The Grapevine

May and June at the Grapevine promises to be a bumper one musically with a crop of brilliant bands appearing at Grapevine Fridays. May kicks off on the 4th with an all-new band to the venue, and we look forward to welcoming Fujalada. Then of course, we're off to the Imperial rugby  for the Grapevine's ambitious two-day Exmouth Beer Festival, and of course, entertainment will play a huge part in this event also. As well as being able to try 100 beers and 20 ciders on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May, you'll be able to listen to fantastic folk duo The Billycocks between 1-3pm on Saturday, and then in the evening between 5-7 we will have Sam Green appearing. On Sunday 6th, the acoustic 1-3pm slot will be filled by the quite superb Karl Zumar, and then in the evening, Souled will rock the marquee off it's tent pegs with their usual passionate take on classic soul music between 5-7pm. The heady mix continues throughout May and June with appearances from Maggie Reeday, Lazy Lizard, The Chicken Slacks, The Walkhards, Souled, One Foot In The Groove, RPM and Skaper. For more details, check out GRAPEVINE FRIDAYS HERE

We are very proud to announce that our move into bringing high-quality Acoustic and Roots music artists to the venue in 2012 in association with Richie Evans Music has resulted in securing an appearance by the great Andy Irvine at The Grapevine. His is literally as big a name as you can imagine in the folk music world. In a career spanning 45 years, his biography and multiple musical associations reading like a who's who of traditional Irish Music, having been an integral part of great bands such as Sweeney's Men, the legendary Planxty alongside Christy Moore, Donal Lunny and Liam O'Flynn, Patrick Street with Jackie Daly, Arty McGlynn and Kevin Burke, as well as acclaimed solo work and collaborations with the likes of Paul Brady and Dick Gaughan. The Grapevine's Music coordinator Richie Evans is currently actively in negotiation with several other top names in the Acoustic and Roots music world, so expect a lot of exciting announcements soon. Andy Irvine will be appearing at The Grapevine on Sunday April 15th 2012. Details of how to purchase tickets will appear very soon. To explore his work in more detail, go to Andy Irvine's Official Website.

The New Year's Eve Hat Party featuring Souled was a huge success. A good time was had by all who attended.  Here's to 2012.

The Music mini-site is now live, and will contain all of the upcoming musical events at the Grapevine, as well as news about the ever-improving reputation of the venue for provision of high-quality live music events. We look forward to sharing news of all of the exciting developments in new musical projects for the venue throughout 2012 and beyond, and the growing catalogue of bands and artists that will be gracing the Grapevine.