Events for May 30, 2026
Song Box Buskers
The Seagate is putting on something extra-special for the Appledore Music Festival. An area at the front of the hotel, opposite Appledore Quay, will become a busker's heaven. Between 1:30pm and 5:30pm every day from Thursday 28 May and Sunday 31 May there will be a series of local musicians busking for their dinner. Please Read More ...
For the Kids – singing workshop
The Seagate is hosting a fun family workshop for kids. Kelly Cracknell will be leading the workshop, working on an original song for kids to learn and sing. Some instruments e.g. tambourines and kazoos will be available. The event will be held outdoors at the front of the Seagate weather permitting else indoors. The event Read More ...
Rootnotes Family Music Workshop
Becki Driscoll of Rootnotes (rootnotes.org.uk) is holding a family music workshop at Appledore Baptist Church, as part of the 2026 Appledore Music Festival. It will take place at 2pm on Saturday 30 May. Children of all ages are welcome. There will be lots of instruments to try. The session will involve, following a warm up, Read More ...
Song Box Buskers
The Seagate is hosting the Song Box Buskers as part of the Appledore Music Festival
Lara Conley – “Songs in the Round” Singing Workshop
For the Appledore Music Festival this year, Lara will be leading a Round Singing workshop on Saturday 30 May in St Mary’s Church Hall. The workshop is an hour long and starts at 2pm. The festival is putting on a ceilidh music workshop after the singing workshop. Lara Conley is an acoustic folk singer songwriter Read More ...
Champ Music Day
Seven hours of live music at the Champ from 12 noon to 7pm on Saturday 25 May. The musicians listed below will be playing in one hour slots, starting on the hour. 1pm Dave Daccore 2pm Cole Crawford 3pm Prismic Weave (Steve and Tricia Ruffé) 4pm Rich Malfait and Friends 5pm Jim Crawford This event Read More ...
Folk Music Workshop with Sophie Randles-Dunkley
Find Your Feet in a Folk Session! Sophie Randles-Dunkley, the leader of Festival favourites The Appledore Ceilidh Band, is hosting a folk music workshop. Open music sessions are one of the most welcoming and joyful parts of the folk music tradition, with players cramming into pubs across the land to play tunes together til the Read More ...
RootNotes Family Concert
Becki Driscoll's RootNotes is putting on a family concert in the Baptist Church as part of the Appledore Music festival. The concert starts at 3:30pm in the Baptist Church. RootNotes (rootnotes.org.uk) is a Bideford-based community music organisation, run by local musician Becki Driscoll. Earlier in the day, Rootnotes is holding a family music workshop. The Read More ...
Tunes in the Temple with Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll
Come to hear the amazing Nick Wyke and Becki Driscoll perform inside an actual temple made of ceramic tiles. "Tunes in the Temple" was inaugurated at 2024's Appledore Music Festival. It takes place inside Sandy Brown's temple. This amazing building is constructed from ceramic tiles and stands 6 metres tall. Inside is an intimate space Read More ...
The Barefoot Bandit / Captain Accident and the Disasters
This double headliner at St Mary's Hall features two of the finest reggae, dub, ska and soul bands in the South West. Expect tons of danceable grooves and fantastic moves. These two bands are real class acts, showcasing the UK's thriving reggae scene. With loyal followings that are growing, show by show, this is going Read More ...
Jon Amor Trio
The Jon Amor Trio is an original Blues/Funk/Rock band featuring Jon Amor on guitar and vocals. Having made his name as a guitar player with the legendary UK blues band THE HOAX, Jon Amor pushed the blues boundaries with AMOR, a band made two incredibly good, ahead of time, ground-breaking albums before Jon went on Read More ...
Simon Boswell
Simon Boswell is playing at the Beaver as part of the Appledore Music Festival. Sing along and dance with covers from Oasis, Bob Marley, Killers, Jackson 5 and many more. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@SimonBoswellMusic. This event has been booked by The Beaver Inn who have kindly agreed to include it in the Read More ...
dogleg
dogleg are Tracy on vocals, guitar and fiddle, and Steve on vocals and guitar. They have been thrilling audiences in Devon and beyond for many years. For the Appledore Music Festival they are playing at Appledore's famed Seagate Hotel. This event has been booked by The Seagate Hotel who have kindly agreed to include it Read More ...