19 August - 2 September 2012
“An arts forum for the creative community of Totnes�
Totnes Festival 2012
Totnes Festival 2012 Sunday 19 August - Sunday 2 September “Welcome to another Totnes Festival, now in its 7th year. I think you will agree that this years programme contains a wide range of activities and includes, for the first time, a street market and funfair. Once again, the schedule of events reflects the rich culture and diversity of talent in and around the town. The committee are grateful to the individuals, groups and businesses who have invested in this year’s events so that it will be a vibrant experience for all who come along to enjoy the talent on offer. Special thanks go to Sue and Walter King whose generous sponsorship has enabled us to produce and distribute this ‘new look’ programme. Be part of the experience, it’s your festival, so make sure that you join in and enjoy it.” Judy Westacott MBE, Festival Chairman The Totnes Festival committee would like to thank and acknowledge the sponsorship of the Totnes and District Strategy Group. This year, you can expect festival radio broadcasts on Soundart, including special features and coverage of Totnes Festival events. Our vision is for the Festival to focus on the uniqueness of Totnes including the local, regional and beyond. Our core values are to be supporting and to empower Totnes’s creative communities: “We welcome contributions from everybody.” Totnes Festival’s mission is to be an umbrella for varied events, performance and sharing - and this year we have co-ordinated a fortnight of events, organized by the community in different Totnes venues. Please see our Events Diary from pages 14 - 24 for full listings of activities in date order. On page 25 you will find the Venue Directory, listing all the venues, addresses and contact details. Programme produced by Sarah Gray - onthebuttonproduction@gmail.com
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TOTNES FESTIVAL FUNFAIR FRIDAY 17TH AUGUST - WEDNESDAY 22ND AUGUST
FROM 2 P.M. DAILY KING EDWARD VI COMMUNITY COLLEGE Parking Available
GRAND FIREWORK DISPLAY - TUESDAY 21ST AUGUST FUN, FUN, FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY 4
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STREET MARKET Throughout the centre of town SUNDAY 19TH AUGUST
STALLS OPEN FROM 10 A.M. CRAFTS, HOMEMADE PRODUCE, MARKET TRADERS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE Stalls still Available if any local organisation/business/charity is interested Contact Ann Raymond - 07704062259 www.totnesfestival.com
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Becoming a volunteer... We are already thinking about Totnes Festival 2013! Would you like to get involved in Totnes Festival next year? We have aspirations to develop and improve the festival, year upon year. It is our mission to provide a platform, every summer, for our community to share a wide variety of special events and performances and we welcome contributions from everybody! Volunteering could be a perfect opportunity to build your skills (and to share a few with others). Perhaps you would like to write press releases, draw maps, design posters, manage emails, practice minute taking, publish updates on social media sites, plan an event, distribute programmes, encourage people to submit an event or to support the general operations of the committee - we would welcome and appreciate your input. If you would like to bring your passion for our community, its culture and the arts to the Totnes Festival, please register your interest by emailing:
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Thanks! We have e-mailing lists for volunteers, event organisers and traders.
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TOTNES MUSIC NOW PRESENTS
VOX POPULI MUSIC WORDS VISUALS MOVEMENT SPEECHES
Sunday Serenade Concert By The Pressenda Ensemble Directed by Malcolm Latchem
DESIGNED BY
SAM RICHARDS
Sunday 26th August
PERFORMED BY
3pm at St John’s Church, Bridgetown
TOTNES IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA
& FRIENDS
FRIDAY AUGUST 24TH AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE EVENING PERFORMANCE
IN AND AROUND ST. MARY’S CHURCH, HIGH STREET, TOTNES
IN AND AROUND SOUNDART RADIO STUDIO, DARTINGTON HALL
FROM 2.30 TO 3.30
FROM 6.00 TO 7.00
Tickets: £12 ,£10 concs Children & students FREE Divertimento, Ashbrook, Newton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5BB 01803 863677, enquiries@divertimento.uk.com Totnes Tourist Information Centre 01803 863168 Tickets also available at the door.
To include Baroque works: Corelli’s Concerto Grosso in F Major Op 6 No 2; Bach’s Fugue in B minor on a theme of Corelli; Bach’s Double Violin Concerto. According to Classic FM’s public vote several years ago, the slow movement of this concerto is the best tune that Bach ever wrote.
