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Milly Brown and Mark Jessett

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A gallery & shop of unusual things. Folk & esoteric. Thurs-Sat, 10am-5pm Sun 12-4pm
Now on - @tabby.booth.artist solo exhibition ‘Of Myth and Moor’
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Our new space is revealing layers and layers and layers of history, and we have lots of work to do on the space…but should we keep the #williammorris wallpaper? Let us know what you think!😉 #renovation #gallery #gallerymakeover #galleryrenovation #oldwallpaper #livinginthepast #vintageinterior #vintagewallpaper #brightenyecorners #devonartist #southwestartists #ashburton #newartgallery #artgallery #devongallery #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting
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3 years ago
A tradition like no other! 🍻🍞 Last Saturday we had the privilege of taking part in one of Ashburton’s oldest and most unique customs: the annual Ale Tasting and Bread Weighing ceremony! Dating back centuries to ensure fair standards for locals, the official Ale Tasters and Bread Weighers visit local inns and bakeries to inspect and sample the town’s best produce. Any establishment that passes the rigorous testing gets rewarded with a sprig of evergreen as a mark of quality. ✨ So proud to be a part of Ashburton’s history...and present! Thank you @portreeve1197 Thank you soooo much to @themagnolium for this gorgeous film too!
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Coming up, this Friday 19th June, for the very first time Fionn Cox-Davies and band perform the full ‘Fionn’ album at The Barrel House, Totnes Tickets: barrelhousetotnes.co.uk or follow Linktree in @fionn_coxdaviesmusic insta bio. Fionn is a South Brent raised, Ashburton based, queer artist with a musical journey that started right here in Totnes. They have a rapidly growing following, performing most recently at BENTWOOD festival which they curated in collaboration with Field System. This gig is the first ever full band performance of the most recent album ‘Fionn’. Don’t miss out on this chance to experience these deeply personal songs that will rattle, comfort and transport you! “You’ve moved and inspired me. To do things excellently. Right from the very first breath you invited us into tender, beautiful and unexpected places. It was an honour to witness.” @katrinaswords Doors at 7pm The band @fionn_coxdaviesmusic @m.rose.music @aubrey____________ @emmaholbrookdrums Support act @elisongs Tech @barefootmusicuk & @beeaddicott Supported by: @bentwoodfest @field.system @velv.etbeet @theblackbirdcollectivetotnes @barrelhousetotnes
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a month ago
Currently lending a hand at Field System, to install an incredible exhibition looking at 15 years of Folklore Tapes. The show is filled with original artworks, sketchbooks, handmade musical instruments, cassettes, albums and more. Fifteen Cycles of the Sun opens tomorrow at 5pm and runs until June 21st. Catch a live performance tomorrow evening too, tickets available from @field.system See you there! @museum_of_witchcraft_and_magic @museum_of_british_folklore @folklore_tapes
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2 months ago
What are YOU doing on May Day? Why not join Field System for an evening of May Day revels, beginning with a short film presentation by @the.stone.club and culminating in the raucous, dark folk of Craven - @storytimewithcraven Craven are an English / Welsh folk trio based in the South West. Their music is at once symphonic, delicate and ethereal — a beautiful Frankenstein’s Monster of British folk. The trio conjure rich, layered soundscapes through an inventive live setup — from stomp boxes to foot-keyed harmonium and pedal-driven percussion. Their fearless, imaginative approach to folk lies at the core of their sound, fuelling vivid, visceral storytelling. Stone Club’s featurette is a fantastical exploration of the Cornish landscape, myth and magic accompanied by music by @matthew___shaw Tickets are just £10! Link in Bio This event is hosted by Ashburton Arts Centre, just next door to us, as part of Dartmoor Tors Festival. #fieldsystem #fieldsystemevents #cravenband #stoneclub
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4 months ago
