20th May 2014
Taurus Bar, 1 Canal Street
(just five minutes walk from Piccadilly station)
7.30pm doors open for 8pm start
£8 full price / £6 for concessions
We're extremely lucky to be one of the few venues hosting a show with Jeff on his forthcoming UK tour.
Jeff Warner brings us songs from America's lumber camps, fishing villages and mountain tops but still manages to connect to 21st century audiences. Jeff grew up listening to the songs and stories of his father, Frank Warner, and the traditional singers his parents met during their folksong collecting trips through rural America. He accompanied his parents on their later field trips and is the editor of his mother’s book, Traditional American Folk Songs: From the Anne and Frank Warner Collection.
Jeff has performed widely, from large festivals in the UK, to clubs, festivals and schools across America. He plays concertina, banjo, guitar and several pocket instruments, including bones and spoons.
A native of New York City, Jeff has lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire since the late 1990s. He is a speaker for the New Hampshire Humanities Council and an artist for the New Hampshire Council on the Arts, a former Arts Council Fellow, and a 2013 Performing Arts Honorable Mention.
“Jeff’s one of the most welcome of the fairly frequent visitors to these shores from the US, and his gigs are always eagerly awaited and supported by those in the know. Quite simply, he’s one of the most charismatic, enthusiastic and genuinely versatile performers on the whole scene, with a warm and approachable personality to match his encyclopaedic knowledge of traditional song.” David Kidman, Netrhythms
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