Richard Digance at The Elgiva

Mar 4 2009

Richard Digance was one of the great folk entertainers of the 70's along with Billy Connolly and Jasper Carrott.

His evergreen career has been acknowledged through numerous awards within both the music and entertainment industries, from a BAFTA Nomination as a television entertainer to a Gold Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters in 2003 along with Midge Ure and Sir Cliff Richard.

He has supported Steve Martin in the USA and Robin Williams at the London Palladium and is included in the Virgin Anthology of Songwriters for his important contribution to British comedy songwriting.

Whilst others have come and gone Richard has continued to perform his unique shows of songs, rhymes and stories in a way that has been admired by the industry and the public alike.

His one man shows have taken him around the world, most recently to the Dubai Comedy Festival and his writing skills have resulted in numerous book, plays and filmscripts,