Phonic FM present a live jazz session with the acclaimed Neil Todd Quartet. Led by bass player Neil Todd, currently based in Manchester, this is a rare West Country performance from a group of pedigree musicians brought together to record an album in the Sound Gallery studios. Expect to be
swept up in a confluence of musical streams of thought, blending many influences, including Latin, classical, folk, and rock, which produces a unique, expressive style of jazz, featuring both Neil’s original compositions and modern jazz standards.
Seen by some as forerunners of today’s dub and bass driven music, Dreadzone have been building an impressive body of work since their early days.
Dreadzone flew into the commercial domain with their unique, genre busting dub, folk, electronic dance epic Second Light which featured their first ground breaking top 40 hit Little Britain back in 1996. The band formed by ex Big Audio Dynamite member Greg Roberts, Tim Bran and Leo Williams are an intrinsic part of the UK dance heritage.
From their first album 360, being signed to the legendary Creation Records in 1993, their...
The meteoric rise to prominence of British blues breakers King King, has seen the racking up a host of accolades culminating in 2012’s Best Band and Best Album at the British Blues Awards.
Since they began touring three years ago, King King’s unique brand of multi-faceted blues rock has won over audiences as diverse as The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival, the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, the internationally acclaimed Belgium Rhythm & Blues Festival in Peer and even...
The Martin Harley band are an internationally acclaimed three piece act. Their ‘British Americana’ sound, influenced by Delta Blues and Gypsy Swing has produced a road worn style of song writing. Performances at Glastonbury’s Acoustic and Avalon stages have cemented their popularity as part of UK’s acoustic scene and the home grown, hard touring approach they’ve employed over the last eight years has built them a strong fan base worldwide.
The band itself has endured some personnel shifts during its lifespan, but has now evolved into the powerhouse trio of Martin Harley (vocals,...
More than 40 fencers competed in the 2015 Devon Foil Championships at Isca College in Exeter.
Grace Williams and Jason Shillingford claimed gold medals in the senior Women's and Men's categories, Alexis Jouan took the under-14s junior title and Edward Hall topped the under-11s age group.
Grace Williams skilfully beat Jade Clarke in the final, Clarke being the formidably talented Great Britain under-17 Champion and winner of the 2014 British Cadet Women’s Foil Fencing Championships. Jason Shillingford’s victory in the Men's final was against his brother Warren. (Slow motion...
Devon County Council has agreed an increase of 1.99 per cent in council tax bills.
The increase will support spending of over £500 million including a reprieve for threatened school lollipop patrols, continued support for vulnerable people on welfare and extra winter road gritting.
There will also be an extra £100,000 to cushion bus service cuts and £40,000 for the Citizens’ Advice Bureau.
The council tax increase will bring in an extra £6.2 million over the next year to help safeguard services.
But the budget still calls for reductions of £46 million as a...
A Government-backed initiative has launched in Devon and Somerset to encourage women business leaders and female entrepreneurs to adopt digital technology to grow their businesses.
The LOVE Digital project, part of the ‘Get up to Speed’ support programme designed to help businesses and communities across Devon and Somerset improve their computer and technology skills, aims to empower women-led businesses and women thinking of starting a business. It is hoped greater use of technology will help create more female entrepreneurs to close the current gap between men and women when it...
A Devon couple who won a £8,000 dream wedding last October - thanks to the Mercure Exeter Southgate and Radio Exe - have been busy making plans for their luxury wedding celebration at the top Exeter hotel.
Carla Pillivant and Toby Rowland, from Cullompton, who have been together for more than two years, will be getting married at the Mercure Exeter Southgate hotel in May.
With their big day fast approaching, Carla has been busy meeting all of the wedding suppliers involved, all of whom have generously offered their services for the big day.
WBW Solicitors sent a crack team from their Exeter office to make a bid for the title of World Champions – in the field of pancake racing.
The global flip-off took place in Exeter's Princesshay Square on Tuesday (February 17), and four of WBW's finest lawyers banded together under the team name “Flippin' Lawyers” in a bid to outrun and outflip the competition.
Partner of WBW and team captain, David Charlesworth, said before the challenge: “We are feeling a little bit tense, this represents months and months of training and we take it very seriously.” Fellow team members,...
