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Jess Vincent's back in the UK for 3 October UK dates PLUS a limited edition EP available only at those gigs.
Jess Vincent is now living and recording in Bulgaria with her partner, the musician and producer Jozeph Chowles. Jess’s last release, Lions Den brought a brave new flavour, perhaps reflecting some of the colours and flavours of the people, stories and instruments in...
Getting to know Mae Karthauser (Trio gig 5th October at Ashburton Arts)
Mae Kartäuser Trio are live at Ashburton Arts on Friday 5th October. TICKETS HERE or from Church's Ironmongers in Ashburton or message 07832 200980 to reserve. Can you tell me more about the trio - who are they and how did you meet and why do you love playing with...
Double the usual audience for Geoff Lakeman & Em Marshall on BBC Radio Devon!
Double the usual audience were treated to this great live session on BBC Radio Devon yesterday with Geoff Lakeman & Em Marshall as technical issues in Truro meant that BBC Cornwall listeners were temporarily diverted in our direction. I expect they were delighted to...
Willows Band launch their new album tour at historic Holywell Music & Folk Sept 2
Don't miss this, Oxford (and please share with any Oxford folk you know) SUNDAY SEPT 2nd (doors 7pm). Holywellmusicandfolk (the oldest, and stunningly beautiful, purpose-built live music venue in Europe) is hosting the first gig in the new album tour for Cambridge...
Charlie Dore returns to Scotland 6/7 September
"Charlie Dore AND Julian Littman together? How strongly can I recommend this? Very very strongly" says Ricky Ross on Another Country With Ricky Ross, as he plays a track from Dark Matter which never fails to make me cry. So prepare yourself before you listen at 20:00...
Singer-songwriter Reg Meuross performs in Sidmouth in aid of homelessness charity
"A concert to raise money to help homeless people in Sidmouth takes place during FolkWeek." A lovely lead article was published in the Sidmouth Herald this week. Thank you Philippa Davies. "The internationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter and guitarist Reg Meuross will...
Reg Meuross live at Epping Music Club 16th May
Reg Meuross returns to Essex, the county where 10 years ago he wrote 'Lizzie Loved A Highwayman’, the true and unromanticised story of Dick Turpin, in song. The award winning Somerset singer-songwriter wrote the song in the Bluebell Inn in Hempstead, which was...
"You'll be unfit to work when you're dead"
“There is light at the end of the tunnel, apparently. Except that light looks an awful lot like more cuts and lower trend growth.” Says Stephen Bush in today's Morning Call about the Spring Statement in the New Statesman Faraway People by Reg Meuross has won awards...
Daria Kulesh & Jonny Dyer with special guest Ben Morgan Brown – Ashburton Arts Centre
Friday 16th March Doors 7.30, music from 8pm Daria Kulesh and Jonny Dyer, with special guest Ben Morgan-Brown Ashburton Arts Centre West Street Ashburton TQ13 7DT Tickets £10/£6 wegottickets.com, call 07832 200980 or from Churches Iron Monger in Ashburton or call into...
Totnes Pop Up Choir – a fun, occasional choir, popping up to do some backing vocals at two Devon gigs
We're looking for singers who love and are confident singing harmonies to join the Totnes Pop Up Choir for a run of 12 Monday evening rehearsals (and probably a drink after) starting next Monday 5 March, upstairs at the Dartmouth Inn. We will be working up some...
HOLYWELL MUSIC & FOLK Keeping Holywell’s music tradition alive and singing in the heart of Oxford
Passionate music love and promotor Geoff Smith is keeping Holywell’s music tradition alive and singing in the heart of Oxford with a regular new concert series which is already off to a flying start: Holywell Music & Folk. Holywell Music Room first opened its...
Reg Meuross in Session with Mark Radcliffe on the Folk Show BBC Radio 2 17th January 2017
The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond. This week, Mark welcomes singer-songwriter Reg Meuross to the Salford studio. Follow the link here from 7pm on 17th January 2018. Reg first emerged on the scene in the 1980's with The Panic Brothers, and went...
