2026
- May 29th, Changing of the Bards – Bard of Exeter Competition, Exeter Library
- March 17th, House Band, Jam in the Barrel, Barrel House Totnes
- March 3rd… TBC
- Feb 26th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Library
- Feb 17th, House Band, Jam in the Barrel, Barrel House Totnes
- Feb 13th, Kimwei and Band at Private View for Journey’s With Mai Exhibition, Plymouth Box.
- Feb 3rd, House Band, Jam in the Barrel, Barrel House Totnes
- Feb 1st, Jam in the Barrel House Band support The Trouble Notes, Barrel House Totnes
- Jan 28th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Library NEW VENUE
- Jan 20th, Workshop inc. Singing, Totnes Lifehouse Meeting.
2025
- Dec 6th, Broadcast at online event “If I Must Die” set to music, If I Must Die 2nd Anniversary Event by David Heathfield.
- Nov 12th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- Oct 31st, keyboard player, Rocky Horror Band Show, Totnes Barrel House
- Oct 26th, Solo performance for Jan O’Highway Private View, Birdwood House
- Oct 8th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- Oct 4th, Solo performance, Exeter Trans Pride Protest Rally
- Sept 17th, House Band member Totnes Barrel House Jam at Troublenotes gig, Totnes Barrel House
- Sept 10th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- August 19th, House Band, Totnes Barrel House Jam
- August 13th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- August 12th, Music Accompanist for Storyteller David Heathfield at Norman Lockyer Observatory
- August 9th, Workshop “Swing and Feel” for Extinction Rebellion Rhythms UK
- July 20th, Solo Performance, Private Event
- July 18th, Guest tin whistle with Briony Greenhill, Buddhafield Festival
- July 9th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- June 24th, House Band, Totnes Barrel House Jam
- June 21st, Celidh, Private Event, Devon
- June 21st, Slugs and Spice, (queer duo with Billie Bottle), Exmouth Pride
- June 14th, Kimwei and Band performance, Private Event
- June 11th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- May 28th, Grand Bardic Duties, The Changing of The Bards Bard of Exeter Competition, Exeter Library
- May 26th, Kimwei and Band performance, Right To Roam Celebration Party, Totnes
- May 21st, Kimwei and Band performance, Right To Roam Celebration Demo, Cornwood Devon
- May 14th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- April 29th, Private Event
- April 9th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- March 12th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- March 4th, House Band, Totnes Barrel House Jam
- Feb 12th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- Feb 1st, Ceilidh, Private Event, Devon
- Jan 29th, Short solo performance and speech, Destroy Boys Gig, The Fleece Bristol
- Jan 24th, Kimwei and Band performance, Dartmoor Calling film launch event by Claham Film Unit, Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre.
- Jan 3rd, House Band, Totnes Barrel House Jam
2024
- Dec 11th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- Nov 22nd, Gig For Gaza Fundraiser, Kimwei and Band Chagford Hall
- Nov 13th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- Oct 13th, Private event
- Oct 11th, Choir performance with Bristol Climate Choir Fundraiser.
- Oct 10th, Solo Performance at David Heathfield’s Tell A Child From Gaza’s Tale Fundraiser, Crediton Arts Centre.
- Oct 9th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- Oct 8th, Kimwei and Band, Right to Roam Protest, London.
- Sat 21st Sept, Workshop “Swing and Feel” for Extinction Rebellion Rhythms UK
- Sept 13th, Guest tin whistle with Briony Greenhill, Green Earth Awakening Festival
- Sept 11th, Solo performance, Green Earth Awakening Festival
- Sept 9th, Music and Facilitation, Our Green Futures Workshop, Dawlish
- September 3rd, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- August 31st, Solo performance, Upgrade Democracy Extinction Rebellion Protest Camp, Windsor Castle Grounds.
- August 20th, House Band, Totnes Barrel House Jam
- August 18th, The Pink Notes (new project – Queer Blues band), Queer Spirit Festival Devon
- August 17th, Slugs and Spice (queer duo with Billie Bottle), Queer Spirit Festival Devon
- August 14th, Guest tin whistle with Briony Greenhill, Totnes Cinema
- August 4th, Solo performance, Extinction Rebellion Stall, Green Gathering Festival Cheltenham
- August 2nd, Guest with Billie Bottle’s Temple of Shibboleth, Green Gathering Festival cheltenham
- July 21st, Band Jam, Buddhafield Festival, Somerset
- June 26th, Band Performance, Climate ACT Festival, Maltings Taphouse Newton Abbot
- June 22nd, Solo Performance and Climate Choir, Restore Nature Now Protest March, Central London.
