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Folk & music links for South Devon (and beyond)
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South(ern) Devon
| Location | Venue | Website / Description |
| Information service | Devon Folk (incl. Diary) | www.devonfolk.org County-wide folk diary listings, folk song/dance club contacts etc. from Devon Folk Committee |
| Information service | Devon Folk Directory | www.devonfolkdirectory.org Find speakers, performers, workshop leaders, tutors, display teams and much more on all folk activities in Devon. |
| Ashburton | Ashburton Arts | www.ashburtonarts.org.uk A former chapel, now a multi-genre venue |
| Brixham | Brixham Theatre | www.brixhamtheatre.uk Occasional folk events |
| Cabaret Voltaire Events | various | www.cabaretvoltaireevents.com Occasional 'cultural events' (including folk) at various venues from Dorset to Cornwall (including Totnes) |
| Calstock | Calstock Arts | www.calstockarts.org A former chapel, now a community venue with a mixed event programme including occasional folk. See www.wegottickets.com/calstockarts for event details if main website problematic. |
| Calstock | Calstock Hall | www.calstockhall.com (email admin@calstockhall.com) Community venue with a mixed event programme including occasional folk |
| Crediton | Crediton Arts Centre | www.creditonartscentre.org Occasional folk events |
| Dartington | Dartington Trust | www.dartington.org/whats-on Occasional major folk events in the spectacular setting of the 250 (?) seat Dartington Great Hall, near Totnes |
| Dartmouth | The Flavel | www.theflavel.org.uk Dartmouth's Arts Centre, occasional folk events (180 seats, 159 on rake, rest loose in front) |
| Denbury | St Mary's Church | Occasional Sunday afternoon folk concerts. No events website. Contact details will appear in individual Diary entries. |
| Exeter | Barnfield Theatre | www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk Another Exeter venue catering for wide ranging tastes, including occasional folk events (289 seats) |
| Exeter | Corn Exchange | www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange/index.aspx?articleid=13927 Formerly St George's Hall - Central Exeter venue (500 seats or standing), with a 200+-seat rake |
| Exeter | Cygnet Theatre | www.cygnettheatre.co.uk Occasional folk events. sometimes in collaboration with Wren Muusic |
| Exeter | Phoenix Arts Centre | www.exeterphoenix.org.uk Wide range of musical events, including top folk acts (approx. 325 seats, 450 standing) |
| Exmouth | Exmouth Pavilion | www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk/whats-on Occasional folk events; 500+ seat venue in East Devon |
| Honiton | Beehive Arts Centre | www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Arts centre with a wide and expending range of quality arts events including folk (concerts and less formal events). |
| Ivybridge | The Watermark | www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk Arts Centre in Ivybridge, occasional folk events, close to the A38 between Exeter and Plymouth (200 seats) |
| Folk on the Moor Club | See 'Wotter' entry below |
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| Kingsbridge | The Old Warehouse | www.theoldwarehousekingsbridge.co.uk Every Folkin' Tuesday and other (mostly free) music events |
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Liskeard (across the Tamar) |
The Rum Store | www.carnglaze.com Interesting underground venue in old slate workings (Carnglaze Caverns) just beyond Liskeard, offering occasional folk events (400-450 seats, 45 miles from Totnes) - Yes, I know it's Cornwall, not Devon |
| Lympstone | Village Hall | www.lympstone-entertainments.net Occasional events, including some folk |
| Newton Abbot | various | www.wegottickets.com/worldunlimited Very occasional music events |
| Otterton, nr Budleigh Salterton | Otterton Mill | www.ottertonmill.com Mill complex with shop, restaurant and garden. Outdoor music summer in courtyard No music during winter |
| Paignton | Palace Theatre | www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk 368 seats, mixed programme, some folk |
| Plymouth | B-Bar | www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on At the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth |
| Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | www.plymouthpavilions.com Range of large-scale musical events - no folk normally, but very occasional major folk events |
