What's on in Appledore Bideford area. Live music events
Bideford is stocking up on cider ready for Friday 26th April when cult band Skimmity Hitchers roll their wagon into town. They'll be performing their madcap Scrumpy & Western music at the Palladium Club on Lower Gunstone, supported by Somerset reggae-funk-hip-hop collective Monkey Bizzle. The gig will also be doubling up as a mini cider 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 ...
Hoolie are a high energy rock, pop and indie covers band from North Devon. Hear them at the Champ on Friday 3 May, and have a ball.
The Barefoot Bandit are coming to Appledore on Friday 4 May. These guys are amazing. The Barefoot Bandit is an explosion of reggae, dub and world music based in Exmouth. Check out the band and their music at their website The Barefoot Bandit have spread their sounds far and wide. Appledore is lucky indeed that 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.
Royal North Devon Golf Club presents a night of jump, jive, swing, rock and Latin with The Sultans. This is a dinner dance event. Tickets are £30 including dinner. Contact the club on 01237 473817 to reserve your place.
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 ...
A Smile, 2 Bangs and a Legend The Jukes are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.
Joy Machine are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band's name above for more details.
Rock Steady Youth Group 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.
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
The Morris Dancers 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.
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
Steve Ellison 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 ...
End of the Road are a five piece band based in Bideford. They play jazz and blues in an old-time style. Here's a video of them on Facebook, killing it at the Joiner's: https://www.facebook.com/endofroadjazz/videos/827505302304374/. On Friday 10 May they'll be laying down the groove at the Champ. Come along and enjoy!
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 ...
The Royal North Devon Golf Club is hosting a Big Summer Party and Barbecue with Soul in Motion. Soul in Motion is a tribute band that will take you back to the days of Motown, Northern Soul and the great 70's disco hits. Featuring Aaron Garrett as seen on the Voice on BBC TV. Tickets 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 ...
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 ...
Pete Saunders played keyboards on Dexys Midnight Runner's first album, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels back in 1980. It was an album which shaped a generation and made the Guardian's list of 100 best albums ever. He has played keyboards ever since, in various ventures, the most recent being Blues and Burlesque. See Pete Read More ...
Chris Stuckey is a north Devon lad who plays fantastic blues guitar and has played with loads of amazing musicians. Formerly leader of Shinkicker, he is playing with Mary Dalton at the Champ, the finest little pub in Appledore. Chris plays a compelling mix of roots, rock, blues, folk and original songs.
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 ...
The Dreadnoughts are a Canadian 6-piece folk punk band from Vancouver. The band combines a wide range of European folk music with modern street punk. The band has seven full-length albums and three EPs on various labels, and has played around 500 shows in around 30 countries. Over from Canada, this awesome band are touring Read More ...
Billy Rowan aka The Undercover Hippy has been performing at festivals since 2008, working his way up from being a solo singer-songwriter playing in small marquee stages, to now having a full band of incredible musicians and playing main-stages at some of the UK’s best independent festivals. The band have been regulars at Glastonbury, Boomtown, Read More ...
Harmonic Vibes at the Champ. They're harmonic and they have a vibe.
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.
Veteran pianist Tim Penn is one of the most popular musicians on the roots and blues scene in London. Going back to the 1970s, he was a member of Dorris Henderson’s Eclection and also the Kevin Coyne band alongside Andy Summers (The Police) and Gordon Smith (Described by John Peel as ” The foremost white Read More ...
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 ...
All aboard the good ship Black Friday - join her crew and captain Tom for another stormy crossing of the Celtic sea of folk-punk. We don't know where we're going and we don't know when we'll get there but we'll have some fun along the way... The six strong, unstoppable Black Friday play a foot-stomping 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.