We cover the full range of Paul Simon’s songs from his time with Art Garfunkel in the duo Simon & Garfunkel in the 60’s right through to his South African musical influences in the 80’s. But we love the simple beauty of some of his early songs! We’ve just added one such song to our repertoire dated from 1965 – ‘Flowers never bend with the rainfall’. A simple song, not particularly well known, but such poignant lyrics! Take a listen to a snippet recorded at one of our recent concerts…. listen here
SUMMER PICNIC CONCERTS

Tickets for our Summer Picnic Concerts at The Lawns Rochford, Ingatestone Hall and NT Flatford Mill in July 2026 have just gone on sale! £22.50 – plus some super ‘Early Bird’ savings if you’re quick! Tickets here
4th YEAR RUNNING…!
We’re delighted to have been asked to again play a picnic concert at the National Trust’s Flatford Mill in 2026. Really looking forward to returning for our 4th year there ( – it’s definitely our favourite venue!) Make a note of the date – Sat.26th July 2026. Previous concerts have sold out well in advance so we’ll try to get some ‘Early Bird’ tickets on sale asap! Sign up here and we’ll let you know as soon as they’re available… (Tickets now available! – click here)
SEE YOU IN 2026!
No more ‘Shades of Simon’ gigs this year as we’re now all off working on our own musical projects. But we’ll be back together as a band next April through to October with the story and authentic sound of Paul Simon / Simon & Garfunkel at some great venues. Meanwhile, look out for money saving offers on ‘Early Bird’ tickets here…
TICKET PRICES
We’ve managed to keep ticket prices down for next year – Plus amazing Early Bird discounts on some concerts if you buy really early! Check our Tour Dates page for details.
CHARITY CONCERT
Disappointing not to achieve a full house for our fundraising concert on 1st Nov. (we forgot about the huge fireworks display at Maldon Prom that night!) But we still had a great evening and managed to raise around £1,500 for the Brain Tumour Charity!
We love Flatford…

Our 3rd consecutive year at the National Trust’s Flatford Mill was another sell out concert plus a long waiting list for tickets – but we just couldn’t squeeze any more in! An absolutely idyllic spot for a picnic concert (and our favourite!)
Summer Tour 2026
Next year’s Summer Tour is more or less all booked now. A nice mix of return concerts plus some new super exciting venues. And tickets are on sale already at some with money saving ‘Early Bird’ offers…
REALLY EXCITED!
We’re really excited to have been rebooked this coming Summer to perform our show at Knebworth House, the Fisher Theatre Bungay, Rayleigh Mill, and the National Trust’s Wimpole Hall & Flatford Mill! These are some of our favourite venues and were Sold Out well in advance on our previous visits. Plus shows booked for 5 exciting new venues in our home County of Essex! Tickets are on sale now…
EARLY BIRD ticket offers!

We’re delighted to be able to offer discounted ‘early bird’ tickets for next Summer’s shows at The Maltings Ely, Knebworth House, National Trust’s Flatford Mill, The Mill arts centre Rayleigh and Beaulieu Community Centre Chelmsford. Available now! More info…