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So, we all adore music, Ceri is our poet/singer laureate and is involved in a moonlighting manner with the Exmouth Shanty Men
although he is a performer in his own right as Ceri Stafford Shantyman and has many gigs to his name.
We wanted to have a page dedicated to all the musical, and cultural, things we find exciting;
Sharon's blog will highlight a lot of things happening here.
Further afield in the locale I'd like to showcase events and gigs that I'd like to go to, even if I can't do so, as well as bands, groups, classical as well as contemporary, that we think are worth their salt.
We will add to this as we go along but for now:
although he is a performer in his own right as Ceri Stafford Shantyman and has many gigs to his name.
We wanted to have a page dedicated to all the musical, and cultural, things we find exciting;
Sharon's blog will highlight a lot of things happening here.
Further afield in the locale I'd like to showcase events and gigs that I'd like to go to, even if I can't do so, as well as bands, groups, classical as well as contemporary, that we think are worth their salt.
We will add to this as we go along but for now:
Exmoor Food Fest
Starting on the 27 of January with a launch dinner at Croydon Hall,
an exceptional country house on the Eastern edge of Exmoor, near Dunster
The always excellent Exmoor Food fest is again on the horizon.
Our local restaurant:
La Petite Bouchée, Witheridge
Superb food, a fantastic atmosphere, and simply the nicest people.
Hosting dinners and lunches from the 5th of February to the 28th of March.
Go to their website for details, dates, menus, and booking.
Our local restaurant:
La Petite Bouchée, Witheridge
Superb food, a fantastic atmosphere, and simply the nicest people.
Hosting dinners and lunches from the 5th of February to the 28th of March.
Go to their website for details, dates, menus, and booking.
Sandford Orchards in Crediton have Saturday Sessions regularly, usually one a month.
Coming up in January:
The Upper Hand on 26th January at 6.30.
Band on at 7.30.
Tickets available online, none for sale on the door.
The Upper Hand on 26th January at 6.30.
Band on at 7.30.
Tickets available online, none for sale on the door.
Sam's Summer Festival
Saturday 2nd August 2025
Sam’s Cider Festival 2025 – The Ultimate Cider & Music Experience!
Click here to see pics and things.
The sun shone again on the festival, and a lot of people sporting last year's festival wear too!
Click here to see pics and things.
The sun shone again on the festival, and a lot of people sporting last year's festival wear too!
The Two Moors Festival
" The Festival has established its own niche in the British festival schedule outside the crammed summer season. The two moors are Dartmoor and Exmoor, with concerts in the towns and villages of both and straddling a geographic area in Devon and Somerset that’s reckoned to be the largest covered by any festival in the UK. It’s an event that has really embedded itself in the local community"
Andrew Clements from the Guardian
Read about the 2025 Festival here
Andrew Clements from the Guardian
Read about the 2025 Festival here
An illustration from a fanzine called Sideburn #1, which was a drawing made by Tony Moon just to fill the space. It’s a drawing of three guitar chords and it says, ‘now form a band’.
"That fanzine is extremely rare, but the drawing is often quoted by lots of musicians as the impetus to do something, and it’s seen as a key message of punk,” says Tony. “You didn’t need to have been to music school or be particularly proficient or skilled. It was much more about the energy and drive to do something. It’s a rallying call to the troops.”
"That fanzine is extremely rare, but the drawing is often quoted by lots of musicians as the impetus to do something, and it’s seen as a key message of punk,” says Tony. “You didn’t need to have been to music school or be particularly proficient or skilled. It was much more about the energy and drive to do something. It’s a rallying call to the troops.”
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