Entertainment & Reviews

Artists from Devon have been invited to exhibit their works in Essen, once a centre of the German mining and steel industry.

They will be presenting paintings of the beautiful landscapes of Devon and Cornwall. The German people are particularly interested in this part of the United Kingdom since more than a hundred of Rosamunde Pilcher's novels have been adapted for television by a high ranking German TV station, earning the German producer and Rosamunde Pilcher the British Tourism Award in 2002.

The paintings will be interpreting the colours and structures of the...

Exeter’s Oxjam Takeover campaign now in its ninth year, is part of a fervent network of music lovers across the UK, all helping to combat global inequality and poverty within local perimeters.

Over 50 cities host multi-venue events during October, which are all organised by volunteers who know and love their music scene.

Oxjam 2015 has announced that on Saturday 17 October Exeter Castle will be hosting their main-stage event – running it in conjunction with the largely anticipated Exeter Castle Festival of Rugby.

The castle has donated its courtyard, successfully...

The works of an engineer turned professional artist who creates enchanting paintings inspired by the English countryside will be on display at an Exeter gallery this month.

Acclaimed painter Paul Corfield presented his charming new collection of land and seascapes at Castle Fine Art on Cathedral Yard on Saturday 25th July. The exhibition will be available to view for two weeks until Sunday 9th August.

An artist always at heart, Corfield started sketching at a young age and secured a place at art college, but decided to turn it down to make a living in the aerospace...

Weekend of ‘up close and personal’ live music is promised as first bands are announced for Baring-Gould Folk Festival

The headliners have been announced for this year’s Baring-Gould Folk Weekend in Devon and they include a mixture of nationally-acclaimed acts and well-known names from the South West’s thriving traditional music scene.

Folk harmony group Lady Maisery kick off the festival, which takes place at various locations in Okehampton over the weekend of 23-25 October 2015. The trio head up the opening concert at Charter Hall on the Friday evening and will also be...