News and latest writings by Rob Hopcott
- Muddiford Inn, Barnstaple, Devon rocks to Captain Banjo’s Street Band for Chris’s Birthday Party raising money for Children’s HospiceCaptain Banjo's Street Band climbed aboard its mini-bus to venture into the beautiful Devon countryside to visit the Muddiford Inn near Barnstaple to help celebrate the Birthday of Chris (seen dancing in the movie above) and to fund raise for the North...
- English Country Music Weekend 2009 (ECMW 2009) a great success at Ampthill, Beds organised by Taz Tarry and friends from Redborne MorrisLast weekend (19th - 21st June 2009) the Rugby Club and pubs at Ampthill, Bedfordshire rocked to the sounds of some of the best traditional English folk musicians who were gathered for the annual English Country Music Weekend 2009 (ECMW 2009) this year...
- Lynton & Lynmouth Music Festival 2009 rocks as Captain Banjo’s Street Band says OY!In weather that would have pleased the most southern of continental resorts Lynton & Lynmouth's free music festival 2009 was bathed in sunshine as packed crowds enjoyed stage and street musical performances.Captain Banjo's Street Band was again out...
- Captain Banjo’s Street Band in Braunton fighting cancer with cheerful tunesCaptain Banjo's Street Band rocked at the Relay for Life, Braunton, North Devon this weekend (13th June 2009) after cancer survivors completed a circuit of the running track and their supporters started their marathon 24 hour relay run in support of ca...
- Weymouth pub sessions and pub singarounds continue to be successful at Dorset’s Wessex Folk festival 2009Many folk festival devotees see folk music sessions and folk song singarounds as being at the heart of any good folk music festival and the Wessex Folk Festival committee is particularly keen to enable amateur musicians and singers or even professional...
Flash Fiction
- Reality TV Intergalactic Wife Swap postcard science fiction from Rob Hopcott
- A Green Car for Christmas - Rob Hopcott's Christmas story for 2008
- Snip goes your tie - a tale of the unexpected post card micro fiction murder mystery story by Rob Hopcott
- In THEIR eyes YOU are just compost - flowers from outer or inner space - a short flash science fiction (Sci-fi) story by Rob Hopcott
- Gone Fishing - a flash science fiction short horror story by Rob Hopcott
Folk Music Festivals and Sessions
- English Country Music Weekend 2009 (ECMW 2009) a great success at Ampthill, Beds organised by Taz Tarry and friends from Redborne Morris
- Captain Banjo's Streetband successfully rocks Barnstaple Town Centre
- Captain Banjo's Streetband entertainment to rock Barnstaple Town Centre 23rd May 2009
- Crediton Folk Festival 2009 at Cheriton Fitzpaine
- Winter Sidmouth folk festival musician's reunion at Sea Angling and Sailing Club, Sidmouth
- French traditional English and Irish folk music sessions at l'Homme Vert, St Pierre Sur Orthe, Mayenne, Pays De La Loire, France
- Traditional English folk tunes rocked at Sidmouth Folk Festival February 2009 Radway Inn Reunion, Sidmouth, Dorset
- Butcher's Arms Carhampton Wassailing 2009 a success despite bad weather
- Transfer of Wheatsheaf, South Petherton English folk music pub session to The Bell Inn, Ash, Martock Somerset
- Mama Stone's, new live performance venue in Wellington, Somerset could easily become addictive
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Rob
(Rob Hopcott - online author and folk musician)