SALTBURN BY THE SEA: Golf Club

Saturday 15th June, 2024

7:00pm

Event information

Combining harmonies and an array of instruments, John & Lynne Ward have been making music together for over a decade, playing all over the UK and beyond. The husband and wife duo combine guitar, bodhran, accordion, harmonica, recorder to perform John’s acclaimed songs from his extensive catalogue, together with some well-chosen folk classics. Their performances are entertaining, relaxed, thought-provoking and from the heart, which has earned them a fine reputation and great reviews. John has a formidable reputation as a songwriter and his songs are sung and recorded by other artists. His most recent book & album, ‘Congress’, was serialised on BBC radio.

“… powerful songs, fine harmonies, skilled accompaniment and a breathtaking bodhran solo from John.” – Folk on the Moor, Devon

“ .. the hardest thing about writing this review has been trying not to repeat all the superlatives I used up with 2016's Sargasso” -- Fatea

“A gripping narrative and stirring music .. the quality of the writing, music and production is superb” Steve Martin, Executive Producer, BBC Radio Suffolk

“Quite exceptional music and songwriting … John Ward oozes charisma energy and passionate stories” Royston Folk Club

“ .. great harmonies, great songs and great presentation but, above all, they connected with the audience. Their version of Woody Guthrie’s ‘Deportees’ was the best I have ever heard.” The Bothy Folk Club

“ .. fine musicianship, superb songwriting, strong harmonies, well thought-out arrangements. They certainly put a great deal of thought into their performance, and it shows!” Topic Folk Club

“A singer and guitarist to watch out for” The Times

“Love the Sargasso Album … cracking songs” Mike Harding

“John Ward is a poet and a lyricist, a writer and arranger of the top order” – Great North Festival

“ .. when John went off on a bodhran solo it was spectacular … I never knew you could achieve that with a bodhran!” Steve Primarolo, Organiser – Bracknell Folk Club

“A Songwriter of maturity and depth” Time Out

“ .. folk at its finest“ East Anglian Daily Times

With support from Saltburn Folk Club regulars Full Circle. Expect covers from Richard Thompson to Show of Hands with a little bit of Americana thrown in for good measure.