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Saturday 4 July 2020: South Brent Folk Day: South Brent Folk presents the 9th annual South Brent Folk Day with singing; music; dancing; workshops; and concerts in the Old School Community Centre, and a headline evening concert in the Village Hall with guests Martin Carthy and Harbottle and Jonas.

For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. Awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2014, he has had trailblazing musical partnerships with, amongst others, Steeleye Span, Dave Swarbrick, Norma Waterson (his award-winning wife) and his daughter Eliza Carthy which have resulted in more than 40 albums. He’s a ballad singer, a ground-breaking guitarist and an authoritative interpreter of contemporary material and his settings of traditional songs with guitar, have influenced a generation of artists on both sides of the Atlantic including Bob Dylan and Paul Simon.

Harbottle and Jonas is a dynamic Devon (now South Brent) duo becoming increasingly popular at clubs and festivals up and down the country. Dave and Freya are partners in life and music who combine the rich traditions of folk music with original songwriting and contemporary interpretations as demonstrated on their fourth and most ambitious album, ‘The Sea Is My Brother’, which has a maritime theme maintained across political, historical, and personal stories and songs. They blend their closely intertwined vocal harmonies with concertina, harmonium, banjo, cittern, stomp box and acoustic guitar accompaniment.

The annual Folk Day is one of a number of events organised throughout the year by South Brent Folk to support folk music in the South Brent area; still to come are an Autumn Ceilidh with ‘Mooncoin Ceilidh Band on Saturday 17 October 2020 and the Annual ‘Twixt’ Ceilidh on Sunday 27 December 2020 with ‘Buttoned up’. FFI: Contact Eileen McKee: email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 01364 73699 or John Rawlinson: email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 01364 73117. See Facebook

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Saturday 4 April 2020: Spring Céilidh with Spinach for Norman in South Brent Village Hall at 7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm). Dance your cares away with Ben van Weede (fiddle), Joel Segal (fiddle), Howard Harrison (guitar/flute), Martin Henning (bass) and caller Pam Hayes - all welcome. Reel Ale bar and nibbles available. Tickets on the door or from artworks at £8.00. FFI contact Eileen on 01364 73699 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit website.

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After a successful year in 2019, South Brent Folk is planning another year of great folk events for 2020, including:

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Welcome to South Brent Folk.

Based in the Devon village of South Brent on the southern tip of Dartmoor we host folk concerts, a folk festival, workshops, ceilidhs and other events through the year.

Our aim is to promote folk music song and dance in South Brent, providing opportunities for top class folk acts to come to South Brent and be seen and heard by local residents, at the same time attracting folk from outside the village.

If you would be interested in joining our organising committee or helping at events, please do get in touch with us by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For information about events in South Brent see: 'What's on in South Brent'.

For information about events in the South Devon area see: http://hubcast.co.uk/southdevon

 

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