- June 11th, House Band, Totnes Barrel House Jam
- June 5th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- May 5th, Ceilidh, Private Event, Devon
- May 1st, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- April 3rd, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- March 19th, House Band, Totnes Barrel House Jam
- March 6th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- Feb 23rd, Artivists Showcase, Guest guitarist with Orchestrated Discontent, Amp Studios London
- Feb 17th, Solo performance, Insure Our Future Climate Demo, Lloyds of London
- Feb 8th, Exeter Story Club, Grand Bardic Host, Exeter Cowick Barton Pub
- Feb 6th, House Band, Totnes Barrel House Jam
- Jan 27th, Totnes Atmos Demo, solo performance, material written by Rob Hopkins Dairycrest site Totnes.
- Jan 26th, Gig For Gaza Fundraiser, Kimwei and Band Chagford Hall
- Jan 25th, solo performance + The Goddamsels, Ashburton Arts Centre
2023
As Grand Bard of Exeter I host Exeter Story Club, Cowick Barton Pub, 1st Wednesday of every month. Come along and tell a tale and/or hear a tale.
- Dec 7th ANTHEMS FOR CHANGE ALBUM LAUNCH, Ashburton Arts Centre TICKETS
- Nov 20th, Private concert for Beyond Borders Refugee Hotel
- Oct 28th, Bath Unite To Survive one day Rebellion, hosted by Extinction Rebellion. See the video
- Oct 14th, Exeter Hope Hall, EDIFF Dance Festival Awards event, hosting and Awarding the prize for Best Soundtrack as a Guest Curator. MORE INFO COMING SOON
- Oct 7th, Right To Roam private event.
- Sept 30th, Dartmoor, Wildcard March For Nature, Anthems For Change performance with Christopher Dance, Lisa Rowe, Anita Clarinet MORE INFO
- Sept 16th, London, Global Fight Against Fossil Fuels March, Flashmob performance. MORE INFO
- Sept 7pm 22nd and 7pm 23rd, Devon Transformed Festival, Dartington Totnes, playing songs from my upcoming album Anthems For Change with Christopher Dance, Lisa Rowe, Anita Clarinet. TICKETS
- August 12-13th, Bath, Extinction Rebellion Drum / Rhythms Camp, Teaching, TICKETS
- June 4th, Exeter Phoenix, Billie Bottle & The Multiple, guest “Wolf” on the whistle. TICKETS
- April 21st-24th, The Big One Climate Protest, London, active as protest musician throughout MORE INFO
- March 11th, Torquay Museum, Made For Music concert – playing instruments from the musical instrument exhibition. TICKETS
- Feb 11st, Ashburton Arts Centre, Billie Bottle & The Multiple, guest “Wolf” on the whistle.
- Feb 11th, Torquay Museum, Made To Be Played music workshop.
- Jan 21st, Dartmoor, Wild-camping Protest with Right To Roam and The Stars Are For Everyone, See video of event
2022
- Oct 8th, Exeter Library, Queer Celebration, playing queer original songs.
- Sept 14th-18th, Green Awakening Festival (Buddhafield), presenting my workshop “Harness Your Power to Protect The Planet”
- Sept 9th, Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre, Fingerstyle Collective Guitar Festival – 11am Guitar Masterclass, 1pm concert. TICKETS.
- Sept 3rd, Totnes, Private Function.
- August 19th, Beautiful Days Festival, playing green original songs and participating in Climate Panel “How Can We Speed Up Action?” with Prof Richard Betts, Dr Emily Grossman and Emma de Saram.
- 15-17th July, Buddhafield Festival, presenting my workshops “Do You See Me: The Power of Being Seen for Who We Really Are” and “Harness Your Power To Protect The Planet”
- 14th-17th June, Venues around Exeter including MakeArt and Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre, Non-Binary Liberation Week by Exeter University, participating in Non-Binary discussion panel and performing original queer songs.
- 8th June 2022, Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre, South West Dance Hub scratch night, improvising music for dance with Jen Pill, playing flutes, guitar and drums, with multi-instrumentalist Ric Buyer.
- 22nd March, Online, Autism Conference, with Dr Emily Grossman, presenting our session “Navigating Relationships between Different Neurotypes”
2021
Throughout 2021 I continued to act as Artist/Bard in Residence for BBC Radio Devon’s Arts and Culture Show, hosted by Sarah Gosling – a role which lasted from Spring 2020 until early 2022. Listen to my full audio portfolio here:
2020
Due to the 2020 Pandemic it’s unknown when I’ll be doing more live events, however please see the WORDS section of this website to hear my portfolio of BBC Radio appearances.