ANJALI TRIO Acoustic sounds of Africa and Japan in a magical meditative setting. Adrian Freedman Iwan Kushka Ravi
Saturday 1st September 2pm and 7:30pm Bowden House, Totnes TQ9 7PW
Chai bar and yummy treats Tickets on the door: £8 / Info and booking: 07947 319921
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Events Diary: Sunday 19 - Friday 24 August Improperly | Comedy Studio Lounge Improperly is a disparate Comedy Improvisation group with a difference! Following sell-out shows at The Exeter Laugh Out Comedy Festival, this rag tag group has been thrown together to create an evening of unlimited possibilities.
Sunday 19 August, 7:30pm-11pm £5 in advance £6 on the door | studioloungetotnes.com Allen Saddler - A Tribute | Literature & Music The Royal Seven Stars Writings of Allen Saddler (1923-2011). Music from Totnes Jazz Collective.
Sunday 19 August, 7:30pm-9pm £10 | Tickets available on the door only Land of The Giants | Rock n Roll Dub The Barrel House Inspired, feel-good rock n roll dub, LOTG are truly on to something!
Sunday 19 August, 8pm-11pm £5 | Tickets available in advance from The Barrel House John Walter Quartet with Pianist John Walter, Marcus Vergette on double bass + featured guests | Jazz The Bay Horse Inn Composer, tutor and pianist, John composes strong melodies with jazz and world music influences.
Sunday 19 August, 8:30pm-11pm FREE EVENT Summer Radio Club | For young people Soundart Radio Studio Join us for a week of audio production, creativity and live broadcasting. Monday 20 - Friday 24 August, 10am-3pm £150 per week (bursaries available) | Contact Soundart Radio to book. Parents are welcome to visit us first.
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Events Diary: Monday 20 - Wednesday 22 August Folk and Folklore Night | Folk The Bay Horse Inn Music, singing and storytelling from our regular session players’annual retrospective.
Monday 20 August, 8:30pm-11pm FREE EVENT The Beast by ROC Creative | Drama St. Mary’s Church A version of Theseus and the Minotaur performed by ROC Creative.
Tuesday 21 August, 11:30am-12:15pm & 1:30pm- 2:15pm FREE EVENT (Donations welcome) Hamer and Isaacs Gypsy Jazz Quintet | Swing Jazz The Bay Horse Inn Hot swinging gypsy jazz! Bringing the sounds of Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club de France to Totnes.
Tuesday 21 August, 8:30pm-11pm FREE EVENT The Wishbones | Music The Barrel House Unmissable Folk and bluegrass with a modern twist. these three talented musicians from the new forest, are most definitely on to something.
Wednesday 22 August, 8pm-11pm £3 | Tickets available in advance from The Barrel House Traditional Singing Special | Folk The Bay Horse Inn Our Wednesday regulars and guests – in association with the Roots Britannia Show on Soundart Radio.
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Events Diary: Thursday 23 - Monday 27 August Holly Ebony with Nick Marshall | Live music The Studio Lounge Holly is a singer/songwriter pouring out songs from her beautiful corner of Dartmoor. Inspired by folk, soul and blues, her music tells stories from the wilderness.
Thursday 23 August, 7:30pm-11pm £4 in advance £5 on the door | studioloungetotnes.com New Ambient Music by Melvin Banghert | Music Soundart Radio Studio The premiere of “Space Time Frequency” with composer Melvin Banghert in interview.
Thursday 23 August, 7:30pm-8:30pm £5 | Tickets available on the door - arrive early
Bert Miller & The Animal Folk | Music The Barrel House Musical mayhem with Bert Miller & the Animal folk
Thursday 23 August, 8pm-11pm £7 | Tickets available in advance from The Barrel House Best of Eli’s Open Sessions (Part 1) | Acoustic Night The Bay Horse Inn The best bits from Eli and friends jamming it up. All welcome.
Thursday 23 August, 8:30pm-11pm FREE EVENT
The Bay Horse Annual Beer and Cider Festival Food, entertainment, and most importantly excellent real-ale and craft ciders.
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Events Diary: Friday 24 - Saturday 25 August “Vox Populi” by Sam Richards | New Music St. Mary’s Church (afternoon) Soundart Radio (evening) New composition by Sam Richards. Music, speeches, soapboxes. Many performers.