Charlie Dore & Ken Bruce every day this week with your mid morning cuppa.
From Monday 8th to Friday 12th January, Charlie Dore will be chatting on BBC Radio 2 with 'Popmeister' Ken Bruce. Charlie Dore chooses 10 Tracks of My Years with songs from The Beatles and Duncan Browne. After drama school, regional rep and a stint in children's...
Howzat! Outplayed and thoroughly beaten but ready for more
As the Ashes slip away in Perth all those early morning alarms and subsequent lack of sleep of the past few weeks seem a little daft. England thoroughly outplayed and sadly thoroughly beaten, why do we bother? I guess because test match cricket, especially against the...
East/West Tour: Jess Morgan & Kitty Macfarlane – live review, South Devon Music
Artistry, chemistry, camaraderie and mutual respect make for a cracking double header with Jess Morgan and Kitty Macfarlane’s East West tour, with each standing out in their own uniqueness, and supporting the other’s individuality to shine through. From ‘Whitby’ to...
No banners, no marches, just words and melodies to awaken our senses. Northern Sky reviews Faraway People by Reg Meuross
Reg Meuross is one of the most reliable singer songwriters in the country today. His songs are often touching, poignant and easily accessible, yet he doesn't feel a need to shriek or scowl, grumble or growl, rather, he stands before us with guitar in hand and moves...
Wake up to a Breakfast of Neutrinos with Charlie Dore on Dark Matter Day
Tuesday Oct 31st is World Dark Matter Day Charlie Dore released her 9th album, Dark Matter - lead song ‘Breakfast of Neutrinos’ - in May and is touring throughout 2017 & ’18 to promote it. It’s actually a metaphor for the mysteries of our own, inner space, but was...
Wessex Acoustic Folk Club – Blandford's brilliant live music venue
When a local venue can attract musicians of the stature of Chis Leslie, long established member of Fairport Convention, to play a solo performance and then, having played, agree to become Patron of the club, it's time to sit up and take notice. About once a month on a...
They Changed Her Mind by Reg Meuross – World Mental Health Day
It's #WorldMentalHealthDay. Every day needs to be World Mental Health Day. According to the World Health Organisation, one in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives. Around 450 million people...
A masterclass in the art of troubadour – Reg Meuross at Priston Festival 2017
Really lovely photos - worth flicking through - thank you Dave Sutherland. "A masterclass in the art of the troubadour," says Dave Sutherland of Reg Meuross at Priston Festival this year. "Great songs and stories, perfectly performed, and even in the event of the PA...
New music sessions in Totnes, Devon – The Whitehouse Sessions
The Whitehouse Sessions are musical evenings with some of the best singer-songwriters around, held in the intimate cosy space upstairs at the Dartmouth Inn Totnes. Jess Morgan and Dan Whitehouse are two of the UK’s most talked about emerging songwriters touring...
Jess Vincent + Edd Donovan – Two singer-songwriters: the inside story
Singer-songwriters Jess Vincent and Edd Donovan bring a night of infectiously catchy songs rooted in Indie Folk and Americana to Unit 23 on Friday 8th September. TICKETS HERE Jess Vincent is previewing a brand new album Into The Lion's Den. Jess's trademark subtle...
Reg Meuross – White Rose Tour
Reg Meuross - The White Rose Tour in and around Cape Town 18-25th August 2017 Singer songwriter Reg Meuross is back in the Wester Cape for the third time, at selected venues in and around the Cape Town. The 'White Rose Tour' satellites around an event at The Cape Town...
Reg Meuross – Faraway People album release and launch 28 July St Pancras Old Church London
I'm sitting in my lovely friends' house in London and feeling very emotional. The launch gig for Faraway People, Reg Meuross' new album, is tonight, doors 7.30pm, 28 July in St Pancras Old Church. I'm listening to these songs now and remembering some little fragments...