About this Event
Join Gareth Davies-Jones as he returns to Blanchland Abbey with 'A Troubadour Journey' - a magical evening filled with stories and experiences woven into new music from Gareth's time walking through the pilgrimage trails of Northumberland and Durham.
In June 2025 singer-songwriter Gareth Davies-Jones walked from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to Durham Cathedral via St Oswald’s Way and The Way of Light (Northern Saints Trail).
Wending their way through a captivating landscape of coast, castles, valleys and mountains, these special routes transport the traveller through the ancient Kingdom of Northumbria, land of the Northern Saints and cradle of the industrial revolution.
As Gareth walked he carried a small guitar on his back and performed concerts for local communities everywhere he stopped. The journey provided the inspiration and raw material for a new album of original songs written on retreat in the Cheviot Hills and back on Lindisfarne in the Autumn of 2025.
The new album, recorded with producer and guitarist Graeme Duffin (WetWetWet!) in Glasgow and called 'A Troubadour Journey : Lindisfarne to Durham' is released in physical form on Friday 24th April 2026 and on all streaming services from June 2026.
This special evening promises a vivid and entertaining musical encounter with the sights, sounds, history and contemporary heart of these Northern pilgrimage trails. As well as the new material, the concerts will also feature selected songs from across Gareth’s career that capture a sense of journeying and particularly the spirit of the Northern Trails - for example 'Lindisfarne' about Eadfrith and the writing of the Lindisfarne Gospels.
Please see details about the venue in the Q&A below.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Blanchland Abbey, Blanchland Abbey, Consett, United Kingdom
GBP 12.50
