The Dr Love Experience
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
What's on in Appledore Bideford area. Live music events
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!
The annual New Year's Eve bash at the Champ sees a welcome return of the Champ’s very own house band, Clear Waters Deep, with the amazing Jim Crawford guesting. Dance in the new year with a night of covers ranging from jazz and blues to modern pop ballads. Their playing is virtuoso and a good Read More ...
Marsh and the Reluctant Friends are putting on a special show at the Champ on 21 March. Marsh will be joined by the suitably Reluctant Dave Rogers, Dave “Shep” Shepherd, Sophie Smiles, John Wade and Jo Grant. Expect a special guest or two during the evening. To hear Marsh’s music and learn more about the Read More ...
Gypfunk are a four piece who play Parisian café culture tunes, with a soupçon of influence from further east. Think Jacques Brel tinged with klezmer. Feast your ears for an evening of the finest French-influenced chansons. With Richard Malfait and Dayle "Moustache" Helsby. Find more information about Gypfunk here and on the Gypfunk website, including Read More ...
Jim Crawford, a truly great guitarist in many people's eyes, is making the long trek from his home to the Champ. It promises to be a fun-filled evening of the finest blues. Highly recommended!
dogleg are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.
The session is a part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the heading above for more details.
Bushpig are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.