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# Review: Vin Garbutt @ Lichfield Guildhall
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/review-vin-garbutt-lichfield-guildhall/
- Published: 2014-03-19T11:00:50.000Z
- Updated: 2014-03-19T10:03:50.000Z
- Author: Mike Jacob
- Tags: Reviews, What's On, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 20:48

Lichfield Arts favourite Vin Garbutt returned to the Guildhall to play to a packed house.

[![Vin Garbutt. Pic: Brian Yap](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vingarbutt.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2009/04/09/tickets-still-available-for-vin-garbutts-lichfield-concert/vingarbutt/)

Vin Garbutt. Pic: Brian Yap

An established folk singer and songwriter who has been on the scene for 45 years, his set is a mix of serious songs dealing with complex issues, interspersed with light-hearted banter.

Originating from and still living in Teesside with Irish heritage, Vin’s songs cover a diverse range of subjects and issues. He sings of the demise of coalmining in the North East, the Irish ‘Troubles’ and the oppression of the people of East Timor.

By way of contrast, he describes the striking beauty of the rarely seen black poplar tree and recalls bittersweet memories of friends who have passed away.

His songs are warm, tender and direct, all with a heart-felt message, and his performance is suffused with a wit and sensibility that draws the audience in, absorbed one moment by the depth and talent of his song-writing, then laughing a few moments later at his genuinely funny anecdotes.

The audience was far from disappointed by a characteristically skilled and accomplished performance that left them wanting more at the end of the evening.