Mirecourt Double Bass, 1890's. He's French you know.
Influences
The following are always inspirational; Bass players, Danny Thompson, Charles Mingus, Charlie Haden. Paul Chambers, Richard Davis. Artists, Gene Vincent, Davy Graham, Pentangle, Alice Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Blind Willie Mctell, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, The Lovin' Spoonful, classic singer/songwriters.
Sounds Like
The Bee takes pollen from many flowers, but the honey is all its own work.
I'm a freelance Double Bassist. I took up the Double Bass as a teenager in the early 1980's.
After touring and recording in bands, most notably The Sting-Rays, a cult garage band with folk rock tendencies, I became freelance in 1990, doing session work with Morrissey, who's band I later joined playing bass guitar as well as double bass, on the much acclaimed ''Vauxhall and I''. I played on two further albums, numerous singles and tours before dropping out at the end of 1997.
Live and studio work followed with various artists before joining Kathryn Williams in 2000 with whom I've done five albums, including the Mercury prize nominated Little Black Numbers.
I've also worked with the following, Adam Ant, Siouxsie Sioux, Lady Miss Kier, Sneaker Pimps, Ed Harcourt, Mark Nevin, Boo Hewerdine, Nut/Cat Goscovitch, Thea Gilmore, Billie Ray Martin, Simon Warner, Paul The Girl, Mr. David Viner, Johnnie Johnson (Chuck Berry's great piano man), John Primer (Muddy Water's last guitar player), James Hunter, P.P Arnold and various others.
As well as sessions and tours, I've done lots of TV and Radio work.
Recently I've been recording and/ or gigging with The Memory Band, Lisa Knapp, Essie Jain, David Thomas Broughton, The Leisure Society, Pete Molinari and The Coal Porters.
hi !!!!! long time no speaking or seeing.... we've been buried in, working on a children's lullaby album - it's not too far off from being finished and i'll send you a copy asap to have a listen.... i'll def be over to europe next year, i'm just not sure when, as i have to finish up this project, and figure out a tour schedule for it, most likely the concerts on that tour will be performed at 10.30am, instead of 10.30pm ! heeeee. hope all is well with you..... give all love to helen and kids - look forward to seeing you all somepoint soon, and merry christmas ! xxxxxxxxxx
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
A bit of advance notice - MondayMonday proudly presents Rún and Steven Finn and more at The Wilmington Arms, Clerkenwell on Monday 7th December
Rún collect and arrange old folk songs written in the ancient language of Erin. So far, thanks to Nora from Donegal, they have a nice wee collection of well-known ditties and are now adding to their repertoire with some unusual old forgotten songs from the province of Ulster. Rún are five fantastic lassies who perform four-part vocal arrangements of old Gaelic songs like ’An Cailín Rua’ (the red-haired girl), ’Casadh an tSúgain’ (twisting the hayrope) and ’Bo Na Leath Adhairce’ (the one-horned cow). Rún is the Gaelic word for ’secret, wish or love’ (cf. rune). See http://www.myspace.com/runceol ..
Steven Finn’s ears were filled with the music of Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Johnny Cash and old time country music. Aged 15 he began teaching himself the guitar, learning songs like Leadbelly’s ‘Bourgeois Blues’ and Charlie Daniels’ ‘The devil went down to Georgia’. On hearing Bob Dylan songs Finn started to write his own words and in doing so found a lifelong passion for Jazz and Folk Blues, a getaway car he could drive. See http://www.myspace.com/stevenfinn for more details
See http://event.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=515763.72936 for more details.
Just a reminder that Clerkenwell's best Monday Night Folk Night will next be taking place on Monday 2nd November, featuring: Chris Sarjeant and Emma Scarr,plus floor spots and more
Emma Scarr has been active on London’s live scene for approaching two decades. A proficient performer on guitar, fiddle and banjo, in recent years she has concentrated on song craft.
Chris Sarjeant has been recently described as,".a very major addition to the British Folk Scene.." by BBC Folk-musician of the year Tom McConville who added that his guitar work is "...impeccable.."
See www.folkonmonday.co.uk for details
Come along and start your week in full blooded folky mode.
Errol Linton's Blues Vibe Playing Round Midnight Jazz and Blues Bar Sunday October 18th 6.30 - 11.00 pm £5.00 Complimentary drink - first 50 13 Liverpool Road Islington N1 ORW 3 mins from Angel Tube
this is patrick's definition of combination with its roots and sound of today. He starts with Berlin kind of trance art. Now Patrick produce normaly straight minimal electro music but in this E.P. the producer found a way to get this together.
more information, mixsets amm @ our Blog ( http://blogs.myspace.com/purepuremusic )
Hey Rockers! The Jim Jones Revue celebrate the release of their new album “Here To Save Your Soul” with a release party at Cargo on Thursday 1 October. “Here To Save Your Soul” collects all the JJR singles together in physical format for the first time (Vinyl and CD). Bring your hard hat and help us blow the roof off Cargo next Thursday! For tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/54194 Here To Save Your Soul is released by Punk Rock Blues Records on October 5
Hey People! Delta Blues legend David Honeyboy Edwards plays The Luminaire tonight at the incredible age of 94. This show kicks off another round of the 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival which continues with shows next week by The Handsome Family, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Kelly Joe Phelps and The Jim Jones Revue . Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule
September
Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6 Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12 Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
October
Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
Tuesday 27 October Oysterband @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
Tickets for all shows available from http://www.wegottickets.com & http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
The Tail Dragger from Greenville, Mississippi AKA Mr T-Model Ford kicks off The 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival with a two date residency at The Luminaire on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September.
Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule: September Friday 11 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Saturday 12 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Tuesday 15 Bob Log III @ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London, NW6 Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6 Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12 Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1 October Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
Tickets for all shows available from http://www.wegottickets.com & http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
NTSOBC presents two slices of magic pie with Michael J Sheehy & Gemma Ray at The Lexington this Thursday (16/7) and O'Death at The 100 Club next Thursday (23/7).
Tickets available from the NTSOBC box office on 0844 477 1000 and online from http://www.wegottickets.com and http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
The BellRays headline a night of maximum rock'n'soul on Thursday next week at The Borderline with Los Chicos and King Salami & The Cumberland 3 playing live and Corn Rocket Club DJs on the wheels of steel.
Other forthcoming NTSOBC action:
July
Thrs 9 BellRays + Los Chicos + King Salami & The Cumberland 3 @ Borderline, London, W1 Thrs 16 Micheal Sheehy & The Hired Mourners + Gemma Ray @ The Lexington, London, N1 Thrs 23 O’Death @ The 100 Club, London, W1
September
Friday 11 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Saturday 12 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Tues 15 Bob Log III @ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London, NW6
Tickets for all NTSOBC shows available from www.wegottickets.com and www.ticketweb.co.uk
We hope to see you at The Lexington Tonight 17th June for the Fleur-de-Lys Club w/ Connan Mockasin, Tim & Sam's Tim & Sam Band and Mathew Sawyer & The Ghosts
Free Whisky drinks courtesy of Buffalo Trace!!!
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