TV comedian and singer Richard Digance announces Doncaster date

Television comedian and folk singer Richard Digance is coming to Doncaster next month.
Richard Digance.Richard Digance.
Richard Digance.

The music and stand-up star will celebrate 50 years in showbusiness with a date at the Roots Music Club on September 8.

With a BAFTA nomination as TV Entertainer Of The Year and a Gold Award from The British Academy of Composers, he turned his back on light entertainment for his first love of music and live performance.

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He has staged 4,000 live shows, 62 British tours, written14 books, three stage plays and released 32 albums.

During the 1980s, he was a regular on British TV screens, hosting his own shows and appearing alongside stars such as Status Quo, Chris De Burgh and Brian May.

He came to public attention as a regular turn on the popular Sunday evening Live From... variety series and is known for his television one-hour specials, starting in 1985 with A Dabble of Digance.

He will be joined for the concert at the Ukrainian Centre on Beckett Road by The Broadside Boys, fast establishing a name on the national folk scene, with performances across the country and appearances on TV and radio.

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With a catalogue of songs inspired by their experience of country life in the East of England, and the characters and events that have shaped them, the Broadside Boys are a dynamic and entertaining celebration of our rural heritage.

Tickets are £12 on the door or £10 in advance from www.wegottickets.com/rootsmusicclubdoncaster