THE EXCHANGE Arts Centre in Keighley will host a joint gig by leading British singer-songwriters Steve Tilston and Jez Lowe.

The pair, separately renowned across the nation’s folk clubs and theatres for several decades, will appear at the Russell Street venue on Thursday, April 6.

An Exchange spokesman said: “Steve Tilston and Jez Lowe are two of the UKs finest singers, songwriters and guitarists.

“They have performed together successfully on previous occasions but this is the first time they have written songs together, a radical change for two such singular artists.”

Top music magazine Mojo said that former Keighley man Steve’s work simply got better as time went on.

Meanwhile fRoots magazine said Jez was unquestionably one of the nation’s finest and most prolific contemporary songwriters.

Jez received a double nomination in the 2015 BBC Folk Awards for best singer and best new song.

Not only is he one of the busiest live performers in the country, but his songs are among the most widely sung by other performers, whether by long-established acts like Fairport Convention, The Dubliners and Bob Fox, or by the new breed of stars like The Unthanks, The Young Uns and The Duhks.

Jez’s own long-established band The Bad Pennies continues to attract a huge following, and his other collaborations with The Pitmen Poets, The Broonzies, Men at Words and Steve Tilston show a willingness to push boundaries.

He is involved the award-winning BBC series The Radio Ballads, with his song The Wrong Bus included on Radio 4’s Pick of the Year last December.

Visit exchangearts.co.uk or call 01535 661591 to book tickets.