Ryburn 3 Step Folk Club announces Jez Lowe as next guest artist
Ryburn 3 Step Folk Club has announced the guest artist for its next event at Hollins Mill in Sowerby Bridge.
Guest artist Jez Lowe is celebrating 45 years as a touring musician.
He's an award- winning songwriter and performer. In the early days of his career touring America, Canada, Australia for the first time, he found that his songs had already arrived before him. His songs are inspired by the folklore, social history and traditional music of the North- East.
His best- known songs include 'Black Diamonds', ‘Cursed Be The Caller', 'The Bergen', 'These Coal Town Days' have been covered by The Dubliners, The Tannahill Weavers, The Unthanks, Cherish The Ladies and many more, sung by locals in folk clubs in UK & abroad.
When not touring solo, he plays festivals with his band The Bad Pennies and collaborates with Hebden Bridge songwriter Steve Tilston, Canadian songwriter James Keelaghan and The Pitman Poets.
Jez will be performing at Hollins Mill on October 11 with support from Pete Coe, Damien Barber, John Bromley, Johnny Adams and singers from the shop between 7pm and 10pm.