With fourteen solo albums to his name, 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.
After a summer of festival appearances and performances that have taken him from the New Forest to New York, this autumn and winter sees Reg concentrating on two important and exciting projects: The 12 Silk Handkerchiefs tour and new solo album RAW.
Supported by The Arts Council of England, the 12 Silk Handkerchiefs tour is the culmination of Reg’s work bringing the story of Lillian Billocca and Hull’s Triple Trawler Disaster of 1968 to a wider audience. Reg is joined on stage by Headscarf Revolutionaries author Brian W. Lavery, shanty-singer Mick McGarry and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Sam Martyn visiting venues and cities closely linked to the fishing, shipping and maritime communities of England.
After this collaboration Reg’s next album RAW (released via Proper Records on October 4th) sees him return to the solo performance style that audiences across the land are so familiar with.
Accompanying himself on his ‘44 Martin six-string guitar, tenor guitar, banjo, dulcimer, and harmonica, RAW is the sound of one man and his songs. The resulting album is an intimate window into the heart, soul and songs of one of England’s finest writers and is the third and final collection in a trilogy of solo albums comprising of 2016’s December and 2017’s Faraway People.
Meuross launches the album at The Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone on October the 5th, and will be touring from October through to the New Year and beyond.