Romantics, Mystics & Revolutionaries – With Pete (the Temp) Bearder + support – Gaia Harvey-Jackson
The Romantic movement rose as an act of defiance — against empire, industry, and the mechanisation of the soul. This performance lecture blends scholarship with comedy and poetry to conjure a spellbinding history of mysticism, sedition and psychedelic testing.
Sunday 17th May 2026 | 7:30pm
River Roots + Support
River Roots are a vibrant acoustic folk-roots duo, featuring rich vocal harmonies, warm rhythmic melodies and soulful song writing.
Wednesday 20th May 2026 | 7:30pm
Willy Mason
Fresh from opening for Wolf Alice, Willy Mason is a songwriter who has become harder to define. Often outside of time musically, his lyrics reflect the humanness of now and our steps toward transcendence.
Thursday 21st May 2026 | 7:30pm
Bassekou Kouyate and Amy Sacko
Legendary Malian musician and ngoni master Bassekou Kouyate tours the UK for the first time as a duo with revered griot singer and exceptional vocalist Amy Sacko. This will be a unique, intimate and extraordinary opportunity to experience a performance that reaches to the very heart of Mali.
Friday 22nd May 2026 | 7:30pm
the Lords of Veg Funk
Step into the Church of Veg and encounter a one-of-a-kind musical experience. Serving steaming portions of vegetable-themed funk, soul, disco and hip-hop. An 8-piece band that praises the holy name of cabbage and seduces you with the sensuality of sweet spinach salvation!
Friday 29th May 2026 | 8pm
ATTON=RAON
Multi-Instrumental performer/composer Sam Walker in collaboration with creative technologist Nathaniel Mason and sound engineer Ben Addicott bring a world of hope, fury and joy.
Saturday 30th May | 7:30pm
Jazz at The Bazza – Mama Tokus & Friends
A regular 2026 Sunday session of soulful vocals, spoken word, jazz, fun & warmth with Mama Tokus overseeing proceedings. Expect good music and wordplay - and a great atmosphere, with sharing plates too!
Sunday 31st May 2026 | 3pm-6pm
Soma Soma – 8-Piece Band – Afro-Brazilian Music
Soma Soma will return to the Barrel House with driving percussion, vintage horns, and hypnotic guitar lines working together to seamlessly blend Brazilian styles (Samba/Bossa Nova/Arrocha) with African (Highlife/Afrobeat/Soukous) genres to create something completely new and exciting.
Friday 5th June 2026 | 8pm
Radiohead’s OK Computer – Performed live by Local Totnes Supergroup
Missed Radiohead’s tour last year?Following a sold-out performance of The Bends in 2025, a stellar supergroup of local musicians returns to celebrate Radiohead’s landmark album OK Computer, performed live, in full.
Saturday 6th June 2026 | 8pm
Fire & Dust – A Woody Guthrie Story – Reg Meuross & The Strike Duo (with Phil Beer)
Commissioned and produced by Pete Townshend and created by award-winning singer-songwriter Reg Meuross, Fire & Dust: a Woody Guthrie Story has fast become one of the most powerful and acclaimed folk productions on today’s circuit.
Wednesday 10th June 2026 | 7:30pm
Ian Prowse & The Fiddle of Fire – The Radical Hope Tour + Support TBA
Merseyside hero Ian Prowse is fresh off the back of 3 UK tours as very special guest with Elvis Costello, and his best 2 back to back albums since he began with Pele back in 1991
Saturday 13th June 2026 | 7:30pm
Joshua Burnside
Joshua Burnside is an experimental Irish folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica, trad, and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production methods
Thursday 18th June 2026 | 7:30pm
Fionn Cox-Davies – Full Band Show + Support – Eli Carvajal
FIONN COX-DAVIES performs his debut album live at The Barrel House. Blending winding song structures, personal storytelling, and an expressive vocal style, he creates idiosyncratic, “rip-your-guts-out” contemporary folk.
Friday 19th June 2026 | 7:30pm
Queer Folk
After discovering a rich seam of LGBTQIA+ folk songs in the archives, Queer Folk began performing this powerful repertoire together, breathing new life into long-hidden stories.
Sunday 21st June 2026 | 7pm
The Blues Rock Roadshow
Experience the electrifying sounds of the 60s and 70s with acclaimed guitarist REMI HARRIS and his band. This unforgettable show pays tribute to blues rock legends such as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Free and Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac.
Thursday 25th June 2026 | 7:30pm
Horses on the Beach & Long Tonic
Horses on the Beach blend Latin and Balkan jazz, hip-hop, ska, and more — a mix they’ve been writing, producing, and performing for the past five years. Plus. indie/blues rock from Long Tonic.
Friday 3rd July 2026 | 8pm
Chris Brain
Chris Brain is a Yorkshire-based folk singer-songwriter whose work sits firmly in the British pastoral tradition, shaped by close attention to place, memory and emotional nuance.
Tuesday 21st July 2026 | 7:30pm
Jazz at The Bazza – Mama Tokus & Friends
A regular 2026 Sunday session of soulful vocals, spoken word, jazz, fun & warmth with Mama Tokus overseeing proceedings. Expect good music and wordplay - and a great atmosphere, with sharing plates too!
Sunday 26th July 2026 | 3pm-6pm
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