Chris Wood
Weaving tradition with contemporary parables
Chapel Arts Centre
MENUPraise for ‘So Much to Defend’:
fROOTS MAGAZINE
“Chris Wood might be the Ken Loach of songwriting. Very political, but at the same time full of compassion, and he grows sharper and more acute with each passing album. He’s good, quite probably the very best we have today, and we need him more than ever.”
ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE
“Steeped in tradition, yet always striving for a new day, this is a glorious album proving that Chris Wood is a bit of a national treasure.
Other press quotes:
The Herald ***** 5 Stars
“As close as it gets to a perfect union of voice and guitar, lyrics and melody, compassion, irony, realism, wit, and humanity.”
THE IRISH TIMES ***** 5 Stars
“Nobody comes even close to equaling his bird’s-eye-view.”
MOJO **** 4 Stars
“a rarefied talent, both as writer and interpreter.”
Praise for ‘None The Wiser’:
INDEPENDENT ***** 5 Stars
“The title track alone is a masterpiece”
EXPRESS ***** 5 Stars
“Wood has honed his songwriting to perfection here… heartbreaking purity.”
THE GUARDIAN **** 4 Stars
“Remarkable for the settings as much as the lyrics.”
SONGLINES
“a quietly powerful, astute and vivid set of songs… A folk–soul album”
“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)
Nominated Best Original Song ‘None the Wiser’ BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
2014
Songwriter of the Year – Spiral Earth Awards 2014
Folk Singer of the Year & Best Original Song ‘Hollow Point’ BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2011
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