Devon Folk Diary
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July |
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Friday 26 July
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Dartington Folk Dance Club | Village Hall, Cott Lane, Dartington TQ9 6HY | Details |
The Langan Band | Pigs Nose Inn, East Prawle, Kingsbridge TQ7 2BY | Details | |
Saturday 27 July
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Barn Dance with Red Shed | West Town Farm, Ide, Exeter EX2 9TG | Details |
Black Gold: The Fish Hawkers’ Story | Galmpton Village Institute, 24 Greenway Road, Galmpton, Brixham TQ5 0LT | Details email blackgoldbrixham@gmail.com or telephone 07881 524015 |
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Tuesday 30 July
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Old Time Sailors | Little Vauxhall Quay, Vauxhall Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL4 0EY | Details |
Missin’ Tackle Shanty Crew summer quay concerts in Brixham | Old Fish Market (next to the Golden Hind) on Brixham Harbour | Free event with donations taken on the night | 7.30pm |
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Saturday 31 July
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Songwriters Circle Charity Concert | Otterton Village Hall, 44-56 Fore St, Otterton, Budleigh Salterton | Details |
August |
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Thursday 1 August
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Tall Ships & Tall Tales | Village Hall, School Hill, Stoke Gabriel TQ9 6QX | Details email dave.peace@btinternet.com or telephone Dave 07989 542883 . |
Friday 2 August
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Sidmouth Folk Festival | Details |
Barn Dance with Spinach for Norman | Longdown Village Hall, Chapel Hill, Longdwon, Exeter, EX6 7SN | Details |
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Saturday 3 August
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Sidmouth Folk Festival | Details |
The Lost Sound Dartmoor Folk Choir "Country Matters" | St Peter's C of E Church, Bridge Road, Shaldon, TQ14 0DB | Details | |
Peter Laing: 'Behind the Song’ - featuring special guest Roseanna Ball | The Plough Arts Centre, Gt. Torrington EX38 8HQ | Details | |
Sunday 4 August |
Sidmouth Folk Festival | Details |
Monday 5 August |
Sidmouth Folk Festival | Details |
Tuesday 6 August
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Sidmouth Folk Festival | Details |
Missin’ Tackle Shanty Crew summer quay concerts in Brixham | Old Fish Market (next to the Golden Hind) on Brixham Harbour | Free event with donations taken on the night | 7.30pm | |
Bradfolk Bradninch Folk Club | Bar of the Castle Hotel, 1 Fore Sytreet, Bradninch. EX5 4NN | Facebook | |
Wednesday 7 August
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Sidmouth Folk Festival | Details |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details | |
Thursday 8 August |
Sidmouth Folk Festival | Details |
Friday 9 August
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Sidmouth Folk Festival | Details |
Dartmoor Folk Festival | Details |
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Rory Mcleod | Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street, Ashburton TQ13 7DT | WeGotTickets |
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Saturday 10 August
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Dartmoor Folk Festival | Details |
Lazy Divide | The Old Plough Inn, Fore Street, Bere Ferrers, Yelverton, PL20 7JL | Details |
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Singing in Nature at Langaford Farm Trust | Langaford Farm, North Bovey, Newton Abbot, TQ13 8RH | Details |
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Westcountry Music Festival | Muddifords Court, Willand, Cullompton EX15 2QG | Details |
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Sunday 11 August
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Dartmoor Folk Festival | Details |
Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band | Lupton House, Churston Ferrers, nr Brixham TQ5 0LD | Details | |
Tuesday 13 August
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Missin’ Tackle Shanty Crew summer quay concerts in Brixham | Old Fish Market (next to the Golden Hind) on Brixham Harbour | Free event with donations taken on the night | 7.30pm |
Wednesday 14 August |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Thursday 15 August
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Mark Harrison. Singer-songwriter/Acoustic blues with folk influences | Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG | Details |
Friday 16 August |
Beautiful Days 21st Festival | Escot Park. Ottery Saint Mary EX11 1LU | Details |
Saturday 17 August
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Beautiful Days 21st Festival | Escot Park. Ottery Saint Mary EX11 1LU | Details |
Mariners Away | The Heart of Devon, Bow Village Hall, nr Crediton EX17 6HU | Details | |
Old Time Sailors | Morwellum Quay, Tavistock, PL19 8JL | Details |
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Sunday 18 August
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Beautiful Days 21st Festival | Escot Park. Ottery Saint Mary EX11 1LU | Details |
Irish Set Dancing | Whimple Victory Hall, School Hill, Whimple EX5 2TS | Details |
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Wednesday 21 August |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Wednesday 28 August |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Thursday 29 August
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Edwina Hayes. Singer-songwriter | English Folk and Americana | Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG | Details |
