James Morrison Announces Forest Concerts

Following on from his first UK arena tour, James Morrison has announced he will be performing a couple of 2010 concerts as part of Forestry Commission Live Music where artists perform in spectacular woodland locations around the country.

James Morrison’s debut album ‘Undiscovered’ established him as an undeniably talented singer-songwriter. It has sold over two million copies yielding no fewer than five singles – ‘You Give Me Something’, ‘Wonderful World’, ‘The Pieces Don’t Fit Anymore’, ‘Undiscovered’ and ‘One Last Chance’. James was the biggest selling British male solo artist of 2006 and Brit Award winner in the Best Male category in 2007.

James’s second million plus selling album, 'Songs For You, Truths For Me' continues on the success of his first. Still in the charts over a year since its release it includes the hit singles ‘You Make It Real’, 'Please Don't Stop The Rain' and 'Broken Strings' featuring Nelly Furtado.

Forestry Commission Live Music provides valuable revenue that is reinvested in a variety of Forestry Commission environmental and social projects across the country.

James Morrison will be performing at:

Delamere Forest, Delamere, Cheshire, Saturday 3rd July.
Westonbirt Arboretum, Nr Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Sunday 18th July.

Tickets Ł31.00 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 9.00am Friday 18th December from the Forestry Commission Box Office tel 01842 814612 or buy online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music

Info:
www.jamesmorrisonmusic.com
www.forestry.gov.uk/music

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NOTES TO EDITOR

Forestry Commission Live Music takes place each summer in seven forests locations around the country. Woodland clearings are temporarily transformed into a concert arena creating a safe and relaxed atmosphere for gig-goers.
Forestry Commission Live Music encourages people to visit forests who may not have otherwise done so. Research indicates that 44% of music fans are visiting a forest for the first time. 95% of attendees stated that they were interested in attending a similar event in the future. Overall, 78% of respondents indicated that they were interested in returning to the site of their interview for reasons other than attending a concert. Source: TNS Travel and Tourism.
Media contact: Stuart Burgess, stuart.burgess@forestry.gov.uk, 01223 346027, 07785 748351