7:00 Sunday 20th September
'Fake Thackray' (John Watterson)
and Johynny Campbell
'Fake Thackray' - John Watterson
An Audience without Jake Thackray celebrates the life, songs and wonderful wordsmithery of the great Yorkshire chansonnier.
John Watterson is the UK’s leading performer of Jake’s songs. He has toured with Fairport Convention and more recently with Jasper Carrott. John has appeared many times on radio, including Radio 4’s Great Lives, a Radio 2 documentary on Jake presented by Cerys Matthews and Radio 3’s The Verb hosted by Ian McMillan. Recently John was invited to appear on TVs Meet the Richardsons.
John and colleague Paul Thompson have recently publishe the first and only biography on Jake, ‘Beware of the Bull, The enigmatic genius of Jake Thackray’.
Johnny Campbell
Johnny emerged onto the UK folk scene writing self-penned material and delving deep into Northern English folk song and story.
The album From Hull & Halifax & Hell (2020) took him to The Faroe Islands where he recorded a live album on the island of Nolsoy. Since musical instruments hadn't arrived on the islands until the 19th century, this is perhaps the first time Northern English traditional song has been recorded on these islands. This album earned him album of the week with Blues and Roots radio.
''A Modern-Day Billy Bragg'' - Tradfolk
''Haunting, Evocative & Pure'' - Songlines
''A rucksack full of Wonders'' - MOJO
''Like a Modern-Day Billy Bragg'' - Tradfolk
''I can't think of another project quite like this!'' - Richard Thompson
''Potent & Authentic'' - Folk Radio
''One of Folk's Brightest Rising Stars'' - Bright Young Folk
7:00, Sunday 20th September
Wetherby Sports Assoc, Lodge Lane, Wetherby, LS22 5FN