Doors 19:00 / Show starts 20:00 Ashley Hutchins 80th Birthday Tour with speacial guesy Blair Dunlop “Ashley Hutchings is the single most important figure in English Folk rock” – Bob Dylan 2015 On 26 Jan 2025, folk legend Ashley Hutchings ’The Guvnor’ turns 80 years old. After founding the groundbreaking folk/rock band Fairport Convention, Ashley went on to form Steeleye Span and subsequently the first of many Albion Bands. By 1977 the Albions became virtually the house band at the National Theatre for 4 years with Ashley as Music Director. The band provided music and acted in many plays including the much loved Lark Rise. In recent years “The Guvnor” has concentrated on songwriting, spoken word and new shows – as well as releasing his 100th studio album. To celebrate this momentous milestone, Ashley is undertaking a very limited tour and taking along his son Blair Dunlop , an established star in his own right, to present a night of songs and reminiscences of a remarkable life in folk music. FYI: We have noticed an increasing number of scams / fake tickets for our events recently (especially purchased from social media). We do our best to monitor our social media pages and delete posts from scam ticket sellers, but some still manage to slip the net as we are a small team and do not have the capacity to constantly monitor all of our event pages on social media. We never accept tickets purchased from unofficial ticket agents or social media platforms. If an event is sold out – we can refund ticket holders wanting to return tickets provided we have a guaranteed buyer on the waiting list and it is before Friday 12pm on the weekend of the event. Therefore there is never a need to buy from anywhere except for official ticket selling sites (our website, Headfirst, Seetickets. Ticketsellers, Skiddle, TicketTailor, Eventbrite or any site that is linked on our website for the event). If in doubt, please contact us before making any purchases.