CHRIS Wood, who will play at The Courtyard on May 1, has been nominated for a BBC Folk Award 12 times, and received six awards from just three albums.

Joan Armatrading was so taken with Chris’s writing that she invited him on her 50 date tour as a special guest. During this tour, he’s travelled the country, eavesdropping on conversations from pound shops to tea rooms, army recruiting centres to hotel saunas, collecting ‘the poetry of recession’. His response comes in the form of his fourth solo album, None The Wiser.

Justin Mitchell (keyboards/trumpet) and Felix Krish (bass) join Chris as he sings humble hymns and sweeping statements. From Alzheimer’s to William Blake, Chris Wood lovingly takes the pulse of his homeland.

Chris Wood will be at The Courtyard on Thursday, May 1 at 7.45pm. To book, call the box office on 01432 340555 or visit courtyard.org.uk. For every two tickets purchased for Chris Wood, you will be able to claim a free pint of Wye Valley Brewery’s Butty Bach to enjoy during the performance.