September | |
Tuesday 3 September
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Bradfolk Bradninch Folk Club | Bar of the Castle Hotel, 1 Fore Sytreet, Bradninch. EX5 4NN | Facebook |
Wednesday 4 September |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Thursday 5 September
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Veronica Sbergia & Max de Bernhardi. Americana, ragtime, blues and country | Otterton Mill, nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG | Details |
Saturday 7 September
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Willand Folk Dance Club. Caller: Jane Thomas Band: Box of Frogs | Willand Village Hall, Gables Road, Willand, Devon, EX15 2PL | Details |
Sunday 8 September
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Phil Beer "Back in Service" Support Maggie Duffy and Bob Thomson | Churston Church, Churston Ferrers, TQ5 0JE | Details Telephone Maggie 01803 855961 or 07770806083 or email scotcraft@msn.com |
Wednesday 11 September
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Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Me Lost Me | Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street, Ashburton TQ13 7DT | Details | |
Thursday 12 September
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Willand Folk Dance Club. Caller: Robert Blackborow Band: The More the Merrier | Willand Village Hall, Gables Road, Willand, Devon, EX15 2PL | Details |
Track Dogs | Mathews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham, EX3 0HF | Details | |
Charlie Dore Multi and Julian Littman | The Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torbay Road, Sea Front, Torquay, TQ2 6RQ | Details |
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Friday 13 September
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Stevens & Pound | Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX | Details |
Saturday 14 September
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Dan Whitehouse A Night of Glass | The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND | Details |
Charlie Dore (duo with Julian Littman) | Gallery Gig The Plough Arts Centre, Gt. Torrington EX38 8HQ | Details | |
D'Accord's French Music and Dance Sawney White Bird | St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant, Exeter EX4 7AH | Facebook |
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Sunday 15 September
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Topsham Folk Club Concert The Salts | Mathews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham, EX3 0HF | Details |
Irish Set Dancing | Whimple Victory Hall, School Hill, Whimple EX5 2TS | Details |
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Charlie Dore Duo | Folk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP | Details |
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Tuesday 17 September
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Jim Causley | Bradninch Folk Club, Guildhall, Fore Street, Bradninch, nr Cullompton EX5 4NN | Facebook |
Wednesday 18 September |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Friday 20 September
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Martin & Eliza Carthy | St Mary's Church, High Street, Totnes TQ9 5NN | Details |
Jez Lowe | Exeter Folk and Acoustic Music Club Victoria Park Tennis Club, Lyndhurst Road, St. Leonards, Exeter, EX2 4NX | Telephone 01392 210983 or email | |
Phil Beer (Solo) | The Plough Arts Centre, Gt. Torrington EX38 8HQ | Details | |
Saturday 21 September |
The FOS Brothers | Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ | Details |
Jim Causley | Christ Church, Station Rd, North Brentor, Tavistock PL19 0LR | Details |
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Sunday 22 September | Jim Causley: Afternoon Tea Concert | St Mary's Church, Sticklepath EX20 2NL | Details |
Wednesday 25 September | Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Thursday 26 September
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Willand Folk Dance Club. Caller: John Bone Band: Fresh Aire | Willand Village Hall, Gables Road, Willand, Devon, EX15 2PL | Details |
Alvorada | Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2 6RQ | Details |
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Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes present Ghosts, Werewolves And Countryfolk – Songs And Stories Of Sabine Baring-Gould | | The Plough Arts Centre, Gt. Torrington EX38 8HQ | Details |
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Saturday 28 September | Mad Dog Mcrea | Calstock Village Hall, The Quay, Calstock PL18 9QA | Details |
Sunday 29 September
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Suthering | Tavistock Wharf, Canal Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AT | Details |
India Electric Company | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS | Details |
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Brooks Williams / Vera V Heeringen | Folk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP | Details | |
Monday 30 September
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Kathryn Tickell and the Darkening | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS | Details |
October | |
Tuesday 1 October
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Bradfolk Bradninch Folk Club | Bar of the Castle Hotel, 1 Fore Sytreet, Bradninch. EX5 4NN | Facebook |
Hands of the Heron + Anna Anise | Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street, Ashburton TQ13 7DT | Details |
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Wedfnesday 2 October |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Saturday 5 October
