A BRITISH-SONGWRITER who has become one of the most compelling and consistent rock and soul artists in the UK is coming to Basingstoke. 

British singer-songwriter Roachford will be at The Haymarket on Wednesday, March 15. 

Roachford has become one of the most compelling and consistent rock and soul artists the UK has produced since Cuddly Toy (a mainstay of radio airplay for over three decades) reached number four in the charts back in 1988.

He has released 10 studio albums and several greatest hits collections, been sought-after as a songwriter by the likes of Michael Jackson, Joss Stone, and Chaka Khan, and consistently toured on his own and with contemporaries including Terence Trent D’Arby and The Christians.

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For the past nine years, he has been part of Mike and The Mechanics, recording with Mike Rutherford's post-Genesis band, and playing live with them across the world.

In 2019, Roachford received an MBE for Services to Music. In 2020, he found himself writing and recording new music for his album Twice in a Lifetime.

The single High on Love reached an impressive five weeks of Radio 2 A-list airplay, the track echoes Womack and Womack in both its celebration of the purity of love and the acknowledgement that love can often come from a dark place. To coincide with the album release, Roachford embarked on a run of UK and European dates throughout 2021 and 2022.

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Roachford is someone who channels the energy of James Brown before going on stage each night, and who, on record, summons up the spirit of everyone from Al Green to Joe Cocker. When he sings, you listen. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch him live.

The support for the evening is Acantha Lang. After moving to London from her native New Orleans, Lang built a name for herself on the live circuit while also songwriting. Her debut EP Sugar Woman was selected by Soul Tracks as their featured album of the month upon its release & also earned her The New Artist of the Year Award for the 2021 Soul Tracks Readers' Choice Awards. 

For more information visit anvilarts.org.uk.