Friday 27 December 2004: ’Twixt Christmas and New Year' Céilidh, organised by South Brent Folk in South Brent Village Hall at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).
Chill out and enjoy the music after the Christmas festivities or dance your (new) socks off with ‘The Offshoot Band’.
‘The Offshoot Band’ (from Spinach for Norman) will comprise:-
- Ben van Weede (fiddle);
- Steve Verge (guitar);
- Tim Walker (bass);
-Kip Pratt - caller and fiddle player
Raffle; Reel Ale bar. Tickets (which might make good Christmas presents) £8 from artworks in South Brent, or by BACS - contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on the door (if any left).
Entry includes one free non-alcoholic spiced berry drink.
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Friday 8 November 2024: ‘The ballad of Tommy Atkins – from Waterloo to ‘Wipers’: War and Peace in Song in Devon’ at 7.45pm (doors open 7.15pm) in the South Brent Old School Community Centre, .
Following their successful evening last November on the ‘Dartmoor Songmen’ and songs collected locally by Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould, as Remembrance Day approaches, Devon musician and folk song expert Sam Richards, and singer-songwriter-guitarist, Martin Scragg, delve into the subject of war and peace in song and the written word throughout history.
Organised by South Brent Folk. Tickets £8 from artworks in South Brent, or by BACS - contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on the door (if any left).
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Harbottle & Jonas' Winter Warmer with Richard Trethewey in St Petroc's Church, South Brent at 7.30pm (doors open 7.00). Dave and Freya return to St Petroc’s, for another winter concert in their home village. Come and join them at St. Petroc's, for a rare evening of winter songs, harmonies and carols. Partners in life and music, dynamic Devon based folk duo Harbottle & Jonas are one of the most exciting acts on the UK circuit today, combining a love of the richness of traditional folk with their own original and powerful songwriting. Dave and Freya have developed a distinct and compelling signature sound, blending concertina, harmonium, cittern, stomp box, acoustic guitar and banjo with their beautiful and closely intertwined vocal harmonies. Richard Trethewey grew up in Cornwall surrounded by music and developed a keen interest in the traditional music that tells the story of the remarkable history and people of this place. Wine by donation. Booking advised - tickets at £12 in advance from artworks or on line (plus fee) via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-warmer-harbottle-jonas-richard-trethewey-st-petrocs-church-south-brent-tickets-1048765916087. See: www.harbottleandjonas.com/ and www.richardtrethewey.org/ and Facebook.
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Saturday 13 July 2024: Harbottle & Jonas Album Launch at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church, Totnes. Join Harbottle & Jonas to celebrate the release of their new album – ‘Wild Goose’. Delving into innermost thoughts, dreams, and prayers, they traverse the realms of the mystical, spiritual, and supernatural with the eight songs on their latest offering.
Produced again by Cornwall-based Josh Best-Shaw and recorded in their South Brent home over the course of a year, ‘Wild Goose’ features full-band arrangements, atmospheric laments, and a song about the Norse god of mischief, Loki. It’s an album of intricacy reflecting themes of family life, deep connection with nature, mind-over-matter, and mind-bending societal shifts.
Partners in life as well as music, Dave and Freya combine a love of the richness of traditional folk with their own original, powerful songwriting and have established themselves as one of the finest duos on the folk circuit today, blending concertina, harmonium, shruti box, banjo, stomp box, acoustic guitar, piano and cittern with their powerful close vocal harmonies.
With support from Katie Whitehouse and Freya’s Wild Goose Choir
Tickets at £14 via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harbottle-jonas-wild-goose-album-launch-at-st-marys-totnes-tickets-861151175347.
See: www.facebook.com/events/385890704214381/.
Visit: www.harbottleandjonas.com/ and Facebook.
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Saturday 21 June 2024: Harbottle & Jonas at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) in St Werburgh's Church, Wembury with support from Freya’s Wild Goose Choir. South Brent based Dave and Freya combine a love of the richness of traditional folk with their own original, powerful songwriting and have established themselves as one of the finest duos on the folk circuit today, blending concertina, harmonium, shruti box, banjo, stomp box, acoustic guitar, piano and cittern with their powerful close vocal harmonies. Tickets at £14 via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harbottle-and-jonas-at-st-werburghs-church-wembury-tickets-876633373017. See: www.harbottleandjonas.com/ and Facebook
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