Keith James The Great Canadian Songbook

Personal interpretations of the music of Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Leonard Cohen

‘Musicians brave enough to make the music they really believe in. Keith James is one of these’ Bob Harris BBC Radio 2

‘Some of the most atmospheric and emotive music you will ever hear’
The IndependentAn intimate concert of such musical integrity that it flows from the innermost wellspring of human spirit

“It was around 40 years ago that I became drawn to these 3 wonderful songwriters, unaware at the time that each of them are Canadian.
I am still in awe of their profound contribution and of all the dots that they have joined up in the lives of millions of us across the world.
Their music forms the backdrop to all of the joy, hope and anxiety that we have lived through in recent times.
Now somehow locked in time, these are songs that expose such personal and global fragility
that they continue to embrace us as if they were our mother’s arms”

The concert also includes some rare and never transcribed poetry by both
Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen that Keith has, with great respect, set to music

The evening will begin with a bio-documentary on the life and music of Joni Mitchell