Following the success of Steve’s intimate 2019, one man show, his latest outing is intended for anyone fascinated by the art and craft of song writing.

Exploring his extensive back catalogue and introducing unheard, new material he explores the themes and stories that inspire him and shows how music and words can become lyrics and chords and notes can meld to create songs that acquire a life of their own!

Come along and enjoy some good fun music to make you think, laugh, cry, stamp your feet and have a generally fine time with the Back Kitchen Boys (Jerry, John and Andy) as they ponder on the absurdities of the world with their harmonica wailing, guitar picking, bass thumping, banjo strumming acoustic Blues.

Back at The Plough by popular demand!

World Unlimited - Flats and Sharps
St Mary the Virgin Church, Abbotsbury Church, Waverley Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2ND
Doors 7.00pm - Start 7.30pm
Tickets £15.76 advance from CitizenTicket Go to website for more information, telephone 01803 875527 or email
‘One of the hottest new up-and-coming bluegrass bands.’ Flats and Sharps are a four-piece bluegrass outfit from Penzance, Cornwall. Delivering energetic, enthusiastic and spirited Bluegrass to audiences all around the world, Flats and Sharps have been performing their unique take on this music for over eight years. Their shows include a wide variety of influences, from a fresh and modern outlook on foot-stomping Bluegrass material through to their powerful and well-crafted original songs, with beautiful moments everywhere in between.

World Unlimited is a voluntary not-for-profit organisation. Telephone 01803 875527 or email
Originally based in Birmingham, WU now regularly promotes concerts in South Devon. Go to website for more information

Following the success of his intimate one man show, Steve’s latest outing is for anyone fascinated by the art and craft of song writing.

Exploring his extensive back catalogue and introducing unheard new material, Steve explores the themes and stories that inspire him. He’ll show how music and words can become lyrics and chords, and notes can meld to create songs that acquire a life of their own.

St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant, Exeter  EX4  7AH.  Parking will be available at the Health Centre car park a short distance along the road.
Doors open at 7.15pm and the first band will start their set at 7.30pm.
No partner is needed for many of the dances and beginners are always welcome.
Admission £10.00.
We understand that people still have concerns about Covid, so we will continue to ventilate the hall and provide hand sanitiser for your use.  We would also request that you re-familiarise yourselves with our safety guidelines and ensure a recent negative lateral flow test.

With a voice like spider-webbed hollows and lyrics that inspire and captivate, Martha has carved her niche in the English modern folk scene with sharp, original songs that dissect the modern world. She earned a nomination from the BBC for best newcomer and has since released seven albums to date on her own label Squiggly Records building up a large audience worldwide. She also featured on the Zero 7 album ‘Yeah Ghost’.

Martha Tilston grew up immersed in music. Her singer-songwriter father Steve Tilston and renowned folk singer Maggie Boyle (step-mother) were obvious influences, with their musician friends Bert Jansch, John Rebourn and John Martin often gathering and singing in the family kitchen. Martha’s own musical journey has taken her from the acoustic stage at Glastonbury to touring the far reaches of the globe. Originally one half of folk duo Mouse (alongside Nick Marshall), Martha often shared the stage with the likes of Kate Tempest and Damien Rice, and has gone on to establish herself as a renowned artist.

Live, her performances take you from stripped down folk arrangements to textural electronica, sparkling melodies and her beautiful crystal clear vocals…often stepping off stage to sing un-accompanied amongst the audience. She tours the UK to sold out venues every year as well as regular festival appearances at the likes of Wilderness, Glastonbury and the alternative festival scence.

Bradninch Folk Club Greg Hancock
The Guildhall (Upstairs), Bradninch, EX5 4NN
Doors 7.30pm - Start 8.00pm
£7.00 adults under 18 free.

Expect wit and humour to cover the full range of human experience, from tragedy to comedy, seriousness to farce – but always in a way that is relatable and engaging. Greg ‘s guitar playing is also unusual and widely admired. His fingerpicking technique has developed over many years from early roots in the folk world but has picked up elements of jazz and world music along the way.
We think Greg's hobbies are broadly storytelling and collecting awards for song writing. Bradninch Folk Club - is about creating a listening space for folk to connect with performers and their music. Support act will be announced soon. We want people to enjoy and be comfortable during their visit. Please respect personal space of others and kee safe.

