What better way to celebrate Christmas than with a concert from Damian Wilson and Adam Wakeman back to Kirton for their fourth appearance at Town Hall Live. Their three previous concerts in 2018 – 2020 have been the highlight of the year for us. Their concert is the last date of their delayed 2021 European tour UK Tour.
With
Damian Wilson on vocals and acoustic guitar and Adam Wakeman on keyboards, vocals
and acoustic guitar, it will be an evening of great musicianship, great songs,
great atmosphere and jovial banter between themselves and the audience, with
stories and memories from their touring careers.
Damian Wilson is most
widely known for his contribution to the progressive rock genre, as lead singer
in bands such as Threshold, Headspace and Rick Wakeman’s English Rock
Ensemble. As a solo artist he has released five solo albums and a
retrospective compilation. He has featured in over 70 albums in his
career and played the lead role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. Damian
has one of the most versatile voices in rock, with an incredible vocal range.
Adam
Wakeman is
best known as the keyboard player with Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne.
He has played with them for over 15 years. He has released nine albums
with his father Rick, as well as releasing four solo albums. He co-wrote
the 2010 platinum solo album ‘Scream’ with Ozzy and has also toured with the
likes of Travis, Annie Lennox and 10cc.
As
a duo, Damian and Adam have released three albums, ‘Weir Keeper’s Tale’ in 2016
and ‘The Sun will Dance in its Twilight Hour’ in 2018 and ‘Stripped’ in
2019. The latter is a ‘live’ studio album featuring songs from their 2018
tour and are the staples of their concerts. It has just Damian and
Adam playing acoustic guitar and keyboard and includes many of their own songs
and choice covers such as Life on Mars and Feel Like Going Home.
Both
are due to release new solo albums in November. Damian’s is called
‘Limehouse to Lechlade’, which refers to the navigable length of the River
Thames heading upstream from Central London to the Cotswolds. Damian
loved his many years living on river boats and travelling the Thames is special
for him. The album has an underlying concept throughout and also
represents our journey through life. Adam’s album is called ‘A Handful of
Memories’ and his first contemporary piano in 25 years. It is a
reflection of Adam’s experiences over the years including family trips, his
touring family and places that hold special memories for him.
Advance tickets £14.00 from Londis (Kirton), Brian on 01652 649230/ brianchudley@btinternet.com or www.wegottickets.com
