Currently mid-way through a 29 date UK & Ireland tour, John Smith has just announced further UK dates for January & February 2019, so if you missed out the first time around here’s another great opportunity (see dates below).
John was our Artist of the Month in October which tied in with the release of his new album Hummingbird. In his album review, Glenn Kimpton called Hummingbird John’s most impressive album to date and a work of mature and subtle beauty. He went on to interview John about the album in which he spoke in depth about the making of the album; he had been talking to Sam Lakeman (producer) for some time about making a folk record and he explained about the attraction of folk song…
“The thing with a folk song is that it has this clarity and purpose that transcends that hundred or two hundred years, or however old it is, and still makes its point all this time later like any good song should,” John explains. “It felt like everything we did had to be in service to the song, which you do consider when you’re making any record, but some of these songs are well told and have been told many times. I didn’t want to add any dressing, I wanted to keep it as lean as possible while putting my own stamp on it.” Read the full interview here.
For the remaining 2018 tour dates John’s shows will be opened by Rose Cousins, a singer-songwriter originally from Prince Edward Island, now based in Halifax. Her new album, Natural Conclusion, was produced by Joe Henry. The album . is nominated for a 2018 GRAMMY award (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical – Ryan Freeland, Joao Carvalho), has won two Music Nova Scotia Awards (Americana Album of The Year and Solo Album of the Year), is on Polaris Music Prize’s “Longer List,” and Cousins was named “Best Artist to Enjoy Quietly” by Halifax’s weekly arts paper The Coast.
“Cousins has a disarmingly fluid vocal tone and an ability to convey the most internalized emotions — disappointment, grief, resolve, forbearance — without an ounce of fuss.” – NPR Music
UK DATES NOV 2018
14 Nov Southampton The Brook
15 Nov London St Pancras NEW Church (Bloomsbury)
16 Nov Brighton Unitarian Church
17 Nov Guildford St Mary’s Church
UK DATES JAN / FEB 2019
Thu 24 Jan, Le Belle Angel, EDINBURGH
Fri 1 Feb, Portland Arms, CAMBRIDGE
Sat 2 Feb, Old Fire Station, OXFORD
Sun 3 Feb, the Globe, CARDIFF
Tue 5 Feb, Glee Club, NOTTINGHAM
Thu 7 Feb, St Paul’s Church, BIRMINGHAM
Fri 8 Feb, Kingskerswell Church, KINGSKERSWELL
Sun 24 Feb, the Royal Exchange, MANCHESTER
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