Music · Folk
Anthony Toner at Down Arts Centre
Songwriter and guitarist Anthony Toner plays songs, stories and readings from a new collection of his lyrics at Down Arts Centre.
About it
About Acclaimed songwriter and guitarist Anthony Toner makes a welcome return to the beautiful auditorium at Down Arts Centre on Friday 20 November 2026 for another evening of heart-filled songs, stories from the road and peerless fingerstyle guitar playing. In addition to celebrating a joyous back catalogue filled with well-loved songs like ‘Sailortown’, ‘The Road to Fivemiletown’, ‘Cousins at Funerals’ and many more, Anthony will be celebrating an exciting new addition to his catalogue in 2026 – a book-length collection of his finest lyrics, published with support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. This collection (as yet untitled) includes Anthony’s personal selection from a quarter of a decade of songs, dating from 2021 and the writing that led to his debut album eventually , which included ‘Cousins at Funerals’, right up to the latest collection, 2025’s Long Long Way . Expect all the usual hallmarks of an Anthony Toner shows - an intimate evening of acoustic music, superb fingerstyle guitar playing, stories from the road, some well-chosen cover versions, a few readings from the new collection and some poems from some of Anthony’s favourite poets.
About Acclaimed songwriter and guitarist Anthony Toner makes a welcome return to the beautiful auditorium at Down Arts Centre on Friday 20 November 2026 for another evening of heart-filled songs, stories from the road and peerless fingerstyle guitar playing. In addition to celebrating a joyous back catalogue filled with well-loved songs like ‘Sailortown’, ‘The Road to Fivemiletown’, ‘Cousins at Funerals’ and many more, Anthony will be celebrating an exciting new addition to his catalogue in 2026 – a book-length collection of his finest lyrics, published with support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. This collection (as yet untitled) includes Anthony’s personal selection from a quarter of a decade of songs, dating from 2021 and the writing that led to his debut album eventually , which included ‘Cousins at Funerals’, right up to the latest collection, 2025’s Long Long Way . Expect all the usual hallmarks of an Anthony Toner shows - an intimate evening of acoustic music, superb fingerstyle guitar playing, stories from the road, some well-chosen cover versions, a few readings from the new collection and some poems from some of Anthony’s favourite poets.
