Guitarist with Jethro Tull for a staggering 43 years, Martin’s solo on ‘Aqualung’ was voted the 25th finest solo ever in a U.S. guitar poll, just one small accolade for a guitarist who’s worked live with Phil Collins, Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa, Paul McCartney, and in the past has shared stages with Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. His current band has been together for four years and will be playing many of those classic songs from the ‘Tull’ back catalogue.
Sitting somewhere between country and alternative, the collective known as Willard Grant Conspiracy have been hailed as the new heroes of their genre. Based near Palmdale, California, the band’s only permanent member, the heavily bearded vocalist Robert Fisher, has a style that has been compared to both John Cale and Johnny Cash. As a band, it’s easy to draw comparisons with the likes Nick Cave and Tindersticks.
With a collective of some 30+ musicians, Willard Grant Conspiracy are a force to be reckoned with – both physically and musically.
A feast of words, this national poetry tour hosted by Sarah Dixon sees ten poets perform for ten minutes each.
Sarah L Dixon runs regular Quiet Compere events in Manchester. She hosted a Medical-themed poetry event at Cheltenham Poetry Festival in 2014. Sarah is presently touring the usual Quiet Compere format (ten poets x ten minutes each) nationally, after a successful tour of the North in 2014. Quiet Compere events enlist great established poets and accomplished poets newer to the scene. The Quiet Compere introduces them with little fanfare so the poems (and not the poet’s track...
Convene with your coven for a night of live music and DJ sets, plus performance poetry, mystical mindreading, theatre, talks, readings and stalls. In aid of Womankind Worldwide.
Deep-space psychedelic funksters The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet headline the night; with alt-rock steampunkers The Mysterious Freakshow; Dr Alan Jones’ mindreading show; Widsith and Deor performing a specially commissioned piece honouring witches past, present and future; Tarte Noire providing the life-changing experience of The Oracle.Plus stalls, readings, talks and performances all glued together...
Combining intelligent, provocative lyrics with dangerously catchy hooks and a feel good groove, this is music for the thinking man to shake his stuff to. Think Jason Mraz meets The Cat Empire…on a protest march…at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Billy Rowan, aka The Undercover Hippy, is definitely not your average singer songwriter. His music brings together elements of folk, hip-hop, and reggae with the lyrical delivery of a skilled MC. Playing with a full band, mixing guitars, keys, drums, bass, percussion and backing vocals, Billy creates a high energy, interactive and highly entertaining...
Celebrating synth and electronic music in the South West, Synthwest II features a headliner set from Vile Electrodes with support from Lou Latham vs Dubb Clown and Shelter.
Vile Electrodes
Initially formed through a mutual affection for early synthpop, delta blues, horror film soundtracks, rock ‘n’ roll and miserable indie bands, Vile Electrodes have toured with OMD, as well as supporting John Foxx & The Maths, Melt Yourself Down and Michael Rother.
Highest Grade and Eyes Open Promotions present Ba Ba Boom, Exeter’s finest regular reggae dance sessions featuring Highest Grade Sound System playing the latest cuts in dancehall, conscious vibes and classic roots reggae.
Meet Nel: a foley artist. Don’t know what that is? She makes sound for films. In her world a tyre-screech is a hot water-bottle and an epic fight scene is composed of frozen cabbages and snapping rhubarb. But for the first time in her life, she finds herself completely alone. Her cat’s died and she accidentally poisoned her fish. She needs a friend. But she is afraid. In a world of continuous self-comparison she feels inadequate and finding a friend in today’s world is more than a little stressful. Especially for someone who spends her day recording sounds with vegetables in a box. She...
The Bridge Jazz Club is the home of Exeter’s jazz scene. Pete Canter & Friends + Jam Session. First set from the house band followed by jam session. All welcome. Bring charts for the rhythm section. Entrance fee includes a free raffle.
House Band:
Pete Canter – saxophone Matt Johns – keys Jim Rintoul – double bass Gary Evans – drums
