Appledore Music

Bad Flowers
2026-04-04 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Royal Hotel, 2A Bude Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1PS, United Kingdom
Bad Flowers do rock covers with a strong dose of 90’s grunge. If you enjoy Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Rage against the Machine or even the Red Hot Chilli Peppers (and we at Appledore Music do like the Chilli Peppers) you won’t be disappointed.

The Upper Hand
2026-04-04 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Beaver, Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RY, United Kingdom
Devon indie rock band blending classic rock, indie, pop and blues with catchy hooks and funky undertones. A great live band experience!

Rush Hour
2026-04-10 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
Rush Hour are an R&B band playing blues with the soul and groove to make you move. A high energy band coupled with Missy Marisa’s powerful and soulful voice makes for a fantastic evening!
Loads more about Rush Hour at their Facebook page.

Basil's Balls Up Band
2026-04-11 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
See the amazing Basil’s Balls Up Band at the Champ.
The original Basil’s Balls Up Band formed in the 70s and is still going strong. With original members Basil and Ranald. Hear them play their own playing quirky originals and covers.
Find out more (not much more) at their Facebook page.

Amber
2026-04-11 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Beaver, Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RY, United Kingdom
Singer songwriter Amber Louise is coming to the Beaver. As well as her own songs, Amber does covers from the 80’s, 90’s and later. All served with a delightful country twist.
Check out Amber at her Facebook page.

Robin Curtis
2026-04-18 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Beaver, Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RY, United Kingdom
Robin Curtis is a Devon based musician known for expressive vocals and a mix of musical styles played with originality and energy.
Learn more about Robin at his Facebook page.

Transatlantic Hot Club - presented by North Devon Jazz Club
2026-04-20 20:30 - 22:30 (Europe/Paris) | The Beaver, Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RY, United Kingdom
INTERNATIONAL BAND AT THE BEAVER
A band characterised by an international line-up and an unusual variety of instruments will perform at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on 20th April. The Transatlantic Hot Club are made up of harpist Ben Creighton Griffiths, bassist Ashley John Long ( both from Wales), violinist/vocalist Adrien Chevalier from New York and accordionist Jeremy Lohier from Corsica.
The band will play an exciting mix of swing classics, Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli standards, Corsican song and Latin Bossa Nova.
The gig starts at 8:30pm and is hosted by the North Devon Jazz Club. Thank you NDJC. There is no entrance fee. A collection will be taken for the band. For a meal booking please phone The Beaver on 01237 474822

Mislaid Grenade
2026-04-25 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Beaver, Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RY, United Kingdom
Mislaid Grenade make a welcome return to the Champ, Appledore. You can find out more about this loud rock covers band from North Devon at their Facebook page.

Big Dog Boogie Band
2026-04-25 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
Big Dog Boogie Band are well known and loved around their home base of Bude, and they’re heading to Appledore for a Boxing Day special. They are famed for playing a mean delta blues boogie. Find out more at their Facebook page

Just East of Jazz - presented by North Devon Jazz Club
2026-04-27 20:30 - 22:30 (Europe/Paris) | The Beaver, Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RY, United Kingdom
JUST EAST OF JAZZ AT THE BEAVER
Appearing at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on 27th April will be Just East of Jazz. Back in the 1990s the band pioneered the incorporation of East European and Middle Eastern musical influences in to jazz but has since developed a unique sound which seamlessly links composition and improvisation. To quote Jazzwise Magazine the band’s music is ‘a restlessly virtuosic display of exceptionally punchy rhythmic precision and tight but flighty improvisation” while The Guardian wrote that the band is ‘one of the more unusual world-jazz ensembles…the authority and energy of the group has been growing over the years, and they have long been a vivacious proposition live.’
The band will be at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on 27th April. As well as the core line-up of saxophonist Jeremy Shoham, percussionist Rick Finlay and bassist Phil Scragg, the band will include the addition of keyboard wizard Danny Manners whose musical background includes a lengthy period with award-winning prog rock band Big Big Train.
Learn more about Just East of Jazz and listen to their music at justeastofjazz.com.
The gig starts at 8:30pm and is hosted by the North Devon Jazz Club. Thank you NDJC. There is no entrance fee. A collection will be taken for the band. For a meal booking please phone The Beaver on 01237 474822

