Solo, Barnstaple (noon), Phoenix, Newton Abbot (5.30pm) Wednesday
One of our favourite troubadours, Newton will be signing copies of his brand new album Studio Zoo and having a bit of a laid-back sing-song at two Devon record shops next week as he sets off on a promotional tour of the UK. Making this LP has been quite an unusual experience for the 28-year-old singer songwriter and acoustic guitar virtuoso, who recorded it in the interactive online company of fans from across the world. With four cameras capturing his every chord and coffee, he was under surveillance at his home studio in East London, with live streaming and input from viewers, 24 hours a day for five weeks.
"I was terrified until I started working and I could focus on getting the recording done; then when it stopped I didn't know what to do with myself," confesses Newton, whose last album went straight to number one.