As Twelfth Night approaches, and thoughts turn to ‘un-decking’ the halls and taking down the tree, the Woodland Trust is urging everyone to help protect the UK’s woodland by dropping their Christmas cards off at their local M&S store.
For every 1,000 cards recycled in store, M&S will fund the planting of one tree.
The UK is already 8,135 trees richer thanks to customers...
Kris Drever’s voice and guitar forms part of the backbone of today’s contemporary roots scene. Widely admired as a solo artist, collaborator, and member of folk superstars Lau, he is a phenomenal and prolific artist.
Lau scored a triple hit of ‘Best Group’ crowns at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards over consecutive years, whilst releasing more celebrated albums – most notably Arc Light, a powerful set which contained Kris’s stunning original, ‘Winter Moon’.
Back on the road to promote his latest album, there doesn’t appear to be any let up in Drever’s creative vision. It...
Jade is joined by three more stars of the south west jazz scene. Guitarist Neil Burns and bassist Kevin Sanders are both regular accompanists to Jim Mullen and Steve Waterman. Kevin is also part of the Martin Dale Quartet. The trio is completed by drummer Ric Byer from the Louise Parker Quartet.
Classically trained Jade is a regular on the Plymouth jazz scene including Michael Campari and the Solar System.
See Jade here
Free entry, bucket for the band, chatty atmosphere.
From his home town of Scarborough in Yorkshire, Robert Riby Boyes’ First World War journeys took him to the Western Front in France, on to Belgium and the Battle of Passchendaele, to the South of France and the mountains of the Italian Front, before returning to Northern France.
Jim Boyes, part of the critically acclaimed a cappella trio Coope Boyes & Simpson and Robert’s grandson, says his grandfather, known as “Croppie” in the family, never talked about his wartime experiences. It was only when Jim began to write songs and research the history of the First World War for...
An aficionado of black and white photographs, gifted Italian saxophonist Tommaso Starace explores the world of one of the most celebrated Italian photographers, considered ‘the Cartier Bresson’ of his country.
Winner of the 2008 Lucie Award, one of the most prestigious prizes in the world of photography, Gianni Berengo Gardin has published more than 200 books and captured Italy through a lens since the 1940s. Taken in Palermo, Milan, Venice, Genoa, Siena and Florence, Starace and his quartet perform music specifically written for each image to create an atmosphere of ‘cinematic...
Solar Schools presents an evening with The Sky Walkers, a seven piece band performing a lively mix of rock, pop, folk, jazz and R&B – mostly covers designed to get you moving and having a good time. They’re great musicians and singers from West Devon and East Cornwall, playing songs you know and love!
The band is appearing in support of Calstock Community Primary School which is raising money to install 10kW solar panels on its roof – a project that’s inspiring the community to work together.
A welcome return for the Tavy Tars, now in their second decade of singing together. The Tars have been venturing further afield with their rollicking shanties and songs of the sea.
Over the years they have developed strong links with the RNLI and are donating 50% of the proceeds of their new CD to the organisation, as well as all contributions to the bucket for the band.
Doors 7.30pm, start time 8.30pm.
Free entry, donations in bucket please for the RNLI.
Founder members of The Blues Band, Paul Jones and Dave Kelly’s tangled and colourful roots go way back into the true undergrowth of the tradition. As well as their own original material, they not only perform the music of Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson – they actually played alongside them, and enjoyed their friendship.
After more than twenty five years presenting his own BBC Radio 2 R&B show, and as a thrilling singer and harmonica maestro, what Paul Jones doesn’t know about the Blues can be written on a pinhead. The same can be...
Local people are invited to attend an event which kicks off a month of health and wellbeing activities.
Jump Into January will launch at Plymouth’s Central Library on Saturday 10 January from 10am to 2pm.
This is Plymouth City Council’s Libraries Service’s first month-long programme of health and wellbeing events to kick start the New Year, in partnership with Plymouth...
