What's on in Appledore Bideford area. Live music events
dogleg are Tracy on vocals, guitar and fiddle, and Steve on vocals and guitar. They have been thrilling audiences in Devon and beyond for many years, and tonight they will be joined by guests at their weekly Totally Acoustic Jam Session. All styles, genres, levels, and all listeners are very welcome. Upstairs in the function Read More ...
An amazing night is in store at the Royal when some of the finest musicians around are performing in the summer heat for our delectation. Come and see Rich, Baz and Jim play a mean groove.
Local band High Times play their highly danceable tunes at the Appledore Social Club on Saturday 23 July. With a mix of Latino, ska, reggae and pop, your toes will tap and the rest of your body will soon follow. Entrance is free to members, and to everyone else if no-one is on the door, Read More ...
dogleg are Tracy on vocals, guitar and fiddle, and Steve on vocals and guitar. They have been thrilling audiences in Devon and beyond for many years, and tonight they will be joined by guests at their weekly Totally Acoustic Jam Session. All styles, genres, levels, and all listeners are very welcome. Upstairs in the function Read More ...
dogleg are Tracy on vocals, guitar and fiddle, and Steve on vocals and guitar. They have been thrilling audiences in Devon and beyond for many years, and tonight they will be joined by guests at their weekly Totally Acoustic Jam Session. All styles, genres, levels, and all listeners are very welcome. Upstairs in the function Read More ...
The Appledore Social Club is hosting a fundraising event for DEC in aid of the current humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. This amazing event, organised by Johnny Sharp, features the finest bands and solo acts in the area. The line up consists of: Soulcraft - Brilliant covers band Bluejay - 5 piece rock and blues band Read More ...
Steve Ellison and David Daccore will be playing a popular mix of reggae, ska, latino, balkan beat and pop at the Social Club this Friday.
Saturday night at the Royal, it's the Dr Love Experience. This cool four piece play Latino, funk, soul, reggae and loads more besides. Keep calm and call Dr Love
We're pleased to announce that Marsh & the Reluctant Friends are returning to the venerable Plough Arts Centre in Great Torrington. The gig will showcase the band's latest album Songs of This World, released on 14 October. The line-up for the concert will be Marsh himself, David 'Shep' Shephard and Dave Rogers, plus special guests. Read More ...
Coming to Appledore Social Club are Moonshadow. This local band has been formed by Pete Geiger and David Shepherd of Vidris Coda fame. They play Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam and other classic covers. The level of musicianship in the group is the highest. Come along and enjoy, you will go home happy.
Marsh & the Reluctant Friends are playing a benefit gig for the Plough Arts Centre at the St Anne's arts and community centre in Barnstaple. The gig will showcase the band's latest album Songs of This World, released on 14 October. The line-up for the concert will be Marsh himself, David 'Shep' Shephard and Dave Read More ...
Steve Ruffé and Steve 'Pig' Colwell liven up Appledore Social Club for a night of fine music and fun. The Wild Hatters play Celtic folk rock in their inimacble style, livened up by Ruffé's guitar and harmonica playing, which is legendary along the banks of the Torridge and Taw. Pig is one of the area's Read More ...
Marsh of Marsh and the Reluctant Friends fame is performing solo at the Champ, as a prelude to a national tour. This performance will draw upon his back catalogue of original material spanning several decades, including the unforgettable Bristol Town from his album Songs of This World. It will be hit and miss which songs Read More ...
Steve Ruffé and Steve "Pig" Colwill liven up the Beaver for a night of fine music and fun. Steve |R's guitar and harmonica playing is legendary along the banks of the Torridge and Taw and Steve C is an accomplished and sensitive multi-instrumentalist. You won't be disappointed!
As part of the Appledore Book Festival, the Beaver is holding a sea shanty-themed evening on 20 September featuring Appledore's finest sea shanty group, Applecorers. The evening includes a locally landed seafood platter. Tickets cost £35 and can be booked via the book festival's web site.
Coinciding with the Appledore Book Festival, the Champ hosts an evening of live music with Appledore's finest musicians and songwriters. Featuring Steve Ruffé, Jim Crawford, Richard Malfait, Lara Conley and Marsh. Meeting Street will be filled with the finest music to serenade visitors to the Appledore Book Festival. All five musicians are regular performers in Read More ...