| Seaton | Gateway Theatre | www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk Nothing currently scheduled (240121) Occasional folk events? |
| South Hams | Shamstrad | www.shamstrad.co.uk Details of regular free concerts in Kingsbridge and various regular sessions in the South Hams |
| South Tawton | Church House Concerts | www.liveandacoustic.co.uk Wonderful intimate 50-seat venue in the beautifully restored church house (not a pub) |
| Tavistock | The Wharf | www.tavistockwharf.com Occasional folk events |
| Teignmouth | Pavilions Teignmouth | www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk Occasional folk events |
| Topsham nr Exeter | Topsham Folk Club | www.topshamfolkclub.org Another thriving folk club with regular guest nights |
| Torquay | Princess Theatre | www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay Occasional major folk events |
| Totnes | Barrel House Ballroom | www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk Varied programme of events, with a strong focus on original live music, featuring a strong line-up of both local and international acts. |
| Totnes | Cabaret Voltaire Events | www.cabaretvoltaireevents.com Occasional folk events in St Mary's Church Totnes (and other SW venues including Bodmin) |
| Wren Music | Wren Music | www.wrenmusic.co.uk Devon’s specialist folk and community arts development organisation, based in Okehampton |
| Widecombe in the Moor | Widecombe Sailing Club | www.widecombesailingclub.org.uk Nothing currently scheduled (240121) Folk music events at St Pancras Church |
| Wotter | Folk on the Moor Club |
www.moorfolk.co.uk Providing a fine programme of traditional folk evenings on Sundays at the Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP (map) |
| Villages In Action | Villages In Action | www.villagesinaction.co.uk Scheme covering several of the district council areas in Devon which helps bring quality professional performances including some folk events and participatory workshops at affordable prices to communities through a network of local promoters |
| Wegottickets.com |
Latest events in SW |
www.wegottickets.com/searchresults/region/2/latest A current listing of all 'new' events of all genres in the South-West listed on the ticketing agency's website, usually including some folk |
| Exeter | Barnfield Music Club |
www.barnfieldmusicclub.co.uk Open Mic Club
Night currently held on the first Friday of every month at the Cafe Hub,
Heavitree Park, Whipton Lane, Heavitree EX1 3DS commencing at 7.00pm (Formerly at the Barnfield Theatre, venue currently - at 4/22 - under review) |
| Torbay (South) | Maggie Duffy | www.maggieduffy.co.uk Maggie Duffy, formerly promoting concerts in Brixham/Churston/Galmpton area |
| Information service | Bonny Green | www.bonnygreen.uk Folk dance band(s) and caller / folk music and song (Exeter based), publications, tuition and instruction |
| Information service | South Hams Traditional Music | www.shamstrad.co.uk Details of what's happening folkwise in the southern South Hams |
| Information service | Devon Village Halls | www.devonvillagehalls.co.uk Descriptions of and contact details for many of these community facilities across the county of Devon |
| South Devon | Dartington Morris | www.dartingtonmorris.uk (OK, I admit personal bias here!) Dancing programme and much more - a mixed side, dancing mostly Cotswold style morris |
| A Muddle Of Morris | Global Morris Map | https://amuddleofmorris.wordpress.com/2017/03/29/a-morris-map. A global map of morris dancing teams |
Miscellaneous:
What's On in South Brent: current (PDF) version of email circular:
www.ssb.org.uk/documents/11/other-current-documents/9784/whats-on-in-brent.pdf
'Folk music near Totnes' [240106] (website listings):
www.datathistle.com/events/music/folk/location:Totnes(50.4322,-3.6839)
Wegottickets.com latest events for SW England:
www.wegottickets.com/searchresults/region/2/latest
Other Media: Folklife West
Folklife West print magazine, May, copied online, free.
www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html: articles (free PDF).
www.folklife.uk/south-west.html: folk news (Folklife West-Country members);
Folk Directory listings (open to all to send).
www.folklife.uk/updates.html: Updates and free emailed Newsletter - 'Opt In'
to sam@folklife.uk: name, organisation,
region: South-West
French dance & music in Devon:
d'Accord in Exeter - French & Breton Music & Dance Group, see
www.facebook.com/groups/149787688758876,
email
daccordinexeter@gmail.com..
