Green Table Café 1st Birthday Celebration
On Friday August 29th, the Green Table Café is hosting a night of music to mark its first birthday under the new management of Mark and Vicky Annear pictured above with Esme behind the bar. Better known as owner/managers of the hugely successful Cott Inn, they are transforming the venue into a lively hub for live music, creative gatherings, art, and delicious food – from wood-fired pizzas and vibrant street food to the brand new well-stocked bar – perfectly balancing Dartington’s history with a fresh, contemporary energy.
The live music will feature sets from jazz/rock duo Jazzient and relatively new to the live music scene – Dreamadelica, a blend of jazz, funk, electronica, and ambient textures into hypnotic live sets.- we thought we’d find out more about this trio…
Gilbert Gabriel — Music, Sound & Vision
A Dartington graduate, Gilbert Gabriel found global fame in the ’80s with The Dream Academy, co-writing Life in a Northern Town which became a global hit , reaching top 7 in America and still played worldwide in Film, Tv , radio etc Today, he runs Everdream Records and the immersive arts platform XR21 with Aidan Hoyle, producing projects from Plymouth’s Market Hall dome shows to Memories of Dartington. In 2025, he co-produced Dartington’s Centenary Celebration and now performs with Dreamadelica alongside Mandy Mullinger and Peter Shearn.
Peter Shearn — Community, Creativity & Performance
Totnes-based guitarist, vocalist, and established loop artist Peter Shearn combines musical talent with community spirit. Helping out with the Totnes Fringe Festival, he’s also half of Jazzient, known for genre-bending jazz-funk gigs that sometimes even gets the local vicar dancing. With Dreamadelica, Peter’s rhythmic drive and improvisational edge bring depth to the trio’s soulful, cinematic sound.
Amanda Mullinger — Performance, Composition & Collaboration
A First-Class Honours graduate, Amanda Mullinger is a composer, flautist, and multi-instrumentalist whose soulful vocals and jazz flute give Dreamadelica its shimmering edge. She’s toured with ensembles from big bands to bossa nova groups, conducts choirs, and performs solo as The Kins, weaving layered flute, harmonies, and rhythms into lush soundscapes. What are her influences? “Growing up I was really influenced by female folk idols like Kate Rusby and Eliza Cathy and I listened to a lot of Nick Drake. It’s a real mixture!” She’s also co-creating with Gilbert, The Boy Who Climbed the Stars, an immersive music, dance, and film project exploring environmental themes.
Numbers are limited but Tickets for this event are free and available here.