Moretonhampstead Festival of Food, Drink and the Arts, is sponsored by Helpful Holidays one of the leading holiday cottage specialists in the South West,
“THE PEOPLES FESTIVAL”
Beautifully situated within the Dartmoor National Park and on the edge of the High Moor, Moretonhampstead is a small moorland town of character which dates back over 1000 years to Saxon times. Moreton, (as the locals call it) is known for its friendliness and sense of community.
Songwriter Huw and multi-instrumentalist Maartin first met on a Fairport Convention tour bus in 1995. Huw went on to conquer the British folk scene with singing partner Tony Williams until calling it a day in 2002, since when he's been a regular BBC Radio 4 contributor.
Over a 30 year career, Maart has toured and recorded with everyone from Fairport, Jethro Tull, The Mission, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Mike Harding, Robert Plant, Midge Ure and many more.
As a new duo, Huw and Maart deliver an evening of warmth and...
AJ's Big Band is the South West's premier 17-piece big band, specialising in the unforgettable music of the swing era. Under the inimitable leadership of Ken Parr, the band plays regularly throughout Devon and the South West for both dances and concerts. Since its inception in 1983 by the late Alan (A.J.) Hempstead, the band continues to sustain a high reputation, blending great ensemble work with exciting jazz solos. The band plays a wide range of music, from the 1930s through to more contemporary arrangements, but, of course, with the emphasis on classic tunes made famous by the likes of...
Exeter Philharmonic Choir has performed concerts in the City every year since its foundation in 1846. It continues to delight audiences with its performances of both well loved and lesser known works under Andrew Millington, Director of Music at Exeter Cathedral and the Choir’s current Director of Music.
Tickets from: www.exephil.org.uk or Exeter Tickets 01392 665885.
The first of two performances, the second of which will be on at the same time (7.30pm) on 13th December, 2012.
The UK's most exact-sounding Beatles tribute band.
Commissioned by EMI to promote the "Beatles 1" CD and acknowledged by the BBC and ITV as the UK's best sounding: The Fab Beatles will take you on a roller-coaster ride from Love Me Do through to Let It Be, every song played completely Live and true.
Each of a possible 4 x sets accompanied with replica costume from each period. Considered and respected in the business as the ultimate standard to aspire to.
Local band Stillyano will be playing at the St James Centre starting at 8pm with all proceeds going to the Adam Stansfield Foundation.
The band made who are Antony Stylianou (singer/guitarist ), Ian Kendray (drums) and Seth Dunnett (bass) have seen their popularity and fan base grow have this year been helping raise funds for charities this way throughout the year.
Playing at some of the most popular venues around Devon the band have been wowing audiences with their music.
Tickets are £5 and can be purchased from the club reception or by phone on 01392 411243....
A captivating 'live documentary' that sets the songs of Woody Guthrie in the context of the American 1930s. A blending of music and radical politics that marks Guthrie's most powerful work.
'I thank Wil Kauffman for introducing a new generation of Europeans to 'the other America'. It's a wonderful job he's doing.' PETE SEEGER
Over the past five years, Twisted Folk Tours have become known for adventurous, hand- picked line-ups representing the best in modern folk and twisted popular music. Twisted Folk eschews the shiny and formulaic in favour of the stranger, lovelier, and more curious, bringing together artists with disparate backgrounds and influences, and fostering new collaborations and live experiences. Past tours have included London based electronic folk outfit Tunng teaming up with desert bluesman Tinariwen, Vashti Bunyan playing with Adem & Vetiver, Dizraeli with Chris Wood and many more besides...
Iain Matthews performs Matthews' Southern Comfort's most popular songs including Something in the Way she Moves , The Road to Roderlin and their worldwide No 1 hit Woodstock alongside great new material.
Support: Drew Nelson
Michigan-born Navy veteran Drew Nelson is a storytelling songwriter and multiinstrumentalist. A fly fisherman and world traveler, he writes as a witness to the lives and journeys of those he has met along the way, mixing Americana and roots-rock with traditional folk styles.
