Today, I’m pleased to announce that I’m leaving my singer-songwriter lair in a hollowed out volcano just north of Nottingham, and heading out on the road in partnership with my friends at Caffè Nero, to take some music to places I’ve not played before.

Caffè Nero have been playing my music in their stores now for a few months, and it’s always cool when someone tells me they heard a track in there.

The tour begins on March 18th in Leeds and ends on April 1st in Central London. 17 gigs, 8 dates, 1000+ hot-chocolate-fuelled miles.

In addition to the dates with Caffe Nero, I will also be playing The Bedford in Balham, towards the end of the tour. The Bedford is a sought after London venue, and has played host to James Morrison, Paolo Nutini, KT Tunstall, Ed Sheeran and Newton Faulkner amongst others.

If you can make it along, these should be really fun, informal little gigs. Have a chat, grab a coffee, request a song and I’ll play it for you.

Full tour dates are as follows:

March:

• 18th: Leeds, York
• 20th: Leicester, Reading
• 21st: Bath, Bristol
• 22nd: Birmingham, Stratford Upon Avon
• 24th: Manchester, Sheffield
• 25th Derby, Nottingham
• 31st: Epsom, Twickenham, The Bedford

April:

• 1st: London Piccadilly, London BBC World Café.

Full dates and times are available in the gig listing.