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Willand Folk Dance Club. Caller: Rosemary Hunt Band: Orions Ring | Willand Village Hall, Gables Road, Willand, Devon, EX15 2PL | Details |
Monday 7 October
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Celtic Dawn Teignmouth Folk Club | The Brass, Hollands Road, Teignmouth TQ14 8ST | Martyn Hillstead 01626 778071/07904037812 |
Wednesday 9 October |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Thursday 10 October
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Willand Folk Dance Club. Caller: Mary Marker Band: Pair of Shears | Willand Village Hall, Gables Road, Willand, Devon, EX15 2PL | Details |
Afro Celt Sound System | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS | Details | |
James Patterson & John Dipper | Totnes Folk Club, Dartmouth Inn, 28 Warland, Totnes TQ9 5EL | Details |
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Jim Causley | Talaton Parish Hall, Talaton, nr Whimple EX5 2RF | Details |
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Friday 11 October
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Steve Knightley | The Plough Arts Centre, Gt. Torrington EX38 8HQ | Details |
Geoff Lakeman and Rob Murch | Exeter Folk and Acoustic Music Club Victoria Park Tennis Club, Lyndhurst Road, St. Leonards, Exeter, EX2 4NX | Telephone 01392 210983 or email |
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Sherburn.Bartley.Sanders and Phil Beer | Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ | Details |
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Saturday 12 October
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While & Matthews | Village Hall, Silver Street, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot TQ12 5SB | Details |
Mayor & James | Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter EX2 4AZ | Details | |
D'Accord's French Music and Dance Philippe Plard + Mark Prescott - special d'Accord evening to celebrate our 30th anniversary | St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant, Exeter EX4 7AH | Facebook | |
Peggy Seeger in conversation with Sam Richards | Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street, Ashburton TQ13 7DT | Details | |
Sunday 13 October
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Whiles and Matthews | Folk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP | Details |
Jim Causley: Afternoon Tea Concert | Talaton Parish Hall, Talaton, nr Whimple EX5 2RF | Details |
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Taiko Drumming Workshop | Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX | Details |
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Denbury Folk: Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll | St Mary’s Church, 12 South Street, Denbury TQ12 6DH | Details telephone Rachel Belringer 07751 804007 or email |
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Wednesday 16 October |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Thursday 17 October
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Bideford Folk Song Club Guest Night Jim Causley | The Joiners Arms, Market Place, Bideford, EX30 2DR | Website |
Friday 18 October |
Lindisfarne | Tavistock Wharf, Canal Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AT | Details |
Saturday 19 October
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Mariners Away | The Plough Arts Centre, Gt. Torrington EX38 8HQ | Details |
Jackie Oates & Jon Wilks | Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX | Details | |
Gigspanner Big Band | Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ | Details | |
Launceston Folk Club Autumn Dance Caller: Jane Thomas Band: A Pair of shears | Launceston Town Hall, PL15 7AR | 7.30pm | Bring & Share supper | Raffle | Entry £15.00 on door |
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3 Daft Monkeys | Barrel House, 59 High St, Totnes TQ9 5PB | Details | |
Sunday 20 October
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Topsham Folk Club Concert Lady Maisery | Mathews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham, EX3 0HF | Details |
Irish Set Dancing | Whimple Victory Hall, School Hill, Whimple EX5 2TS | Details |
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Jackie Oates and John Wilks | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS | Details |
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Stelyee Span | Exeter Corn Exchange - Market Street, Exeter, EX1 1BW | Details | |
Thursday 24 October
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Budapest Cafe Orchestra | The Flavel, Flavel Place, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 9ND | Details |
National Baring Gould Centenary concert tour | Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX | Details |
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Wednesday 25 October
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Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Rozi Plain | St Mary's Church, High Street, Totnes TQ9 5NN | Details |
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Saturday 26 October
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Launceston Folk Dance Club Caller: Jane Thomas Band: Pair of Shears | Launceston Town Hall, PL15 7AR | Rosemary Phillips 01566 774491 |
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers | Exeter Northcott Theatre, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QB | Details | |
Sunday 27 October
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Ghosts, Werewolves & Countryfolk Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes Celebrate Sabine Baring-Gould’s Centenary | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS | Details |
Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner Folk on the Moor | Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5H | Details |
November | |
Friday 1 November |
Banter | The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND | Details |
Sunday 3 November
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Topsham Folk Club a dance with Blowzabella | Mathews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham, EX3 0HF | Details |
Tuesday 5 November
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Bradfolk Bradninch Folk Club | Bar of the Castle Hotel, 1 Fore Sytreet, Bradninch. EX5 4NN | Facebook |
Wednesday 6 November |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Thursday 7 November
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The Budapest Cafe Orchestra | Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ | Details |
Saturday 9 November
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D'Accord's French Music and Dance Dave Shepherd and Anna Pack | St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant, Exeter EX4 7AH | Facebook |
Wednesday 13 November |
Steve Knightley | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS | Details |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details | |
Thursday 14 November | Martyn Joseph | Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX | Details |
Saturday 16 November | Granny's Attic | Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX | Details |
Sunday 17 November
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The Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band - A Tribute To Joni Mitchell And Bob Dylan | The Wharf, Canal Road, Tavistock, PL19 8AT | Details |
Irish Set Dancing | Whimple Victory Hall, School Hill, Whimple EX5 2TS | Details | |
Tuesday 19 November |
Bellowhead | Plymouth Pavilions Arena, Millbay Road, Plymouth, PL1 3LF | Details |
Wednesday 20 November |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Thursday 21 November |
Hannah James and Toby Kuhn | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS | Details |
Christine Collister | Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ | Details | |
Sunday 24 November
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Denbury Folk: Geoff Lakeman & Rob Murch | St Mary’s Church, 12 South Street, Denbury TQ12 6DH | Details telephone Rachel Belringer 07751 804007 or email |
Wednesday 27 November |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
December |
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Sunday 1 December
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Topsham Folk Club Concert Eliza Carthy and the Restitution | Mathews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham, EX3 0HF | Details |
Monday 2 December |
Oysterband | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS | Details |
Tuesday 3 December
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Bradfolk Bradninch Folk Club | Bar of the Castle Hotel, 1 Fore Sytreet, Bradninch. EX5 4NN | Facebook |
Oysterband | Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street EX4 3LS | Details |
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Wednesday 4 December |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Thursday 5 December
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Bideford Folk Song Club Guest Night Donnelly and South's Christmas Cracker | The Joiners Arms, Market Place, Bideford, EX30 2DR | Details |
Friday 6 December
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Mad Dog McCrea | The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge PL21 0SZ | Details |
Janice Burns & Jon Doran | Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock PL18 9QX | Details |
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Saturday 7 December
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An evening with Mark Chadwick | Calstock Village Hall, The Quay, Calstock PL18 9QA | Details |
Wednesday 11 December |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Thursday 12 December
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St Agnes Fountain | The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge PL21 0SZ | Details |
Steve Turner | Ashburton Arts Centre, West Street, Ashburton TQ13 7DT | Details |
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Saturday 14 December
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D'Accord's French Music and Dance TBC | St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant, Exeter EX4 7AH | Facebook |
Sunday 15 December |
Irish Set Dancing | Whimple Victory Hall, School Hill, Whimple EX5 2TS | Details |
Tuesday 17 December |
The Uthanks in Winter | Exmouth Pavilion Esplanade, Exmouth, Devon EX8 2AZ | Details |
Wednesday 18 December |
Irish Set Dancing | Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB | Details |
Friday 20 December
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Jim Causley: A Causley Christmas | St Pancras Church, Widecombe in the Moor | Details |
Sunday 22 December |
Mad Dog McCrea | Tavistock Wharf, Canal Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AT | Details |
Monday 23 December |
Mad Dog McCrea | Tavistock Wharf, Canal Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AT | Details |
January | |
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February | |
Saturday 1 February |
Simon & Garfunkel Story | Exeter Corn Exchange, George St, Exeter EX1 1BU | Details |
April | |
Thursday 3 April |
The Fureys | Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter, EX1 1BW | Details |
May | |
Friday 9 May
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Daphne's Flight | The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge PL21 0SZ Details |
June | |
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