See also
www.frenchdancedevon.wordpress.com.
| Artsreach | www.artsreach.co.uk Arts development agency for Dorset (like Villages in Action in Devon) |
| Carn to Cove | Cornwall’s performing arts touring scheme, bringing quality professional artists into rural areas, part of Cornwall Arts Centre Trust ACT |
| Take Art! | Arts development agency for Somerset (like Villages in Action in Devon) |
| Folk in Somerset & Dorset | SADFOLK - site giving access to regular emailed information about folk events across Somerset and Dorset |
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UK folk music map |
www.folkmusicmap.wordpress.com Map showing folk clubs (and some sessions) in the UK |
| UK Folk Music | www.ukfolkmusic.uk Folk music website |
| Martin Nail's list | www.englishfolkinfo.org.uk (linked updated 15/1/11) English folk and traditional music on the Internet - A guide to resources - well worth a look |
| Plough Arts Centre | www.theploughartscentre.org.uk Great Torrington, N Devon |
| BeafordArts | Operating a rural touring scheme with some folk events in the north of Devon |
Folk in Cornwall |
What it says on the tin www.folkincornwall.co.uk - clubs, sessions, events... |
| Open mics and sessions in Cornwall | www.facebook.com/groups/openmiccornwall Here you will also find weekly(?) updates for 'Folk Sessions, Dance, Concerts & Open Mics CORNWALL' by Toebrt Snrub |
| Bodmin Folk Club | www.bodminfolk.co.uk Excellent club west of the Tamar meeting Fridays, regular top guests |
| Milverton Music Club | Regular monthly club with guest nights, west of Taunton |
| Culm Valley Music & Performance Club | www.culmvalleymusicclub.co.uk Magelake Hall, Uffculme EX15 3DR. Close to M5 Jct 27. |
| Halsway Manor | Halsway Manor Folk Music Centre, Crowcombe, off A358 between Taunton and Minehead |
| Artsreach | Arts development agency for rural Dorset (like Villages in Action in South Devon) |
| Folk South West | Folk arts development agency for the South West Arts region, running various workshops and projects |
| Mr Red's Mid West | Venue lists, dance dates & festivals in Gloucestershire and adjacent counties |
| SCOFF | South Counties Folk Federation - a wealth of information about folk clubs and much more across southern England |
| EFDSS | English Folk Dance and Song Society |
| The Music Well | An online resource for folk music: songs tunes and stories, ancient and modern, from all the British islands, with an extensive billboard and new releases section (formerly called Radio Britfolk) |
www.webfeet.org National ceilidh listings |
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| Set and Turn Single | www.setandturnsingle.org.uk The listing magazine for folk dancers |
| www.musicevents.co.uk | Listings of Devon based artists and venues for various musical genres |
| Folklore & Mythology Resource Guide | www.supersummary.com/folklore-mythology-guide What it says on the tin |
| www.musicevents.co.uk | Listings of Devon based artists and venues for various musical genres |
Other South-West Venues with some Folk Events
| North Devon | |
| Landmark Theatre | www.northdevontheatres.org.uk Ilfracombe (483 seats) |
| Plough Arts Centre | www.theploughartscentre.org.uk Great Torrington (132 raked seats plus 100 chairs) |
| Queen's Theatre | www.northdevontheatres.org.uk Barnstaple (688 seats) |
| Cornwall | |
| Acorn Arts Centre | www.theacornpenzance.com Penzance (150 seats approx.) |
| Princess Pavilion | www.carrickleisureservices.org.uk Falmouth (87 miles from Totnes) |
| The Rum Store | www.carnglaze.com Interesting underground venue in old slate workings (Carnglaze Caverns) near Liskeard, offering occasional folk events (400-450 seats, 45 miles from Totnes) |
| Sterts Theatre | www.sterts.co.uk Upton Cross, Liskeard (400+ seats, 43 miles from Totnes) Covered outdoor venue. Possibly take a cushion, and a blanket for cool summer evenings. Performances finish by 10pm due to location. Theatre about to rebuild (240121); no events currently scheduled |
