JACK Savoretti's ongoing March tour of theatres, halls and winter gardens has sold out, but good news for York, Fibbers promoter Tim Hornsby has booked the London musician for a June 2 gig.

"Jack's back at Fibbers for an intimate one-off and we’re super-pleased," says Mr H. "His 2015 Top Ten album, Written In Scars, made Jack a star and now its follow-up, Sleep No More, has sent him stratospheric.

"Definitely not a Clintons Cards/Milk Tray love letter, it’s an impressive songwriting achievement about the very real struggles of holding on to love against the odds. About the trouble, the turmoil and the ultimate realisation that you can’t fight the battles life throws you on your own."

Savoretti and his band are growing in their sense of adventure too. "Our hero may have started as a lonely acoustic troubadour, relying on not much more than his songs and that careworn growl, but we’re now witnessing a gorgeous widescreen sweep, drawing on a rich Italian heritage, with Morricone-like flourishes and battlefield last stands," says Mr H.

Savoretti’s paternal grandfather was a revered partisan who liberated Second World War Genoa from the Fascists, while his mother’s father was a refugee who fought through war-torn Europe to eventually raise a family in Britain. Savoretti concedes that hearing tales of his family’s heroism has shaped his own stories as a songwriter.

"A class act, a modern-day troubadour, a thrilling performer, a giant: we're so thrilled to get Jack to York again and in such an intimate setting," says Mr H.

Half the tickets have been snapped up already; the rest are on sale at £27.50 at fibbers.co.uk. On June 2, doors will open at 7.30pm.