​20 Years in Song : An Evening with Gareth Davies-Jones

​“A troubadour evening of exceptional musical storytelling to gather folk together and inspire the collective imagination.”

​Come and experience the uplifting power of live music in an informal, relaxed house concert. (This is a concert held in a private home in Inverness. The address will be sent to you by email after you register.)

​https://www.garethdavies-jones.com/home

​Singer, songwriter, story-teller and producer, Gareth has been writing, recording and performing as a professional musician for twenty years.

​The lead songwriter from Howay The Lasses, a collaborator with folk luminaries like Megson, Calum Stewart, Celtish and Yvonne Lyon, from community halls to concert halls, he has travelled the length of the country armed with a rich distinctive voice and two decades worth of perceptive, compelling songwriting spanning sixteen albums and song-writing collaborations.

​His solo performances are known for gathering people together, inviting audiences to travel with him into a world of landscapes, history, characters and causes all underpinned with assured vocals and the warmth and vibrancy of a beautifully played array of stringed instruments.

​From stories of heroism on the Irish Sea to gentle praise for a Loire Valley village, from insight into the lives of pitman painters to musical tributes to the iconic lighthouses and captivating landscapes that define Northern Britain - an evening with Gareth is as much story-telling adventure as it is musical entertainment.

​“20 Years in Song” sets out to share a life in song-writing to warm the heart and soul.

​What Will The Show Be Like For Audiences ?

​Throughout the evening the audience will hear the backgrounds and contexts of the characters, places and circumstances that are introduced through song - the quirky, funny, serious and sad.

​It’s an evening rich in stories and anecdotes garnering the sense you’re leaning a little more closely into hearth.

​There will be instrumental variety featuring a stage array of up to 5 stringed instruments including guitar, mandocello, tenor guitar and mandolin. Each brings a distinctive voice and character to the songs adding interest for audiences as the tone and timbre changes from piece to piece.

​A simple lighting set up focuses on the performance allowing story and song room to breathe as listeners enter their imagination and musical pictures conjure different times and places. There'll be a chance to sing along and a chance to sit back and let the melodies lead.

​As Gareth says - “Wherever we go, we'll go together - a shared musical journey on which it will be my pleasure to be your guide.”

​QUOTES ABOUT GARETH DAVIES-JONES

​“..an accomplished live performer.. observant of traditional music but building on it, playing and singing elegantly; time inthe company of someone you may just have come across – and you’re rather glad that you have.”

​Mike Wistow, folking.com

​“...a moving paean to the lives of women from the North-East of England, from the fêted to the altogether more obscure.. ear-catching three-part vocal harmonies.. an uplifting foot-tapping delight.”

​Songlines Magazine (4 Stars) re Howay The Lasses

​“... real songs with some real things to say, in a melodic and entertaining way. He’s a fine addition to the troubadour tradition.”

​Jez Lowe

​“A singer-songwriter in the troubadour tradition...songs with a deep humanity at their heart”

​Net Rhythms

​“Not just good, but good for the soul.”

​Steve Stockman, Soul Surmise