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The London African Gospel Choir closed Budleigh Music Festival in spectacular style

Budleigh Music Festival strikes emotional chord with concertgoers

From the opening notes of the community choral day to the uplifting finale of the London African Gospel Choir, Budleigh Music Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary in style.

Taking place in the beautiful St Peter’s Church, the festival delivered world-class classical performances, inclusive community events, and stunning moments of musical magic.

More than 3,600 tickets were sold over the nine-day Festival, which included performances by Sir Michael Morpurgo and cellist Clare O’Connell, internationally acclaimed pianist Sir Stephen Hough, and Bath Philharmonia....

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Lapstock to celebrate 10 years of Music at the Mill

The mid Devon village of Lapford will come alive at the end of July when local residents stage the 10th Music at the Mill Festival known to everyone as Lapstock.

The two day festival features bands from all over the country and is highly regarded amongst musicians for its professional staging and equipment.

It features a free Friday night programme showcasing young South West based talent before the main show on Saturday 30th July which will attract some 1200 people for 12 hours of music spread over three stages. In total 22 acts will perform over the two day festival....

10cc bring autumn tour to Exeter

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of their album Sheet Music, 10cc will be embarking on a theatre tour.

The band will be stopping at Exeter University’s Great Hall on the 24 September.

Led by the co-founder Graham Gouldman the band will perform two sets, the first half of the evening playing Sheet Music, and the second half performing the symbolic turning of the Vinyl album.

10cc has been a great success over the years, reaching number 9 in the UK charts with Sheet Music, and have performed high profile concerts at the O2, the Royal Albert Hall, and British summer...

Timely political play to tour to Exeter Northcott Theatre

Broadcaster and writer Jonathon Maitland is to debut his new production Dead Sheep at Exeter Northcott Theatre.

Directed by Ian Talbot OBE the play had a record breaking run at Park Theatre, the play will tour Exeter between the 31 October and 5 November 2016.

Dead Sheep portrays the true story of how Mrs. Thatcher, the most divisive Prime Minister of modern times, was brought down by her one time friend and political soul mate Geoffrey Howe.

The play took Jonathon 2 years to research, and he had the opportunity to access Geoffrey Howe himself, alongside other...

Show of Hands mark 25th anniversary with return to Royal Albert Hall

Singer songwriter Steve Knightley and instrumentalist Phil Beer in the band Show of Hands will mark their 25th anniversary with their 5th performance at The Royal Albert Hall in April 2017.

The band, originally from Devon have had an extremely successful career with their acoustic roots music, and will be accompanied on stage with their special guest, vocalist and double bass player Miranda Sykes.

Show of Hands are known for their genre hopping music which touches on rock, blues and country. Their success escalated after they were established on the internet and became an...

Open air theatre comes to Exmouth

Enjoy a picnic in the park and a hilarious performance of Canterbury Tales

Exmouth’s Manor Gardens will be the setting for an open air production of Canterbury Tales, performed by The Pantaloons theatre company on Wednesday 10 August.

The production – to be staged in Phear Park - is a funny new adaptation, making Chaucher’s Canterbury Tales accessible to all ages.

The performance starts at 7pm, with gates opening from 6pm for setting up seating and picnic.

Councillor Iain Chubb, East Devon District Council’s portfolio holder for the Environment said: “The...

Missed out on Glastonbury? Head for Glas-Denbury instead!

Music lovers who missed out on Glastonbury can still get tickets for Devon’s family friendly Glas-denbury festival , which offers two days of great entertainment from local bands and headliners from all over the country.

The event is open from 5.30pm on 15 July and from 9.30am on 16 July.

Tickets are priced from £25 per adult and teen and £1 for children under 12. The event takes place at Fairfield Farm, Newton Abbott and offers free parking.

A platform for local artists and bands, the festival also brings in headliners, this year’s line up includes: Dr & The...

Bat Walks at The Donkey Sanctuary this summer

The Donkey Sanctuary invites you to join their Wildlife & Conservation Coordinator on evening strolls to find out about resident bats at the Sanctuary’s headquarters.

During the Bat Walk, you will be taken around the woods, fields and hedges at Slade House Farm and shown how to use a bat detector so that you can listen for different species of bat as they fly and hunt for insects.

The Sanctuary has been working with Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project to improve the habitat for bats on their UK farms. These Bat Walks provide the opportunity to learn more about bats,...

£1,000 grant for Dartmoor Folk Festival

WAITROSE Okehampton has supported the 2016 Dartmoor Folk Festival with a £1,000 donation through its Music Matters award scheme.

Waitrose is part of the John Lewis Partnership, an employee-owned UK company which operates John Lewis department stores, Waitrose supermarkets, its banking and financial services and other retail-related activities.

The John Lewis Partnership's Music Matters programme supports groups which make an outstanding contribution to their local community through music.

The Partnership has a long tradition of support for music. This dates back to...

Bastille head to Devon

Plymouth Pavilions has announced that Bastille will return to play the venue in October.

“We’re so excited to have Bastille back, their 2014 gig was one of our absolute favourates,” said Bryony Carter, Marketing Executive at Plymouth Pavilions. “They’re incredible live performers and it’ll be a homecoming gig for Woody. It’ll be a sell out, so if you want to say you were there you’ll need to get on it when tickets go on sale next Friday.”

At first glance the striking artwork for Bastille’s hugely anticipated second album, ‘Wild World’, may prompt a number of questions. Who...

Single released to mark centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme

Show of Hands, one of the leading acts in British folk, have today released a single and video to mark the centenary of the first day of WW1’s Battle of the Somme.

BBC award-winning singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer are offering one of Knightley’s finest songs, The Gamekeeper as a download single, tying in with a day-long tribute in their home city of Exeter to the 19240 Allied servicemen lost on the opening day of one of the worst battles in history. Full of visual imagery, it tells of a Devon man returning home to his life as a gamekeeper after...

Entertainment & Reviews

Budleigh Music Festival strikes emotional chord with concertgoers

Lapstock to celebrate 10 years of Music at the Mill

10cc bring autumn tour to Exeter

Timely political play to tour to Exeter Northcott Theatre

Show of Hands mark 25th anniversary with return to Royal Albert Hall

Open air theatre comes to Exmouth

Missed out on Glastonbury? Head for Glas-Denbury instead!

Bat Walks at The Donkey Sanctuary this summer

£1,000 grant for Dartmoor Folk Festival

Bastille head to Devon

Single released to mark centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme

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