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Moreton Music Day
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Moreton Music Day
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Moreton Music Day
The fantastic community event that is Moreton Music Day has now been running for more than 20 years and this year takes place on Sunday, June 24th.
It is a chance for local musicians who might otherwise not have many chances to perform to take to the stage, as well as better known bands to share their talents.
In St Andrew’s Church there will be choirs and other acoustic sets, and there will also be three electric stages for bands. There are two more in The Horse public house, in the front bar and the barn, and this year for the first time another pub will be joining the fun as a stage will be set up at The Bell.
There will be more than 40 groups/bands performing including The Kit Hillbillies, Hot House Four, Glorious Chorus, Dartmoor Harmony, Five Finger Discount, The Dockneys, The Invisible String Orchestra of Tibet, Trip Advisor, Hazaar!, The Johnsons Blues Explosion, The Devon Afrobeat Collective, The Dirtbeats, Quorum Official, The Phoenix Ceilidh Band and the Moreton Sinfonietta.
A spokesperson for the Moreton Music Day team said: ‘We are aiming for an eclectic mix of genres to satisfy a wide audience. Music Day is a community event that happens to raise money for charity - because it is a community event we do equal billing for all, and the whole event is completely voluntary. We want to support charities that focus on helping the homeless this year, starting with St Petrock's in Exeter.’
Two short roads in the centre of town will be closed for the day to create a pedestrian area - the music will start at around noon and will continue until 11.30pm.
As parking is restricted in the town, to help visitors a minibus shuttle will be running between Moretonhampstead and Chagford, to enable people from this direction to come without cars.