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.Legendary streets of
London singer-songwriter
RALPH McTELL
returns to Australia for
his farewell tour
SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD
in May
.It will be 50 years since Ralph McTell first toured Australia and he is now returning for one final farewell tour. The UK musical legend will perform much-loved work from an illustrious career which spans over six decades, armed simply with his songs, his guitar and his stories. The iconic “Streets of London” singer-songwriter will travel the country, performing at 6 venues across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Australian Capital Territory.
An unassuming singer-songwriter, McTell is a prolific touring and recording artist with a knack for illuminating the present and the road ahead with a strong connection to a shared, storied past. Audiences all over the world are still drawn to his timeless classic Streets of London which catapulted him to global fame. The melodic beauty and cold hard truth of the song keeps it, sadly, forever relevant.
An accomplished raconteur, McTell also tells incredible life stories. From hitch hiking with Rod, ‘The Mod’ Stewart, playing Isle of Wight Festival alongside Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, a crap game with Tom Waits in LA, to his Ivor Novello award, an impromptu meeting with the President of Ireland and a trip to the BBC show The Repair Shop with a somewhat ragged kangaroo.
But it’s McTell’s excellence as finger picking guitarist and writer of crafted, empathetic songs that has always guided him. His work has found a home in Ireland where his revered song ‘From Clare to Here’ has been repeatedly mistaken for a traditional piece.
With a life’s worth of writing to choose from, McTell’s audience will be treated to not simply an autobiography of songs and stories, but a reflection of an epoque from a quintessentially English singer songwriter.
Prepare to be enthralled!
.Tour dates:
BRISBANE – Old Museum – Thursday May 7
MELBOURNE – Elizabeth Murdoch Hall, Recital Centre – Friday May 8
PERTH – State Theatre – Studio – Saturday May 9
CANBERRA – Street Theatre – Thursday May 14
SYDNEY – City Recital – Friday May 15
ADELAIDE – Norwood Theatre – Saturday May 16Tickets: here
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