Boo Hewerdine

The Huers

Presented by: Acoustic Roots Wigan

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0	WIGAN: Parish Church
P	Friday 7th April, 2017
N	7:30pm

Event information

We are thrilled to be welcoming Boo Hewerdine for his debut solo performance at Acoustic Roots this April, which will be held in Wigan Parish Church.
Boo is well known as one of the greatest (and busiest) songwriter performers in the business, but incredibly, it’s been 7 years since Boo released his last studio album of original material God Bless The Pretty Things (Reveal Records 2009). Not that Hewerdine has been inactive, far from it, the period has been the most productive of his career.
Hewerdine wrote lyrics and played on over 30 new recordings by and with other artists during the period including the acclaimed 2014 album (Vagabond) and 2015 EP (Back The Dogs) with Scottish singer Eddi Reader, Last Man Standing EP (2015) with Kris Drever of Lau and Duke Special. Reveal Records compiled the first document of his career to date with a fine Best of compilation “My Name In Brackets” and swiftly followed that with an album of lost recordings found in a box! This album was Open which received five star reviews and was number 5 in the Telegraph Albums of The Year 2015. His every day continues to be full of music and he has waited patiently to tell some older personal stories that will feature on his new May 2016 released Born EP and forthcoming Swimming In Mercury album (due September 2nd on Reveal Records).
A chance meeting with American guitarist, and Acoustic Roots regular, Brooks Williams one snowy night in Ely lead the pair to form State Of The Union, a duo who’s sound is simple, vibrant and alive, contemporary songs wrapped up in old time blues and country soul. State of The Union have recorded and released two albums and an EP, in quick succession, live in the studio with engineer Mark Freegard. We are delighted to say that they will be with us on Friday 6 October too!
For more information on Boo, visit www.boohewerdine.net

Opening up the night for Boo will be The Huers, returning by popular demand. Their third album, Promises and Bargains, was released to great critical acclaim last year, and their opening set will see them perform some of these songs as well as a couple of their acoustically arranged covers.
For more information on The Huers, visit www.thehuers.co.uk