My last gig of 2018 is the Annual Hatfield Brigade Knees-Up at Central Club, Stainforth on Friday December 14th. I’ll be joined by Rebekah Findlay on fiddle and vocals, and the material will mostly centre around the songs from ‘Never Be Defeated’ and the three Joe Solo and the Hatfield Brigade singalongs, but there will be a few surprises thrown in for good measure.

Everyone is welcome and it’s free entry, although it is also my last We Shall Overcome gig of #WSO2018 so we’ll be making a collection of groceries for the local food bank, warm clothing for #SocksAppeal and sanitary towels for #EndPeriodPoverty solidarity campaign.

Please get there if you can.

It will be the last time I raise a guitar in anger before the new year hits and the whole job starts again, but I will be singing songs in local hospitals over the weekend of December 15th/16th as part of a Unison-inspired series of events to bring a little cheer to children unable to make it home for Christmas. There’ll be some old seasonal favourites hammered out on the uke and hopefully we’ll be able to raise a smile or two.

After that it’s back to the job of changing the world.

And there are already some absolute BANGERS confirmed for 2019.

Watch this space.