Friday 24 August, 2:30pm-3:30pm & 6pm-7pm FREE Polly Paulusma + Ben Calvert | Live Music The Studio Lounge In 2003 Polly was catapulted around the world, supporting Bob Dylan, Jamie Cullum, Coldplay and many others. Now she’ s back with a new album.
Friday 24 August, 7:30pm-11pm £4 in advance £5 on the door | studioloungetotnes.com Ruarri Joseph | Music The Barrel House Folk rocker Ruarri Joseph returns to The Barrel House
Friday 24 August, 8pm-11pm £7 | Tickets available in advance from The Barrel House Listening Tales | Family Workshop Soundart Radio Studio A creative radio workshop for families
Saturday 25 August, 11am-2pm £5 adult £3 child | To book email lucinda@soundartradio.org.uk
LSC Summer Songwriterfest! | Live Music and Song Yellow Room, Seale Hayne LSC SONGWRITERFEST! Part of the LSC Songwriting Summer School. Four extraordinary songwriters on stage in one great gig. Reg Meuross, Charlie Dore, Jonathan Whiskerd, India Bourne
Saturday 25 August, 7pm-12 midnight £6 / £5 | Tickets available from londonsongcompany.com or call 07832 200980 for more info www.totnesfestival.com
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Events Diary: Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 August Lampliter + Special Guests | Live Music The Studio Lounge The Black Bird Collective presents Devon-based Lampliter a band pitched tentatively between the alt.rock and the alt.folk camps. Plus special guests.
Saturday 25 August, 7:30pm-11pm £4 in advance £5 on the door | studioloungetotnes.com
The Mysterious Kiss in the Eye: The French Avant-Garde in Music and Film | Classical Concert and Film High Cross House French Dadaist/avant-garde film, live piano music, wine and cheese. Performed by Lona Kozik and Elie Fruchter.
Saturday 25 August, 7:30pm-10:30pm £15 booked in advanced only | Online box office: totnesmusicnow.org.
Matthew & Me | Live Music The Barrel House Indie pop magic from Totnes favourites Matthew & Me
Saturday 25 August, 8pm-11pm £6 | Tickets available in advance from The Barrel House
Vexations | Live Music and Contemporary Art Soundart Radio Live broadcast of Satie’s experimental 18-hour piano piece.
Sunday 26 August, 8am-2am FREE EVENT | Just turn up or tune in to 102.5fm or soundartradio.org.uk
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Events Diary: Sunday 26 - Friday 31 August Sunday Serenade Concert - The Pressenda Ensemble Directed by Malcolm Latchem | Concert St. John’s Church Pressenda Chamber Ensemble plays Baroque to Tango
Sunday 26 August, 3pm-5pm Tickets £12 /£10 concessions (FREE for children & students) | 01803 863677, enquiries@divertimento.uk.com Totnes Tourist Information Centre 01803 863168 | Tickets also available at the door
Becca Langsford Band + Special Guests | Live Music The Studio Lounge One of the south west’ s most popular groups peddling their own brand of original blues material. One of the best fun nights around.
Sunday 26 August, 7:30pm-11pm £4 in advance £5 on the door | studioloungetotnes.com
Steve Buckley / Mike Outram Quartet with Coach York on drums + Pat Butterley on double bass | Jazz The Bay Horse Inn Best of contemporary jazz from 2 master instrumentalists. Alto sax and guitar.
Sunday 26 August, 8:30pm-11pm FREE ENTRY Summer Radio Club | Workshops for Young People Soundart Radio Join us for a week of audio production, creativity and live broadcasting.
Monday 27 - Friday 31 August, 10am-3pm £150 per week (bursaries available) | Contact Soundart Radio for a booking form and more information, Parents are welcome to visit the radio station first. www.totnesfestival.com
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Events Diary: Wednesday 29 August Wildwise’s School for Extraordinary Kids | Outdoor activity for Kids Dartington Hall Estate A day of challenges, skills, crafts, foraging, cooking and adventures for kids who love messing about In the woods, dreaming of forest rogues and bandit queens.
Wednesday 29 August, 10am-4pm £30 | please contact our office to make a booking or for further enquiries Info@wildwise.co.uk 01803 868269 wildwise.co.uk
The Beast by ROC Creative | Drama St. Mary’s Church A version of Theseus and the Minotaur performed by ROC Creative.
