York musician makes debut at Yorkshire whisky distillery session

A Yorkshire whisky distillery has announced its next Distillery Session artist.

Celebrated York singer-songwriter Tom Figgins will make his debut on the Pot Still Coffee Shop stage at Spirit of Yorkshire's Distillery Session on 24^thFebruary.

Spirit of Yorkshire Marketing Director, Jenni Ashwood, is delighted to welcome Mr. Figgins to the first of the 2024 programme of Distillery Sessions: "Tom's incredible vocal range, unique guitar playing and complex lyrics have made his performances and songwriting captivating, and have earned him many fans, including former Radio 2 DJ, Chris Evans, who invited him to play the main stage at CarFest on two consecutive years.

"We're really excited about Tom's Distillery Sessions debut; it promises to be a great evening."

Tickets for the event cost £15 and £25 with a homemade winter stew. They are available online at spiritofyorkshire.com or by calling 01723 891758.

Based between York and London, Tom Figgins is an artist and composer of music

whose work has taken him to stages large and small throughout the UK and across the globe.His single Retrograde has had almost 800,000 streams on Spotify.

In addition to music events, tours of the Distillery are available seven days a week and home-made refreshments are served in the Pot Still Coffee Shop from 9.30 am - 4 pm Monday - Saturday and 10 am - 3 pm on Sundays.

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Photograph caption: Tom Figgins will make his debut at Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery on 24^thFebruary Tom Figgins

For more information or to arrange an interview with Jenni Ashwood, please contact Tracey Baty at three60 marketing on:

Direct line:01430 871360

Mobile:07971 961574

E mail:traceybaty@three60marketing.co.uk

Notes to editors

1. For more information about Spirit of Yorkshire, please visit https://www.spiritofyorkshire.com
2. For more information about Distillery Sessions at Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery, please visit https://www.spiritofyorkshire.com/product/distillery-sessions-2024-tom-figgins
3. For more information about Tom Figgins, please visit https://www.tomfiggins.co.uk/