Visit Masham

Wednesday 23 November, 2016 - Wednesday 23 November, 2016

Chris Wood

Masham Town Hall, Little Market Place, Masham

19:30

Presented by Masham Town Hall and ABM Music
Tickets £12.00 available from:
Mashamshire Community Office
7 Little Market Place
01765 680200
“Quite simply our best writer of contemporary English folksongs” – Time Out
Singer-songwriter Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the unofficial history of the English speaking people. With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables.
A self-taught musician, composer and song writer, Chris’s independent streak shines through everything he does and he cites his major influence as “Anon”.
Winner of six BBC Folk Awards, Chris’s original songs cover topics as diverse as empty nest syndrome, learning to swim, Cook-in Sauce and, not least, the Gecko as a metaphor for contemporary society.
On stage Chris has the air of a craftsman who no longer needs to be precious about his art. Without any apparent effort he reaches deep into an enviable repertoire of songs before revealing another gem.