Acoustic folk/rock singer guitarist Nick Harper embarks on a 38-date UK tour on January 22 as a prelude to his forthcoming album release.

Kicking off performing at Celtic Connections on January 22 at Glasgow’s Classic Grand, the tour continues around the country, culminating on May 9 at Hebden Bridge Trades Club.

During the rest of 2009, he will also be performing at festivals in the UK, playing dates in Europe and the U.S. before undertaking another charity trek with the Love Hope Strength Foundation.

After fund-raising and concerts in Nepal in 2007 and Peru in 2008, ‘Kilimanjaro Rocks’, September 27 – October 9, will again bring together musicians, supporters and cancer survivors in a bid for the world’s highest concert at Uhuru, the 19,341ft peak of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The trek and concerts will raise funds for bone marrow drives and the main cancer centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

Says Nick: “I can hang a song around my old guitar, but that’s about it really. In these days where everyone tries to do their bit to redistribute the wealth a little more fairly than politicians and business seem to want to do, in working with the Love Hope Strength Foundation I have found a place where I can use what I do to help others. The diversion from my normally self-centred ‘artistic’ view does me good too!”

JANUARY
Thu 22 Celtic Connections Glasgow tickets
Fri 23 The Listening Room Coatbridge 01236 421888/tix
FEBRUARY
Wed 18 Opera House Buxton 0845 127 2190
Fri 27 The Vic Swindon 01793 535713
Sat 28 Central Studio Basingstoke 01256 418318
MARCH
Sun 1 Hanger Farm Arts Totton 023 8066 7683
Fri 6 The Ironworks Oswestry 01691 679123
Sat 7 Wild Hare Club Hereford info@wildhareclub.com
Sun 8 Marrs Bar Worcester 01905 613336
Fri 13 The Musician Leicester 0116 251 0080
Sat 14 O2 Academy Oxford 08444 77 2000
Sun 15 Glee Club Birmingham 0871 472 0400
Fri 20 Assembly Rooms Glastonbury 01458 834677
Sat 21 The Cellars Portsmouth 023 9282 6249
Sun 22 The Fleece Bristol 0117 945 0996
Thu 26 Phoenix Arts Exeter 01392 667080
Fri 27 Talking Heads Southampton 023 80678446
Sat 28 Latest Bar Brighton 01273 687171
APRIL
Sat 4 Academy Manchester 0161 275 2930
Sun 5 Zanzibar Liverpool 0151 707 0633
Mon 6 Telfords Chester 01244 390 090
Fri 10 Ropewalk Barton upon Humber 01652 660380
Sat 11 Cluny Newcastle 0191 230 4475
Sun 12 ABC2 Glasgow 0844 847 2363
Mon 13 Duchess York 08700 600 100
Fri 17 B2 Norwich 01603 441118
Sat 18 Headgate Theatre Colchester 01206 366000
Sun 19 Junction Cambridge 01223 511 511
Thu 23 Boardwalk Sheffield 0871 230 1095
Fri 24 Bar 1:22 Huddersfield 01484 538144
Sat 25 Maze Nottingham 0115 9475650
Wed 29 Robin2 Wolverhampton 01902 401211
Thu 30 Mr Kyps Poole 01202 748 945
MAY
Fri 1 West End Centre Aldershot 01252 330040
Sat 2 Half Moon Putney London 020 8780 9383
Thu 7 The Horn St. Albans 017278 53143/844627
Fri 8 Spilsby Theatre Spilsby 01790 752 936
Sat 9 Trades Club Hebden Bridge 01422 845265

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