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"John Watterson has made a proper tribute to this unique British song writer.

Not only has he taken great care to replicate Jake's phrasing and emphasis but he has managed to play guitar in Jake's style too."
                                                                                                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 2012

18th - Chepstow Acoustic Music Club
Details: www.chepstowacousticmusicclub.com
25th (afternoon) - Acoustic Festival of Britain, Uttoxeter Racecourse
Details: www.acousticfestival.co.uk

JUNE 2012

2nd - Crick Boat Show
Details: http://www.crickboatshow.com
9th - Eastrington Village Hall, East Yorks

7.30pm.  Details - Caroline eastringtonvh@gmail.com
11th - Mansfield Folk Club
8.00pm. Details - Tina - folkclub@kochut.co.uk
16th - Stamford Bridge Village Hall, Yorkshire

Details - Fiona 0845 619 3732
17th - Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival
An Afternoon with Les Barker & Fake Thackray
The White Bear, Middlewich - 2.30pm
21st - Leigh on Sea Folk Festival
The Ship, New Road, Leigh
Doors: 8pm
Contact: Jules Easlea - 07941 502577
28th - Sunray Folk Club

http://www.sunrayfolkclub.co.uk
29th - Grange Hall, Southam, Warwickshire
30th - Poppleton Live

JULY 2012

1st - Lymm Festival, Cheshire
Details: TBC
5th - Norden Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead
Details - www.nordenfarm.org/
13th - Friday Folk, Guisborough

Contact Brian: 07790 390818
14th - Moonbeams Festival, East Yorkshire
Details - http://www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk/events/moonbeams/
15th - Forest Folk Club, Lydney
Details - www.forestfolkclub.com/
21st - Sale Folk Club, Manchester
http://www.salefolkclub.co.uk
27th - Frodsham Folk Club, Cheshire
Contact: Grace Woods 01925 740422

AUGUST 2012

2nd - Wickham Festival - Hampshire
7.30pm. Details - www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
023 8071 1818
7th - Beadnell WI Hall, Northumberland

Details - 01904 785366
11th - The Haywain, Little Bromley, Essex
7.30pm. Details - Andy 01206 390004
12th - Sabrina Festival,Bridgenorth

Details - www.whitelionbridgnorth.co.uk
14th - Hoy at Anchor Folk Club, The Ship Hotel, Leigh on Sea

Doors - 8pm. Details - www.thehoy.info

SEPTEMBER 2012

28th - Burton Institute, Winster, Near Matlock
8pm. Tickets: 01629 650090 or geoff@orchardmine.co.uk
29th - Half Moon, Elloughton, Nr Hull

Details - http://www.msmm.org.uk/

OCTOBER 2012

4th - Loughton Folk Club, Loughton, Essex
Details - http://www.loughtonfolkclub.btck.co.uk/
5th - Glooston Village Hall, Leicestershire
7.30pm. Details - tair@treaclecottage.co.uk
6th - Woolhope Village Hall, Herefordshire

7.30pm.Details - beth.booth@btinternet.com
9th - St Neots Folk Club
Info: stneotsfolkclub@aol.com
10th - Dorking Folk Club
Details-  www.dorkingfolkclub.org.uk
11th - Waterside Arts Centre, Manchester
7.30pm. Details - www.watersideartscentre.co.uk
12th - Folk on the Coast, Bognor Regis
Details  - www.folkonthecoast.co.uk
13th - Banbury Folk Festival
3pm and 7.30pm
Details - www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk
17th -  Manor Pavillion, Sidmouth

Info - Steve Chilcott info@gypsypromotions.com
26th - Farnham Maltings, Hampshire
Details: www.farnhammaltings.com

DECEMBER 2012

1st - Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough, N Yorks 7.30pm. Details - www.kula-productions.com
2nd - Great British Folk Festival,
Butlins Skegness

Details - tba

JANUARY-MARCH 2013

Touring as support to Fairport


MARCH 2013

16th - Poppleton Live, York
Supporting Richard Digance - 7.30pm
Details - 01904 785366

APRIL 2013

9th - Cramlington Folk Club, Northumberland
8pm. Details - http://www.cramfolk.co.uk/
12th April - Bodmin Folk Club

Details - www.bodminfolk.co.uk
13th April - Ebbesbourne Wake, near Salisbury.
Details - http://www.ebbesbournefolk.org.uk/
14th April - Folk on the Moor, Cornwall
Details - http://www.moorfolk.co.uk/

MAY 2013


2nd - Wivenhoe Folk Club
Contact: a.v.l@lineone.net
3rd -  South Lakes MusicClub
7.30pm. Details www.slmp.btinternet.co.uk
9th - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
Details - www.theatresevern.co.uk
Phone: 01743 256505
11th - Berden Concerts, Nr Bishops Stortford
8pm. Details - John 01279 777674


AUGUST 2013

Cropredy Festival
Date to be announced