Reg Meuross

Jul '22
Tue 19th

Location

The Cornerhouse
Douglas Road
KT6 7SB
Map

The breadth and depth of Reg Meuross’s material is unparalleled in contemporary folk: songs about forgotten heroes, famous names, folk legends, the climate emergency, tales from the kitchen sink and news from the world stage; if something needs to be sung about then Reg Meuross has a song for it.

Masterfully accompanying himself on his ‘44 Martin six-string guitar, harmonica, tenor guitar, banjo and dulcimer and captivating audiences with his beautiful tenor voice, witnessing a Reg Meuross performance is to experience a journey into the heart, soul and songs of one of England’s finest writers.

Reg is currently touring with latest album RAW, other songs of history, protest, love, loss, and legend from 13 previous releases as well as some brand new songs from forthcoming projects.

Meuross has the gift of being able to touch people through his songs and performance, painting pictures that remain with the listener long after the song has been sung.

“...assured a place in the pantheon of great folk songwriters.”
DAVID KIDMAN, THE LIVING TRADITION

“Classic, with echoes of early Dylan, Tom Paxton and Leonard Cohen” THE GUARDIAN

“The remarkable singer-songwriter that is Reg Meuross” Sean Rafferty, BBC Radio 3

“A mighty songwriter and an equally fine singer” Martin Carthy

“When you have 2000 people singing along, you’re doing something right.” Great British Folk Festival

“There’s something special about the way he writes and delivers a song” Townes Van Zandt.

Reg Meuross is a true modern troubadour, representing contemporary English folk writing at its best. “There’s something special about the way he writes and delivers a song” Townes Van Zandt. In the mid-1980s Reg Meuross formed the Panic Brothers with Richard Morton, mixing Americana with humour and slick harmonies. Then came the Flamingos, Hank Wangford, and now 13 highly acclaimed solo albums have established his songs as ‘the hinges upon which swing the doors of perceptive English folk’ (Folkwords).

Reg’s songs comment bravely on life as he sees it, bringing wide ranging stories from the ghosts of WW1 soldiers to the ravages of dementia, and some of the most beautifully disarming songs and lyrics ever written. Reg has that rare gift of being able to touch people, through his songs and performance, on a really human level. His words and music paint pictures that remain with the listener long after the song has been sung.

“Meuross, quite simply, is one of the best” ?Malcolm Carter, Pennyblack Music
“Powerful and moving songwriting” Martin Chilton, The Telegraph
“A mighty songwriter and an equally fine singer” Martin Carthy

Date: 
July 19, 2022 - 8:00pm