Set in Cornwall in 1855 All in the Valley is a powerful story of desperation and redemption played out against a bleak and unforgiving landscape. The film follows Joseph Ballam, a Crimean war veteran who returns home with no money, no job and no prospects. When Mr. Lincoln, a wealthy mine owner, offers him the chance to emigrate to the colony of Van Diemen’s Land it seems his troubles may be at an end, but there is a catch. In exchange for a new life Ballam must go deep into the Cornish countryside to hunt down the Tallack brothers, a dangerous gang of thieves, and return the money they...
Meet Your Feet is an eclectic 9-piece all women band from Bristol playing original music with latin, jazz, soul and pop influences.
The songs are dynamic and have tight harmonies, catchy sax riffs, infectious percussion and lyrics that reflect the drive for an environmentally friendly planet.
A band laden with groove, stomping bass and dub synths, their traditional reggae style draws from numerous influences including funk, ska, pop and dub. The eight-piece band have honed an infectious, bass-led party style and an uplifting festival-friendly vibe.
Pavlos Carvalho brings his internationally acclaimed Greek band Plastikes Karekles to Exeter. Blending bouzoukis, guitar, violin with vocals, this truly interactive group play music inspired by the joyful and fun Greek Rebetiko music of the 1920s.
An eclectic fusion of international and Greek musicians with roots from to traditional Greek folk to classical and jazz, they have appeared in Greece and at festivals abroad. In the UK they have performed at Purcell Room, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, St David’s Hall as part of the Proms, as well as more intimate venues such as...
This Manchester outfit have been shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize and received three nominations for the Ivor Novello Award. Blending falsetto vocals with synths, guitars and discordant pop hooks, their eclectic sound has been described as everything from progressive to art-funk and a string of quirky singles have drawn comparisons with XTC, Wild Beasts and Django Django.
When it comes to keeping the blues alive, vibrant and exciting, there are few people who can claim such an overall prolific body of work as Stefan Grossman. A former student of Rev. Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt and Skip James, Stefan went on to found what has become the world’s largest ‘blues school’, Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop. If you play acoustic blues guitar, chances are you learned something from Stefan Grossman, either directly or indirectly. An amazing guitarist with a seemingly infinite knowledge of many esoteric, archaic or nearly forgotten styles, techniques, and...
Gemfest is back for its third year of festival fundraising, having raised over £11,000 for Hospiscare and The Brain Tumour Charity at the last two events.
Organised by local Brain Tumour ‘survivor’ Gemma and her friends, Gemfest promises a day packed with free family activities topped off with a variety of live music and entertainment in the evening from 6pm. Something for everyone – guaranteed.
Newsflash! There’s been a series of high-profile crimes right across the city – but fear not…The police chief’s put his best man on the job – Dick Tracy. It’s now down to the square-jawed, hard-hitting, fast-shooting, comic book detective to solve the crime the only way he knows how…the crime solving way… Will Tracy be able to save the day, get the girl and get to the bottom of who’s causing the mayhem? Or perhaps the truth is closer than he thinks….
With their work rooted in the ridiculous, Le Navet Bete’s Dick Tracy is a physical comedy influenced by the world-famous detective,...
