A Night of Music, Songs and Words with Tommy Sands and Bernadett

Tommy Sands and Bernadette Devlin McAliskey share the stage at Nortons Bar on Wednesday 21 October, for an evening of music, songs and words. It's a pairing of two voices from very different traditions coming together in one room: Sands, the singer-songwriter, and Devlin McAliskey, the civil rights figure.

Sands is known as the 'Bard of Peace', and that's a fair shorthand for what he does. His songs draw on themes of humanity, justice and shared history, and they've earned him a reputation for writing that looks at the common ground between people. Devlin McAliskey is a civil rights icon, a voice for equality that's remained active and resonant over the decades. Together, they're framing the night as one of music, story and solidarity, and the organisers describe it as an intimate evening that brings sharp wit, hard truths and the warmth of two dedicated voices into a room of reflection.

It's not a standard gig, so it helps to know what's on the bill. You'll get Sands' songs and Devlin McAliskey's words, and the two of them sharing the stage rather than taking separate slots. The focus is as much on the stories and the conversation as it is on the music, and the whole thing is built around the themes they both work with: justice, equality and the shared history that connects them.

It runs from 19:00 to 22:00 at Nortons Bar, 43-45 Meriden St, Birmingham B5 5LS, with tickets priced between £10.00 and £12.50.