40 years ago Martin Stephenson & The Daintees released critically acclaimed debut album ‘Boat To Bolivia’. Later this year Martin and the band take to the road to celebrate the milestone with a 20 date UK and Ireland tour, with a few venues already sold out. In Spring next year, Martin plans to take a stripped back acoustic trio out to smaller more intimate venues and I wondered if you might be interested in looking a date for him. For these dates Martin is happy to travel with his own little BOSE PA set-up to reduce venue/promoter costs, or equally at home with any in-house system. Martin and the band plan to tour 40 years since the inception of ‘Boat To Bolivia’ which saw its roots develop late 1985 in Liverpool. It was there that a determined and aspiring young songwriter started to scribble down the bones of what for many Daintees fans became instant classics, before the finished product was released in all its glory in 1986. Between performing the album in its entirety Martin will regale how the words and music began to come together, and the excitement of Kitchenware Records recognising its potential before releasing it to critical acclaim with legendary producer Gil Norton at the helm. “…builds bridges between love and hate, between cradle and grave, between folk and pop, between the past and present…” ~ NME album review.