To mark John Newtons 300th birthday, Angeline Morrison; Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne; Jon Bickley and John Palmer explore his life; the inextricable link between his hymn Amazing Grace and the slave trade; its iconic status as a protest against oppression and its relevance to todays legacies of colonialism. It's a show built around the songs from a critically-acclaimed album that is also rated by Mojo magazine and The Daily Worker as one of 2024's Top Ten, and has emerged from a three-year Arts-Council project. The project has already produced a series of exhibitions, podcasts, videos, lectures, seminars and an album (currently being revised for the tour). The live version of Grace Will Lead Me Home uses traditionally-based and new songs, linked by 18th century diaries and writings from Newton, Wilberforce, Equanio and other contemporaries, to highlight all aspects of his life; how Amazing Grace became such an iconic statement of protest and what it means in the modern world. Praise The Guardian: Stirring and Imaginative Mojo Magazine: Echoes of Peter Bellamys The Transports the sounds here are sweet indeed ★★★★ (Top ten album of the year) Songlines: Powerful compositions, gorgeous arrangements Folking: Heady stuff Fatea: Passionately intense, simply beautiful and deeply moving Roots Magazine: A truly triumphal experience KLOF Magazine: A fine album with themes remarkably relevant to today