PRESS RELEASE – UK Tour 2012

Singer, guitarist, songwriter, and English Folk-Heritage Musician Phil Drane will be guesting at …………… on ……….. , mid-way through his latest extensive tour of the UK.
Phil is a Lancastrian now living in New Zealand who returns to the UK each year to tour folk venues from April to November. Since 2008 he has been delighting audiences throughout England and Scotland both as main guest and as support to major artists such as Dave Swarbrick, Kevin Dempsey, Bandersnatch, Dave Goulder, Jez Lowe and Steve Ashley.
He has been described as having on of the best voices in English folk and by British folk luminary Dave Goulder as being “Reminiscent of the very best exponents of English finger-style guitar …… Nic Jones and Bob Fox”.
His performances are an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary songs from his own Lancashire and English folk-heritage, self-penned compositions (perhaps the award-winning ‘Song For Jackie’?) and the odd surprise.
Audiences can expect original arrangements, smooth vocals and superb guitar work woven together with a touch of Lancashire chit-chat and dry wit – altogether an absorbing evening not to be missed.
Phil tours New Zealand folk venues from December to March each year also.

PRESS RELEASE – NZ Tour 2012/13

Singer, guitarist, songwriter, and English folk-heritage musician Phil Drane will once again be guesting at …………… on ………..

Those who experienced Phil the last time he was here will no doubt be keen to see him again, and those who didn’t will have been told what a treat they missed.
For those who don’t know Phil, he is a Lancastrian now based in Whitianga in The Coromandel, who spends December to March each year touring and delighting folk and non-folk audiences all over NZ.
Phil returned to Whitianga in November after a successful 30-gig tour of the UK in during the summer and we are fortunate to have him back at ……………….

He is vocally unique and has been described as “Reminiscent of the very best exponents of English finger-style guitar …… Nic Jones and Bob Fox” by British folk luminary Dave Goulder.
His performances are an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary songs from his own Lancashire and English folk-heritage, self-penned compositions (perhaps the award-winning ‘Song For Jackie’?) and the odd surprise for each audience.

Based on his last visit you can expect imaginative arrangements, smooth vocals and superb guitar work woven together with a touch of Lancashire chit-chat and dry wit – altogether an absorbing evening not to be missed.