Top local and national artists will headline at the 37th Dartmoor Folk Festival, which will be held at South Zeal, near Okehampton, on 8, 9 and 10 August.
Artists announced, to date, include: New Rope String Band (Friday), Lady Maisery, Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar (winners of the BBC Young Folk Awards 2013), Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, The Old Fashioned, Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher, Chalktown and Pete White's Suitcase Circus.
Other artists attending include Trevor Organ's Cracking Crockery, The Dartmoor Pixie Band, Tony Beard, Entertainingly Different, Dave Wills,...
Don't make any plans for this weekend until you've checked out our guide to the best of What's On in and around Exeter:
THEATRE
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pantomime Friday & Saturday, Broadclyst Victory Hall Hi Ho ... Hi Ho ... It's off to the panto we go! Join Broadclyst Theatre Group for an exciting show with slapstick fun, singing, dancing and plenty of laughter. Whilst Snow White and her friends do battle with Evilena the wicked Queen, poor Muddles gets into lots of trouble. Tickets £8 adults, £5 children from Broadclyst Post Office or via the Box office on...
Running from Wednesday 29th January to Saturday 1st February at Exeter Northcott Theatre, the University of Exeter's musical theatre society, Footlights, presents a fantastic performance of Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story.
A modern-day take on the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet, this is one of the most well-loved and well-known musicals of all time. Footlights handles the atmosphere, accents and tension of Upper West Side New York beautifully, bringing it to the Northcott stage in a completely believable performance.
The musical tells the immortal story of two star-...
The Cut Purse Rascals are launching their debut EP on Sunday 26th January at the Bike Shed Theare. Pre release reviews have favourable with music blogger Listen with Monger comparing CPR to Midlake and The Band.
You can read the full review here - http://listenwithmonger.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/the-cut-purse-rascals-ep-...
The doors open at 7.30 and the Rascals are supported by the highly talented Mr Alex Kumar.
International Concert Pianist Phillip Dyson has been described as simply “brilliant”, with a “wonderfully dry, very British sense of humour” and a recent recital in New York City accredited him as nothing less than “magnificent”. A world class pianist and great entertainer, performing to ‘sell-out’ audiences around the world.
He broadcasts regularly for the BBCand Classic FM, performs with the most prestigious orchestras and has a great international reputation in Europe and America, gaining enormous...
An exciting new jazz orchestra will be “locking horns” in public for the first time at a charity gig in Exeter on Sunday 2nd February.
Formed in Autumn 2013, the Locked Horns Jazz Orchestra features musicians from all over the county and plays a range of jazz from across the ages.
This, their first ever live performance, will take place at the Monkey Suit on Sidwell Street from 8pm and will be a great opportunity to relax and catch up with friends while enjoying some great live music. Entry will be £2.00 each with profits being donated to Headway Devon – the local brain...
Cara Dillon has a staggeringly beautiful voice whether she's singing her native traditional songs of lost love and emigration, or original compositions, you will be hard pressed to find a more emotive and captivating performer.
Cara and Sam also appeared in the Transatlantic Sessions,in a spectacular setting on the shores of Loch Lomond. They featured in the first episode as well as two further episodes....the first of which was broadcast on BBC TWO in Scotland on 15th September 2013 for six weeks. The series was then broadcasted on BBC Four starting on September 27th 2013 for...
The Bridge Jazz Club is the base for Exeter’s jazz scene. Special guests each month.
Pete Canter & Friends + Jam Session. First set from the house band followed by jam session. All welcome. Bring charts for the rhythm section. Entrance fee includes a free raffle.
Rufiji Leprosy Trust are very excited to be arranging a charity gig supported by the Exeter Phoenix on Saturday 25 January from 7pm.
We are looking to raise awareness of leprosy in the UK, as well as to fundraise for various projects including a Kindergartenr. Rufiji Leprosy Trust administers and fundraises for the Kindwitwi Leprosy Care Centre in the Rufiji district of Tanzania. Leprosy remains a major problem in the region, while the Kindwitwi centre assists in finding and treating sufferers and ex-sufferers, promoting self-sufficiency and educating to overcome the stigma that...
On Saturday 25th January Rufiji Leprosy Trust are organising a charity fundraising gig at The Phoenix in Exeter.
The gig features four of the most exciting Exeter bands around at the moment for an evening of funk, soul, indie and rock. The Beacons have been featured on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, Moscow Magazine are regularly played on BBC6 Music, and Lion The Weak and The Rotten Apple Orchestra both feature UoE students.
Rufiji Leprosy Trust administers and fundraises for the Kindwitwi Leprosy Care Centre in the Rufiji district of Tanzania. Leprosy remains a major problem in...
