Police Dog Hogan

Police Dog Hogan play the Exeter Corn Exchange on Saturday 5 December, bringing their particular blend of country, roots and Americana to Market Street. They've been at it since 2010, and they describe their sound as fusing those American traditions with a wholly British sensibility. It's a broad church of a style that takes in country, rock, bluegrass and Americana, and the live set is built around driving country-rock played on guitar, fiddle, banjo, accordion and trumpet.

There's a fair bit of ground to cover. They've put out six studio albums and three EPs, including 2022's Overground, which spent four weeks on the UK Folk album chart, and Lightning Strike, recorded over a single weekend at Middle Farm Studios in Devon. The touring has taken them across dozens of festivals — Glastonbury, Latitude, Cropredy, Cornbury, Kendall Calling and the Sidmouth Folk Festival among them — as well as sold-out London rooms like Shepherd's Bush Empire, Union Chapel, Scala and Cadogan Hall, and dates in Nashville, Ireland and France. In 2018, their song 'Devon Brigade' was nominated for best original song at the AMA-UK Awards.

There's also a comic side to the band that doesn't always make it onto the record. Banjo player Tim Dowling has chronicled their touring tales in a Guardian column, though the music itself remains the emotionally powerful core of the thing. Between the six albums, the three EPs, and a touring history that stretches from the West Country to Nashville, there's plenty to draw from for a single night.

The gig is on Saturday 5 December, starting at 7.30pm with doors opening at 6.45pm. Tickets are £23.50, which includes a £1.00 booking fee.