Field System presents...Nick Hart and Tom Moore with Boss Morris, Saturday 11 April 2026, 18:30-23:00 We’re so excited that we’re bringing @boss.morris back to @things.happen.here on Saturday 11th April. They’ll be accompanied by @mrnickyhart before he and @tomoscarmoore take to the stage for another enchanting performance on their tour. They’ve sold out their first two gigs, and tickets for this show are going fast. Use the link in our bio to get yours before it’s too late! This film is from Boss Morris’ last visit to THH back in 2024. #nickhart #bossmorris #fieldsystemevents
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4 months ago
Reading from ‘Wisht’- one of three short stories that will be part of the Heap o’ Sinners performance I am doing at Ashburton Arts Centre this coming Friday (courtesy of the Field System Gallery) and at the Folk Preservation Society on the following Wednesday. I am really looking forward to bringing this new show to both these wonderful spaces. Tickets are selling fast and these are the only two performances I will be presently doing, here in South Devon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#ashburtondevon #dartmoornationalpark #contemporaryfolkartist #nationaltrustsouthwest #dartmoormagazine
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4 months ago
Ashburton Arts Centre 20th March: http://wegottickets.com/event/696105/ http://wegottickets.com/fieldsystem Folk Preservation Society 25th March: https://dandelion.events/e/c57op ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#puppetryuk #devonstorytellers #dartmoornationalpark #dartmoormagazine #dartmoorartist
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4 months ago
Heap of Sinners: stories from Dartmoor of Wild, Wonder and Wishtyness. For more info and tickets: http://fieldsystem.co.uk https://dandelion.events/e/c57op ……………………………………………………………#devonstorytellers #dartmoorsociety #chrischapmanphotography #dartmoornationalpark🍃
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5 months ago
Exhibition Alert - Tea to Chumbe @field.system 13 West Street Ashburton, Newton Abbot United Kingdom Thursday 5 March 2026 10:00 - Sunday 15 March 2026 17:00 From the blurb: Becky Dodman Wainwright’s solo exhibition (that's me!!) for Field System explores folk through an expanded lens, weaving together her life in Dartmoor, Devon, and her ancestral roots in the Andes. Her large-scale tapestries, created from local wool, are inspired by tasseography—the intuitive patterns discovered in tea leaves—transforming everyday forms into meaningful designs. This practice grounds her work in Devon while connecting to her Colombian Indigenous ancestry, particularly the sacred symbols of Chumbe belts, traditional sashes worn by Andean shamans. Through tapestries, woven belts, and textile artefacts, Wainwright creates a dialogue between sigil-making, divination, and ancestral visual language, exploring mixed heritage, place, and spirit. Each piece serves as a conversation between Devon and Colombia, mapping a journey from everyday observation to sacred ancestral symbols. As a Senior Lecturer and Post Graduate Course Leader at @artsuniplym and textile artist, her work combines academic research with artistic practice, reclaiming heritage threads and repairing severed connections. --- fancy hey!!! Please pop along for some sunshine folk colours 😉 .... Becky will be chatting through her research on the final Saturday 11-1pm :-)
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5 months ago
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5 months ago
How do they do it? Field System have, once again, put together what looks like it’s going to be an incredible exhibition. From the 10th February through to the 28th, they will be showing the works of Romantic Bohemian artist and writer Sven Berlin, curated in partnership with Gavin Dunbar, a Devon-based art historian, collector, and educator. Although a highly influential figure, with works represented in the collections of The Tate, V&A and David Bowie, Berlin remains somewhat marginalised. However, his work has gone on to find audiences who appreciate his dedication to capturing the human experience. Berlin firmly rejected the capitalism and competitive confines of the art world, working across mediums in a style that was confident and deeply personal, creating a fascinating archive of his own life and those whose paths he crossed, infused with his emphatic connection to nature.  If you too have been living in the New Forest in a gypsy caravan and don’t know about Field System go and check them out and visit the exhibition which is open Thursday–Saturday, (although they’re always happy to arrange visits outside these times!) @field.system
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6 months ago
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