English folk singer-songwriter Ralph McTell brings his final national tour, 'Somewhere Down the Road', to Mandela Hall.
Ralph McTell plays Mandela Hall on Thursday 29 October, one of 16 dates on his final national tour, Somewhere Down the Road. He's an Ivor Novello Award-winning songwriter and a long-standing figure in the folk world, best known for the global anthem 'Streets of London', which has been covered by more than a hundred artists, and 'From Clare to Here', which is nearly as well known. An English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player, he's been a presence on the UK folk scene since the 1960s.
His guitar style takes in the Piedmont-style country blues of early 20th-century players like Blind Blake and Blind Willie McTell, from whom he took his name. This tour celebrates more than five decades of songwriting and coincides with the release of The Timedrift of the Road, an album that reimagines his songs with Irish connections through his favourite Irish artists, alongside new material. He turns 82 this year and has been open about his prostate cancer diagnosis; his relationship with Irish audiences goes back to his first Belfast appearance in 1969.
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It's a solo show, with McTell as the sole feature on the bill. The set will draw from that long songwriting career, with the new album The Timedrift of the Road sitting alongside the older songs. The tour is a run of 16 dates across the country, and this is the Belfast stop. Doors open at 7 PM, and the show starts at 8 PM. Tickets are £34.00.