Wednesday 29 August, 11:30am-12:15pm & 1:30pm-12:15pm FREE EVENT (Donations welcome) A Small Wave For Your Form | Poetry Book Launch The Bay Horse Inn Susan Taylor’s latest book of poems, published by Oversteps Books.“Tenderly profound and authentic”- Penelope Shuttle
Wednesday 29 August, 6:30pm-8pm FREE EVENT
Vince Freeman | Singer-Songwriter The Barrel House Singer songwriter Vince Freeman returns to The Barrel House. Bringing with him, his own distinct sound that won audiences over on this year BBC show ‘The Voice’
Wednesday 29 August, 8pm-11pm £5 | Tickets available in advance from The Barrel House
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Events Diary: Thursday 30 & Friday 31 August Rebecca Mayes + Special Guests | Live Music The Studio Lounge Rebecca is set for certain stardom. Her magical evenings are something of Totnes legend. Along with special guests, this is an evening not to miss.
Thursday 30 August, 7:30pm-11pm £4 in advance £5 on the door | studioloungetotnes.com
Wille & The Bandits | Roots, Rock and Blues The Barrel House A distinctive blend of roots, rock and blues…Not to be missed!
Thursday 30 August, 8pm-11pm £4 | Tickets available in advance from The Barrel House
Mr Wolf’s Big Night Out | Evening of performances The Dartmouth Inn A friendly selection of tasty music and theatre performances. An evening of entertainment and delight.
Thursday 30 August, 8pm-10pm £3 in advance £4 on the door | Buy tickets from Annie’s Fruit Shop, Ticklemore street
Nightpaddle on the River Dart | Outdoors activity for Families on The River Dart Open canoes, by moonlight! Soak In the atmosphere of stars, firelight and stories. Includes campfire supper, nocturnal wildlife and storyteller ‘Spindle Wayfarer’.
Friday 31 August, 6pm-10pm £35 adults £12 children (12 years and under) | Please contact our office to make a booking or for further enquiries Info@wildwise.co.uk 01803 868269 wildwise.co.uk www.totnesfestival.com
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Events Diary: Friday 31 August & Saturday 1 September Like a Nightingale with Toothache: the Music and World of Erik Satie | Classical Concert and Film St. John’s Church Music, Dadaist film, writings, two pianos and a toychestra. Performed by Lona Kozik, Elie Fruchter with Sam Richards.
Friday 31 August, 7:30pm-10:30pm | £10 on the door Arthur Smith + Three Top UK Club Comedians | Big Name Comedy The Civic Hall Arthur Smith is one of the UK’s best known comedians and is joined by three top UK club comics for a hilarious night out.
Friday 31 August, 7:30pm-11:30pm £15 in advance£20 on the door | studioloungetotnes.com
Phantom Limb | Country Soul The Barrel House Phantom Limb returns to Totnes for another unforgettable night… Friday 31 August, 8pm-11pm £8.50 in advance £9 on the door | Tickets available in advance from The Barrel House
Family Bushcraft | Outdoor activity for Families Dartington Hall Estate Brilliant for all ages, this Is an Invigorating day to experience the outdoor skills that make days In nature much more fun! Includes fire making and shelter building.
Saturday 1 September, 10am-4pm £45 1 adult, £65 2 adults - up to three kids come free | please contact our office to make a booking or for further enquiries Info@wildwise.co.uk 01803 868269 wildwise.co.uk
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Events Diary: Saturday 1 September BiTeSiZe-FReNCh | Language Open Day Dartington Space French language events: Workshop on Provence, Cheese Tasting, Treasure Hunt.
Saturday 1 September, 10am-5pm from £3 to £20 | Advanced booking strongly recommended 01803 864242 allianceexeter.co.uk info@allianceexeter.co.uk
Introduction to Radio | Workshop Soundart Radio Studio Find out more about community radio, and go live on air!
Saturday 1 September, 11am-2pm £5 | To book email lucinda@soundartradio.org.uk
Anjali Trio | World Music Concert Bowden House Acoustic sounds of Africa and Japan in magical meditative setting.
Saturday 1 September, 2pm-4pm & 7:30pm-9:30pm £8 | on the door | Info and booking: 07947 319921
Mae & The Midnight Fairground + Special Guests | Live Music The Studio Lounge Local favourite Mae & The Midnight Fairground delivers vibrant circus-esque songs telling vivid stories of wayward characters both human and animal. A captivating evening awaits.
