Michael Chapman’s new record 50, titled to commemorate fifty years of touring, is his first “American record” and the first in years recorded with a full band under the watchful ear of producer Steve Gunn. It his undeniable late-career masterpiece. Listen in full below:
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With 50 receiving masses of critical acclaim on either side of the Atlantic, Michael Chapman will now do what he knows best and hit the road. An incredible live performer, it’s having witnessed him live that won him so many fans with a new generation of musicians. Chapman in full flow is a mesmerising experience as he builds hypnotic finger picked instrumentals on his acoustic guitar, combined with his impressive back catalogue of songs.
Michael Chapman UK Tour Dates
SUN 5 MARCH Union Chapel London, UK – 3pm start
TUE 11 APRIL Les Ateliers Claus, Brussels, Belgium with Steve Gunn
WED 12 APRIL Kunstencentrum Vooruit Vzw Ghent, Belgium with Steve Gunn
FRI 14 APRIL Le Bourg Lausanne, Switzerland with Steve Gunn
TUE 25 APRIL The New Adelphi Club, Hull, UK with Ehud Banai
WED 26 APRIL The Cluny 2 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK with Ehud Banai
THU 27 APRIL The Continental Preston, UK with Ehud Banai
SUN 30 APRIL The Con Club Lewes, UK with Ehud Banai
TUE 2 MAY Green Note Camden, UK with Ehud Banai – sold out
WED 17 MAY The Greystones, Sheffield, UK
THU 18 MAY The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, UK
SAT 10 JUNE Lincoln Folk Festival, UK
SUN 11 JUNE Harpenden Folk Festival, UK
FRI 16 JUNE FOLK YOU PARIS, France
SUN 18 JUNE Beverley Folk Festival, UK
FRI 18 AUGUST Folk East Festival Suffolk, UK
SUN 20 AUGUST Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons, UK
FRI 25 AUGUST Sea Change Festival, Totnes, UK
THU 31 AUGUST – SUN 3 SEPT End of the Road Festival, Salisbury, UK
SAT 23 SEPT Milngavie Folk Club, Glasgow, UK
Tickets from http://www.michaelchapman.co.
50 is out now on Paradise of Bachelors