An Evening with Snake Davis

On Friday 30 August, Snake Davis will give an informal acoustic evening of music and chat in two parts, at St Mary’s Church, Embsay with Eastby.

In Part 1 he’ll have his musical instrument family with him, the whole range of saxophones plus flutes, whistles, steel handpan, didjeridoo and the Japanese Shakuhachi. Relaxed and intimate, questions are encouraged.

Part 2 will be ‘My greatest hits.’  Snake has a dual career. He tours and releases music as himself, and he operates as a session player. On the session-man front he’s been at the top of the charts twice over the last year, with Olly Murs and Shania Twain.

He’ll perform some of his best-known sax solos, including Take That’s ‘Million Love Songs’, M-People’s ‘Moving on up’ and ‘Search for the Hero’, Lisa Stansfield’s ‘Change’, Klingande’s ‘Jubel’, Faul ‘Changes’ and the theme tune from ’The Office’.  He’ll play them in context and give a few words to explain how they came about.

He is one of the most in-demand saxophone players in the world.  He has played and recorded with artists ranging from James Brown to Tina Turner to Paul McCartney, The Eurythmics to Amy Winehouse.  As a session player to the stars, he plays arenas and stadiums, but his greatest love is to play intimate venues as himself.

The concert starts at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm).  Light refreshments will be available during the interval.  Wheelchair accessible venue (please let us know in advance).

Raising money for the church and particularly our ‘Cut the carbon’ net zero project.

Parking in the church car park and along the lane outside the church.  Parking is limited and you are advised to arrive in good time.  What3words: meatballs. follow. anyway

Tickets £15 (£5 U18) from: www.wegottickets.com/event/624254

Enquiries: stmarysembsay.events@gmail.com