Contemporary folk guitarists Tobias Ben Jacob and Chris Cleverley celebrate the songs and guitar styles of the 1960s and 70s folk revival.
Troubadours of the Folk Revival play The York House Centre on Friday 22 January, a night that looks back at the folk revival of the 1960s and 70s. It's a celebration of the artists and the spirit of that era, and the setlist runs through the songs and guitar stylings of Martin Carthy, Bert Jansch, Richard Thompson, Anne Briggs, Jackson C. Frank, Bob Dylan, Vashti Bunyan, John Martyn, Nic Jones and Nick Drake. If you've got a soft spot for any of those names, you'll find a good few of them covered in one go.
The show is staged by contemporary folk guitarists Tobias Ben Jacob and Chris Cleverley. They're both working musicians, and their own original music has been applauded by The Sunday Times, BBC 6 Music and The Telegraph. They play regularly across the UK at venues like Les Cousins, Sandy Bells, The Jug of Punch and The Bluebell, so they're well-versed in the folk circuit. Here, the focus shifts from their own writing to the guitarists who shaped the sound of the revival, with the set built around the songs and the playing of the names listed above.
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It's a night for anyone who likes folk guitar played with attention to the people who did it first. The York House Centre is in Milton Keynes (MK11 1JQ), and tickets are £13.20, sold through WeGotTickets. Doors open at 7:30pm, and the music starts at 8:00pm.
