Southern Devon Folk Diary

Harberton Folk's Information Service for traditional music & dance in Southern Devon covering a 30 mile radius approx. of Totnes as the crow flies including Sidmouth, Exeter, Plymouth, Tavistock, Okehampton and all points south Site updated 3 July 2008

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Harberton Folk's final concert:

Sunday 6 July 2008 - Peter Knight's Gigspanner in concert Website 189 of 200 sold at Harberton Parish Hall, nr Totnes (Map/directions) 7.30pm, doors 6.45pm Steeleye Span’s fiddle player Peter Knight has an innovative and truly inspirational style of playing, and is considered to be one of the finest fiddle players of his generation. Peter is joined by guitarist and composer Roger Flack whose work with Gigspanner reflects his sensitivity and intuition as a performer within the area of improvisation, and Afro-percussionist Vincent Salzfaas, an inventive and colourfully expressive player who imaginatively applies African techniques to the traditional British tunes explored by Gigspanner. Jan and I saw this fantastic trio in Cornwall last year and can promise you an evening of musical excellence for our last concert, back in the village for a splendid finale to Harberton Folk's 10-year concert series. The website includes a wonderful 7'50" sample track. Tickets available - £10.00; student/U18 £6.50 -  Order tickets

Harberton Folk concerts are all-seated. Unreserved seating (except by special arrangement). The Ariel Centre and Harberton Parish Hall have full disabled facilities. Concessionary prices: child/student prices may be available upon request. Refund policy. All events are non-commercial. Harberton Folk events at the Ariel Centre, Totnes have been presented in conjunction with King Edward VI Community College Parents' Association. Licensed bar applied for at all events, opens with Doors. Bar stocks usually include local real ale, white wine, organic soft drinks and cider, and crisps - from Teignworthy Brewery, Sharpham Vineyard, Heron Valley Cider, Luscombe Farm and Burts Chips. See The bar.
John and Jan's 'Retirement'

For personal reasons we are 'retiring' from organising folk concert events at the end of our current programme in July 2008. We have had a fantastic 10 years and have been privileged to work with many wonderful people on stage and backstage, and have been very lucky to enjoy the enthusiastic support of many large audiences for our events at Harberton Parish Hall, the Church House Inn Harberton and the Ariel Centre Totnes. Thank you all - John and Jan Culf

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