Bushpig are, in their own words, five gracefully maturing chaps in caps and whiskers playing an eclectic mix of soulful and bluesy grooves. They consist of Richard Malfait, Jim Crawford and Dayle Helsby on strings and songs, Beats Blofeld on sticks and Jaggs on the 'bone. Bluesy shuffles, soulful grooves, caps and whiskers. If you Read More ...
On the first Thursday of every month, the Champ holds an open mic night for songwriters to come along and showcase their original music, hosted by Marsh (Paul) of Marsh and the Reluctant Friends fame. The event is held in the round in the most iconic pub in Appledore. Each session brings an eclectic and Read More ...
A 'one-off' night of superb entertainment as local bass player from The Dambuskers, Mick Pledge and friends take to the stage playing an eclectic set of classic songs, plus some special guests and a couple of local legends will also be appearing onstage to 'rock out' for one night only. This is 'the gig of Read More ...
Jim Crawford, a truly great guitarist in many people's eyes, is making a rare appearance at the Bideford Folk Club. It promises to be a fun-filled evening of the finest blues and folk. To give you a better idea of what's in store, here is what the Folk Club folk said about the man: Jim Read More ...
On the first Thursday of every month, the Champ holds an open mic night for songwriters to come along and showcase their original music, hosted by Marsh (Paul) of Marsh and the Reluctant Friends fame. The event is held in the round in the most iconic pub in Appledore. Each session brings an eclectic and Read More ...
On Saturday 2nd March, there is a night of live music in The Beaver Inn at 8.30pm with The MishMash Band. The band has been put together specially for the gig and consists of some of North Devon's finest musicians. The band will play rock classics plus a healthy dose of ska and reggae. th Read More ...
Applecorers Sea Shanty are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.
dogleg are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the name above for more details
Marsh and, reluctantly, his friends are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.
Steve Ellison is performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on his name above for more details
Richard Malfait returns to Appledore with his friends. We don't yet know who they are, but likely to include Ania Job on flute, Eve Parker on violin and Ant Parker on bass. It'll be a evening of original songs about artists and their muses, lifeboats, kites and black dogs, benches, treasure, old Victorians, clay pipes Read More ...
Sophie Smiles is a talented pianist and bassist who lives in Westward Ho! She learnt to play from listening to the great New Orleans piano master Dr John and often gigs around Appledore. She plays honky tonk and Southern funk and blues, always looking like she loves to play more than anything else. Her warmth Read More ...
Crawford, Gilkes and Smiles is a talemnted trio serving up a musical gumbo of blues, Louisiana funk and jazz. It's members are Jim Crawford on guitar, Sophie Smiles on keyboards and bass, and Tom Gilkes on drums. Sophie Smiles is a talented pianist and bassist who lives in Westward Ho! She learnt to play from Read More ...
Steve Ellison performs a solo gig at the Beaver. His sax playing is masterful and accomplished, raanging from modern-day classics to jazz standards such as Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.
Folking good rock from those veterans of the Appledore music scene, Steve Ruffe and Baz Bix, as Dambuskers plays the Social Club. It will be a night to remember.
Steve Ruffé is performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.
The Mishmash band are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.
Clear Waters Deep are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.
Gypfunk are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.
Jim Crawford and Sophie Smiles will be serving up a musical gumbo of blues, Louisiana funk and jazz. Sophie Smiles is a talented pianist and bassist who lives in Westward Ho! She learnt to play from listening to the great New Orleans piano master Dr John and often gigs around Appledore. She plays honky tonk Read More ...
Celebrate the Appledore Regatta at the Seagate, where Vidris Coda will be performing a set of the finest covers. 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 Read More ...
Appledore's own sea shanty ensemble, the Applecorers, are performing at the RNLI lifeboat station in Appledore. The performance starts at 10am on Sunday May 4. The Applecorers sing traditional sea shanties. It is easy to imagine, listening to this choir, the days when Appledore's streets were full of sailors and shipbuilders. Their rousing songs of Read More ...
The Champ is hosting a Charity Music Day, in aid of the Fern Centre which supports cancer sufferers in North Devon. The music day has been organised by Russell Bave and features some of Appledore's finest musicians. It runs from 2pm to 11pm. The full schedule is: 2:00pm Fern Centre Band 2:30pm Songbird Anna 3:00pm Read More ...
Folking good rock from those veterans of the Appledore music scene, Steve Ruffe and Baz Bix, as Dambuskers plays the 2025 Christmas party at St Mary's Church Hall. Big thanks to Toby for putting this gig on, with FREE entry. Make sure you buy lots of drinks at the bar!