Claude Hay

The roots muso enlists a couple of friends to accompany him on tour

“I didn’t purposefully do it, but it’s always good to do something a little bit different to the last album.”

Overall, it’s a likeable rogue of an album and an ultimate treat.

"It’s funny, that song,” he admits. “I did it as a dare really. Howler, my booking agent, was, like, ‘I dare you to write a ballad,’ because I’d never written one before, so I tried and it took me ages to write that song."

Claude Hay joins the February trip as tickets have begun selling to subscribers.