a one-man troubadour.....although on these recordings and sometimes live there is...Matiss Schubert;fiddle/mandolin, Dave Steel;lap steel/electric guitar/ BV's/and lotsa liddle things.... Join Emery; Drums, Sandy Brady; Bass, Ruth Hazleton; BV's and banjo......
Influences
Woody Guthrie, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Towns Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Greg Brown, Paul Kelly, Tom Waits, Billy Bragg, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Muddy Waters,Son House, Leadbelly, Si Kahn, Pete Seeger,Dave Steel, Neil Murray and all those in the long line of chain that is folk music
Sounds Like
...a down to earth contemporary Australain singer and original songwriter, who has lived life honestly. Jack has a voice to be heard, provocative lyrics and 100% hade made music. He can not be pigeon-holed as his songs branch into a variety a genres which create his own unique style.
Jack Mancor is a Melbourne born, self taught singer, songwriter, storyteller and contemporary folk musician. Currently he is in the process of recording his second album, which will be a much grander affair then his first solo recording. Utilizing the talents of Dave Steel, Matiss Schubet, Ruth Hazleton, to name but a few of the musicians on the album…And then it’s time to grease up the bearings ready to hit the road in October as part of his Out & Back Tour with support from the Australian Government Contemporary Music Touring Program.
“…Jack Mancor is the quintessential ‘one man band’… a troubadour who plays a plethora of instruments, writes in an earthy blend of folk/roots styles and sings his songs in a voice made for the genre…”
Forte Magazine
Jack’s original style of contemporary roots music is based on Australian and North American folk traditions. Having grown up in various parts of Australia to immigrant parents from whom he inherited a strong social conscience. He has developed a sense of the past, a love of the country and its people. Jack songs strike a chord in people who are aware of the present day problems of our world but also hold a hope for a fairer and brighter future. Jack has a natural ability to interprate life experiences through the eyes of everyday people with honest and poetic lyrics. His songs are inspired by the struggles, the laughter and the love of working people. Supported by consistently competent acoustic guitar playing in flat picking, finger picking and bottle-neck style.
“ Jack is very much in the tradition of Woody Guthrie, very political songs, great lyrics
and great sentiments…” Richard Fields, 3CR Radio
Drawing on established folk, roots, country and blues styles, Jack carries on the oral storytelling tradition by producing contemporary songs that are uniquely his own. Drawing inspiration from a variety of traditional and contemporary musician’s including; Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Greg Brown, Guy Davis, Muddy Waters, Paul Kelly, Slim Dusty… realizing that he is just a link in the long and continuing chain of people that sing about life from the coal face, the perspective of the people.
Looking back, Jack appeared in the recent Ned Kelly film, playing Mandolin on the traditional Australian song Moreton Bay, alongside Bernard Fanning and John Bedggood. He has played numerous gigs throughout Australia, performed at Yackandandah Folk Festival, National Folk Alliance Convention, Maldon Folk Festival, Mount Beauty Music Festival and the Folk, Rhythm and Life Festival.
Jack is currently gearing up for the Out & Back tour which will take in urban and regional areas throughout Vic, NSW, and Qld. He will be performing in cities, small towns and festivals. While continuing to work in his trade as a Mechanical Fitter, Jack’s current focus is to write, sing and play music. Nurturing his true craft, as a songwriter and musician.
Ey Jack! Sorry to cut it short the other day the old battery went dead an Im in low reception high country which doesnt help! Ill give ya a buz soon,hope your enjoyin the disc,not just as a beer coaster!! Cheers O Tang Mcgraw!
Hey there stranger! where are ya now?? I hope your well man an Id love to hear from ya,get your dialing finger fixed as I lost me phone in that town,foster,I actually threw away in a pissed hissy fit!!(bugger....),an dont have your number! So gimme a call man,dont be a freakin stranger! All the besties O Tang Mgraw 0411881174
Hi Jack ..Hope you and Erin and the Girls are OK ...what are you up to now? I will catch up with you next time up here. Will try and book some gigs for you :)) Take care Pat :)) www. folkredlands. com
ah glad it arrived safe and sound! And really glad you like it. How great did those live tracks turn out? We are so happy with them! thanks so much for your input! Just like to say again how much we love your record, it's still on high rotation here! we've been listneing to it this morning, very beautiful piece of work Jack :) Hope you and your family are all well. Lots of love from us
gday jack how u doin m8. it tania here. love 2 c a pic of your new lil bub, hope erin and nell goin good,trouble at the creek sorted. hope c u this way in near future. luv2uall xx
Hiya Jackster - Merry merry n all that... hope yr all well and that the tour was a blast - you guys comin' to the bigsmoke soon? Thinkin of y'all... XX
Hey fella, hope the tour went well... Also wasn't sure if you were aware but a folk newsletter gave your song wheels of the worker and the album quite a good rap http://unionsong.com/u563.html here.. and also there was a write-up by a uk site morningstar online... looking forward to nariel creek... see ya soon Paul