| Somerset | |
| The Brewhouse | www.thebrewhouse.net Taunton - theatre and arts centre (354 seats) |
| Bridgwater Arts Centre | www.bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk Bridgwater - includes regular folk events (66 miles from Totnes) |
| Cheese and Grain | www.cheeseandgrain.co.uk Frome - occasional major folk events (101 miles from Totnes) |
| Merlin Theatre | www.merlintheatre.co.uk Frome - various interesting arts events |
| David Hall Arts Centre | www.thedavidhall.org.uk South Petherton 01460 240340, programme includes regular folk events (71 miles from Totnes). See also www.sadfolk.co.uk for events at David Hall |
| Octagon Theatre | www.octagon-theatre.co.uk Yeovil |
| Dorset | |
| Electric Palace, Bridport | www.electricpalace.org.uk Bridport: (400 seated incl. balcony; 500+ standing) Former cinema; mixed arts programme including big folk names |
| Bridport Arts Centre | www.bridport-arts.com Bridport: 70 miles from Totnes |
| Marine Theatre | www.marinetheatre.com Lyme Regis: 50 miles from Totnes |
While some of the following information may be out of date at the time of reading, the links should at least give a point of contact. Folk content ranges from 100% to minimal. Chronological order. No current information found for entries not in bold.
27 April 2024 - Green Man Festival Bovey Tracey, mainly morris dancing
3-5 May 2025 - Brixham Pirate Festival
Pirates, shanties and more
www.brixhampiratesfestival.com.
16-18 May 2025 - Dart Music Festival -
Dartmouth
Mostly free, largely outdoor, many types of music
www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk.
17/18 May 2025 - Plymouth Pirates Weekend
Google for details
6-8 June 2025 - Craft Festival - Bovey Tracey
See Bovey Tracey event details
www.craftfestival.co.uk.
20-22 June 2025 - Teignmouth Folk Festival
www.teignmouthfolk.co.uk,
www.facebook.com/groups/310668965649749
6 July 2025 - Moreton Music Day - Moretonhampstead
Day of music
www.facebook.com/MoretonMusicDay
19-21 July 2024 - Exmouth Festival
Multi-genre (free) festival
www.exmouthfestival.co.uk
1-8 August 2025 - Sidmouth Folk Festival
www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk
2-6 August 2025 - Sidmouth Fringe Sessions
www.sidmouthfringe.co.uk
8-10 August 2025 - Dartmoor Folk Festival - South Zeal nr Okehampton
Always the weekend after Sidmouth
www.dartmoorfolkfestival.org.uk
15-17 August 2025 - Beautiful Days - Escot Park nr Exeter
21st Anniversary Festival
www.beautifuldays.org
21-25 August 2025 - Cornwall Folk Festival - Wadebridge
www.cornwallfolkfestival.com
23-26 August 2024 - Lyme Folk Weekend - Lyme Regis
www.lymefolk.com
8-10 September 2023 - Teign Maritime & Shanty Festival - Teignmouth
No festival in 2025; future festivals are also in doubt
www.teignshantyfestival.co.uk
13-27 September 2025 - St Ives September Festival
Major multi-genre festival
www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk
4-6 October 2024 - Salcombe Live Festival
www.salcombe-live.co.uk
Other festival listings
fROOTS/Spiral Earth - Comprehensive listing of all festivals in
Britain
www.spiralearth.co.uk/category/festivals
UK Folk Festivals
Site listing all UK folk festivals
www.ukfolkfestivals.co.uk
Miscellaneous, requested and 'other music' links
| Concertinas UK | www.concertinas-uk.co.uk The home of free reed instrument repairs and concertina sales. Nigel and Sarah Sture. Based in the South Hams. |
| Plymouth Classical Music Concert Diary | Comprehensive month-by-month listings of all types of classical music in and around Plymouth. Also includes some Jazz and Folk |
| Plymouth Music Accord | Registered Charity promoting the appreciation and performance of music in the Plymouth area. Members include local orchestras, bands, choirs, opera groups, etc. and many promoters and venues |
| Nettlebed Folk Club | Award-winning folk club near Henley in Oxfordshire |