Keith is well known across the country only as a singer/songwriter in his own right but as a record producer working with Jazz greats Garry Potter and Annette Peacock and roots artists such as Blues Guitarist Michael Messer and Luke Daniels new folk band Broderick. Keith James website.The Music of Yusuf - T02084309605Keith James presents an honest and loving reflection on the insightful and timeless music of Yusuf - Cat Stevens. Proceeds and audience donations from this tour of concerts will go to the UNICEF, UK Government matched Syrian Children's appeal. | |
| 13 Apr 24 | The Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye :: V1018 listing details L2065676544 |
| 24 Nov 23 | Brewhouse, Burton-on-Trent :: V126 listing details L434068754 |
| 11 Nov 23 | Little Theatre, Skipton :: V0665152214 listing details L0785741128 |
| 2 Jun 23 | Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries :: V01376498131 listing details L01870701528 |
| 28 Apr 16 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L427546178 |
The Songs of Leonard Cohen - T02016921019 | |
| 8 Mar 24 | Stanley Arts (formerly Stanley Halls), Outer London :: V330 listing details L464512245 |
| 9 Dec 23 | West Kirby Arts Centre, Wirral :: V185589619 listing details L1696239407 |
| 4 Oct 23 | Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh :: V1392012056 listing details L01537112021 |
| 1 Jul 23 | The Riverfront, Newport :: V088145899 listing details L1018011358 |
| 29 Apr 23 | Dorchester Arts Centre, Dorchester :: V1068 listing details L01554597717 |
| 25 Mar 23 | Market Theatre, Ledbury :: V1187 listing details L904987588 |
| 18 Nov 22 | Brewhouse, Burton-on-Trent :: V126 listing details L01860899952 |
| 24 Jun 22 | Little Theatre, Skipton :: V0665152214 listing details L1145319249 |
| 14 May 22 | Brixham Theatre, Brixham :: V884 listing details L1650355864 |
| 31 Jan 20 | The Players Theatre, Thame :: V807 listing details L2006945184 |
| 14 Oct 19 | Perth Theatre, Perth :: V637 listing details L1821941088 |
| 18 May 19 | Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast :: V550 listing details L025967319 |
| 4 Apr 19 | Chapel Arts Centre, Bath :: V01159907665 listing details L088310218 |
| 30 Jan 19 | Robin 2, Wolverhampton :: V01506819434 listing details L0838648728 |
| 25 Oct 18 | The Atkinson, Southport :: V0485350863 listing details L1161623582 |
| 24 May 18 | ARC, Stockton-on-Tees :: V01950064742 listing details L0948174099 |
| 17 Dec 17 | The Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye :: V1018 listing details L0140204788 |
| 7 Dec 17 | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Theatre, Bracknell :: V731 listing details L1212932229 |
| 22 Oct 17 | The Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye :: V1018 listing details L2067385117 |
| 12 Oct 17 | South Street Arts Centre, Reading :: V736 listing details L02070828044 |
| 27 May 17 | Unit 23 Live!, Totnes :: V043191642 listing details L0821750746 |
| 19 May 17 | The Coro (Coronation Hall Theatre ), Ulverston :: V8 listing details L2075969309 |
| 1 Apr 17 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L01312345644 |
The Music of Yusuf Cat Stevens - T0246861682 | |
| 25 Apr 24 | The Riverfront, Newport :: V088145899 listing details L01334620191 |
Solid Air - T01516227555Keith sings the album by John Martyn. | |
| 29 Feb 24 | Chapel Arts Centre, Bath :: V01159907665 listing details L01022401212 |
| 10 Nov 23 | Little Theatre, Skipton :: V0665152214 listing details L0273217805 |
| 15 Sep 23 | Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries :: V01376498131 listing details L01809362420 |
Every Human Heart - T01854416511Unique and lasting songs of vision, question and change brought to you by Keith James "Thoughout my life as a musician and concert performer certain songs have stayed with me and comforted me along my journey. Timeless music that has a special place in people's hearts, written by amongst others, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Sandy Denny, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon." | |
| 21 Jan 23 | Little Theatre, Skipton :: V0665152214 listing details L01603356098 |
| 15 Oct 22 | Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury :: V1408869221 listing details L02008387353 |
