With new songs – lyrical, funny, sharply telling and atmospheric – award-winning singer songwriter, Jim Boyes, tells a little-known story of the First War in a first solo project.  “We knew he had been wounded, but my grandfather, Robert “Croppie” Boyes, never talked about his army service – we heard nothing about it.”  But Jim’s discovery of a long-lost account Croppie had written after the War changed all that – and sparked this unique and moving concert.
 

Combining with back-projected contemporary images powerfully evoking a world at war, Jim’s songs follow Croppie’s long trail from his home in Scarborough, to Flanders, Italy and beyond.  Their vividly telling narratives and unsentimental humour had reviewers praising an “amazing story, simply told”, “an emotional journey for the listener – though certainly not a downbeat one.”   Jim’s song writing is matched by Belinda Hooley’s superb accompaniment.  She seems, The Living Tradition’s reviewer concluded “to have the ability to bring out the best in any song”, “Jim’s rich vocals fit perfectly with her talented playing,” adding “something special to this fantastic project.”

In advance €10 members - € 12 non-members / On the door €12 members - €14 non-members