ENGLISH folk singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Jim Moray will be playing at the Exeter Phoenix arts centre on February 1

Looking back over the past two decades of British folk music, Jim stands out in particular for having a singular, idiosyncratic vision that has rarely wavered in style and substance.

He may have garnered initial attention for his digitally-driven approach to traditional music, but reflecting on his seven albums and numerous production credits it’s clear that imagination and invention are the real cornerstones of his work.

As Jim embarks on his third decade as a professional musician, he can count career-defining performances at Glastonbury, The Royal Albert Hall, and WOMAD, and has caught the attention of those in the know along the way. “I love this singer of old ballads”, enthused none other than Iggy Pop, no stranger to songs of love, life and loss.

Never satisfied with staying still, he is still moving after shaking the folk world to its foundations twenty years ago. And in a genre where musicians reach their peak the older they get, there’s a sense that he has only just begun.

Also featured at the gig will be Amelia Coburn , who has come through the English Folk Expo mentoring scheme released her debut album, Between The Moon And The Milkman, earlier this year. It was produced by Bill Ryder Jones of the Coral and has been generally pretty well received.

Tickets for the hoh can be booked at https://exeterphoenix.org.uk