Storey's Field Centre, 23 Apr 2026
English folk guitarist and singer from Devon
John Smith's mesmerising percussive guitar and storytelling has been winning fans everywhere.
Whether it be playing the guitar lap-style like a drum, detuning the strings mid-chorus or just straight-forward rumbling fingerstyle, the Devon man's playing has prompted both hushed appreciation and riotous standing ovations. 'John Smith again demonstrates why he is the guitarists’ guitarist.
His steel-strung acoustic playing adding a beguiling complexity to songs that possess a sharp communicative clarity and directness' (The Sunday Times) 'A man with one of those rattling hearts. It's a true heart. It's a hurt heart' (Daytrotter) 'Songs that impress with the beauty of John's guitar work and intertwined vocals. Staggeringly good' (Acoustic) 'Beyond beautiful' (Jo Whiley, Radio 2).
Community and arts venue in Eddington, North West Cambridge
Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 1AA
01223 656 696 / None