The Windmill presents:
An Afternoon with ROBB JOHNSON
Entry Requirements: 18+
£5 minimum donation appreciated, free vegan/veggie buffet for early-comers.
An Afternoon with ROBB JOHNSON
Robb Johnson plays (at least) a four-hour solo set with a few brief intervals which will feature songs from his vast back catalogue and two forthcoming new albums.
‘Songs From The Last Seven Years’ out in autumn 2017 features unreleased tracks which reflect this ghastly period of tory misrule. ‘Ordinary Giants’ which will be released in early 2018 is a song suite, set around the time of World War 2, honouring the generation that fought fascism and created the Welfare State.
For over 30 years Robb has been recognised as one of the prolific songwriters working in the UK today. Often described as a post-punk, folk-rock artist there are also chanson, blues and world music influences. Whilst mostly writing about political and social issues, his insightful lyrics are always full of poetry and pathos. He has released well over 30 albums either with an electric or acoustic band or as a solo artist. As well as putting out many of these albums on his own label Irregular Records, it has also facilitated releases by a variety of song-orientated artists.
His songs feature in the repertoires of a wide variety of musicians, from folk legend Roy Bailey to acclaimed cabaret diva Barb Jungr and he enjoys a similarly diverse spectrum of critical acclaim – “a modern-day Dostoyevsky” said the US’s Dirty Linen and Tony Benn said “Winter Turns To Spring” was his favourite song !
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"The real deal when it comes to songwriting" - Mike Harding, BBC Radio2
"the UK’s most consistently strong songwriter" Sean McGhee, Rock'n'Reel
"creator of some of the most potent songs of the last decade" fRoots
"Britain's finest songwriter since Richard Thompson" Venue
"love songs as touching as the political material is sharp." Red Pepper
"One of Britain's most challenging songwriters." The Daily Telegraph
"his songs are incisive and clever and witty and you can sing them on your way to work." Boff, Chumbawamba