The Music of Yusuf - T0353242973 | |
| 19 Nov 22 | Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax :: V1098014226 listing details L0851090788 |
| 25 Sep 21 | Broadbent Theatre, Lincoln :: V443 listing details L046572968 |
| 27 Apr 21 | Southend Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea :: V43 listing details L1817471594 |
The Songs of Nick Drake - T0373035792This concert will have, as far as can be possible, a fresh and rewarding set list and will include a transcription of a poem by William Blake (Nick's greatest influence) and a song by Sixto Rodriguez – an unusually similar songwriter from the exact same era, but from a parallel universe. | |
| 10 Nov 22 | Chapel Arts Centre, Bath :: V01159907665 listing details L113933677 |
| 6 May 22 | Chapel Arts Centre, Bath :: V01159907665 listing details L0501041985 |
| 19 Oct 19 | The Atkinson, Southport :: V0485350863 listing details L536769163 |
| 23 Sep 18 | Baths Hall, Scunthorpe :: V0233865145 listing details L196781965 |
| 23 Sep 18 | Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe :: V952 listing details L1956802235 |
| 16 Nov 17 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L0510548636 |
| 15 Nov 17 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L1612682548 |
| 3 Jun 16 | The Citadel Arts, St Helens :: V545 listing details L1833487627 |
A Concert for a Changing World - T1855528200Keith, a life-long devotee of emotional performance, approaches each of these songs with fresh courage and passion, provoking both reflection and reconciliation. Included in this concert are songs written by, Joan Baez, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Maya Angelou, Leonard Cohen and Neil Young; Also included are many of Keith's own songs from his 2020 Album ‘Paradise lost' and from his brand new Album ‘Can you imagine'. | |
| 1 Oct 22 | Broadbent Theatre, Lincoln :: V443 listing details L01792852399 |
| 13 May 22 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L01405541245 |
Concert for a Changing World - T942730463Words that reverberate with the tenacity of the human spirit in these current times of brooding disquiet, fractured societies and civil unrest. Songs that have changed history and moved millions of people to do things they never thought possible. | |
| 23 Jun 22 | Victoria Hall, Settle :: V0405905862 listing details L0512194409 |
| 18 Jun 22 | Heron Theatre, Milnthorpe :: V01426323191 listing details L1604824204 |
| 15 Jan 22 | Town Hall, Trowbridge :: V898275506 listing details L1306782631 |
| 19 Nov 21 | G-Live, Guildford :: V0839845247 listing details L0584722154 |
The Great Canadian Songbook - T01769635243I have been listening to and have been noticeably influenced by all of these singer-songwriters throughout my career as a musician and have always been amazed by the unique sense of honesty and deep collective integrity that music from Canada possesses; a natural embodiment of human awareness that has caressed the country's songwriters over many decades. Keith James brings you a concert of this amazing material in the most emotional and sensitive way. | |
| 11 Nov 21 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L129250340 |
The Music of Yusuf - Cat Stevens - T01587999444 | |
| 3 Oct 21 | The Players Theatre, Thame :: V807 listing details L0179859548 |
| 16 Jul 21 | Otley Courthouse, Otley :: V688880113 listing details L603297788 |
| 1 Jul 21 | Landmark Arts Centre, Outer London :: V0773480049 listing details L02058797297 |
| 27 Jan 17 | The Rondo, Bath :: V855 listing details L304312247 |
The Great Canadian Songbook - T1017874604An intimate concert of music with such undeniable integrity that it flows from the innermost wellspring of the human spirit. Their music forms the backdrop to all of the joy, hope and anxiety that we have lived through in recent times. These are songs expose such personal and global fragility. They continue to embrace us as if they were our mothers’ arms. Also included are some rare and never transcribed poetry by both Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen that, with great pain and respect, has been set to music. The evening begins with a bio-documentary on the life and music of Joni Mitchell. | |
| 15 Jul 21 | Victoria Hall, Settle :: V0405905862 listing details L497129429 |
