Reg Meuross Fire and Dust trio - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Reg Meuross Fire and Dust trio - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall at Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Reg Meuross Fire and Dust trio - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall £19.42
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About the show
Woody Guthrie’s life and legacy retold through powerful folk songcraft Acclaimed English folk songwriter Reg Meuross brings Fire & Dust: A Woody Guthrie Story to Glasgow, a powerful journey through the life, music and activism of one of folk music’s most influential voices. Combining original songs, storytelling and rich acoustic instrumentation, Meuross traces Guthrie’s legacy with warmth, insight and social conscience. Commissioned and co-produced by Pete Townshend, the project explores themes of justice, resilience and equality that remain strikingly relevant today. Reg is joined on stage by two of the finest musicians on the folk scene today, Marion Fleetwood and Geraint Watkins. Supporting the evening are East Anglian multi-instrumentalists Christina Alden and Alex Patterson, whose finely crafted songs and instrumental interplay provide the perfect opening to this celebration of folk music’s enduring storytelling tradition.
Featuring - Reg Meuross
Reg's imaginative and finely crafted songs have earned him the title of Master Storyteller (Pennyblack Music), and prompted Mike Harding to introduce him onto the stage of The Royal Albert Hall as 'one of the finest singer-songwriters this country has produced'. Reg is a true modern day troubadour – commenting on life as he sees it, with some of the most beautifully disarming songs and lyrics ever written.
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“…sounds like a forgotten, American 60s classic with echoes of Dylan, Tom Paxton & Leonard Cohen” Robin Denselow, The Guardian
“There’s something special about the way he writes and delivers a song” Townes Van Zandt.
In the mid-1980s Reg Meuross formed the Panic Brothers with Richard Morton, mixing Americana with humour and slick harmonies. Then came the Flamingos, Hank Wangford, and now 11 highly acclaimed solo albums have established his songs as ‘the hinges upon which swing the doors of perceptive English folk’ (Folkwords).
Reg’s songs comment bravely on life as he sees it, bringing wide ranging stories from the ghosts of WW1 soldiers to the ravages of dementia, and some of the most beautifully disarming songs and lyrics ever written. Reg has that rare gift of being able to touch people, through his songs and performance, on a really human level. His words and music paint pictures that remain with the listener long after the song has been sung.
“Meuross, quite simply, is one of the best” Malcolm Carter, Pennyblack Music
“Powerful and moving songwriting” Martin Chilton, The Telegraph
“A mighty songwriter and an equally fine singer” Martin Carthy
'Magnificent, powerful & moving' (Pete Townshend).
'Intelligent and thought-provoking songs, beautifully made and skilfully delivered' (The Times).