Keith James: The Songs of Nick Drake
The Songs of Nick Drake –
Keith James with Ritchie Cotterill
Keith James returns to the
Hanger Farm Arts Centre with THE SONGS OF NICK DRAKE.
Keith James – Voice and
unusually tuned acoustic guitars.
Richie Cotterill – Mysterious
sounding Flutes, vocals, and percussion.
Nick Drake is one of the most
revered and loved of all this country’s acoustic Singer-Songwriters.
He has given us timeless songs
that shed all the tears of life within their fragile yet perfect lines.
He recorded three cherished albums
between 1969 and 1972 but was almost entirely unknown in his day.
After his tragic death in
1974 aged only 26 his music almost disappeared into obscurity. Now, thanks to a
massive resurgence of interest and a worldwide re-evaluation of his unique
music, Nick Drake has become a national treasure. Several meticulously compiled
biographies look at every aspect of Nick’s life and music, throwing light on
many shadowy corners of mystery and supposition.
Three decades have now passed
since Singer/Guitarist Keith James first astonished the whole country with his
stunningly beautiful series of concerts. He was the first artist ever to bring
these intriguing songs to theatres and arts venues across the UK, and remains
to this day, the foremost artist devoted to performing Nick’s music in its pure
live acoustic form. Over the past 30 years, Keith has performed over 1200
highly acclaimed concerts in venues across the UK, Ireland, Holland, France,
Italy, and Spain including all of Nick’s schools and colleges – even
Glastonbury Festival.
Keith will be joined by
flautist Richie Cotterill.
‘Musicians brave enough to
play the music they really believe in. Keith James is one of these’ Bob Harris
OBE
‘A fresh and powerful
approach to these wonderful songs’ Patrick Humphries – Nick Drake biographer
‘Devotion, integrity,
experience. All spinning as one’ Guardian
“An absolute must” Mark
Radcliffe
‘A creative and imaginative
artist at the peak of his powers’ Trevor Dann – Nick Drake Biographer
Dates and times
- Wed 24 Jun 20:00