Otterton Mill is celebrating this week-long national event by featuring an exciting range of speciality artisan bread in their Food Shop and with their Baker's Lunch specials in their Cafe all week.
Get inspired to bake your own bread at home by buying Otterton Mill flour, plus yeast, a dough scraper and a Mill bread recipe card from the Food Shop.
To find out more about this national event please visit http://www.sustainweb.org/realbread/national_real_breadmaker_week/#events
A 1st Mill visit from one of the UK's most original singer/songwriters. Winner of Singer of the Year in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, as well as Best Album and Best Original Song, Chris is widely acknowledged as a brilliant exponent of the topical troubadour form. Originally trained as a chorister, Chris draws on classical influences as well as his deep love for English folk, and is a master at melding traditional song with contemporary themes. Chris plays the guitar, fiddle and viola, and will showcase his latest critically acclaimed CD None The Wiser.
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year (2009), Tom is a singer and fiddle player extraordinaire.
Drawing on traditional music from his Newcastle home with Irish, American and Scottish influences, he creates a truly original sound combining jazz, folk, bluegrass and classical roots. Expect a heart-stopping, virtuosic performance, punctuated by Tom's inimitable Geordie wit. Playing with Scottish Accordion Champion Leonard Brown on accordion and keyboards.
Tickets: £13.75 (price covers the music only).
To book, please call 01395 568521 or visit the Mill Shop in...
This internationally acclaimed, award-winning artist returns with her new album ‘Hard Rain' (the songs of Bob Dylan & Leonard Cohen).
Long acknowledged as a unique interpreter of song, Barb delivers her hardest hitting collection to date of these musical icons, featuring their political and philosophical songs in contemporary arrangements.
Barb's passionate delivery, subtle interpretation, artistry and humour conveyed in a musical prism of soul, blues and jazz have earned her cult status in Europe, the US and Australia.
A valentine's treat from this gifted live performer, aptly named after Louis Armstrong by her jazz-obsessed father.
Louise's powerful vocal delivery and skilful interpretation of swing, blues and gospel classics have made her a regular on Radio 2's Best of Jazz.
She blends an effortless, rhythmical style with a sweet warm tone, passion and spirit to create performances that simply stir the soul. Louise "swings like fury" (Humphrey Lyttelton). With pianist George Cooper.
Otterton Mill is to feature in the brand new series of BBC Two's Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip.
The show, which airs next Monday (4 November), follows celebrity couple Phil Vickery and Fern Britton, as they scour Devon antique shops for treasures that will make them a profit.
The ancient Mill played host to TV cameras earlier this year, when it provided a stop-off point for Phil and antiques expert James Braxton.
The pair spent several hours at the Mill, learning first how to grind flour using the mill's ancient waterwheel, under the tutelage of Head Miller Brian Hart...
Visit Otterton Mill to watch milling demonstrations.
Water power is used to produce their signature stoneground wholemeal flour, continuing in a 1,000-year-old tradition.
Do go along and watch the milling - it's poetry in motion and leaves no carbon footprint! Otterton millers are very happy to explain the milling process to you and answer any questions.
See below for forthcoming milling dates. Milling normally happens in two sessions: from 11am-12.30pm and from 2pm-3pm.
Access to the Mill is free, although donations towards the Mill's ongoing upkeep and...
A welcome return for Mill favourites Rag Mama Rag. Husband and wife duo, Ashley and Deborah, deliver a barnstorming mix of 20's and 30's Mississippi Blues and ragtime, alongside original compositions. Playing everything from lapsteel and bottleneck guitar, to dobro, ukulele, washboard, harmonica, spoons and African drum, they'll have your feet tapping and a smile on your face from start to finish!
To visit Rag Mama Rag's website, click here.
Tickets: £13.75 (price covers the music only).
To book, please call 01395 568521 or visit the Mill Shop in the Mill building...
Another first Mill visit, this time from London bluesman Papa George, whose 30 year career has earned him a well-deserved reputation on the blues circuit as one of its top guitarists and vocalists. In February 2013, he was inducted into the American Blues Hall of Fame - praise indeed! This internationally respected musician plays in the deep blues tradition on steel and acoustic guitars. The gritty passion of his vocals, finesse on the blues frets, and skills as a master entertainer combine to deliver a captivating performance full of heart and soul.
A first Mill visit from this Texas-based musician, who effortlessly melds blues, folk and roots traditions with lyrics that are fresh and contemporary. Steve is a prolific composer and gifted instrumentalist whose flawless fingerpicking and slide guitar are delivered with excitement and exuberance. An internationally recognised guitar tutor, his performances are characterised by masterful musicianship, the depth and humour in his material, an energetic stage presence and the stories that come from a lifetime on the road.
