An Evening of James Taylor

10th October 2026 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)

Kirkgate Centre

James Taylor is the encapsulation of the best of American songwriting. His music has touched millions worldwide over his ongoing 55 year strong career and his music still stands up to the test of time. ‘How Sweet It Is’ focuses more on Taylor’s early songwriting career, featuring much loved songs, such as ‘Sweet Baby James’, ‘Something In The Way She Moves’, ‘Fire and Rain’ but also includes more recent classics like the evocative ‘Frozen Man’. Vernon James performs the songs true to how they were written and in the spirit of James Taylor himself, with a soulful lilt. During this two hour show, you will be taken on journey back to simpler times and happily lose yourself in the dulcet tones and sweet melodies of the finest songs written in the last half a century.

Praise for an Evening of James Taylor

"Just enjoyed a brilliant evening with Vernon in Wotton under edge. His celebration of James Taylor and Carole King’s songs was genuine skilfully played and sung My wife thought his voice was better than James Taylor !! Do take up any opportunity to hear him".

“Vernon is a wonderful singer and accomplished acoustic guitarist, with a truly engaging stage presence. He kept a capacity audience at the UTEA Centre enthralled with his one man show “An Evening of James Taylor”, delivering fine renditions of James Taylor’s timeless and beautiful songs”