Baskery with Ellie Finnerty
2026-05-02 20:30 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | St Mary’s Hall, Churchfield Road, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RL, United Kingdom
The queens of banjopunk, three Swedish sisters by the name of Baskery, who’ve played music since they were old enough to hold an instrument. Baskery play a combination of classic ‘roots music and Americana’ with a twist of rule breaking punk turn this much loved style of music on it’s head.
Their sound oozes style and playfulness and has helped them accrue a number of plaudits and accolades. The first album, “Fall Among Thieves” (2008) was recorded in Stockholm, co-produced by Lasse Mårtén (Pink, ‘Peter, Bjorn and John’, Kelly Clarkson, Lykke Li, Primal Scream ). It quickly established them as an act that people took seriously. In the years that followed they’ve released several albums and EPs working with the likes of Blackpete (Depeche Mode, Joe Jackson, Peter Fox), Matt Wignall (Cold War Kids, J. Roddy Walston, Wargirl) and were also signed by Dan McCarroll (President and A&R) to Warner Music. ”Coyote & Sirens” their most recent offering was released in October 2018, produced and engineered by Andrew Dawson (Kanye West, Rolling Stones, f.u.n, The Revivalists).
On the live scene Baskery are experienced in putting on a show. They have played over 400 of their own. In 2015 the sisters were invited to join legendary artist Robbie Williams as opener and special guests on his arena-tour throughout Europe. Later the same year they also toured the US with Gary Clark Jr and Brandi Carlile and the festival requests roll in Colours of Ostrava, Bonnaroo, Utopiafest, Newport Folk Festival, Arroyo Seco and Bottlerock.
“Frenetically energetic… a distinctively individual band sound primed to hone in on the mainstream.” MOJO
Tickets £18.50 advance plus £1.85 service fee or £22.50 on the door. Click here to purchase

The Jukes
2026-05-09 21:00 - 23:00 UTC | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
The Jukes are a 4 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. More on their Facebook page.

Celebrating Chick Corea - presented by North Devon Jazz Club
2026-05-11 20:30 - 22:30 (Europe/Paris) | The Beaver, Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RY, United Kingdom
Top drummer Tristan Mailliot will bring a superb quartet to The Beaver, Appledore on 11th May to celebrate the music of the great pianist/composer Chick Corea. Tristan will be joined by award-winning young saxophonist Tom Ridout and two very accomplished musicians from the South West, pianist Tom Ball and bass player Jim Rentoul.
Together The Tristan Mailliot Quartet will explore a selection of compositions by Chick Corea who came to prominence in the late 1960s with Miles Davis and who left a legacy of more than seventy albums as leader and composer when he died in 2021.
Covering the popular Latin-influenced classics such as Spain and Armando’s Rhumba to the lesser known Morning Sprite, the introspective Futures and the modal jazz of Humpty Dumpty and Snapshot, the varied programme will also include some of Chick’s favourite standard ballads and will reference all six decades of Chick Corea’s monumental musical legacy.
The gig starts at 8:30pm and is hosted by the North Devon Jazz Club. Thank you NDJC. There is no entrance fee. A collection will be taken for the band. For a meal booking please phone The Beaver on 01237 474822

Tides
2026-05-11 20:30 - 22:30 (Europe/Paris) | Seagate Hotel, The Quay, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1QS, United Kingdom
Tides at the Seagate Hotel is part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the link above for more details.

The Barefoot Bandit / Captain Accident and the Disasters
2026-05-13 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | St Mary’s Hall, Churchfield Road, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RL, United Kingdom
This event is part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the link above for more details.

The Pete G Gigger Mix
2026-05-16 20:30 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
Well-known local musician Pete Geiger is putting on a covers evening with a twist. Expect loads of fun with plenty of audience participation. Pete is a local legend and a charismatic performer who puts his all into each show.

