What’s on at Fougou Music: Live contemporary jazz, blues, soul, acoustic, folk and world music events in Torbay, South Devon, Exeter and Plymouth from the finest local, national and international music artists.

Martin Dale Quartet ft Derek Nash

Thursday 24 September 8pm Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
British Jazz Award-winning Derek Nash – bandleader, composer, arranger, record producer and engineer. He is leader of six bands, each with its own unique sound and featuring some of the top jazz musicians in the UK today.

Hejira: celebrating the music of Joni Mitchell

Sunday 4 October 8pm Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter
Hejira is an outstanding 7-piece band set up to celebrate the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Expect an evening of the ‘great’ songs such as Amelia, Help Me, A Case Of You, Song For Sharon, and Free Man in Paris.

Nicolas Meier World Group

Wednesday 7 October 8pm Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
Nicolas Meier has carved a reputation out as one of the world’s most original and uniquely talented guitarists. His music draws from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango and more — all mixed with jazz.

The Winding Stair – a poetry play by Steve Day

Wednesday 14 October 7.30pm Livermead House Hotel, Torquay
A narrative history of four women.
The Winding Stair is a poetry-play by Steve Day (Wylde publications), read and performed by three key Devon poets, Sue Proffitt, Veronica Aaronson and Jennie Osborne, alongside Charlotte Reeve. Musical director & curator is the cellist Eliza Jacobs.

Ralph Freeman Quartet ft. Steve Waterman

Wednesday 21 October 8pm Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
This exciting quartet features some of the UK’s leading jazz musicians playing a programme of their own distinctive take on some classic and contemporary jazz material along with their own recent compositions.

The Phil Beer Trio

Sunday 25 October 7.30pm Livermead House Hotel, Torquay
Phil Beer share the Blues roots of his musical life. Supported by Miranda Sykes on Bass guitar and Sian Monaghan on percussion, they will guide you through the music of Blind Willie Johnson, The Rev Gary Davis, Davy Graham, and John Mayall.

Steve Tilston

Wednesday 4 November 8pm Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
Steve Tilston is rightly acknowledged within the world of folk and contemporary music as one of the UK’s most enduring and multi-talented singer/songwriters. He has enjoyed creative partnerships with major folk figures from Bert Jansch to Jez Lowe.

Steely Jazz

Thursday 12 November 8pm. Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
Chris Ingham Quintet’s Steely Jazz re-examines the comprehensive Steely Dan canon, illuminating the singular melodies, rich harmonies and exploring the small jazz group possibilities of an incomparably opulent songbook.

The Good Stuff

Sunday 13 December 8pm. Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
Get ready for an uplifting night of soul, R&B, gospel, neo-soul and pop as the sensational The Good Stuff bring their 14-piece live band to Torquay. Their exceptional musicianship, powerful vocals and stunning harmonies create a high-energy live experience.

Torbay venues:
Livermead Cliff Hotel, Seafront, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2 6RQ What3Words location: afford.club.quit
Doors 7.30pm Music 8.00pm. These are seated events. Seats are unallocated.
Bar meals are available, ordering advised. Checkout their menu here

Livermead House Hotel, Torbay Road, Torquay TQ2 6QJ What3Words location: beside.wage.silk
Doors 6.45pm Music 7.30pm This is a seated event.
Bar meals are available, ordering advised. Checkout their menu here

Tickets for live music events at The Livermead Cliff Hotel can be purchased online by following the links below for each performance. There are no extra charges you just pay the ticket price. For those events at The Livermead House Hotel, where we use WeGotTickets, they charge 10%. Student/U-18 tickets at £10 for certain events are available with the appropriate I.D.

Once online bookings close on the day of the concert, tickets can then be bought on the door if they are available.