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The Local Music Scene in Ilfracombe, Devon*

Ilfracombe, Devon Record Shops and Venues

Record Shops

• Sound n Vision Barnstaple
• Captains Cabin - The Quay, Ilfracombe. Ray, the owner is a specialist. He also organises most music events in the town and promotes bands. Thank god for Ray for getting some of the old punk bands to play Ilfracombe - top man.
• The Captains Cabin, The Quay, Ilfracombe. is the one and only record shop here, and is based on personal service, and is an all round music shop, try it, it's great
• Try Captains Cabin on The Quay (Ilfracombe Harbour) - Ray sells both secondhand collectible vinyl, remastered CDs from some of the best cult bands as well as local band's recordings. Really friendly service and he can order just about anything for collection within a week.
• Ilfracombe does have a Record Shop. It's The Captains Cabin, The Quay, Ilfracombe 01271 849250. It sells C.D's (Charts, Second/Hand, New), and Records, and can get most things if not in stock. They also sell Guitars, Strings,and other accessories etc, and has been open for nearly 2 years.

Clubs (Dance Music) and Music Bars

• Phoenix Lucky's Marlboro Club
• There is a bit of fighting culture in Ilf so beware flying bottles. The Bunch is friendly and full of ageing rockers. DJ's sports bar is as funky as Ilf gets. The Queens is suicide.
• Ilfracombe does not have any real clubs, but for a late drink and a boogie there's Lucky's, High Street (2 quid to get in and approx 2 quid a drink) or Pheonix (above the Queens) High Street (3 quid to get in and approx 2 quid a drink). Both open til 2.
• Its young its fun its cheep but luckys has only one d j thats good but he left but will be back i here on saturdays soon ?
• graham has said that luckys will be haveing a refite in the new year to bring it into the 2004 wait an see
• Luckys!!is a right laugh, but be warned its very cheesy. Also there's DJ's Sports Bar which is ok and Collussus is next to that and theres a really empty club called Swivel at the bottom of the highstreet which i wouldnt recommend!
• Graham runs a tight ship at Lucky's but I prefered the bingo that used to be there!
• Luckies, High St; DJ's nightClub is re-openning in Market St; Marlborough Club
• luckys! what fun that is!
• Plenty gripped in the fists of the local lowlifes, but none of the dancing kind.
• Luckys nightclub has been taken over by new management as of September 97. The sound and lighting equipment has been supplied by the worlds specialist starcloth company S+H technical Support. Luckys is open 5 nights a week with 3 different DJs. Please could you update this information the Management Of Luckys
• There is one club called Luckys! I wouldn't bother.

Live Music Venues

• Grapevine Phoenix Club
• Jax in the High St has live bands every Wednesday. Tax seems to range from £1 to £12 depending how famous. Some strange stuff sometimes. Worth keeping an eye out for the posters.
• The only pub in Ilfracombe to get stuck into live music is the Bunch of Grapes on the high street. Sticky carpets though. Barnstaple has more but no one you've heard of.
• Marlboro Club , High Street - Fridays mainly. Also Club Phoenix - High Street -mainly Wednesdays - Local and national bands.
• The Vault Music Rooms, in Ilfracombe is moving to the Pheonix club on the high street from December 1st.
• The Vault (off the high street) has gigs every Wednesday night.
• The Pier Hotel puts local bands on most weekends and there is a newish venue called The Vaults that is also trying to kickstart local live gigs - Ray at The Captains Cabin on The Quay is behind it and has all the details
• THE VAULT (Behind the Berkeley Hotel) Ilfracombe, you can get details from the Captains Cabin, The Quay, Ilfracombe. 01271 879250. every Wednesday night, Live Music, excellent Venue
• The Bunch Of Grapes in the highstreet always has live bands playing
• Live Music "open mike" in the pier Hotel and landmark alt Fridays with guests etc and in the Bunch of Grapes they have rocking bands Aerial centre is where live mmusicians can practice at any decibel and record ...home of National Youth Festival
• Most of the locals can be heard at some time to whistle that old favourite 'I've got a brand new combine harvester', by The Wurzels. This place is stuck in a time warp.
• The Landmark
• support yourlocal band! Inhaler are the most unique plus origonal crisp sound coming out of this shithole on the tinyest tip of the united kingdom. Catch them at the bunch of grapes, a christmas party they shall put on the 18th of December!!!

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