A FOOD drop will be taking place at a gig in Bridport in memory of the frontman's son.

Ken Bonsall's band Ferocious Dog will perform at the Electric Palace in Bridport on Saturday April 15.

The group is urging fans who attend the gig to bring along donations such as food and clothes that can go to charities helping the homeless.

Ken's passion for the cause comes after the sad loss of his son Lee Bonsall, who committed suicide after suffering with PTSD from serving in Afghanistan.

The Lee Bonsall Memorial Fund was set up, and Ken and his wife Karen, would go and set up soup kitchens and help the homeless. They discovered that many were ex-servicemen, living on the streets.

2016 was a defining year for Ferocious Dog.

From playing Billy Bragg’s Left Field stage at Glastonbury in front of a massive crowd, to sharing the stage with The Levellers on their sold out European and UK tour in November and December and many sold out shows in-between.

Ferocious Dog left the audience under no doubt that they had witnessed a band that has the talent and passion to go on to dominate the folk/punk music scene.

With European and UK tours booked for 2017, and slots at some of the UK’s and European favourite festivals, this promises to be another exciting year in the ascent of this exceptional band.

Ferocious Dog are a full-on six-piece band that encompass folk infused with rock, reggae and Celtic vibrations. The combination of instruments creates a palette of sound that offers infinite variations: going in hard to get the audience up and moving, or slipping into melodic passages and dub-like fusions.

The songs are deeply personal and their fans can really identify with the words. Dan Booth, on fiddle, and Ellis Waring, playing just about everything with strings, bring a huge amount of intricacy to the breakneck pace of their songs. Les Carter (ex Carter USM) on guitar and the rhythm section of Scott Walters and John Alexander hold things together brilliantly, and with Ken Bonsall’s lyrics and sheer likability, you have a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Ferocious Dog are well known and popular for their high octane live performances.

*Ferocious Dog at the Electric Palace, Bridport, on Saturday April 15. Call the box office for tickets.