The Blues House is a non-profit making monthly evening promoting blues music in Devon. Hosted by musician, Jeremy Way(singer/guitarist for mid Devon blues band, Far From the Delta), the evenings start with a house band (who's members kindly give up their time for free), followed by an open blues jam, where anyone can give it a go. It is based in Crediton, so it's fairly central for the whole of Devon, where most places are no further than an hour's drive, so hoping to reach out to the whole of Devon. The aim is to support local blues acts and give them a base of blues fan...
The Great Crediton Jam Night is Crediton's most successful Jam night, which happens on the first Sunday of the month. Just 15-20 minutes drive from Exeter. This is a well equipped open mic/jam night, with guitars, amps, drum kit, p.a., keyboard. All types of music welcome, be it, folk, jazz, rock, punk, metal, what ever floats your boat, we even get a bit of poetry! All levels of ability welcome in this relaxed atmosphere, a great way to try out stuff to an audience. We are all about live music, so if you're a singer, you will need to bring a musician with you unless you're...
The Great Crediton Jam Night is Crediton's most successful Jam night, which happens on the first Sunday of the month. Just 15-20 minutes drive from Exeter. This is a well equipped open mic/jam night, with guitars, amps, drum kit, p.a., keyboard. All types of music welcome, be it, folk, jazz, rock, punk, metal, what ever floats your boat, we even get a bit of poetry! All levels of ability welcome in this relaxed atmosphere, a great way to try out stuff to an audience. We are all about live music, so if you're a singer, you will need to bring a musician with you unless you're...
The Great Crediton Jam Night is Crediton's most successful Jam night, which happens on the first Sunday of the month. Just 15-20 minutes drive from Exeter. This is a well equipped open mic/jam night, with guitars, amps, drum kit, p.a., keyboard. All types of music welcome, be it, folk, jazz, rock, punk, metal, what ever floats your boat, we even get a bit of poetry! All levels of ability welcome in this relaxed atmosphere, a great way to try out stuff to an audience. We are all about live music, so if you're a singer, you will need to bring a musician with you unless you're...
As the days get shorter, temperatures drop, leaves begin to fall and the UK begins to blur into 50 shades of terracotta. It’s tempting to slump into a state of hibernation, watching endless hours of catch-up TV and wrapping yourself in shrouds of artisan throws. But before you write off your weekends and start reeling off reasons not to leave the house. We’ve put together (along with our North Devonian friends over at http://www.leisureshopdirect.com/ a list of autumnal outings you should consider in the coming months.
Up and coming Exeter racing driver Richard Mitchell heads for iconic Brands Hatch circuit this weekend for the HSCC Historic Formula Ford 1600 Championship.
Racing newcomer Richard joined the Silverstone based Speedsport team this year with virtually no previous racing experience. Despite that, he was straight on the pace and has won four of the first nine races, with second place in the season’s opener at Thruxton Circuit - beating former F1 driver and TV’s FIFTH GEAR presenter Tiff Needell.
The title race for the HSCC Historic Formula Ford 1600 Championship is really...
Twenty-nine people are a step closer to entering the workplace thanks to a People Fair held by Prospects, the education, employment and skills company, and Westward Pathfinder on 17 September in Torquay.
The People Fair concept was developed by Prospects to bring together employers with jobseekers on the Work Programme. Prospects is a prime contractor for the Work Programme in the South West supporting people who are furthest from the job market and have been long term unemployed. At the People Fair, unlike at a traditional job fair, employers directly approach invited jobseekers...
Stage and screen star Simon Callow is to appear at the Two Moors Festival which starts in just under three weeks’ time.
The Four Weddings and a Funeral star (pictured above) will be the narrator in Prokofiev’s classic Peter and the Wolf being performed at Exeter Cathedral on Friday October 23.
The actor’s name had been kept under wraps due to possible filming commitments but it was revealed today that he’s able to fulfil the role, to the great delight of Festival artistic director, Penny Adie.
‘We are thrilled that Simon is able to come,’ she said. It’s the most...
A community energy feast was held near Exeter last night to celebrate the volunteers working tirelessly to establish community-owned renewable energy projects in the region, and promote a new £33,000 fund available to community energy groups in Devon.
These projects are being set up to benefit local communities by generating low carbon, low cost energy and a 20-year income stream to make them more vibrant and sustainable places to live. The event was hosted by Regen SW, a not-for-profit that works to revolutionise the way we generate, supply and use energy, as part of Regen’s...
Rugby's biggest prize, the Webb Ellis cup is coming to Exeter, and people have a chance to have their picture taken with it.
The Webb Ellis Cup will be in the official Rugby World Cup 2015 Exeter Fanzone in Northernhay Gardens on Tuesday (29 September) from 12noon to 1pm and will be welcomed by a schools music mini fest, with music from local schools, The Academy of Music and Sound, and Exeter College.
The cup will then travel to Sandy Park for the first Rugby World Cup 2015 match in Exeter - Tonga v Namibia - and will be located outside Sandy Park from 2pm to 3.30pm, then...
