The Beaver

The Neil Burns Quintet play a selection of Blue Note gems and originals. Loads of tunes from the Blue Note years, also other great swinging grooves plus an original or two. Neil Burns uis a fine jazz guitarist and will be joined on the front line by top-class trumpeter Steve Waterman and excellent saxophonist Terry Read More ...

This festive season is going to be celebrated at The Beaver in style with the Martin Dale Quartet. Saxophonist Martin Dale, a regular visitor to the North Devon Jazz Club, will give popular Christmas music the full jazz treatment. Martin always delights with his clear-toned style and fluent improvisation. As a busy musician he has Read More ...

Lighten up the Monday blues by seeing Harry Wallace at the Beaver Inn. Devon born and bred, singer songwriter Harry Wallace plays acoustic blues/rock with a mix of originals and covers. Enjoy a pint of the finest selection of beers in Appledore while you're at it.

The joyful sounds of South African township jazz can be heard at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on Monday 8th January when South African-born pianist Philip Clouts brings his Sunsplash Quartet to play the gig. The band will perform a programme which features music from the greats of South Africa including Abdullah Read More ...

Waine Downing from Lo-Fi plays the Beaver. He was famed in Lo-Fi for his rough/grungy vocals as well as his skillful guitar playing. Solo he nails it.

Michel Padrón, a trumpet player and trombonist, formed the Jim Blomfield and Michel Padrón Quintet with Jim Blomfield, an accomplished jazz and Latin pianist. The quintet play original Afro-Cuban-influenced songs plus covers. They play regularly around their Bristol base and they are venturing further afield, in the depths of winter, to thrill Appledore's discerning jazz Read More ...

Exeter-based singer Annika Skoogh will be celebrating her personal favourites in the realm of female jazz singers and will perform songs by Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O’Day, Carmen McRae and other legendary vocalists. She will be joined by top pianist Craig Milverton with his trio. Annika has played at some of the biggest UK Read More ...

Tom Cooper is an experienced musician based in Devon. He plays covers of classics from the Kooks, the Beatles and many more on his acoustic guitar, and he plays and sings beautifully. Check out his website at www.tomcoopermusic.com.

Al Swainger is the resident bassist of the Blue Vanguard Trio in Exeter and also gigs with his quartet Pointless Beauty. He has recorded several albums and plays regularly at jazz festivals and major venues. As well as Al on bass, the quartet consists of Gary Alesbrook onTrumpet & Flugel, Gary Bamford on keyboard and Read More ...

Tom Cooper is an experienced musician based in Devon. He plays covers of classics from the Kooks, the Beatles and many more on his acoustic guitar, and he plays and sings beautifully. Check out his website at www.tomcoopermusic.com.

Singer Sara Colman and pianist Rebecca Nash will perform at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver in Appledore on 4 March with a collection of new songs and arrangements developed together during lockdown in 2020, celebrating the joy of musical partnership, friendship and collaboration. They will be supported by the fine bass player, Henrik Read More ...

Blue Shed Band are a covers band from North Devon with a strong local following and a wide range of tunes. Find out more at their Facebook page. See them Saturday night at the Beaver.

The Emily Francis Trio is one of the hottest acts on the UK jazz scene. Comprising Emily Francis on piano/keys, bassist Trevor Boxall, and drummer Jamie Murray, the band’s music reflects an eclectic mix of late 60s/70s electronic jazz, progressive rock and pop, Scandinavian jazz, and artists from the current New York scene. Find out Read More ...

The Jazz Defenders are a band committed to defending the legacy of such classic hard bop jazz greats as Horace Silver, Lee Morgan and Art Blakey will be next up at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on Monday 1 April. Combining solid grooves and catchy horn lines with a collaborative and comprehensive Read More ...

A several-times winner of the British Jazz Awards for best tenor saxophonist and a key member of the late Humphrey Lyttleton’s band appears at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on 15 April. The musician is Karen Sharp who plays baritone as well as tenor saxophones and who will appear with the Craig Read More ...

American singer Anita O’Day’s unique sound and swinging rhythmic sense put her in the upper echelon of jazz singers, as skilful with ballads as with scatting and liberal interpretations of standard songs. Anita’s career spanned the late swing and bebop eras, inspiring many singers who followed her. Bristol-based Lucy Moon is just one of these Read More ...

We at Appledore Music know nothing about Manic Jammer, save that they (he? she?) are at the Beaver on Monday 6 May. If you know anything please get in touch and we'll add it here.

Veteran Jazz Maestro at the Beaver Art Themen has been a beloved character of the British jazz scene for sixty years, famously combining his role as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with saxophone duties in the bands of Alexis Korner and Stan Tracey among many others. This exciting, playful and inventive saxophonist will appear with his Read More ...

Joy Machine are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.

The Sophie Smiles Band are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.

The Morris Dancers are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the name above for more details

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 ...