The singer-songwriter, whose riveting voice at times recalls the elegance of Annie Lennox, has been making intensely personal, socially aware music to considerable acclaim since she was a teenager. Among her influences she cites Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits and Elvis Costello.
'The best British singer-songwriter of the last 10 years...and then some' UNCUT
'Unarguably one of the finest singer-songwriters of her generation.' THE TIMES
Fossil Collective, a two-piece from Leeds, consists of multi instrumentalists David Fendick and Jonny Hooker. Their first recordings saw them taking inspiration from classic albums by Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Simon and Garfunkel and suggested comparisons with more contemporary artists such as Fleet Foxes, Midlake and Bon Iver. But in truth their exquisitely structured songs and glorious, rich harmonies owe as much, if not more, to a solid English song tradition, and their material holds that distinct English quality that many North American artists hanker after.
Firefighters from Devon and Somerset are to travel to Nepal this week to provide training to the country’s fire service, at the request of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The Nepal Fire Service is ill-equipped, with firefighters often attending severe incidents without any protective clothing or adequate equipment, including breathing apparatus. There are very few fire appliances and access to water through the hydrant system is limited.
The UNDP has a five year co-operation agreement with the Government of Nepal to provide support to...
Artist Steven Paige is currently resident artist at Double Elephant, tasked with responding to the Leonard Baskin & Ted Hughes archive based at University of Exeter. Not a regularly practicing printmaker, his approach to the residency is a much conceptual as materials based.
For the workshop on 31 October, Steven will present aspects of the archive that he has found intriguing – namely how Baskin worked and corresponded with Hughes, how text/writing works with the image, including the notion of the press or publishing of works, and, as it is auspiciously Hallowe'en, how a...
The South West’s top zoo is celebrating its 90th birthday with an ambitious plan combining art, conservation and the community.
The Great Gorillas Project will bring a host of life-size model gorillas out into the streets, parks and open spaces of the English Riviera and Exeter. The gorillas, sponsored by businesses and community groups and painted with original designs by local artists, will be displayed in public, creating a unique art trail.
The official launch, which will feature a spectacular arrival courtesy of Greenway Ferry Pleasure Cruises, takes place on Tuesday...
A woman has been freed from her vehicle, which got stuck in the mud during a rising tides after it went through a dwarf wall and ended up in Cockwood Harbour.
The vehicle hit a wall, flipped over, and landed on its wheels in Cockwood Harbour near Starcross, Exeter, Devon, at about 21:50 BST on Sunday. Fortunately for her and the two other passengers with her in the car, the harbour had no water in it at the time of the accident, but with rising tides time was of the essence for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service.
Two people are in a serious condition in hospital, one critical, following an incident which closed the A30 in both directions early on Sunday morning. The road was blocked for twelve hours between the M5 at Junction 29, Exeter, and Daisy Mount Cross from around half past midnight. Two silver cars, a Vauxhall Astra and a Seat Altea are believed to have been travelling in opposite directions near Exeter Airport when they collided head-on. A 48-year-old female passenger in the Seat, who is from Ottery St Mary, was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with life-threatening multiple...
Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE DL, actress, author, politician and much loved University of Exeter Chancellor, has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to children’s television and her championing of arts for children, at an awards ceremony at BAFTA, London, on Saturday 20th October.
The annual Children’s Arts Awards, organised by Action for Children’s Arts (ACA), celebrates artists who have made a lasting contribution through their work to children’s art and welfare in the UK. Baroness Benjamin will be presented with the J.M.Barrie Award, for a body of work that will...
