Rob Halligan: How Did We Get Here' An Itinerant's Musical
"This is a true story - at least as best as I can remember it...
My name is Rob Halligan. Im a singer songwriter, an itinerant, a minstrel, a troubadour - and a mess. But somehow, Im still here. I started out with a dream and as I got older that dream became a plan and as those plans were scuppered again and again, I went back to dreaming and hoping because hope, Ive been told, doesnt disappoint us.
Everyone has a story to tell and every one of those stories has a headline but it's often only the sensational headlines that catch our attention. Look past the headlines - we all carry a story, and in those stories lie the familiar echo of our shared human journey - the moments of joy, the sting of loss, the screams of doubt, and the tender ache of longing.
This is a story that smashes a hole through the headlines and shows that in each of us there pulses the same vulnerable, resilient heart, striving to make sense of this intricate world.
In 2001, Rob Halligan lost his father in the 9/11 terror attacks. A week later he found himself in New York City on the start of a journey, trying to make sense of what hed seen. From a dysfunctional childhood and life on the streets, to being an ambassador for vulnerable children and an acclaimed songwriter, Rob's journey whistles hope into a hopeless world and invites us to do the same.
Through songs and stories, How Did We Get Here takes us down a road underpinned by a simple faith and the belief that love is bigger.
Halligan continues to demonstrate that he really is one of Britain's most talented yet underrated songsmiths... CrossRhythms
His deftly picked acoustic guitar is the perfect accompaniment to the lyrics which resonate with truth. Premier Magazine
Halligan has created a breath-taking collection of songs... Wildey's World Reviews
This is song writing craftsmanship at its bestR2R Magazine
Song-writing gold Maverick Magazine
His voice is layered with pain, practice, grace and love, and is that of a storyteller and connector, someone who makes pathways with others and stands in those in between places with them Baptists Together
www.robhalligan.co.uk/
Running time: 2 x 50 minutes plus 20 minute interval
Licensed bar // Disability access // Unreserved seating
My name is Rob Halligan. Im a singer songwriter, an itinerant, a minstrel, a troubadour - and a mess. But somehow, Im still here. I started out with a dream and as I got older that dream became a plan and as those plans were scuppered again and again, I went back to dreaming and hoping because hope, Ive been told, doesnt disappoint us.
Everyone has a story to tell and every one of those stories has a headline but it's often only the sensational headlines that catch our attention. Look past the headlines - we all carry a story, and in those stories lie the familiar echo of our shared human journey - the moments of joy, the sting of loss, the screams of doubt, and the tender ache of longing.
This is a story that smashes a hole through the headlines and shows that in each of us there pulses the same vulnerable, resilient heart, striving to make sense of this intricate world.
In 2001, Rob Halligan lost his father in the 9/11 terror attacks. A week later he found himself in New York City on the start of a journey, trying to make sense of what hed seen. From a dysfunctional childhood and life on the streets, to being an ambassador for vulnerable children and an acclaimed songwriter, Rob's journey whistles hope into a hopeless world and invites us to do the same.
Through songs and stories, How Did We Get Here takes us down a road underpinned by a simple faith and the belief that love is bigger.
Halligan continues to demonstrate that he really is one of Britain's most talented yet underrated songsmiths... CrossRhythms
His deftly picked acoustic guitar is the perfect accompaniment to the lyrics which resonate with truth. Premier Magazine
Halligan has created a breath-taking collection of songs... Wildey's World Reviews
This is song writing craftsmanship at its bestR2R Magazine
Song-writing gold Maverick Magazine
His voice is layered with pain, practice, grace and love, and is that of a storyteller and connector, someone who makes pathways with others and stands in those in between places with them Baptists Together
www.robhalligan.co.uk/
Running time: 2 x 50 minutes plus 20 minute interval
Licensed bar // Disability access // Unreserved seating
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