Acoustic sounds taking pride of place in chanson session at Club 85 in Hitchin on Sunday night

There’s an unplugged vibe about Hitchin’s Club 85 on Sunday night when chanson will be on the spotlight.

Chanson is what they call heartfelt lyric-driven songs on the other side of the Channel – the sort of thing Jacques Brel would intone while sucking back on a Gauloises.

A man who specialises in the form is a chanteur, a woman gets tagged with the more familiar chanteuse, and a collection of chansons, especially from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, is a chansonnier.

Alan Clayson will be performing his take on the Gallic genre in a mixed bill at the Whinbush Road from 7pm.

It’ll only cost you £5 and also taking a spell in the spotlight will be Hazel Turnock and The Finger Choppers and The Twirling Canes.

According to the Club 85 crew: “We’re very happy with this line- up as it’s something very different and deviant away from your normal Sunday acoustic fare.”