Simon and Garfunkel tribute band pay homage to Widnes train station where Homeward Bound was written

Mar 10 2011 by Daniel Mckenzie, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News

THE nation’s favourite Simon and Garfunkel tribute band has paid homage to their heroes by recording a version of Homeward Bound on the platform at Widnes train station.

The original song was reputedly written at the station in 1965, when lead singer Paul Simon was waiting for a train back to London to see his girlfriend Kathy.

Steve Green and Ben Bowden, who reproduce the duo’s award winning act on stage as The Sounds of Simon, will be performing the song live in a charity concert at Haydock Park Golf Club, Newton-le-Willows, on Saturday, May 7.

The duo have also filmed a short music video of their visit to Widnes that will be played on the night.

Ben said: “We had to come Widnes, it is a key part of Simon and Garfunkel history.

“Homeward Bound is just one of the most beautiful songs he ever wrote.”

The two-hour set at Haydock Park will see the duo cover more than 25 hits from four decades of Simon and Garfunkel, including Mrs Robinson, The Sounds of Silence, Late in the Evening, You Can Call Me Al, Graceland and other songs from Paul Simon’s solo career.The show has delighted theatre audiences up and down the UK for the past three years and a percentage of the proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Epiphany Trust, which serves the needs of disabled and disadvantaged children in Burma.Tickets priced £20 are on sale now and are available by calling 01925 220999 or by email from gill@epiphany.org.uk.Doors open at 7pm, with the show starting at 7.30pm.Further details are available at www.soundsofsimon.co.uk.Graceland and other songs from Paul Simon’s solo career.

The show has delighted theatre audiences up and down the UK for the past three years and a percentage of the proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Epiphany Trust, which serves the needs of disabled and disadvantaged children in Burma.

Tickets priced £20 are on sale now and are available by calling 01925 220999 or by email from gill@epiphany.org.uk.

Doors open at 7pm, with the show starting at 7.30pm.

Further details are available at www.soundsofsimon.co.uk.