CULT American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III returns to the Grand Opera House, York, on Wednesday night.

He last played the Cumberland Street theatre in April 2007, when The Press reviewer, Julian Cole, commented: “Loudon takes self-obsession to new heights yet he turns the navel-gazing inside out and makes it seem remarkably human, giving his songs such general appeal.”

Wainwright is touring Britain in the wake of last summer’s release of his 23rd album, 10 Songs For The New Depression, on which he bemoans how we are mired in a deep depression with his trusty combination of troubadour guitar twanging, angst-filled lyrics and reedy voice.

He will be supported by his daughter Lucy Wainwright-Roche.

Tickets for the 8pm show cost £27.50 or £23.50 on 0844 847 2322 or at grandoperahouseyork.org.uk