US singer back on Arran for charity concert
It’s not every day that you see a person save another person’s life.
But singer/songwriter Willy Porter used the dramatic experience of witnessing a man pulling a woman out of the path of an oncoming bus to explore the bigger questions of human kindness to inspire his latest album, which he is promoting on Arran next week with a charity gig
That remarkable and simple act prompted Porter to ask ‘What would be possible if we saw one another with open eyes? What would change if we engaged with each other on a human level just a little bit more?’
This mindset has inspired Porter to launch a year-long campaign connected with the release and tour of this record. The Year Of Kindness is a call to action for people to get involved in giving back to their communities. Willy Porter has been making first time listeners into diehard fans for more than two decades. It is his warmth and wit that keep people grinning, but it is his music and humanity that keep them coming back for more.
The concert, on Saturday, October 17 at the Altachorvie Island Retreat in Lamlash is a fundraiser for the Casa Alianza charity, which helps children living on the streets, across the world.
It is a welcome return to the island for Willy who will also be running a guitar workshop in the afternoon.
His new record, Human Kindness, encompasses more than the outstanding musicianship audiences and critics have come to expect from this indie artist, it is also a call to make a positive impact in our own communities.
The album features the talents of artists such as Martin Barre, Natalia Zuckerman, Carmen Nickerson, and Peter Mulvey and sets Porter’s blistering guitar work against a big studio sound on a stunning book of songs that explore themes about connection, compassion, and the human journey.
Afternoon guitar workshop is at 3pm and costs £10, or £18 to include the evening show which starts at 8pm. The evening show on its own is £10. For more information, visit: www.arranevents.com/index.php