Date/Time Sun 28 Apr 2024 8:00 PM

Price Online - £12 + £1 fee; On The Door - £15

Website: http://www.craigandwilloughby.com

Combine a consummate singer and songwriter, with an outstandingly brilliant guitarist and you have pure magic. Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby met in Michael Snow’s recording studio in Nashville. Brian and he had written the song Hard Luck Café…Michael said he knew just the person to sing it!

Cathryn is from Richmond, Virginia and has built a strong reputation as both singer and songwriter. She is no stranger to Tennessee’s Nashville recording studios, working with Chet Atkins, The Righteous Brothers, Shel Silverstein and Jorma Kaukonen.

Brian is best known for his virtuoso performances on electric and acoustic guitar, with progressive folk/rock band Strawbs. He has also played with Mary Hopkin, Joe Brown, New World, Roger Whittaker, Bridget St.John, Jim Diamond and Monty Python.

When Brian came to record the first album of his own songs, Black & White (which includes Hard Luck Café), he invited Cathryn to sing. Together they wrote The Fire, Alice’s Song
and Black & White. Thus, the duo of Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby was born…

• “Long live traditional music, even when it’s only just been written” The Living Tradition
• “…sublime guitar work and one of the finest voices around” Folking.com

 

 

Jon Fletcher and Jane Ireland started singing together in 2018 after a chance performance as part of a larger group. They combined their very different musical backgrounds to form an acoustic duo with an emphasis on vocal harmony. Jane and Jon write songs with folk and country influences. Based in Surrey and London, they enjoy performing together in the local area.