Where: Gloucester Guildhall

When: Monday, October 9, 7.30pm

Graham Gouldman, one of the world's leading songwriters, is performing with Heart Full of Songs at Gloucester Guildhall on Monday, October 9.

Through a remarkable career that started in his teens when he wrote hits for some of the country's best known bands of the day, 10cc founding member Graham Gouldman still maintains that "a good song can always be performed acoustically".

Graham played with various Manchester bands before forming The Mockingbirds in 1965 (with Kevin Godley on drums), and when the record label Columbia rejected Graham's first single composition for the band, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The song, For Your Love, became a huge hit for The Yardbirds.

Working by day in a men's outfitters shop and playing by night with his semi-professional band, Graham went on to write a string of hits, such as Pamela Pamela for Wayne Fontana, For Your Love, Evil Hearted You and Heart Full of Soul (The Yardbirds), Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window (The Hollies), No Milk Today and Listen People (Herman's Hermits), and Tallyman for Jeff Beck.

Graham co-wrote a string of 10cc hits including I'm Not In Love, Things We Do For Love and Dreadlock Holiday.

Graham formed what became Heart Full of Songs six years ago, purely for the pleasure of playing his songs in their simplest form: acoustically.

Then backed by his fellow 10cc band members, Graham began opening 10cc shows by performing a selection of the hits he'd written for other artistes.

Graham said: "I am so looking forward to taking Heart Full of Songs on the road again where I get to play and talk about some of my old songs, and explain their origins, but also play some new material that I am very proud of."

This show is one for lovers of perfectly-crafted music performed by the composer, a Heart Full of Songs concert is truly an exquisite experience.

Tickets are priced at £25 are available from 01452 503050.