Song and Music: Sessions and Folk Clubs
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Please note all information is given in good faith but no responsibility can be accepted by Devon Folk for its accuracy. Do check with the organiser before setting out on a long journey. Folk song clubs and sessions are sometimes forced to change venue at short notice due to change in management at a pub.
Exmouth
1st Thursday 8.00pm - Traditional Folk Tunes. The Bicton Inn, Exmouth, EX8 2RU, Led by Ben & Esther 07977120690
3rd Thursday 8.00pm - Acoustic session (Folk, Blues, Jazz and more). The Bicton Inn, Exmouth, EX8 2RU, Led by Becky Brooks 07876064108
4th Thursday 8.00pm - Folk Night (Traditional Song & Music). The Bicton Inn, Exmouth EX8 2RU, Led by Derek Brooks 07876064108
5th Thursday 8.00pm - Shanty Night, Soloists and crews welcome, The Bicton Inn, Exmouth, EX8 2RU
Led by Derek Brooks 07876064108
4th Friday Exmouth Folk Club Mixed Folk and Acoustic. GWRSA social club EX8 1EN. Led by Steve Edlin 07958943645
Bideford
Bideford Folk Club* Thursday. Joiners Arms - John Purser 01237 424286 or email bidefolk@gmail.com Tunes from 7:30pm, singaround from 8 until 10:30pm. Once the clocks go back in October we will open at 7pm with tunes and sing from 7:30 until 10. When the clocks go forward next March we will move to the later times. Guest Nights 7.30 for 8.00pm unless otherwise stated on the website.
Bishopsteignton
Wednesday 7.30pm. Red Rock Brewery, John Morey 07791 054773. www.oldworkshop.org.
Bodmin
Friday: St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Priory Rd, Bodmin PL31 2DP
Bradninch
Bradfolk: Bradninch in the Round session 1st Wednesday 8.00pm, Castle Hotel, 1 Fore Street, Bradninch EX5 4NN
Shanty session 4th Tuesday 8.00pm Castle Hotel, 1 Fore Street, Bradninch EX5 4NN
Brixham
1st Friday 7.30pm. Brixham Folk Cub. The Edge, Bolton Street, Brixham TQ5 9DH
Buckland Monachorum
2nd Sunday 7.30pm. The Drake Manor Inn, The Village, Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton PL20 7NA
1st Wednesday 8.30pm. The Drake Manor Inn, The Village, Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton PL20 7NA
Chipshop (nr. Tavistock)
4th Tuesday: 7.00pm – 10.00pm The Copper Penny Inn. Acoustic singaround, all styles. copperpennysessions@gmail.com
Coleford
Last Tuesday: 8.00pm The New Inn Coleford, Crediton EX17 5BZ Tel: Dave 01363 84914
Crediton Occasional – West Gallery Quire – more details Claire Willman 01363 776274
Denbury
Thursday (weekly) 8.30pm. Denbury Folk. Union Inn, The Green, Denbury, Newton Abbot TQ12 6DQ. Mostly song, in a sing-around style but occasional tunes, stories and poems. Telephone 01803 812537
Ermington
Last Monday: 8.00pm Crooked Spire Inn, The Square, Ermington PL21 9LP. Acoustic music session “Country meets Folk”.
Exeter
Last Wednesday: 7.30pm Cornish and Devonian Folk Music Session (and some tunes from elsewhere). The Mount Radford, 73-75 Magdalen Rd, Exeter EX2 4TA
Last Friday: Exeter Folk & Acoustic Music Club Victoria Park Tennis Club, St Leonards Peter Cornelius 01392 210983 Also guest nights http://www.exeterfolkclub.org
Exmouth
4th Sunday: 7.00 pm. GWRSA Railway Club 3-5 Royal Avenue, Exmouth EX8 1EN. Steve Edlin 07958943645
1st Thursday 7.45pm Bicton Inn Folk session 01395 272589
3rd Thursday 8.00pm Bicton Inn Folk session 01395 272589. Becky Brooks (Time now 8.00)
4th Thursday 8.00pm Bicton Inn Folk club night 01395 272589. Derek Brooks.
Fentiton
1st Tuesday – The Nog Inn, Feniton, EX14 3BT 7.30pm -Mixed song and music session. Details Facebook
Frogmore
Alternate Wednesdays 8.00pm The Globe Inn, Frogmore, TQ7 2NR. Nigel & Sarah 01548 531525
Honiton
1st Sunday 5.00pm Phoenix Folk Club, Honiton Golf Club, Middlehills, Honiton, Devon, EX14 9TR
07974 368920.
Kingsteignton
1st Wednesday 7.00 pm Acoustic Warehouse – Music & Performance Club – (Not Folk)
Estuary Courtyard, Passage House Inn. Nigel 07989 180091
3rd Wednesday 7.30pm - Singaround at the Passage House Inn, Kingsteignton. Not December
Contact Martin Sidebotham 01626 362528.
