Following the release of his rapturously received new album Headlong, acclaimed singer and guitarist John Smith is on an extensive tour and will be performing at Kingskerswell Parish Church tomorrow (October 22(.

Headlong is the fifth album in a hard-working, under-the-radar career that has earned the Devon-born Smith a dedicated following and secured the respect and admiration of his peers.

The late Renbourn called him ‘the future of folk music’, and Smith has opened shows for artists as diverse as Iron and Wine, John Martyn, Tinariwen and Gil Scott-Heron.

He has also played on sessions for Joan Baez, Cara Dillon and Joe Henry among others, with Lianne La Havas and Lisa Hannigan both recruiting him to play lead guitar in their bands.