JOHNNY CAMPBELL

JOHNNY CAMPBELL

Saturday 27th February 2027, 7.30pm (doors 7pm)

Johnny is a renowned folk musician; storyteller and passionate advocate for the preservation of our 'right to roam' and the natural world.

You can expect an evening of humour, storytelling and social commentary, with a healthy dosage of singalongs of original and some traditional material!

Describing themes of his material as ''Connection (and disconnection) to the landscape'', songs like 'Winter Hill Trespass' and 'A Right to Roam' have gained the attention of UK Folk scene, with 'A Right to Roam' earning the accolade of 'One of the best Folk songs of 2022' by Tradfolk. With press from Folk on Foot, BBC Countryfile Plodcast and BBC Radio 4's Open Country, the Right to Roam advocate, and writer for Country Walking Magazine, Johnny's work has touched many corners of the Folk, activist and outdoor networks, like Right to Roam.

Johnny's recent album 'True North', is described as a ''Psychogeography Field Trip'' (MOJO) in which Johnny field recorded traditional songs of Northern England on each of the county high points. None other than Richard Thompson put it in his top 5 albums of the 2024 in MOJO. Last year he became the first person to tour the Pennine Way for the 60th anniversary of the route's inception. Collaborating with the National Trails Network, Johnny toured/walked Britain's first long distance path, carrying a guitar, performing 17 shows in 19 days over 268 miles.

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