Launceston
1st Wednesday 7.00pm, Folk Night, Keep Audio Co., 2, Southgate Place, Launceston PL15 9DP. Wreckers Music - Events
Lympstone
4th Wednesday 8.00pm. Lympstone Folk, Roots and Acoustic, The Swan Inn, The Strand, Town Centre, Exmouth EX8 5ET. 01395 225075/07741409265
Marldon
3rd Friday 7.00pm. Ye Olde Smokey House, Vicarage Road, Marldon, TQ3 1NN. Folk Plus Acoustic Music Club. Paul 07894 961010
Milton Coombe
Fortnightly Tuesday 7.30pm. American Roots song and tune session. The Who'd Have Thought It Inn, Milton Combe, PL20 6HP John Thacker 07778618652
Morchard Bishop
1st Thursday 12.00noon – 3.00pm. Song Session: The London Inn, Morchard Bishop, nr Crediton EX17 6NW. Jon 07840 524318.
Okehampton
1st Thursday 8.30pm. Wren Music Folk Club, The Plume of Feathers, 38 Fore Street, Okehampton, EX20 1HB. www.wrenmusic.co.uk
Plymouth
2nd Monday 7.30pm. Mixed tunes and songs. The Dolphin Hotel, 14 The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2LS. Jake Rowlinson 07805970075 email saxonjaxon@hotmail.co.uk.
3rd Monday 7.30pm. The Plymouth Singers Session, Providence Inn, 20 Providence Street, Plymouth PL4 8JQ Unaccompanied singing session for folk songs, ballads and shanties. Jake Rowlinson 07805970075 email saxonjaxon@hotmail.co.uk.
2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7.30pm. Cafe Momus, 14 Manor Street, PL1 1TL. Song and Instrument session. Marilyn Cowan 01752 309983
Puddington Village Hall, EX16 8LW
Last Sunday 12.00 noon: Contact Clare Penny 01884 860023 or Jon Shapley
07840 524318 for more information.
Sandford
1st Tuesday 8.00pm. Lamb Inn, The Square, Sandford, EX17 4LW. Hazel or Paul 01363 776275
St. Dominick
2nd Saturday 7.30pm. Who'd Have Thought It Inn, St Dominick, Saltash PL12 6TG Mike 07725 579718
Scoriton
4th Sunday 7.30 pm. Tradesman’s Arms Sue & Simon Williams, Scorriton Farmhouse, Scorriton
South Brent
3rd Thursday 8.00pm Pack Horse Inn. Mixed sessions- Host Steve Dart – Facebook The South Brent Sessions
South Zeal
3rd Mon music session Kings Arms email markbazeleymobile@gmail.com
Sticklepath (Okehampton)
1st Sunday 8.00pm. Devonshire Inn. Derek Moore 01837 840316
Stoke Canon
4th Wednesday 8.30pm. Stoke Canon Inn nr Exeter. Paul and Alison 07709324836
Talaton
3rd Tuesday 7.30pm. Mostly English session – mixed song and music. The Talaton Inn, Talaton, Ottery St Mary, Devon EX5 2RQ. jon@devonstrings.co.uk
Teignmouth
1st Monday 8.00pm. Teignmouth Folk Club, The Brass, 3 Hollands Rd, Teignmouth TQ14 8SR. Martyn Hillstead, 01626 778071.
Topsham
1st Monday 7.30pm. Mainly English instrumental session at The Bridge Inn, Topsham EX3 0QQ
Weekly Tuesday singers’ night 7.45pm at The Globe, Fore Street, Topsham EX3 0HR.
Monthly Concerts. Matthews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham, EX3 0HF
Totnes
1st Monday: 7.00pm till close. The Albert Inn, Bridgetown, Totnes. Acoustic music session (Mostly songs). Mark Jefferys markjefferys7@gmail.com
1st Thursday: 7.30pm to 10.00pm. The Albert Inn, 32 Bridge Street, Totnes, TQ9 5AD. Singaround. Maggie Moss maggie.moss20@gmail.com
2nd Thursday: Folk Song Club. 7.30pm “Café 47”, 47 Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5NJ. Steve & Anne Gill, 01803 290427.
1st & 3rd Tuesday 8.00pm. Bay Horse. Music and Song session (English)
2nd & 4th Tuesday 8.00pm. Bay Horse. Music session (Irish)
Willand
Alternate Thursday Willand Club Band Workshop. Willand Chapel, Gables Road. Mary Marker 01626 854141
Wotter
Sunday 7.45 pm. Folk on The Moor. The Moorland Hotel in Wotter, PL7 5HP (telephone 01752 839228). Anton Horwich, 4, The Green, Milton Combe, Yelverton, 01822 853620