Folk activity in North Devon

If you are in the North Devon area, and want to find some folk things to do, here are some of the regular happenings - or check out the Diary for the next few months:

Every Monday: Shammick Songwriters Group meet in Combe Martin. see songwriters

Every Tuesday: Music & song session @ Bridge House Hotel, Bampton. Contact ~ Bob Craig 01398 361478.

Every Wednesday: Bideford Folk Dance Club is held at the Bridge Hall, Bideford. Enquiries to Pat Kenworthy at 01271 860193.

Every Thursday: The Bideford Folk Club is held upstairs at the Joiners Arms, Market Street. A well attended and active club. They occasionally book guests, but with the number and style of local performers, guests are not actually needed!   Contact: Jerry & Hilary Bix at 01237 470792 or e-mail on hilary.bix@tesco.net page.

Every Friday: Bideford Ceilidh Club at Bideford Amateur Athletic Club, The Pill, Bideford. Enquiries to John Blackburn at 01237 476632 or e-mail jwbeblackburn@aol.com

1st Thursday monthly: Open Mic Night at The George Hotel, South Molton. Contact ~ Rob and Cathy Doel at 01769 572514 or e-mail george@s-molton.freeserve.co.uk

lst Saturday monthly: The George Hotel, South Molton. 

2nd & 4th Saturday monthly: The Shammick Acoustic Sessions (at which anything goes - songs, tunes, poems, stories, folk, blues, contemporary, jazz, classical, etc.) in the stable bar at the Top George Inn, Combe Martin.

2nd Sunday monthly: Music & Song Session, Torridge Inn, Taddiport, Torrington. contact: Glenn Bower 01823 400416 or e-mail glenncherie@greysands-bb.fsnet.co.uk 

2nd Wednesday monthly: Wildwood Flower Mountain Music Club (American music), The George Hotel, South Molton. Contact ~ Martin & Marianne Lucas on 01237 472083 or e-mail lucas@unisonfree.net

2nd & 4th Wednesday monthly: Music session, West of England Inn, south Street, Torrington. 01805 624949

2nd Friday monthly: Blazing Stump Folk Club, Royal Oak, Luxborough.  George Ody 01643 704347

3rd Sunday monthly: Music and song at The Red Lion, Chulmleigh. 01769 580384

Last Monday Monthly: Folk Night, The Crown, West Down 01271 862790

Spring Bank Holiday weekend annually: Combe Martin's own Hobby Horse custom - The Hunting of the Earl of Rone - takes place over 4 days, starting on the Friday evening, with the climax on the Monday night. Saturday is the kids day. Secretary: Barbara Brown 01271 882366.  Contact/website is on the 'links' page.

Christmas season each year: Every year since 1970. the North Devon Mummers have taken to the highways and byways (but mostly to the village pubs) performing the local St. George play and collecting for charity.  Performances usually take place on about 10 nights between the 15th of December and Twelfth Night. Click HERE for 2006/7 programme.

Lots of other things happen on an irregular basis. Contacts are on the 'links' page.