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Praise for Exeter's Cyber City vision

Exeter’s movers and shakers have been praising city businesses who joined forces to stage the city’s first Cyber Security Awareness Week.

A series of free seminars, one to one clinics, networking and information sessions are being held next week (Feb 6 – 10) in venues around the city in a bid to persuade all businesses large and small to take care of their online security.

Celebrity Chef Michael Caines MBE, (pictured above) busily preparing to open Lympstone Manor in the Spring, said Exeter and East Devon are places full of people with energy and vision. He said the Cyber...

Exeter aims to be Britain's first Cyber City

A group of Exeter businesses has banded together to raise awareness about tackling cyber attacks, currently the UK’s fastest rising crime.

The aim is to make Exeter Britain’s first Cyber City with a special week of events being held next month, to educate businesses as a matter of urgency on how to prevent being hacked and what steps to take after a cyber attack.

Cyber Security Awareness Week (Feb 6 – 10) will feature a series of workshops, talks and one-to-one sessions in venues around the city. Among the demonstrations will be a ‘live’ ransomware attack, showing just how...

City firm supports Hospiscare

Another success story for recently expanded city-based Bluegrass Computer Services.

Their 24/7 support 365 days per year has gained another client closer to home – Exeter’s much loved Hospiscare, a local adult hospice charity, providing end of life care and support for patients diagnosed with any type of terminal illness and their families, in Exeter, East and Mid Devon.

The company, based at Pynes Hill, is now providing round the clock computer support to the charity’s hard working teams in their 30 locations in and around Devon.

Chris Thomas, Bluegrass Managing...

Sid Griffin Plays The Bridge Inn Topsham

Event Date: 
09/06/2016 - 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Venue: 
The Bridge Inn Topsham EX3 0QQ

Sid Griffin is a roots musician of considerable stature and notoriety. Founder of the recently reunited Long Ryders back in 1980s’ Los Angeles he is without question one of the architects of Americana and Alt-country.

After relocating to Britain (London) in the 1990s Griffin formed The Coal Porters, an acoustic five piece who mix folk, country and bluegrass to considerable effect.

After a nine year wait between solo albums late 2014 witnessed the release of The Trick Is To Breathe, an album Uncut magazine declared American Album of the Month that November and which proudly...

Eliza Gilkyson

Event Date: 
15/05/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Eliza Gilkyson is a politically minded, poetically gifted singer-songwriter who has become one of the most respected musicians in Folk and Americana music circles. The daughter of songwriter Terry Gilkyson, whose songs were recorded by artists as diverse as Johnny Cash, the White Stripes, and Dean Martin, Eliza was headed for a career in music at an early age.

She has appeared on NPR, Austin City Limits, Mountain Stage, Etown, Sirius/XM, Air America Radio and has toured with Richard Thompson, Patty Griffin and Mary Chapin Carpenter. She has been inducted into the Austin Music Hall...

Kimmie Rhodes, Support: Jolie Goodnight

Event Date: 
03/04/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Kimmie Rhodes - kimmierhodes.com/ @kimmie_rhodes Thurs April 3rd £10.00

Singer-songwriter Kimmie Rhodes is a native Texan who calls Austin home. Kimmie’s multi-platinum selling songs have been recorded by such stellar acts as Willie Nelson, Wynonna Judd, Trisha Yearwood, Amy Grant, CeCe Winans, Joe Ely, John Farnham, Waylon Jennings, Peter Frampton, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris. A creative and prolific artist, she has recorded and released a total of fifteen solo CDs, written and produced three musical plays and a catalogue of hundreds of songs, and published a book. Kimmie is...

Nedski and Mojo

Event Date: 
16/11/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

NEDSKI : Ned Luberecki plays banjo with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers and is an On-Air personality for SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction. He is a first call banjo instructor at banjo camps across the US and Europe and a part time journalist for Banjo Newsletter.

MOJO: Stephen Mougin plays guitar with The Sam Bush Band and owns Dark Shadow Recording. He has been producing and engineering a myriad of up-and-coming bluegrass acts as well as artists outside the genre. Stephen holds a degree in Vocal Music Education and leads many vocal workshops and private vocal coaching sessions...

SquareSessions at The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

After our successful Exeter debut with The Mastersons from the USA at The Barnfield Theatre last October, we are excited to announce our first three gigs this year at the same venue - a venue we believe to be ideally suited to acoustic music.

The gigs are:

JAZZ MORLEY

Saturday March 16th, 2013 7.30pm £8 in advance, £9 on the door

Jazz Morley is a young performer making her mark the old fashioned way, ever keen to play live, meet new audiences and carve out her career by touring. Jazz is in Exeter on her Spring 2013 tour with a brand new single - “No One...

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