We’re really looking forward to playing FOUR picnic concerts this Summer! They are all at stunning locations – the National Trust’s idyllic riverside Flatford Mill on the Essex/Suffolk border, the historic Ingatestone Hall mid-Essex, the Georgian elegance of The Lawn at Rochford and the National Trust’s romantic Scotney Castle near Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

The first of our picnic concerts will be at The Lawn Rochford on the evening of Sunday 12th July. It’s got a HUGE lawn and we’ll be performing against the backdrop of the Georgian Manor House. Bring your own picnic and drinks but there will be also be a licensed bar, a BBQ and a visit by an ice cream van with Rossi ice cream!

More info on all the picnic concerts here

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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

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)

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…

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.

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!

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…

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…