The Beaver

Bright Lights Collective performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details

Waine Downing is performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on his name above for more details

Saturday night at the Beaver sees a heartfelt Kate Bush tribute band playing - Lion Heart. A chance to hear your favourite Kate Bush songs with a pint of freshly poured Proper Job in your hand - if you're not dancing madly that is.

Mary and the Medics play the Beaver. If you like sophisticated smoky vocals, fabulous saxophone, flute and guitar don't miss them. We'd love to include a picture of Mary and her medical colleagues but we don't have one. If you do, use the Contact us form to let us know and we will add it Read More ...

Dave Storey has established himself as one of the leading drummers and first call sidemen on the London jazz scene. He is well known for his big sound on the drums and for his work as a bandleader. Dave will bring his star studded trio to North Devon Jazz Club at The Beaver, Appledore on Read More ...

Barnstaple-based Dixie Hicks are playing on Saturday 15 June at the Beaver. Dixie Hicks are a three piece playing a myriad of sounds from country, blues & jazz to dance & burlesque. This is their third Beaver show in as many months, which tells you how damned good they are. Come along and enjoy the Read More ...

Julian Costello is a saxophonist praised by Jazz Views as a "tenor player of gentle authority, full of passion, lyricism and invention". He will be demonstrating these qualities with his quartet at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on 24 June. At the gig Julian will be playing tenor and soprano saxophones and Read More ...

Come see Cole play chilled acoustic funk blues, soul and rock covers such as Foo Fighters, Radiohead and many more!

James Spencer and Rebecca Balzani Barrow will be performing live at the Beaver this Saturday, August 10th. Get ready for an unforgettable night of music at The Beaver Inn. James sings and plays guitar and Rebecca, who is an experienced violin teacher, plays her chosen instrument, the violin of course.

The Rasscals are one of the South West's leading cover bands. As a group of experienced musicians, The Rasscals perform covers to a consistently high standard while adding their own unique flare. They perform at festivals & functions across the UK. In August they return to their Devon home to play The Beaver. Visit the Read More ...

Tracy. At the Beaver. Monday 20 August. If you know more than that, we'd be happy to add it here. Get in touch via the contact form.

Smithers will be spinning his drum'n' bass vinyl at the Champ on Friday 23 August. Trip hop all the way up and down Meeting Street to the sound of some stonking music.

The incredibly talented fiddle player Eve Parker is playing at the Beaver on Monday evening. The performance will be enjoyed by family and friends, not least because she lives in Appledore and works part time at the Beaver to boot. In fact her dad, Ant, will be accompanying her on guitar. Come along and have Read More ...

Amanita Grove are a local duo composed of Cheryl Silvawood (vocals) + Jules Moberly (guitar). Cheryl and Jules are both experienced musicians. Cheryl is on vocals and Jules will be playing Spanish guitar, an instrument which he has studies qand played for many years all over the world.

Q T Swing is a spin-off from Bideford-based End of the Road, famed throughout North Devon for their interpretation of jazz and blues classic songs. They are a trio or sometime quartet formed from the 6 members of End of the Road, almost certainly including Marty on tenor sax and John on rhythm guitar, slide Read More ...

UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved a reputation out as one of the world's most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango and more -all mixed with jazz - Meier's versatility and musical fluency extends well beyond that. Meier, originally from Switzerland, has recorded Read More ...

Top Local Saxophonist Since settling in North Devon the fine saxophonist Emmanuel Segun has become well-known locally through his performances in all kinds of contexts and with a variety of musicians on the local scene. On October 7th he will appear at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore where with his trio he Read More ...

YOUNG JAZZ STARS AT THE BEAVER Tomorrow’s New Quartet appears at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on 14 October and will showcase some of the UK's young jazz stars. Band leader and drummer Rod Oughton was described by Jazz Journal as having’ established himself as an important member of the UK jazz Read More ...

Joy Machine are a band created from a love and passion for all genres of music, from sixties to the present day. Joy Machine are not to be confused with Joy Division, an entirely separate, less joyous and now defunct band.

