THE Plough Arts Centre in Great Torrington has pulled off a coup by getting US acoustic bluesman Guy Davis to agree to perform at the centre for one night only on the end of his UK tour.

Davis has released more than 12 critically acclaimed albums and tours the world constantly. He’s renowned as a guitarist and harmonica player and also for his storytelling/acting skills which he uses in his set — and which have also led to him starring on Broadway in Finian’s Rainbow and in two off-Broadway shows.

For the past two decades, Davis has concentrated much of his efforts on writing, recording, and performing music.

In the fall of 1995, he released his Red House records debut Stomp Down Rider, an album that captured Davis in a stunning live performance. The album landed on top lists all over the country, including in the Boston Globe and Pulse magazine.

Davis’ next album, Call Down the Thunder, paid tribute to the blues masters, but leaned more heavily towards his own powerful originals.

It too was named a top ten album of the year in the Boston Globe and Pulse and Acoustic Guitar called it ‘one of the 30 essential CDs from a new generation of performers’.

Davis will perform at the Plough from 8pm on Tuesday, August 16.