Dave Hughes

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HEADLINE SHOW by GLASGOW FOLK SINGER DAVE HUGHES
Support from Manchester's Emma Hallows + 1 Special Guest

Dave Hughes is a folk singer, originally from just outside Glasgow but now residing in Dundee. He has been playing live for 6 years, and in this time has clocked up over 200 gigs all around the UK. In the past has played with, amongst others, Frank Turner, Chris T-T, Ricky Warwick (ex-The Almighty, now of Thin Lizzy), Jonah Matranga, and The Indelicates.

Recently released third album "Despite the Blackout" through London's Corporate Records, and entering the Amazon Folk Chart at Number 34. It is a six track acoustic folk record about life, surviving and death.

Website: www.davehughesmusic.co.uk

QUOTES:
"In short, if you like folk and folk punk, this is a brilliant piece of it, by one of our better singer-songwriters (i.e. one who actually has something worth saying)" - The 405 review of album "Despite the Blackout" (7/10)

With his musical cohorts, stomped his way through an Irish folk flavoured set of post punk songs that would surely have won the approval of Joe Strummer", - Bluesbunny

"If Gaslight Anthem got in a fight with Against Me! at a folk festival" - Wesley Shearer, Scotscribbler

"songs that are too melodic to be the traditional, if not literal definition of punk, but too ramshackle for the folk circuit." - Lisa-Marie Ferla, Last Years Girl