Johnny Campbell
Johnny Campbell at Cafe #9, Sheffield
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An evening with Johnny Campbell at Cafe No9 £16.50
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About the show
Describing themes of his material as ''Connection (and disconnection) to the landscape'', songs like 'Winter Hill Trespass' and 'A Right to Roam' have gained the attention of UK Folk scene, with 'A Right to Roam' earning the accolade of 'One of the best Folk songs of 2022' by Tradfolk. With press from Folk on Foot, BBC Countryfile Plodcast and BBC Radio 4's Open Country, the Right to Roam advocate, and writer for Country Walking Magazine, Johnny's work has touched many corners of the Folk, activist and outdoor networks, like Right to Roam.
Johnny's recent album 'True North', is described as a ''Psychogeography Field Trip'' (MOJO) in which Johnny field recorded traditional songs of Northern England on each of the county high points. None other than Richard Thompson put it in his top 5 albums of the 2024 in MOJO. Last year he became the first person to tour the Pennine Way for the 60th anniversary of the route's inception. Collaborating with the National Trails Network, Johnny toured/walked Britain's first long distance path, carrying a guitar, performing 17 shows in 19 days over 268 miles. This late 2026 tour in support of his singles 'John Clare's Dream' and 'Trespass', taking him across UK, Scandinavia and Europe, finishing close to the end of the year with a hometown show of Cafe Nine.
Featuring - Johnny Campbell
Johnny has been singing and performing for years with Punk bands in his younger days to performing with Three Sheets T' Wind across the UK and Netherlands who've been billed with such acts as Levellers, Billy Bragg, Ash, Becky Unthank, Chumbawamba and many more.
He's also a multi-instumentalist, versatile on Guitar, Tin Whistle, Mandolin, Tenor Banjo, Fiddle, and is working on Concertina, Ukulele and more.
Johnny is a solo artist performing new, old and traditional material from a wide repertoire, mostly original.
Whether it's performing an original song in the style of the Sean-Nos, singing a Norwegian ballad or thrashing a lesser heard traditional number in a breakneck bluegrass-punk manner, Johnny Campbell can sometimes raise a few eyebrows but more that certainly entertain. For better or worse!