AN IMPRESSIVE line-up has been put together for this year’s Concert for Refugee Aid in Whitchurch.

It will be held at All Hallows Church in Whitchurch on Saturday, July 8.

This is the second edition of the concert following a successful inaugural event last year.

It was organised by the late musician Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Belshazzar’s Feast and Faustus) on behalf of the Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group (SWVG), which supports asylum seekers in the local area.

Last year's concert raised more than £2,000 for SWVG.

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This year’s performers include Paul Sartin’s youngest son, Joe, an emerging talent on the folk scene who continues and develops his family tradition while bringing a unique and youthful style to his music.

Joe is one half of Patakas, a new duo bursting onto the English folk scene. His brother Will is the other member.

The concert will also feature Vincent Lindsey-Clark, a Whitchurch resident, composer and classical guitarist, highly acclaimed both nationally and internationally. Vincent composed Fiesta Americana for Berta Rojas, whose recording of the work was recently nominated for a Latin Grammy Award

Also joining is Jon Wilks, another Whitchurch resident, well-known finger-picking guitarist, songwriter and singer of traditional folk songs, fresh from his recent tour. His new album is The Guardian Folk Album of the Month.

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The concert will also have Quimantu, the Anglo-Chilean band of exceptional performers who fuse influences from music around the globe, offering a truly international perspective and sharing a vision of respect for freedom, justice, culture and education.

Doors open at 7pm and the concert begins at 7.30pm.

Tickets are available online – go to billetto.co.uk and search for Concert for Refugee Aid - or email juliet.offner@swvg-refugees.org.uk

Run by volunteers, SWVG supports refugees and people seeking asylum in the local area. It aims to respond to the needs of each person, offering one-to-one befriending, individual English teaching as well as small classes, some financial support, social and sporting activities, and a weekly drop-in centre where the group welcomes all comers, distribute food and run a much-needed helpdesk.