| 13 Nov 10 | Dorchester Arts Centre, Dorchester :: V1068 listing details L607947063 |
Duende - T1381943864The surreal, haunting and exotic poetry of: Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende and Federico Garcia Lorca. Performed as passionate songs and set to a collection of rich, daring and fiery classical guitar arrangements. Following his numerous concerts and recordings in which he has taken the work of various Poets; William Blake, Dylan Thomas, Leonard Cohen and successfully transcribed them into what can only be described as truly amazing songs. Keith has now turned his attention to one of his greatest passions; that of the intoxicating and somewhat mysterious world of the most masterful writers in the Spanish language. | |
| 16 Nov 16 | The Maltings, Farnham :: V701 listing details L561476723 |
The Songs of Leonard Cohen - T02118279322Each song stripped back - desolate, naked and sensual. The most enigmatic, mysterious and sub textual songwriter the English speaking world has ever known. | |
| 29 Oct 15 | The Citadel Arts, St Helens :: V545 listing details L0636407100 |
| 14 Nov 14 | Old Town Hall Arts Centre, Hemel Hempstead :: V45 listing details L1235359433 |
| 30 Aug 14 | Theatr Brycheiniog (Brecon Theatre), Brecon :: V1067 listing details L1555598759 |
| 14 Jun 14 | Bridgwater Arts Centre, Bridgwater :: V921 listing details L2060780015 |
| 7 Mar 14 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L809944223 |
| 1 Mar 14 | Unit 23 Live!, Totnes :: V043191642 listing details L1968115664 |
| 29 Oct 11 | Dorchester Arts Centre, Dorchester :: V1068 listing details L877013269 |
| 26 Oct 11 | Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424 listing details L145519164 |
| 18 Jun 11 | The Met, Bury :: V476 listing details L1517564314 |
| 27 May 11 | Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax :: V1098014226 listing details L283657336 |
| 14 May 11 | Lemon Tree, Aberdeen :: V587 listing details L482707230 |
The Songs of Nick Drake - T1567725988Nick Drake is the most revered and loved of all of this country's Singer/Songwriters. After his tragic death aged only 26 his music almost disappeared into obscurity. Now, thanks to a massive resurgence of interest and a worldwide re-evaluation of his genius, Nick Drake has become a National treasure | |
| 16 Apr 15 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L1159033372 |
| 31 Oct 12 | Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy :: V0109167195 listing details L836481295 |
Time Let Me Play - T0539471646Brave and compelling songs from the poetry of Dylan Thomas, composed and performed by Keith James. A dynamic and emotional collection of Dylan's most cherished poems, meticulously set to music by one of this country's most singular and critically acclaimed performers. Keith James is renowned for his emotive performances and his unrelenting passion for irresistible, weighty prose to be at the forefront of his music. This is a concert of Dylan's honest and binding poems, set into song and embarking on a new journey. Also included are Keith's unique and passionate settings of poems by Pablo Neruda, William Blake, Federico Garcia Lorca, Isabel Allende and Leonard Cohen. | |
| 18 Nov 14 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L01496432547 |
| 7 Oct 14 | Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury :: V99 listing details L302263274 |
| 26 Sep 14 | Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy :: V0109167195 listing details L01840752123 |
Nick Drake & William Blake: Unimaginably beautiful - T01145903148The poems of William Blake set to the guitar arrangements of Nick Drake. | |
| 1 Nov 12 | The Rondo, Bath :: V855 listing details L0775830017 |
The Great American Songbook - T2012887093An intimate solo concert of the music of Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Leonard Cohen. | |
| 19 Jun 12 | Firestation Arts & Culture, Windsor :: V740 listing details L694000356 |
| 5 May 12 | Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax :: V1098014226 listing details L01415779642 |
The Songs of Nick Drake - T0757209961Performer Rick Foot (double bass). | |
| 14 May 09 | artsdepot, Outer London :: V320 listing details L0211538011 |
