Billy Bottle – Keys/Vocals Martine Waltier – Vocals/Violin Vivien Goodwin Darke – Flute Roz Harding – Saxes Jim Rintoul – Basses Coach York – Drums
Burrowing in the depths of Devon, England, Billy Bottle ran away from the circus to work with Canterbury organ figurehead, Caravan’s Dave Sinclair. Pianist for Brit Jazz legend, Mike Westbrook, and steeped in the folk scene, Billy blends a love of improvisation with song forms.
His musical partner is the vocalist, violinist and songwriter, Martine Waltier,...
Record crowds enjoyed three days of music, song, dance and crafts at the 37th Dartmoor Folk Festival held from August 8 to 10.
Local and national artists entertained audiences at the event held at South Zeal, near Okehampton.
The festival included concerts, dances, a Dartmoor Fayre, a ceilidh, folk service, craft displays, music hall, pub sessions, a ramble on Dartmoor and music, song and dance workshops.
The packed programme of events also included a dedicated children’s festival.
Hotly-contested competitions included the Dartmoor Broom Dance championships...
Local folk heroes Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman are among the highlights of this year’s annual celebration of traditional music in the Dartmoor town of Okehampton, the Baring-Gould Folk Weekend.
The husband-and-wife duo, who live within the Dartmoor National Park in West Devon, will be performing a selection of favourites plus some brand new songs from their forthcoming album when they headline the festival’s Saturday afternoon concert at Fairplace Church.
The line-up of a jam-packed weekend also includes Phil Beer from East Devon folk legends Show of Hands, award-...
Welsh rock band, The Dirty Youth are bringing their tour 'Gold Dust' to Exeter with local band I Divide as support.
The Dirty Youth have toured with popular Finnish band The Rasmus along with Reckless Love and KoRn.
They will play the Cavern on October 12th. Tickets will be avaliable from the Cavern or online at We Got Tickets. They cost £8.80 including booking fee. This is a 16+ event.
On Wednesday 20 August, shoppers in Princesshay will have the opportunity to hear and appreciate the talents of members of CEDA, an Exeter-based charity for disabled people.
CEDA find imaginative and creative ways to provide support services to disabled people of all ages, with a focus on independence and empowerment.
With funding from a Youth Music grant, CEDA have been offering children and young people the chance to experience and learn a range of music including Taiko drumming, playing instruments, singing, story-telling through music, beat boxing and DJ’ing as well as...
Planning your weekend? We’ve come up with plenty of ideas to keep the whole family entertained, whatever the weather!
STAGE & SCREEN
Big Screen in the Park: Gravity (PG) Saturday, 9pm, Northernhay Gardens, Exeter Gravity (PG) – A movie made for the big screen. Experience the multi award-winning, heart-pounding thriller Gravity out in the open and under the stars and be pulled into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. When disaster strikes a seemingly routine mission and the space shuttle is destroyed, two astronauts are left completely alone – tethered to...
The Welsh pop rock band, Kids in Glass houses have announced they are to split and have also released details of a farewell tour. This tour will be brought to the Exeter Phoenix on Monday 6th October.
They have previously released four albums and their latest release was Peace. They will be playing classics from all albums. They have played Exeter before and hopefully Exeter will give them a good send off.
Tickets cost from £14.50 and are available online at We Got Tickets or you can buy tickets from the Phoenix.
Tickets are selling fast for the first ever Devon Wine and Music Festival with folk singer Steve Knightley headlining the September event.
Already 150 out of 500 tickets have been sold for the event where music lovers can enjoy local bands, wine lovers can tickle their tastebuds with wines from six vineyards and local food suppliers will keep foodies happy. Pebblebed is hosting the event at their vineyard in Clyst St George, near Exeter, on September 13/14.
Adam Isaac, who made it through to the quarter final stages of BBC's The Voice, with Sir Tom Jones as coach, will be...
Please join us in Princesshay Square, Exeter for music from 10am supported by DJs from Phonic FM and live performers from Six Days, Clara Bond, Holly Morwenna and Mervyn Grattan from 12 noon.
This is a free event but donations would be very welcome. In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
There will also be a street collection taking place in the High Street and the Macmillan Cancer Information Support Specialists will be available to answer questions about cancer in Bedford Square.
ALMOST THE BONZO DOG DOO DAH BAND Robots, smoke, unsuitable medical technology, ancient theatrical props, the kitchen sink and the audience (you get to join-in!) all combine to create Almost The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band fans will be delighted to learn that Roger Ruskin Spear, Rodney Slater and Sam Spoons have teamed up with super-pianist Dave Glasson and the magical Vernon Dudley Bowhay Nowell to create more fun, music and subversive diversion in the spirit of the ageless band.