Martin Carthy

Ballad singer, ground-breaking acoustic and electric-guitarist Martin Carthy is coming to Exeter Phoenix!

For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it

Multi-instrumental acoustic trio, the London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra present a fast-moving, fun-filled show, with foot-tapping music, funny songs, colourful costumes and comic props. See www.lpso.co.uk for full details/photos/videos/reviews

"Everybody leaves with a smile on their face !"
In addition to Britain, they have wowed audiences in Finland, Norway, Belgium, Denmark and Germany.
Martyn Oram : vocals, violin, mandolin, guitar, bouzouki, knee trumpet, frog 
Captain Cabbage : vocals, guitar, accordion, ukulele, washboard, percussion, trumpet, saw, harmonica, dog, chicken, elephant 
The Right Horrible Ronald Regan : vocals, banjo bass, sousaphone, trumpet, pig
Have appeared at the following folk festivals - Fylde, Cleckheaton, Banbury, Warwick, Chippenham etc etc.
Some reviews :
"...a great show. It was a highlight of mine for the year..." Richie Cawley (Manager, Penzance Acorn Theatre, Oct 2018)
"really funny, fast and happy... lots of fun..." Ann Harding, (Arts co-ordinator, Victoria Hall, Settle, Oct 2018)
"I love your band. Great fun!" Rick Wakeman (Water Rats Ball, Grosvenor House, London, Nov 2014)
"Zany madcappery with faultless musicianship"  Ian McGlynn (Artistic Director, Rondo Theatre, Bath, March 2009)

Jack Lukeman is an Irish singer-songwriter, performer, raconteur and a whole lot more besides. A platinum-selling, critically acclaimed artist in his homeland, in recent years Lukeman has devoted more of his time to winning a growing fanbase in the UK and abroad.

In this regard, he has toured the UK as Special Guest on tours by artists as varied as Imelda May, Jools Holland, The Proclaimers and Neil Sedaka. Along with the rest of the world Jack’s touring had all been moved several times then shelved. Finally, he returns to live shows in the UK, he hasn’t been idle in lockdowns, having performed 26+ livestreams, all different shows having learnt songs by some of his favoured artists, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen and many more. A live lockdown album came from those sessions and he came close to doubling his Facebook followers. Lukeman is a compelling, dazzling stage performer. Incorporating the theatrical and romantic sensibilities of the likes of Jacques Brel, but with genuine melodic appeal and a knack for creating his own ‘magic realist’ world that is peopled by all manner of unusual, picturesque characters – Lukeman is a rare, unusual brand of performer.

For the first time in over a decade, Lau present an entirely acoustic tour. The pioneering Scottish folk trio has always experimented with sound and form; the results have been complex and thrilling.

Already acknowledged as phenomenal live performers, Lau arrived at a new creative peak with 2019’s Midnight and Closedown. Their 2020 Unplugged concert tour sees traditional music’s most celebrated innovators strip away their banks of electronics, loops and wild effects. The trio of Kris Drever (guitar, vocals), Martin Green (accordion) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle) feel drawn to a more raw and plain-speaking aesthetic. The approach is subtler, less about spectacle, more about close listening. In brash and polarised political times, here is the poetry of real instruments and considerate music making.

Exeter Folk and Acoustic Music Club Concert Night
Paul Downes and Phil Beer
Exminster Village Hall, Church Stile, Exminster, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8DF
For more details email or telephone 01392 210983
Special event presented by Exeter Folk Club. A rare opportunity to see these local legends together, as they haven't performed in this area for many years. Phil, of course, is a member of folk titans, Show Of Hands and Paul is rated as one of the finest folk guitarists in the U.K., being utilised by Mick Ryan, as a duo and featured in several of Mick Ryan's folk operas. Covid safety measures will be in place. A car park is situated on Deepway Lane at the recreation ground (approx 100 yards away), plus a limited car park by the hall and street parking. Advance notice required for attendance for this event.