| 12 Nov 08 | The Mill Arts Centre (formerly The Mill), Banbury :: V794 listing details L611168646 |
| 17 Apr 08 | The Riverfront, Newport :: V088145899 listing details L1377557050 |
| 5 Apr 08 | The Met, Bury :: V476 listing details L01253178294 |
| 16 Jun 07 | Millfield Theatre, Outer London :: V316 listing details L01065042566 |
| 10 Oct 06 | Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington :: V563 listing details L357595822 |
| 6 Oct 06 | Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington :: V563 listing details L311818173 |
T1191344192Performer Rick Foot (double bass). Performer Lisa Redford. | |
| 10 Mar 06 | Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L01503172709 |
The Songs of Nick Drake - T2072276517Performer Rick Foot (double bass). Performer Lara England. | |
| 4 Feb 06 | Millfield Theatre, Outer London :: V316 listing details L0279164193 |
| 2 Dec 05 to 3 Dec 05 | Cambridge Junction, Cambridge :: V23 listing details L01389441321 |
| 26 Nov 05 | Barbican Theatre, Plymouth :: V894 listing details L01331363283 |
| 14 Oct 05 | Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury :: V925 listing details L01604484812 |
The Songs of Nick Drake - T01955879953Producer Mutiny Music. | |
| 21 Apr 05 | Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles :: V774625305 listing details L525183123 |
| 20 Apr 05 | Lemon Tree, Aberdeen :: V587 listing details L1980388869 |
| 16 Apr 05 | The Met, Bury :: V476 listing details L0771404796 |
| 14 Apr 05 | The Platform, Morecambe :: V302377202 listing details L743046087 |
| 12 Mar 05 | Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L1755421310 |
| 11 Mar 05 | artsdepot, Outer London :: V320 listing details L01809867355 |
| 4 Feb 05 | The Hawth, Crawley :: V720 listing details L2027546668 |
| 7 Oct 04 | Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton :: V01603938282 listing details L01786616218 |
T01850886968Performer Rick Foot. Group/Band Semble. | |
| 25 Nov 04 | Epsom Playhouse, Epsom :: V699 listing details L0507464893 |
The Songs of Nick Drake - T1853199921Performer Keith James (voice and acoustic guitar). Performer Matt Round (double bass). | |
| 20 Nov 04 | Arc Theatre, Trowbridge :: V881281219 listing details L0740923101 |
| 24 Oct 03 | Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L01451457558 |
| 24 Sep 03 | Courtyard, Hereford :: V101 listing details L328728307 |
| 26 Jun 03 | Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells :: V691 listing details L0776083889 |
| 19 Jun 03 | Epsom Playhouse, Epsom :: V699 listing details L01378803848 |
| 15 Jun 03 | artsdepot, Outer London :: V320 listing details L1410742616 |
| 13 Jun 03 | Dorchester Arts Centre, Dorchester :: V1068 listing details L01640252475 |
| 1 May 03 | Brewery Arts, Cirencester :: V96 listing details L01365213968 |
T01348491241Performer Leon Daye. | |
| 23 Oct 04 | Brewery Arts, Cirencester :: V96 listing details L1948974126 |
Songs from a Vinyl Collection - T680346875Recapture the golden age of acoustic music with an evening of classics from the late 60s and early 70s. Featuring music from Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Leonard Cohen, Donovan, Tim Buckley, Ian Anderson and many more. | |
| 30 Apr 04 | Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton :: V01603938282 listing details L01675435171 |
| 31 Mar 04 | Epsom Playhouse, Epsom :: V699 listing details L01716640921 |
| 22 Nov 03 | Brewery Arts, Cirencester :: V96 listing details L01122738398 |
The Songs of Nick Drake - T1141841203Performer Keith James (voice and acoustic guitar). Performer Jerry Playle (electric guitar). Performer Matt Round (double bass). Performer James Davis (drums). | |
| 10 May 03 | Phoenix Arts, Leicester :: V432 listing details L1572277510 |
| 16 Nov 02 | Firestation Arts & Culture, Windsor :: V740 listing details L719508093 |
| 9 Nov 02 | Michael Tippett Centre, Bath :: V804007771 listing details L0696396611 |
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| 25 Jan 20 | Whitby Pavilion Theatre, Whitby :: V953 listing details L01291574132 |
| 20 May 17 | The Citadel Arts, St Helens :: V545 listing details L170193133 |
| 17 Mar 17 | The Platform, Morecambe :: V302377202 listing details L1967682140 |
| 21 Apr 16 | Chapel Arts Centre, Bath :: V01159907665 listing details L1678954203 |