2020
- November 11th, Online, 5.30-7pm is, Cambridge Zero, Let’s Put The World To Writes: Sustainable Future Writing Workshop, Book here
- October 20th, Online, 10am, The Embodiment Conference – presenting a workshop with Dr Emily Grossman. Register for your free ticket here and click on Emily Grossman
- August 22nd, BardFest online (an event which supports the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and the Trussell Trust. Book online here
2019
- Oct 3rd, National Poetry Day, BBC Radio Devon Appearance and release of Devon Home Truths poetry video online.
- August 29th-Sept 1st, Togetherness Festival Weekend, workshop time TBC
- August 15th-18th, Summerhouse Festival, performance/workshop time TBC
- July 30th-Aug 4th, Osho Leela, performance time TBC
- July 17th-21st, Buddhafields Festival, Taunton, performance time TBC
- June 26th, The Word Cafe, supporting Alice Oswald, The Barrel House, Totnes, £5
- June 22nd, Private Event, London.
- June 3rd-16th, Climate Themed Spoken Word Video Series for XTV, live release online.
- May 26th, Bearded Theory Festival, Catton Hall, Derby, 2pm – One Big Showcase Stage.
- May 11th, Exeter Pride, Exeter Phoenix Acoustic Performance and Panel Discussion “Who’s Rainbow Is It Anyway?”
- April 30th, Bard of Exeter Competition (being sworn in as new Grand Bard of Exeter), Exeter Phoenix
- April 26th, Experiencing Extinction Rebellion talk for Exeter XR with Dr. Emily Grossman
- April 18th, Extinction Rebellion, Oxford Circus “Pink Boat” stage, acoustic performance.
- April 17th Extinction Rebellion, Oxford Circus “Pink Boat” stage, spoken word performance.
- April 15th Extinction Rebellion, Parliament Square stage, spoken word performance.
- April 15th-21st, BBC Radio Devon Pause For Thought “Sustainable Future” series.
- April 5th, Music Performance Masterclass, Plymouth University, Private Event – please contact Kimwei if you are interested in a Masterclass for your University or students.
- March 7th, The Word Cafe International Women’s Day Event, The Barrel House, Totnes.
- Feb 16th, Cabaret performance and “More Than The Sum of Parts” gender workshop, Winterhouse Festival.
2018
- Dec 11th, Play Anthology book launch, Susan Taylor and Simon Williams, Royal Seven Stars, Totnes.
- Dec 1st, Kimwei’s Nothing’s Binary Album Launch, Gallery 36, Exeter.
- Nov 16th, Exeter’s first Haiku Slam, performing and judging, Exeter Phoenix, details TBC
- Nov 8th, Music Performance Masterclass, Plymouth University, Private Event – please contact Kimwei if you are interested in a Masterclass for your University or students.
- Nov 7th, Exeter Story Club, Cowick Barton Inn Exeter, 8-10pm, Kimwei hosts. £3 to audience, tellers FREE.
- Oct 7th, Exeter Poetry Slam, performing and judging, Exeter Phoenix, £8/6
- Oct 5th, Exeter Poetry Festival, opening for Matt Harvey, Exeter Community Centre, £6/5
- Oct 4th, Exeter Poetry Festival, performing original poem settings at Alex Cluness Tribute event, City Gate Hotel, £3/2
- Oct 3rd, Exeter Story Club, Cowick Barton Inn Exeter, 8-10pm, Kimwei hosts. £3 to audience, tellers FREE.
- Sept 28th, performing at The Word Cafe, Dartington, FREE
- Sept 19, headlining at Taking The Mic, Exeter Phoenix, FREE
- Sept 17th, BBC Radio Devon Pause For Thought Guest all week (6.20am weekdays and 7.20am at the weekend).
- Sept 5th, Exeter Story Club, Cowick Barton Inn Exeter, Kimwei hosts, £3 to audience, tellers FREE.
- August 29th, The Summerhouse Weekend, Kimwei provides workshop entitled “Nothing’s Binary” and also performs.
- August 25th, Exeter Street Arts Festival, Phoenix Terrace, 11.30am, a cat themed set, FREE.
- August 9th, Big Poetry at The Blue Walnut, Tickets on the door.
- July 29th, Private Function. Please contact Kimwei if you are interested in booking for your own private event.
- June 17th, Togetherness Festival, London, Kimwei provides workshop entitled “Do You See Me?” TICKET LINK
- May 18th, Snake Tales – Kimwei provides the live soundtrack for Storyteller David Heathfield’s snake themed show, Crediton Arts Centre, 8pm, Tickets £5-8. TICKET LINK
- April 30th, Bard Of Exeter Competition, 6-7.30pm, Exeter Phoenix Workshop Space, Tickets: Donations. EVENT PAGE
- April 27th, Music Performance Masterclass, Plymouth University, Private Event – please contact Kimwei if you are interested in a Masterclass for your University or students.