Just one week to go until Warren James & Duncan Wilcox of The Jake Leg Jug Band host a new concert at the Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton, Southampton at 4pm on Sunday 3 May.
Inspired partly by the 2024 movie about Bob Dylan’s rise to fame, “A Complete Unknown”, we admired how so many famous names of American roots music appeared in that movie and we felt that more should be done to keep their names going and the result is THE GREAT AMERICAN FOLK SONGBOOK
When discussing American folk music, it’s most likely the first names that come to mind are Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly.
It could be said that nobody did more across the decades to keep the names of these alive than the grand-daddy of American folk music, Pete Seeger and the great Johnny Cash – both men being the main draw that built the famous Newport Folk Festival.
Meanwhile, here in the UK, our very own Lonnie Donegan was unquestionably Britain’s first commercial folk music star, given that his biggest chart hits were a 50/50 mix of both Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie songs.
This vibrant two hour concert stars Duncan Wilcox & Warren James, both of The Jake Leg Jug Band, the UK’s most popular vintage touring band.
Joined by a number of special guest musicians, they will take you on a musical journey back in time to old America, presenting you with the songs that forged the American dream. Tales of railroads, outlaws, cotton fields, churches, ships, and penitentiaries.
Don’t miss out on this unique show of stories, songs, and good humour – BOOK YOUR TICKETS BY CLICKING HERE – enjoy a late afternoon concert and still go home in the day light with happy memories!
WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN MAKE IT!!!
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Warren James and his Lonesome Travellers – CLICK HERE
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