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'We can't have Jake back but this is the next best thing - a real tribute'
                                                                                                          Mike Harding

'It is marvellous that Jake Thackray's treasured songs ride again.
They are in safe hands'           Ralph McTell

 

 

John Watterson has performed the songs of Jake Thackray at festivals, concerts, clubs, after dinner venues and – most specially – to members of Jake’s family.    

Jake’s songs are exquisitely funny, satirical, incisive, irreverent, witty and gloriously un-PC – and sometimes all of these at the same time. Jake was a one off, his poetry broke the rules yet worked beautifully. He was a true craftsman of the English language, and his legacy of scores of songs continues to delight audiences of all ages today.

John's appreciation and love of Jake Thackray's music is obvious to his audience. John’s performance is a celebration of the man that was Jake Thackray -  his work, his genius and his very essence, an essence that the new age of music lovers are in danger of missing out on.  

John is a talented guitarist and vocalist and has that engaging quality that makes you want to listen to his performance. When you wrap these ingredients up in the songs of Jake Thackray the result is a highly entertaining, heartfelt tribute to one of the finest songwriters of the 20th century.


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Forthcoming Gigs by Fake Thackray

MAY 2013

15th - Bluetown Heritage Centre, Sheppey, Kent
Details - 01795 662981
16th - Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Southampton
Details - www.totton.ac.uk/hangerfarm
17th - Malmesbury Town Hall, Wilts
Details - http://www.malmesbury.gov.uk
24th - The Rock at Maltby, Rotherham
Details - www.therock.org.uk : 01709 811118
25th - Farnsfield Acoustic, Notts
Details - www.farnsfieldacoustic.com
31st - Scoriton Village Hall, Devon
Details - Rob Johns 07879 238065

JUNE 2013

1st - Fake Thackray and Phil Cool
The Memorial Theatre, Frome
Details - www.fromememorialtheatre.org.uk
2nd - The Acoustic Festival of Britain, Uttoxeter
Details - www.acousticfestival.co.uk
6th - Ashby Arts Festival, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Details - www.leglessproductions.co.uk
7th - Seagull Theatre Lowestoft
Details - www.theseagull.co.uk
8th - St Neots Folk Festival
Details - www.stneotsfolkclub.co.uk
14th - Chesterfield Folk Club
Details - www.chesterfieldfolkclub.org
15th - Wortley Folk Club, Nr Sheffield
7.30pm. Details - www.wortleyfolkclub.info
16th - Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
Details - www.thetradesclub.com
20th - Burnsall Village Hall, Grassington
Details - www.burnsallvillagehall.org.uk
21st - Bakewell Town Hall, Derbyshire
 Details - tba
28th - True Troubadours at Korks, Otley.
Details: www.jumborecords.co.uk
29th - Lymm Festival, Cheshire
Details - tba

 JULY 2013

7th - Exile Festival, Matlock, Derbyshire
Details - 01773 748996
11th - Brook Theatre, Chatham
Details - 01634 338338
12th - Poppies Tearoom, Settle, N Yorks
Details - poppiestearoom@yahoo.com or call 07932182293
20th - The Sunart Centre Strontian, Scotland
Details - : www.sunartcentre.org
26th - Bollington Folk Club ('Arthurs'), Nr Macclesfield
Details - Pete 01625 573255
29th - Waltham Abbey Folk Club
Details - janmumayres@yahoo.co.uk
30th - Hoy at Anchor Folk Club, Leigh on Sea
Details - www.ridgeweb.co.uk


AUGUST 2013

8th-10th - Cropredy Festival
Details - http://www.fairportconvention.com/cropredy.php
12th - Broadstairs Folk Week
Details - www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk
31st - Weyfest Festival, Farnham
Details - www.weyfest.co.uk


SEPTEMBER 2013

1st - New Forest Folk Festival
Details - www.newforestfolkfestival.co.uk
3rd - Great Knight Folk Club, Northampton
Details - www.greatknightfolkclub.co.uk
4th - Jurassic Folk, East Devon
Details - www.eastdevonfolk.org
6th - Seend Festival, Wiltshire
Details - www.seendacoustic.org
9th - Aycliffe Folk Club, Co Durham
Details - 07922 324675
13th - Croston Old School, Nr Preston
Details - www.croston-old-school.org/concerts.htm
or phone 07785 971951
19th - Stortfolk, Bishops Stortford
Details - www.beerfordbury.co.uk
27th - Stanton Village Hall, Derbyshire
Details - tba
28th - Helmsley Arts Centre
Details - www.helmsleyarts.co.uk

OCTOBER 2013

1st - Bracknell Folk Club, The Sun, Windlesham
Details - 07899 751 964
3rd - Cuffern Manor, Haverfordwest
Details - www.cuffernmanor.co.uk
5th - Wellington Arts Centre, Somerset
Details - www.w-a-a.co.uk
10th - Lyceum Folk Club, Newport
Details - www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk
or call 07966 754366
15th - Colchester Arts Centre
Details - www.colchesterartscentre.com
16th - Baldock & Letchworth FC, Baldock
Details - www.madnanny.co.uk
17th - Tom Thumb Theatre, Margate
Details - 01843 221 791
19th - The Woolpack, Buckingham
Details - www.buckinghamwoolpack.co.uk
26th - Neatishead Village Hall, Nr Norwich
Details - www.victoryhall.info
31st - Wetherby Festival, Yorkshire
Details - www.wetherbyfestival.co.uk


DECEMBER 2013

13th - Watford Folk Club
Details - www.folkatthepumphouse.webs.com