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Prepare for Christmas! Sing carols the Westcountry way

Sing carols from the Westcountry tradition with free workshops for singings and musicians from Wren Music, Devon’s folk and community arts development charity

Performance of new music for choirs based on young people's poems

As part of the EXEtreme Imagination Children and Young People’s Literature festival a new piece of music for choirs, based on poems from young people across Devon will premiere at the Exeter Northcott Theatre

West Country collaboration picks up top music prize

The Organi of Corti from Dr David Prior of University College Falmouth and Devon-based architect Frances Crow has picked up the PRSF New Music Award

Just passionate and intense, the surprising songs of Nicky Swann

Nicky Swann writes songs about surprising people, which are passionate and intense. Katie Marie speaks to her about songwriting, performing and the notorious second album

A skull, roses, and a broken heart… a songwriter talks to the artist about creating album cover art

Steve Stones, singer and songwriter of Plymouth band Arthur Walker talks to the creator of the cover art for their debut album Animal Nights

Head Home for a new festival experience at Dartington this summer

Home, a one-day international music and arts festival, is set to take place at Dartington on Saturday, June 26. Featuring Bassekou Kouyaté with Amy Sacko (Mali), Rizwan Muazzam Qawwali Ensemble (in their first visit to the UK from Pakistan in seven years), Fairground Attraction’s Eddi Reader (Scotland), Mor Karbasi (Israel), Patrick Duff of Strangelove fame and Cuban son stars Asere. As well as other arts and crafts events, workshops and talks