Sun 29 NovDoors 15:30
Songs of Love, Loss and Light
Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue · Queensbury
Leonard Cohen and the Art of Songwriting with Jason McNiff
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Thu 21 Jan 2027Doors 19:00
An evening with Jason McNiff at Cafe No9
Cafe No9 · Sheffield
Singer songwriter Jason McNiff returns to Cafe 9 with his show that brings together the songs of Leonard Cohen with his own deeply lyrical work. Songs of Love, Loss and Light places McNiff's acclaimed songwriting alongside that of the Canadian master, tracing the thread between influence and originality, and offering a rare glimpse into the enduring art of songcraft. 'Cohen brought us here, but we left with Jason's songs” M.Robertson, recent attendee Jason McNiff is a troubadour in the truest sense — a songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist who has released nine acclaimed albums variously described as Folk, Americana and Alt-Country. Yet beneath those influences lies something unmistakably English. Imagine Ralph McTell with the poetic melancholy of Townes Van Zandt, with echoes too of chanson writers such as Georges Brassens and Fabrizio De André. Over time McNiff’s music has drifted away from straightforward Americana toward a more continental sound: romantic, literate songs filled with late-night streets, drifting characters, fleeting vignettes and surprising stories. Time Out wrote: “McNiff’s quiet, intimate, fragile-sounding vocals draw you into his world — an almost...
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