The British guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive and innovative guitarists to have emerged on the world scene for several generations and is rated in the top ten British blues guitarists of all time.
‘Another level altogether’ MOJO
Tickets: £15 (£13) Book here: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/matt-schofield/
The daughter of folk legend Steve Tilston, Martha found herself drawn to folk’s protest spirit and its themes of social justice from an early age. These themes are ever present in the eloquent, politicized questioning that suffuses her latest LP, 'Machines Of Love and Grace', released in late 2012, a collection of subtly charged acoustic folk songs, tinged with electric guitar and touches of electronica. The title is a nod to a beat poem by Richard Brautigan.
‘She has the power to draw an audience into her world, leaving all those present with a smile, and a few issues to...
Criticised by an art school lecturer as having “a remarkable eye for trivia”, Chris Wood’s love of small things has made him one of England’s most vivid and arresting song writers. With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables. Hollow Point is his chilling ballad of the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezez and Wood’s feel for the sheer “one thing after another-ness” of life allows us, for the first time, to see the event through the eyes of the victim.
‘The finest and most original singer-songwriter to have emerged from the British folk scene...
Melanie Wilson and Fuel present: Landscape II by Melanie Wilson
Three women separated by a hundred years start a conversation across time. Their parallel experiences reveal shared imaginings of identity and escape, as menacing undercurrents steal into their solitary and reflective lives. Their letters, diaries, drawings and photographs expose a series of threatening episodes and unsettling occurrences. As the landscape presses in on them, they draw upon the threads that connect them to survive.
Landscape II is a compelling solo work by Melanie Wilson. This bold hybrid of...
Britain’s cycling heroes have inspired record numbers of youngsters in Exeter to get on their bikes, according to figures from British Cycling.
The number of young British Cycling members is soaring, with under 18 membership increasing by 32 per cent across the South West in the past year.
Cycling clubs in the region are also experiencing an influx of new young riders, with British Cycling reporting a significant increase in cyclists at all of its 47 Go-Ride clubs across the region – six of which were formed in the past year.
Meet two very different authors with one big age gap at Kennaway House.
JC-and-Co look at the subject of money throughout history right up to the present day and have written a book that will amuse, inform and inspire you. The truth about money will be revealed!
Tickets £5 (includes a copy of the book) available from Kennaway House on 01395 515551
Go along to Kennaway House for a family fun afternoon with a bouncy castle, fun games, lucky dip, stalls, refreshments, entertainment and lots more... all between noon and 4pm.
As usual, Exeter City's summer holiday football courses are proving very popular, but as part of the club's plans to increase its multisport offering, the Football in the Community coaches have been on two tennis delivery courses run by the LTA.
The club has announced two dates for a tennis camp at Cowick Barton Playing Fields' tennis courts in Exeter, on Wednesday 14 August and Tuesday 27 August. The event, which is suitable for 7-14 year olds, will run for three hours from 12-3pm and will cost £10 per day.
For more information and bookings, contact Catherine Fraser on...
