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With live music from Solarference, Seven Cities and Gareth & Annie

Live and local music, special guests and lots of fun for a Saturday morning. Are you feeling sleepy....? John is joined by Devon sleep expert Dr Guy Meadows.

Live and local music, special guests and lots of fun for a Saturday morning.

Are you feeling sleepy....? John is joined by a Devon sleep expert to talk about the best ways to ensure a good night's rest.

There's plenty of live music and chat from local musicians too.

And Paul Moxham shares his thoughts on some of the new releases at the region's cinemas.

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Darryl Way

Darryl Way

Darryl Way was the founding member of Curved Air and co-writer of their hit single Back Street Luv.

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The violinist, composer and producerÌýhas worked with artists such as Sting and Gary Brooker.ÌýÌýHe's also performed on tracks with Jethro Tull.

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Darryl will be joining us to talk about some of his current projects including a new 'Prog Rock' album.

Seven Cities

Seven Cities

Tom, Dan, Kit and Liam are Dawlish based band Seven Cities.

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TheirÌýsong "You I’m Calling"Ìýachieved 42,000Ìýhits on YouTube in less thanÌýthree hours afterÌýit was shared anonymously.

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The band have tried to trace that person but without any luck.

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However, thanks to that share, Seven Cities ended up trending at Number 1 on the YouTube music charts above new releases from the likes of Rihanna and Joss Stone for more than 24Ìýhours!

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They'll be chatting and performing live throughout today's show.

Solarferance

Solarferance

Nick Janaway and Sarah Owen are Solarference.

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Nick from Bristol and Sarah from ExeterÌýmake a unique combination of traditional folk songs and live electronic music, performing with voices, laptops, instruments and sound objects.

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UsingÌýtheir own homemade performance softwareÌýthey sample and transform sounds live on stage – nothing is pre-recorded, every sonic detail of a Solarference performance is crafted and created live, and is slightly different each time.

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They’ve been making music together as Solarference since about 2008 andÌýare currently touring arts centres in the South West, performing a live soundtrack to the 1920 Silent Film "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".

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Nick and Sarah willÌýbe performing live on today's show.

You are feeling sleepy.....

You are feeling sleepy.....

Dr Guy Meadows is a Devon man on a mission to help us all get a better night's sleep.

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Former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is famously said to have slept for only four hours a night.

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Others claim that they need at least eight hoursÌýor they'll end up being stressed and grumpy all day.

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Whatever your sleep pattern, be sure to join the conversation when Guy joins us to share his opinions on today's show.

Gareth & Annie

Gareth & Annie

Gareth Lee and Annie Baylis are from 'over the border' in Falmouth, Cornwall.

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TheyÌýmet in late 2012 when Gareth was performing as a solo artist and Annie was playing in her own band, Kola.

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They soon realised that their voices worked well togetherÌýand Annie joined Gareth throughout 2013Ìýwhen they played a large run of gigs and festivals together.

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Over the year, as they crafted new songs, it became even more clear 'the band', was becoming more of a duo.

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Now, in 2014, they are recording their first EP titled "Ups & Downs", set for release in March.



We'll meet them and hear them perform live on today's show.

Moxham's Movies

Moxham's Movies

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Devon's resident film reviewer joins us to share his thoughts on some of this week's new releases.

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Paul joins the team after midday.

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  • Sat 22 Feb 2014 09:00

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