The kingshakes
2026-05-16 20:30 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Royal Hotel, 2A Bude Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1PS, United Kingdom
The kingshakes are an old school neo rockabilly band from Derby and are coming to the Royal as part of their UK tour. Accept no substitutes, these guys are the Real Deal.

Gypfunk
2026-05-22 20:30 - 23:00 UTC | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
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 authentic moustache styles for your delectation.

Big Al and the Wild Strawberries
2026-05-22 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Crab and Apple, New Quay Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1LU, United Kingdom
Big Al and the Wild Strawberries have the unique honour to play the first live gig at the Crab and Apple in Appledore.
The Crab and Apple opened in April 2026 to great acclaim on the hallowed grounds of the old Appledore Social Club. It has been a great success and they are now presenting live music.
This late May bank holiday weekend, Big Al and his fruity fellas will be performing a brilliant mix of country, popular favourites and Tex Mex classics, with something for everyone.

Peter Bruntnell
2026-05-23 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
Rolling Stone once declared Peter Bruntnell to be, “one of England’s best kept musical secrets”. His Trio come to the Champ on a sweltering Friday night, to entertain the thirsty Champ audience. It promises to be an evening of fine music in the quintessentially unique atmosphere of the Champ. The place to be on a Friday night!
This is an Appledore Music Festival pre-festival gig.
Check out Peter’s web site here.

Pretty Green
2026-05-23 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Beaver, Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RY, United Kingdom
Pretty Green are a hard working and dedicated band who are passionately devoted to the music of The Jam.
Pretty Green offer a tribute to The Jam that musically is on the highest level seen amongst tributes. They play classics like Going Underground or Start! as well as loads of other Jam hits.
What makes Pretty Green unique from all other tributes is that the front man is in his very early twenties, his controlled aggression , guitar playing and singing is a roll back in time to a young Weller. Jam fans will not be disappointed , Pretty Green’s stage performance and passion for what they do is second to none.
Pretty Green are also taking part in the August Bank Holiday Quadrophenia Weekender.
Learn more about Pretty Green at their Facebook page.

Jim Crawford
2026-05-24 20:30 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
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!

Ruby Darbyshire
2026-05-25 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/Paris) | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
Ruby Darbyshire returns to the Champ. Based in Bath, Ruby first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe at the age of four!
Since then, Ruby has busked round the world in more than 30 countries, and played at hundreds of festivals, concerts and events.
Learn more about Ruby and her amazing music at rubydarbyshire.com

Michael Wright Quintet - presented by North Devon Jazz Club
2026-05-25 20:30 - 22:30 (Europe/Paris) | The Beaver, Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RY, United Kingdom
At the Beaver, during the pre-weekend of the Appledore Music Festival, are the Michael Wright Quintet, playing Jazz/Funk/Latin.
The band comprises:
Emmanuel Segun Sax
Jon Gillies Sax
John Bingham Keys
Michael Reed. Drums
Michael Wright Bass

Song Box - Buskers
2026-05-28 13:30 - 2026-06-01 17:30 (Europe/Paris) | Seagate Hotel, The Quay, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1QS, United Kingdom
Song Box outside the Seagate Hotel is part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the link above for more details.

dogleg
2026-05-28 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Paris) | Coffee Cabin, 22 The Quay, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1QS
dogleg are performing as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band’s name above for more details.

Richard Malfait Session
2026-05-28 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
The session is a part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the heading above for more details.

Mark Welbourn and Friends
2026-05-28 19:30 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | St Mary’s Hall, Churchfield Road, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1RL, United Kingdom
Mark Welbourn and Friends at St Mary’s Hall is part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the link above for more details.

Lauren Calcourt with Bussell Bave
2026-05-29 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Paris) | Devon
Lauren Calcourt is performing with Russell Bave at the Appledore Gallery on Market Street as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the band’s name above for more details.

Champ Music Day
2026-05-29 14:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Paris) | The Champ, 5 Meeting St, Appledore, EX39 1RJ, United Kingdom
Champ Music Day is part of the Appledore Music Festival. Click on the picture above for more details.
