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Once the BBC described Rob Halligan as “Bruce Springsteen having English tea with Billy Bragg” It’s been a good comparison although you could maybe invite more people along to the party, as Rob has been compared to Neil Diamond, Martyn Joseph and John Mayer. You get the picture. There’s a lot of influence, driven by a love of music and a passion to speak to and from the heart. Rob grew up on the south coast of England, learning to play guitar after a road accident had him spend six months in hospital. With some mates he formed a string of bands and had his first spell in a studio when as the “Freak Brothers” they recorded a version of Welon Jennin’s “16 Tonnes” and performed at Worthing’s Pavilion Theatre. After a messy adolescence with run-ins with the police and a spell living on the streets he found himself in the midlands and with a lot of help and patience from a Christian community there, sorted out a place to live and a job. .... Read more on Robs web site