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 DQUOTEThe playing style he adopts may cause your jaw to hit the floor&hellip\;he has all the flair for the gathering storm that made Jeff Buckley so attractive...one hesitates to mention Nick Drake but well\, one already has done.&rdquo\; Word Magazine
 John Smith is a guitar man from Devon. He is 27 years old. He is also quietly becoming recognized as one of the most exciting new voices on the British folk scene.&nbsp\;Smith spent several years working on the road - touring with late great folk legend John Martyn and accompanying Davy Graham on his final tour. He has also supported John Renbourn\, David Gray\, Martin Carthy\, Jools Holland\, Tunng\, and has shared the stage with Cara Dillon\, James Yorkston\, Martin Simpson and Ben Ottewell. This year John stormed Glastonbury and Cambridge.&nbsp\;Band on the Wall is delighted to welcome this major new force to its Manchester stage for the very first time.
 Support comes from Dead Cities whose ethereal\, beautiful lo-fi music has been seducing audiences across the country.
 This concert will begin at 7.30pm.
 DQUOTEBrilliantDQUOTE MOJO DQUOTESpellbindingDQUOTE&nbsp\;Time Out
 DQUOTEA guitar genius...He sounds as though he arrived 60 years ago but looks startlingly young\, perched on a chair\, quietly confident\, charming and instantly engaging.DQUOTE The Sun
 DQUOTEOne man\, a guitar and an incredible voice...mesmerisingDQUOTE BBC
 DQUOTEHis performance was an object lesson in how taste and imagination always outweigh mere musical virtuosity...unexpected and daringDQUOTE The Sunday Times
 DQUOTEJohn Smith continually swoons audiences with his own strain of nu-folk. It is only a matter of time before he is enormous.DQUOTE &nbsp\;NME
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SUMMARY:Championed by John Martyn\, Davy Graham\, David Gray and Jools Holland to name a few\, John Smith is the great new star of British folk whose jaw-dropping virtuosity and beautiful songs are a joy to behold. You saw him here first...
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