One-off reunion tour for celebrated folk duo

Oct 21 2008 by Vicky Anderson, Liverpool Daily Post

CELEBRATED folk duo Bob Fox and Stu Luckley come to the region this week as part of a one-off reunion tour.

The pair are heading to Southport Arts Centre on Friday night to mark the 30- year anniversary of their award- winning debut album, Nowt So Good'll Pass.

Bob and Stu began playing together in the late 1970s and took the folk world by storm, and Nowt So Good'll Pass is still a highly-acclaimed folk album.

At the Southport gig, Bob and Stu will play the range of instruments featured in their original live set including guitars, acoustic bass, dulcimer, and bouzouki.

John Sprackland, performing arts programme manager at Southport Arts Centre, said: “For folk fans of, shall we say, a certain maturity – among which I count myself – Bob Fox and Stu Luckley are as fondly remembered as any duo I can think of.

“Nowt So Good was one of a clutch of classic albums that emerged during the late Seventies, which was possibly the last golden era of British folk, prior to the one that we’re enjoying now.

“Bob and Stu stand alongside the likes of Paul Brady and Andy Irvine, Nic Jones, Dick Gaughan and a handful of other artists who, in those vintage years, produced records that have stood the test of time to become true classics.”

Tickets cost £10 or £8 for concessions, available by calling Southport Arts Centre box office on 01704 540011 or by logging onto www.seftonarts.co.uk