most (in)famous: Nidhogg, Jormungand, Fafnir, Grendel, Smaug and Ascultone. |
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| Plymouth Morris Men's 40th Annual Ceilidh - University College Plymouth of St Mark and St John, Derriford 7.30pm - |
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| Sunday 31 January | |
| SONG - Folk on the Moor > | |
| Joe Broughton & Kevin Dempsey - Topsham Folk Song Club >, Globe Hotel These two virtuosi of guitar and fiddle like to do their own thing, when they're not earning their crusts in the likes of Whippersnapper and the Albion Band. Joe has been playing since he was in the pram. Kevin has been around a bit longer and has played a few more notes. Call Brian Lewis on 01404 44498 to reserve tickets. |
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Back by request of club members, Quicksilver will again be entertaining us superbly with their varied programme of songs. The name comes from the H of Hilary Spencer (ex-Artisan) and the G of Grant Baynham (ex-That’s Life), making the chemical name for quicksilver. Grant is a stunningly skilled guitarist and a brilliant songwriter, with an energy and enthusiasm which create a high-powered performance of material from virtually every genre you can imagine. He’s also very funny! Hilary simply has one of the most staggering voices in British acoustic music with a breath-taking range of tone and mood. Together they are a formidable act!
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