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Events Diary: Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 September Totnes Early Music Society present the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments performing“The Ministry of Angels”| Music St. Mary’s Church Traditional tunes, dances and songs which celebrate angels.
Saturday 1 September, 7:30pm-9:30pm £12 / £5 (young people) | Non members: On the door only, TEMS members: as part of their membership
Rambunctious Social Club - Boisterous Birthday Bash! The Barrel House Clubbing for the creatively curious. Rambunctious boisterous birthday bash
Saturday 1 September, 8pm-12 midnight £5 | Tickets available in advance from The Barrel House South West Indies | Rock Acoustic Music The Bay Horse Inn Exciting live ‘unplugged’ performance from this high energy covers band.
Saturday 1 September, 8:30pm-11pm FREE EVENT Wilfredo | Comedy The Barrel House The man, the myth, the misunderstanding? Returns to The Barrel House!
Sunday 2 September, 8pm-11pm £5 | Tickets available in advance from The Barrel House A Laugh, a Song and a Hand Grenade Reloaded with Sam Richards and The Jazzlab | Jazz The Bay Horse Inn Music, song and words for the Big Society Blues
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Venue Directory King Edward VI Community College, Totnes, TQ9 5JX (01803) 869200 The Barrel House, 59 High Street, Totnes, TQ9 5PB (01803) 863000 barrelhousetotnes.co.uk BOWDEN HOUSE, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7PW Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street, Totnes, TQ9 5SP (01803) 862088 bayhorsetotnes.co.uk Civic Hall, High St, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5SF Dartmouth Inn, 28 Warland, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5EL (01803) 863252 High Cross House, Dartington Hall,
Totnes, Devon TQ9 6ED tHE Royal Seven Stars The Plains, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5DD (01803) 862125 St. John’s Church, Bridgetown, Totnes, Devon St. Mary’s Church, High Street, Totnes, Devon Seale-HayNe, Newton Abbott, Devon TQ12 6NQ (01626) 325800 Soundart Radio, The Gallery, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6EP (01803) 867135 soundartradio.org.uk Studio Lounge, The Scope Complex, Wills Road, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5ZN (01803) 862267 studioloungetotnes.com Wildwise Events, Dartington Space, Totnes, TQ9 6EN (01803) 868269
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TOTNES EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY presents
“The Ministry of Angels”
Saturday 1st September 2012, 7.30pm St Mary’s Church, High Street, Totnes £12, young people £5 (available on the door only) With strange, ancient and ethereal instruments long associated with angels, THE SOCIETY OF STRANGE AND ANCIENT INSTRUMENTS present traditional tunes, dances, songs and carols in celebration of these heavenly beings. Founded in 2010 to explore a repertoire ranging from bawdy ballads and earthy dances to high art music from the 18th century and before, the members of The Society are all leaders in the field of early music.
Clara Sanabras - voice, oud, baroque guitar Clare Salaman - hurdy gurdy, nyckelharpa, vielle, hardanger fiddle Peter McCarthy - three and four string double basses, bass viol and percussion
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TOTNES EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY NEW SEASON FOR 2012/13
Our season of six concerts is FREE to members. Starting with THE SOCIETY OF STRANGE AND ANCIENT INSTRUMENTS (see left), the season also features… • • • • •
Saturday 6th October, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church: STEVEN DEVINE plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations (Tickets: £10, young people £5) Friday 16th November, 7.30pm, United Free Church: early Italian music for lute and violin from YAIR AVIDOR and JENNIFER BENNETT (£10/£5) Friday 8th February, 7.30pm, United Free Church: flautist ASHLEY SOLOMON (Director of Florilegium) and harpsichordist TERENCE CHARLSTON return with a varied Baroque programme (£12/£5) Saturday 9th March, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church: “The Frolics of Oxford” Medieval street music from the five strong OXFORD WAITS (£12/£5) Saturday 20th April, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church: DEVON BAROQUE ENSEMBLE six members of Devon Baroque celebrate the music of Corelli, with JONATHAN WATTS on harpsichord (£12/£5). Membership: £45 for individuals, £85 for couples and families. All concerts are open to non-members: tickets available on the door only. For more information see www.totnesearlymusic.org.uk or contact Jasper Solomon on (01803) 868883 or Jill Tomalin (01803) 849414 www.totnesfestival.com
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