CVFolk Up Close and Acoustic with The Cannons

Up Close and Acoustic with Sean and James Cannon An evening of music, chat, stories and surprises presented by CVFolk Former member of The Dubliners, Sean Cannon has delighted audiences across the globe with his lilting tenor voice and his wry sense of humour. Born in Galway, and now for many years based in Coventry, he was a regular and popular performer equally at home in the world's biggest concert halls or the humble back-room folk sessions. Now in his 85th year, Sean still keeps up the annual European and UK tours with The Dublin Legends but hardly ever plays solo gigs on the folk club circuit these days. So this will be an extremely rare local appearance and special occasion for his fans and followers on home territory. Sean has frequently toured and recorded with his talented singer and guitarist son James Cannon, and they will be interviewed together by CVFolk's answer to Graham Norton, Bill Bates with chat and anecdotes plus a few songs and, hopefully, one or two surprise guest appearances. Sean still delights in sharing tales of the 'shenanigans he used to get up to' in the 60s, so expect an evening of warm memories, impish humour and glorious music from someone whose career has affirmed his legendary status in Irish music. The idea behind 'Up Close & Acoustic' is to create an insightful and interactive experience of music by revealing more of what inspires and motivates the musicians.