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A return to Topsham by an artist who never fails to leave audiences wanting more!
Luke is a Singer-Songwriter from Canterbury, Kent, who way back in 2013 was nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for both the Horizon Award for Best Emerging Talent and The Young Folk Category. He was also winner of Fatea?s ?Male Artist of the Year 2014? and 2016, his live album ?Solo:Duo:Trio? was voted 2018 Album of the Year by Laurel Canyon and in 2020 his last studio release ?Journals? was voted 2019 Album of the Year by Fatea Magazine.

Over the past few years he has steadily developed a reputation for himself in the Folk, Roots, Americana & Acoustic circuits, through his solo, duo or trio shows, many festival appearances or when opening for such luminaries as Fairport Convention, Show of Hands, Steve Knightley, Martyn Joseph, Seth Lakeman, Karine Polwart, Oysterband, Paul Brady, Glen Tilbrook, Sarah Jarosz and John Paul White, formerly of the legendary Civil Wars.

In addition to the UK, Luke regularly tours across Europe and in 2016 and 2017 he visited the USA for the first time to play at the International Folk Alliance conference in Kansas and again in early 2019 when the conference was held in Ontario, Canada. This was where he met American singer-songwriter Rebecca Loebe who he went on to tour with as part of a double headline run of dates & co wrote the song ?Lake Louise? which was released on Rebecca Loebe?s 2019 album ?Give Up Your Ghosts?.

Luke has also toured alongside Grammy Award winning songwriter Amy Wadge numerous times, the last being in 2019 & also with Folk Award winning duo Greg Russel and Ciaran Algar.

Between his debut album ?More Than Boys? produced by the acclaimed Welsh Singer-Songwriter Martyn Joseph, which was released in 2012 through to his latest release in 2021, 5 records including a live album ?Solo, Duo, Trio? were released and each album received high praise from folks like Maverick, Acoustic Magazine, Mike Harding & R2 Magazine, along with 5* reviews!

In the summer 2019 he played the ?Costa Del Folk? Festival in Portugal, October marked his first full solo tour in the USA and his latest studio album ?Journals? was released in November to great reviews, made ?Album of the Year? by Fatea Magazine with R2 Magazine saying ?Journals? is an excellent album from a very special singer with a great repertoire, fully confirming his star potential beyond the folk scene?.

After going back to both Europe and the USA in early 2020 for another two successful tours, like many, many others, Luke?s career was ?put on hold? by the end of March with the advent of Covid 19. Luke kept himself busy and engaged with the musical community with a series of themed live stream shows and after a bit of a creative writing surge, released a 7 track EP in early 2021 of songs written during lockdown called ?Of The Time?. Initially a digital release, it is now available in CD format as well and garnered great reviews prompting Fatea magazine to say ?Luke Jackson has gifted us with one of the most important and essential releases I?ve heard in quite some time? whilst At The Barrier journal noted ?At a time when the gift of music is something to cherish, ?Of The Time? is an inspired offering?.

Now the world is slowly opening back up again, Luke has a busy schedule for the rest of 2021and 2022 starts with a prestigious support slot opening for Fairport Convention on their Winter Tour in February, as well as more solo UK, European and USA dates in the pipeline from spring 2022 onwards.

What They Say:

?Blessed with one of those soulful, heaven-sent voices that soars with emotion or plunges into brooding intensity.? ? The Musician Magazine

?He is one of the most distinctive voices, both literally and figuratively, on the contemporary folk scene.? ? Folk Radio UK

?His songs are crafted with a finesse to grab the attention of almost any potential audience, his vocals varnished with a pop style crossed with a blues, folk soul at its core.? ? Irish Music Magazine

?I was hugely impressed by every part of Luke?s music ? he?s a great singer, writer and performer, a striking new voice.? ? Frank Turner

?Reminds me of Jeff Buckley, which can only be a good thing.? ? Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2

?Every so often a new voice emerges, one so stunning that it knocks you sideways. Jackson has been compared to a young Richard Thompson and for once these are not empty words.? ? Acoustic Magazine

?Two words, bloody brilliant.? ? Maverick 5 star review

?Luke has already acquired both an unmistakable voice and a strikingly individual vision.? ? fRoots Magazine

?It comes as no surprise that Luke Jackson is continually feted as one of the British folk scene?s bright young things.? ? R2 Magazine

?One of the most faultless live recordings ever in my opinion ? he?s a great songwriter with a great voice and boy can he sing the blues!? ? Mike Harding

?He has a stage presence that many artists would kill for and a voice and guitar style that make you think that he?s a sixty year veteran who happens to have discovered the fountain of eternal youth.? ? Fatea Magazine

?If you think previous comparisons to Richard Thompson jump the gun, think again; because there?s something that sets this performance a discreet cut above the rest.? ? Edinburgh Fringe Festival Review

?Very powerful-impressive songs, individual playing and the singing-oh man the singing!? ? Folkcast

?A sumptuous voice loaded with maturity and a melodically blessed guitar style.? ? Spiral Earth

?Luke Jackson sings with an extraordinarily rich voice and possesses a guitar technique astonishing for one so young. I first heard him sing four years ago and even then his songwriting suggested a performer of rare promise? ? Steve Knightley, Show of Hands

?Luke Jackson has an incredibly mature and expressive voice that can holler the blues or give sensitive treatment to his own more personal tales ? R2 magazine

Support for the show will be from Exeter based singer songwriter Greg Hancock, whose 2021 third album release was enthusiastically received and reviewed in the music media, and was a finalist for FATEA album of the year.

?A master guitarist, exquisite songwriter & beautiful arranger of music? Blues and Roots Radio
?A303? Finalist for Album of the Year 2017? Laurel Canyon
Winner of Best Song for ?The Longest Night? in Solo Male category B&R Annual Awards 2018
A303 ? ?One of the finest albums of the year? Folkcast
?Wonderful Lyrics. Stunning!? BBC Introducing
?The State of My Hair ? Finalist for Album of the Year B&R 2019
?...a bold and brave record...The State of My Hair is not just good...it?s great.? FATEA

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90a Fore Street,

Topsham,

Devon,

England,

EX3 0HF.