HOBGOBLIN SHOPS There are nine branches of Hobgoblin Music across the UK, and in each one you will find a huge range of acoustic, folk, celtic and world musical instruments to try out and compare.

Sunday afternoon entertainment that rocks besides the historic harbour of Plymouth, UK, in the arts, antiques and nightlife area of the Barbican, fingers flying, I join the session musicians at The Dolphin.

Appledore, ancient ship building port, rocked last night (Wednesday) when I was at a great regular folk music jam session at The Coach and Horses, Appledore which is near Bideford, Torrington, Barnstaple, Westward Ho and East-the-Water in North Devon, UK and is well worth checking out if you are in the West Country and looking for home brewed entertainers and entertainment on a Wednesday evening or even to join in.

Jan is a remarkable lady who uses her motor home as a "blackboard van" on which she encourages kids of all ages to draw. She said this provides great entertainment for children of all ages.

Well it's Monday and the Bampton Folk Music Festival - "After the fair" - is over except for the real die hards who I suspect will still be lurking in the friendly streets of the ancient English North Devon town of Bampton. Was the Bampton Folk Music Festival a success? Also called After the Fair. You bet it was!

The body of people who are interested in folk music, stories and culture is huge and can be found everywhere. In future posts I hope to document many more examples of free online articles and stories about folk stories and folk music.