Chris Wood

About the Event

Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people. With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables.

A self-taught musician, composer and song writer, Chris is a lifelong autodidact whose independent streak shines through everything he does. Always direct and unafraid to speak his mind, his song writing has been praised for its surgical clarity. He cites his major influence as 'Anon'

His eagerly awaited next album for release in spring 2016 includes reflections on minor league football, empty nest syndrome, learning to swim, Cook-in Sauce and, not least, the Gecko as a metaphor for contemporary society.

Hollow Point - his chilling ballad of the shooting of Jean Charles Menezez, won a BBC Folk Award (he's won six) and emphatically secured Wood’s place as a serious speech-master for the unofficial history of England.

http://chriswoodmusic.co.uk/

Reviews

“As close as it gets to a perfect union of voice and guitar, lyrics and melody, compassion, irony, realism, wit, and humanity.”
The Herald

“Nobody comes even close to equaling his bird’s-eye-view.”
The Irish Times

“a rarefied talent, both as writer and interpreter.”
MOJO

Praise for his song ‘None The Wiser’:

“The title track alone is a masterpiece”
Independent

“Wood has honed his songwriting to perfection here… heartbreaking purity.”
Express

“Remarkable for the settings as much as the lyrics.”
The Guardian

“a quietly powerful, astute and vivid set of songs… A folk–soul album”
Songlines

“Chris takes a traditional song and has you absolutely gripped…. He makes it really obvious why it is of contemporary relevance. On the flip side, he has managed this magical thing, writing songs on contemporary themes, or putting music to Hugh Lupton’s words, that absolutely fit hand in glove with traditional songs, but are totally modern.”
Ian Anderson (fRoots Magazine)

Prices & Offers

£14.75

Concessions: £12.75

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