Dan & Boff’s Wild Tour of Devon
In Spring 2021 Devon hosted the world première of These Hills Are Ours, a live show written and performed by writer-performer Daniel Bye and singer-songwriter Boff Whalley (Chumbawamba).
Originally set to open before COVID-19 closed theatres, These Hills Are Ours explores their mutual love of running, celebrates the freedom to roam wild places - and asks what they are really running from.
But as we began to emerge from the Covid pandemic and the Devon tour was given the green light Dan & Boff decided that just sharing their story wasn’t enough. These two complete maniacs decided that they would run from show to show!!….
Dan and Boff’s “Wild Tour of Devon” saw them run a whopping 120 miles in the course of a week as they made their way from show to show in five rural locations across the whole county. Local runners were invited to join them along the way and their progress could be tracked live via OpenTracking.
Also in hot pursuit of Dan & Boff was filmmaker Bevis Bowden. He documented this extraordinary journey and has created a film that premiered here in North Devon in May ‘22 at Kingsley Theatre, Bideford.
WILD TOUR ITINERARY AND APPROX MILEAGES
Sun 16th - Northam Burrows to Woolsery - 12 miles
Mon 17th - in person rehearsal for the first time and open the show in Woolsery.
Tue 18th - Woolsery to Dolton - 22 miles
Wed 19th - Dolton to Bondleigh - 10 miles, with a show in the evening
Thu 20th - Bondleigh to Chagford, via Taw Head and Dart Head - 25-26 miles, with a show in the evening
Fri 21st - Chagford to Ashburton - 16 miles, with a show in the evening
Sat 22nd - Ashburton to Blackadon Farm - 12 miles, with a show in the evening
Sun 23rd - Blackadon Farm to Sugary Cove - 20 miles, final choir performance
Filmmaker Bevis Bowden with Dan and Boff during their Wild Tour of Devon
