My friends, I’m truly sorry to tell you that I have been forced to reschedule the first three shows of my tour, starting tomorrow.

I have an acute sinus infection, and I’m under doctor’s orders to lay low until the antibiotics have done their work.

I hate pulling shows more than anything, and I know this will create a lot of inconvenience for some of you. If I could perform, I would, but right now I can’t sing a note.

We have rescheduled the first three shows of the run to:

Totnes – The Barrel House 13th May
Poole – Lighthouse 14th May
Bradford-on-Avon – WMC 12th June


Again, I’m sorry for the hassle!

Reflecting on these treasured compositions, John said: “I’ve learnt as time goes on that the songwriter isn’t necessarily in charge of the songs. Sometimes it feels as if it’s the other way round, that a song will reveal itself fully when it’s ready to be sung.”

Gatherings features guest appearances from Lisa Hannigan, The Staves, Siobhan Miller, and Dan Mangan (all on vocals), Adam Levy (guitar) and Nick Pini (bass). It was produced by John and mixed by Ryan Freeland (Bonnie Raitt, Aimee Mann, Joe Henry, Ray LaMontagne). 

First single “Salty and Sweet” (featuring Lisa Hannigan) is out now, about which John shared: “One morning in 2010, I woke up with this song in my head, sung in Lisa’s voice. The thing is, I didn’t yet know Lisa. I met her a little while after and told her about it. She told me that I should sing it myself, but she’d be happy to duet. This song is the one people always shout out for, it gets the biggest singalong at the end of a show. I wanted to record a version with just Lisa and I in the studio, no frills, as if we were sharing a mic in a room full of people.”

On the heels of his new album release, John will take to the road for an extensive, 20 date UK tour including Totnes.

This event is a mix of standing and seated.

Band food lovingly cooked by Tamarind Tree