FIRE & RAIN

Gigs · Howden

FIRE & RAIN

Saturday 14 November 2026 · Doors 19:30

The Shire Hall, Howden

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FIRE & RAIN is on Saturday 14 November 2026 at The Shire Hall, Howden, with doors at 19:30. Tickets start at £18.20, including the booking fee.

One of last years, or any other come to that, highlights... Without doubt one of the outstanding gigs of 2024 and '25 or any other year for that matter, it is a tremendous pleasure for Howden Live to welcome back the Fire & Rain show to Howden at the Shire Hall as a deserved part of our 40th anniversary celebrations.. ‘Fire and Rain’ is not a tribute or sound-a-like act. It’s simply a collection of six of the best musicians from the North of England coming together to play music they love. Expect the classic James Taylor songs including ‘Steamroller Blues’, ‘Shower the People’, ‘Fire and Rain’ and, of course, ’You’ve got a Friend’ plus many other classics played with skill, passion, emotion, humour and humility. ‘Fire and Rain’ are all highly regarded musicians in their own right and include Tom Townsend (Lead Guitar and vocals), Rich Adams (Acoustic Guitar, vocals and triangle!) Mark Gordon (Keyboards), Rowan Oliver (percussion) with Paul Tilley (Drums) and Bob Walker (bass). They occasionally put their own individual musical projects aside to perform the music they love and aspired them to perform, and to and to bring the joy of James Taylor’s music...

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