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Building an Electronic Music Following in the Digital Age

The pathways to success in electronic music have transformed dramatically over the past decade. Independent artists no longer need label backing or radio play to reach audiences worldwide. UK producer Jean-Claude Bastos exemplifies how modern electronic music artists can build meaningful...

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Cornish folk singer to be presented with top honour at Dartmoor Folk Festival

A CORNISH folk singer will be honoured with one of the highest awards in the folk world at the Dartmoor Folk Festival on Sunday, August 11.

Vic Legg, will be presented with an English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) Gold Badge.

Such gold badges are presented for unique or outstanding contributions to folk music, dance or song, distinguished service to EFDSS and/or...

How to Find the Best Bingo Sites in the UK

The internet is now full of bingo sites, meaning there is far more opportunity to enjoy this favoured pastime than there ever has been before. Having so much choice doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to find the perfect bingo platform, though. Unless you put effort into actively researching the best bingo sites that the UK has to offer, you’re not just going to stumble across the one...

Devon’s Postman Poet to be celebrated at Dartmoor Folk Festival

A NOVELIST and two musicians will bring Devon’s 19th century Postman Poet vividly back to life with a vibrant entertainment of words and music at this year's Dartmoor Folk Festival at South Zeal, near Okehampton on Saturday, August 10.

It was 200 years ago, on January 21, 1819, that Edward Capern, Devon’s Postman Poet, was born into a poor, working-class family in Tiverton.

His...

National Theatre Live: Fleabag comes to Vue Plymouth

A live broadcast of the award-winning Fleabag will be coming to the big screen in Vue Plymouth this September courtesy of National Theatre.

The one-woman play, written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, was the inspiration for the phenomenally successful BBC television show of the same name, and has now returned to the West End after a sold-out New York run.

As well as the...

Couples Come Dine With Me is back and looking for contestants in Devon

Are you a whizz in the kitchen? Do you host a great dinner party? Think you’ve got what it takes to walk away with £1000? Then ITV want to speak to you.

Their teams are on the lookout for couples to be part of Britain’s favourite dinner time show. The only criteria’s are that you must be over 18, in a couple and not working or trained as a professional chef.

The shoot will take...

Clarke Andrews Tempest comes to Exeter and Bodmin this summer

Clarke Andrews Tempest comes to Exeter and Bodmin this summer A new show inspired by The Tempest is touring to Exeter and Bodmin this summer. Featuring a mix of live performance, film, silent comedy, evocative music and the original Shakespearean text, Clarke Andrews Tempest will take you back to a vintage age of silent movies and forgotten stories.

Marooned on the island once...

The Lab Summer Season

The Lab is a creative space in the heart of TRP. It aims to support the development of early career artists and practitioners.

[ This is a play ] Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 July

RunRagged, Theatre Royal Plymouth’s 2018/19 Lab Company, present the debut of their devised show [ This is a Play ].

What do you do when you’re alone? Imagine if someone saw. What happens when...

Plymouth actor to premiere short film

Plymouth-born actor Aaron James Deakins, after being cast as "Robbie" in The film Alien Outbreak, has recently created his own film production company Testosterone Films.

His aim was to create his own work for himself and his fellow actors who enjoyed the screen side of acting, feeling the only opportunities around were for theatre and short films.

He created his first feature...

London’s most iconic museums

Britain boasts a hugely rich cultural heritage, reflected in its countless monuments, museums, galleries, theatres and cinemas. Its cities are steeped in ineffable mystique, only visible to the most observant of its residents and visitors. Nowhere is this more obvious than in London, where modern technology and tradition work together in harmony.

London has a wide range of cuisines,...

Mad Hatters Family Fun Day to raise funds for Veteran with Dogs

For a great family day out, look no further than the Mad Hatters Family Fun Day which is taking place on Sunday 7th July at the Boringdon Park Golf Club in Plymouth.

Sponsored by transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, which has a large office in Plymouth, there’s a whole host of entertainment planned to keep all the family amused with all funds raised going to Veterans With Dogs...

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