What's on in Appledore Bideford area. Live music events
Applecorers Shanty is a community shanty group based in Appledore in North Devon. At the time of writing (August 2023) they play monthly gigs in Appledore at the Beaver and the Champ, as well as regular appearances in Instow and other North Devon haunts. View Applecorers local events > Sea shanties are a vital part of Read More …
Appledore has a new and rather good jazz quartet that goes by the name of Domingo Caramelo. At their opening show at the Champ in June 2023 they played jazz standards like Misty, Autumn Leaves and Fly me to the Moon. Sax player Sam Norris channels the great jazz sax players of the twentieth century Read More …
Dambuskers are a fantastic four-piece playing a mix of their own songs and covers of well-known songs by the likes of Neil Young and the Who. Fronted by Steve Ruffé, Appledore’s famed wild man of rock, the band also includes Baz Bix, Mick Pledge and the youthful and immensly talented Finlay Houghton on violin. View Read More …
Moonshadow play covers of Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) and other mellow classics. The band comprises Pete Geiger and David Shepherd of Vidris Coda and Marsh and the Reluctant Friends fame. View Moonshadow’s local events > With years of experience between them, this talented multi-instrumentalist duo are playing concerts throughout North Devon and further Read More …
Richard keeps a low profile but is often seen around Appledore playing guitar and other instruments at open mic nights and running his own folky open mic session at the Royal Hotel every Wednesday evening. His band, Bushpig, play bluesy shuffles and soulful grooves with a smidgeon of reggae and often play at local venues. Read More …
Jim Crawford is arguably the best-known musician in the Appledore area. Originally from Lancashire, he now resides in the heart of Appledore. He is a quiet and humble man who has been heard to say that he’d rather go fishing with his dog for company than perform live. He has, none the less, toured much Read More …
Steve is a regular on the Appledore music scene. He has performed and recorded with all the local musicians, including Baz Bix, Clear Waters Deep and Miss Courtney Rose. Steve once occupied a privileged position in Appledore, living directly opposite the Beaver Inn. Sadly, he now has to drive/hitch/ride from Bideford to play at the Read More …
DOGLEG are Tracy on vocals, guitar and fiddle, and Steve on vocals and guitar. They are based in Bideford and for over nine years have been gigging across Devon and the South West. With such a wide ranging set list no two gigs are ever the same. dogleg play their own take on a wide Read More …
Vidris Coda are a three piece band specialising in vocal harmonies and covering songs you know well but may not hear very often. The band is almost wholly acoustic (apart from the bass) and consists of Chris Lansdell-Snell – djembe, percussion and vocals, David Shepherd, bass, mandola, whistles and vocals and David C Snell, guitars, Read More …
Marsh & the Reluctant Friends are a locally based group that play original music, incluenced by americana, British folk and damn fine music generally. View Marsh’s local events > The band were formed in 2020 and their leader, Paul, has gigged all over the world in previous bands. Marsh’s music is available at the web site Read More …