The Jukes are a four piece band playing authentic good time rock and roll roots, rhythm and blues, and rockabilly, with a dash of jump jive for good measure. The set list includes classics from Slim Harpo and T Bone Walker to Carl Perkins, Big Joe Turner and Bill Haley, to name but a few. Read More ...

THREEWAY AT THE BEAVER An exciting combination of trumpet, bass guitar and drums comes to North Devon Jazz Club at The Beaver, Appledore on 18th November, The band is called Threeway and consists of three of the UK’s top jazz musicians, led by bass guitarist Ben Crosland and completed by trumpeter Steve Waterman and pianist Read More ...

Rough Justice are an experienced piano / electro acoustic guitar and vocal duo who play a wide mix of pop, rock, rock n roll, indie, new wave classics and original material spanning a 50 year period. They are a great band to watch live. See them at the Beaver right on the shores of the Read More ...

Out Front at The Beaver A UK super group is next up at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver on 2nd December. The band is called Out Front and was formed to play the music of two of jazz's greatest 'inside-outside' masters; Booker Little and Andrew Hill. Drawing on a wealth of fabulous compositions Read More ...

You Are Here is a new sextet formed by Bristol-based saxophonist and composer Kevin Figes to play the music of the late Keith Tippett and the bands and music he was associated with. The band will appear at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on 6 January and will feature trumpeter Pete Judge, Read More ...

The Beaver is breaking new ground on Saturday with a performance by Jamie "Punk" Floyde. Famous for his UK based alternative act L.A. Funeral, Jamie will be playing classic punk covers and originals to a lively Beaver audience. Not to be missed. You can check out L.A. Funeral on Spotify.

Described by Time Out Magazine as a jazz pianist ‘who plays with spacious and fractious beauty', Will Butterworth and his trio perform a programme of intense and exhilarating music. Will is joined by bassist Marcus Vergette and drummer Preston Prince to play a programme of Will’s compositions and standards. To quote a review by Jazzmann Read More ...

The late pianist Dave Brubeck was an enormously popular and influential figure who possibly did more than anyone to bring jazz in to the mainstream. Assessing Brubeck’s achievement jazz critic John Fordham wrote in The Guardian that he blended ‘European compositional ideas, very demanding rhythmic structures, jazz song-forms and improvisation in expressive and accessible ways’. Read More ...

Russell plays the Beaver with his soulful acoustic folk. This solo gig will be a mixture of old and new songs, and promises to be the best thing happening in West Appledore. All welcome! And let's not forget the fine food and drink to be had at this lovely quayside pub. Appledore is so lucky.

BEYOND MACK THE KNIFE The German-American composer Kurt Weill is famous for his song Mack the Knife but it is his lesser-known works, straddling the worlds of jazz, classical music, musical theatre and opera, which the prize-winning alto saxophonist Sam Braysher will interpret with his trio at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver on Read More ...

The Alchemists are a five-piece covers band from North Devon. Join them for a fun-filled evening of music at the Beaver. Their set features songs by The Eagles, George Ezra,T-Rex, Police, Blondie, R.E.M. and Stereophonics. Learn more at the Alchemists' web site.

TRIBUTE TO OSCAR PETERSON AT BEAVER The late, great pianist Oscar Peterson will be the subject of a tribute evening when top UK pianist Craig Milverton performs with his trio at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on 17th March. Canadian-born Peterson, who was born one hundred years ago, was the recipient of Read More ...

JOOLS HOLLAND’S SAXOPHONIST AT THE BEAVER Saxophonist Derek Nash, who is a leading member of Jools Holland’s big band, is the distinguished guest of fellow saxophonist Martin Dale and his quartet on Monday 31st March at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore. Rated as one of the finest saxophonists in the UK Derek Read More ...

Come to the Beaver to hear the fabulous Sasha Brennand sing acoustic covers and originals that you won't want to miss.

Italian Saxophonist Joins Top UK Pianist Italian saxophonist Roberto Manzin will join a trio led by top UK pianist Jonathan Gee at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on 14th April. With a technique described by Time Out as ‘scorching’ Manzin has received rave reviews for his playing. Jazzwise Magazine recommended him as Read More ...