John Ford of the Strawbs Returns to PWPL With A BETTER DAY Tour

British-born musician, John Ford of the Strawbs will return to Port Washington Public Library with full band on Friday, April 8th 2016 at 7:30, for a live Rock n Roll concert, after 2 yr. hiatus. Ford will be featuring songs from his recent album, 'A Better Day' at performance, as well music he wrote from his former bands - Strawbs, Hudson Ford, The Monks UK Band Official Site and special favourites from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Kinks and The Shadows.

Concert opens with new originals set, off Ford's upcoming, 'NO TALKING ~ Vol 2', a Surf-styled, Shadows / The Ventures influenced instrumental album.

John Ford Meet & Greet, autograph signing and photos to follow concert. Always a great time had by all!

John Ford is founding member of Hudson Ford, The Monks and Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, has received several Gold and Platinum Records, an Ivor Novello Songwriting award for “Part of the Union”, in addition to global acclaim for his other songs, including “Heavy Disguise,” and The Monks’ Bad Habits hit “Nice Legs Shame About The Face,” as well as tunes from his other band projects. John Ford has toured and shared the stage with other legendary musicians and bands including Jimi Hendrix, Patti Smith, Ritchie Blackmore, Marc Bolan of T.Rex, Dave Mason, The Eagles, Jefferson Starship, Alice Cooper, Ian Lloyd of Stories, King Crimson, Steppenwolf, Peter Noone, Peter Tork of the Monkees along with countless others top bands and members through his musical career. Special Guests and details TBA!!

Free Admission - All Ages - Public Event In PWPL's Latham Auditorium with its fabulous sound! In case you didn’t know, Port Washington Public Library is Top Ranked as one of the “TOP 50 Public Libraries Across the US!”

Show Details:

FRI APRIL 8, 2016 7:30pm

Port Washington Public Library - Latham Auditorium

1 Library Drive

Port Washington, NY 11050

516.883.4400

http://www.pwpl.org

2 Face Book Events Pages for this show Public and Private:

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Facebook Friends of John Ford Event:

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John Ford of the Strawbs Website:

http://www.johnfordofthestrawbs.com

John Ford Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/johnfordstrawbs

PR Contact: SerendipitousPR ~ Jill Morrison serendipitouspr@gmail.com

Photo/Image Credits:

Michael J. Rovnyak MJRPhotos - John Ford at NYC Winery and at The Paramount Huntington, NY

Jill Morrison - 'A Better Day' CD Album Art

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