Paul Downes: Shammick Acoustic concert

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It’s more than three years since Paul’s last appearance at Shammick Acoustic, and it’s high time he was back again! A superb acoustic guitarist in every musical style imaginable as well as a mellifluous and sensitive singer, as an individual performer, he’s nowhere near as well known as he should be. Starting in his early teens as a classical guitarist, he rapidly discovered folk music, alongside his friends Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, and has made his living in its various forms ever since. Starting with Downes and Beer, then with the Arizona Smoke Revue, and the legendary Pete Seeger, he has toured the world. More recently, he has worked with The Joyce Gang, and currently tours and records with song and ballad opera writer and singer, Mick Ryan. No wonder he rarely does solo gigs! So this is a rare opportunity to find out why the man is in such demand to work with other artists. He has a fun, but not irreverent, approach to his live performances which is particularly engaging, and puts him amongst the most respected artists on the British acoustic music scene. Don’t miss him!