Fresh from the iconic Troubadour – Earls Court – London……. The Julie July Band play a heartfelt tribute to the great singer-songwriter ‘Sandy Denny’. From dreamy acoustic melodies to driving progressive folk-rock, she was one of the UK’s singer songwriters of the British Folk-Rock movement. In her brief Career she left a legacy of beautiful, haunting original and traditional compositions. Richard Thompson called her ‘The Greatest artist of her generation”. Melody maker readers twice voted her ‘Best British Female Singer” in 1970 and 1971. Her most famous song “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?”, was voted favourite folk-track of all time by listeners of BBC Radio 2 and has been covered by many artists like:- Judy Collins, Nina Simone, Eva Cassidy and Kate Rusby. Now, 40 years on The Julie July Band perform a selection of her songs from: The Strawbs, Fotheringay, her Solo Career and Fairport Convention.
“Went to see the Julie July Band and have just got home. Very emotional experience. The band played were excellent and Julie’s singing was superb. You close your eyes and you are listening to Fairport. Thank you Julie July xx” (Steve)
“I didn’t know what to expect as I listened for the first time to this new to me band. First impression was that this was way beyond anything I had anticipated…..loved the arrangement…all the instrumentation….and the vocal too… I look forward to further listening with anticipation.. (Bill)
