SINGER-songwriter Dean Friedman will be unveiling a new feel to his work when he appears at Hunt-ingdon Hall.

The American veteran of hits such as Lucky Stars, Lydia and Ariel has earned worldwide acc-laim since the 1970s and been compared to Paul Simon, Sting, Randy Newman and Elton John.

He has also been given something of a 'rebirth' after being lauded by a new generation of musicians including Barenaked Ladies and Ben Folds.

The current dates - he comes to the hall on Sunday (June 16) - are part of a 42 venue tour in support of a new release The Treehouse Journals.

It is very much influenced by his childhood "backyard" experiences, such as the building of treehouses, and the events of September 11.

He says the need to reassess priorities and consider things close-by helped set the tone for the record.

"9-11 made an impact on everyone in the world and is the kind of event for everybody that makes you examine your connections with your family and your life," he said.

"The choice of songs was specifically written to deal with those kinds of issues.

"It's the job of any artist, musician, writer to try and make some sense of things that that make no sense. I try not to be too heavy handed about it."

Although the playlist obviously gives a nod to something that had a big effect on the American artist, Dean will also play the old favourites and even a tune from his 1980s adventures into the world of soundtracks.

The crowd might just recognise the riff from Michael Elphick's Mid-lands based series Boon along the way.

The Worcester show is at 8pm. Tickets are £16 (£14.50 concs), from 01905 611427.