Me on guitar and vocals, cuarto, recorder and percussion
Becca Evans on saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet, glockenspiel
Andy Warmington on gold guitar and trumpet, backing vocals
Ian Leaf on bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Patrick John Lawrence on violin, percussion
Laura Hewison ..o, backing vocals
Miki Noune ..boards, backing vocals, cymbals
We change the name of the band every time we do a gig because a) we can't agree, b) there is no name that can fully do us justice and c) it's fun
Names we have had: Rebecca Jones and the last crusade, Rebecca Jones and the homewreckers (an in-joke), Rebecca Jones and the Dark Knights (in hommage to Heath), Rebecca Jones and the Terrible Braves, Rebecca Jones and Steve Albini's teeny weeny meanies...
Various other wonderful musicians featured on the album include Sarah Gill, cello, Patrick John Lawrence on violin, Jeremy Williams on accordion, Andy Warmington on guitar, Adrian Martineau on bass guitar, James Emsell on bass guitar, Alex Hall on cymbals, Joe Fowler on piano and keys, Andrew Gardiner on guitar, keys, backing vocals, kitchen implements, lamps, the cupboard under the stairs etc...
If you play something and would like to join the band, then get in touch: I won't be happy till I have a full orchestra
Influences
Various folk songs of hangings and broken hearts, Del Shannon-Runaway, The Ronettes-Be My Baby, The Mamas and the Papas-California Dreamin', The Scissor Sisters-I don't feel like Dancing, The Smiths-Heaven knows I'm miserable now, Tom Waits-Tom Traubert's blues (4 sheets to the wind in Copenhagen), Sam Cooke-A Change is Gonna Come, Jerry Lee Lewis-Great Balls of Fire, Dick Dale and his Deltones-Surf Rider, Billie Holiday-Stormy Weather, Jacques Brel-Madeleine, Edith Piaf-Milord, Melanie Safka-Alexander Beetle, Blind Willie Johnson-John the Revelator, Tina Turner-River Deep, Mountain high, Shin Jin Rui-The Queen's Complaint, The Tornadoes-Telstar, The twin peaks theme tune, Magnolia Electric Company-Farewell Transmission, Sid Vicious-My Way, Dexy's Midnight Runners-Geno, The Clash-The Magnificent Seven, The Beach Boys-Good Vibrations, Jefferson Airplane-Eyrie, Kate Bush-This woman's work, Rusted Root-Simeomiway, The Bugs-Yeah, I really know what you mean, Paul Simon-Gracelands, Jacques Brel-Le Plat Pays, Leonard Cohen-Famous Blue Raincoat, Jeff Buckley-Corpus Christi Carol, Jimmy Cliff-Many Rivers to Cross, Nina Simone-I got it bad and that aint good, Queen-I want to break free, Aretha Franklin-The House that Jack Built, Bob Dylan-Visions of Johanna, Prince-Kiss, Gershwin-Rhapsody in Blue, Tim Hardin-Reason to Believe, Hank Williams-I'm so Lonesome I could cry, Eddie Cochrane-something else, Big Brother and the Holding Company-a Combination of the Two, The Rolling Stones-Gimme Shelter, U2-Running to Stand Still, Holly Cole-I can see clearly now, Bruce Springsteen-Dancin in the Dark, Elton John-Tiny Dancer, Dire Straits-Brothers in Arms, Ray Charles-Georgia, Shivaree-Goodnight Moon, Ultravox-Vienna, Sister Rosetta Tharpe-Moonshine, Gershwin-Summertime, Bob Marley-Three little birds, Antony and the Johnsons-Spiralling, Dr John-Such a Night, Dusty Springfield-Son of a Preacherman, The Grateful Dead-Friend of the Devil, David Bowie-Sound and Vision, Christmas-God rest ye merry gentlemen, Edith Piaf-Autumn Leaves, Woody Guthrie-big rock candy mountains, Elvis Costello-Mischievous Ghost, Fats Domino-Blueberry Hill, David Bowie-Quicksand, Audrey Hepburn-Moon River, Joni Mitchell-Amelia, Guided by Voices-Gill Hives, The Small Faces-I feel much better, The Pixies-Caribou, Marilyn Monroe-Diamond's are a girl's best friend, Pink Floyd-the gnome, Roxy Music-Ladytron, Martha Wainright-Factory, M.I.A.-Paper Planes, Pulp-Common People, Rage against the Machine-Killing in the name of, Nirvana-lake of fire, Liza Minelli-Mein Lieber Herr, The Replacements-Unsatisfied, Patti Smith-Gloria, The Staple Singers-when will we be paid for the work we've done?, REM-I will try not to breathe, Will Oldham-I see a darkness, The Magnetic Fields-When my boy walks down the street, Judy Garland-Over the Rainbow, Micky 3D-L'Histoire de l'etre Humain, Grandmaster Flash-White Lines, Paul Robeson-Go down, Moses, The Band-Up on Cripple Creek, The French-The Animals, The Pogues-Fairytale of New York, Neil Young-Helpless, Buddy Holly-I guess it doesn't matter anymore, Brecht & Weil-Alabama song, The Animals-Bring it on Home, Gwen Stefani-Hollaback Girl, Meiko Kaji-Urami Bushi, The Everly Brothers-Dream, Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris-Love Hurts, The Mamas and the Papas-Monday, Monday, These United Sates-Can you Picture That?, Wilson Pickett-the dark end of the street, The Shirelles-Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Otis Redding-Hard to Handle, Janis Joplin-Work me Lord, Van Morrison-Caravan, Bobby Darin-Somewhere beyond the sea, The Doors-LA Woman, Simon and Garfunkle-the only living boy in New York, The Beatles-Long, long, long,The Gypsy Kings-Hotel California, Al Jolson-Swanee, Led Zeppelin-Going to California, Radiohead-Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong, Jimi Hendrix-Little Wing, Bessie Smith-Mistreater, Josephine Baker-J'ai deux amours, Bizet-Carmen (the whole thing), Grieg-Pier Gynt, Mozart-clarinet concerto in A (and the whole of the Magic flute), Tchaikovsky-Swan Lake, Beethoven-Pastoral Symphony, Busta Rhymes feat. Rah Digga-Stay up in ya house, Clipse-whamp whamp (what it do), Britney Spears-Circus, La Marseillaise, The Supremes-Baby Love, Girls Girls Girls-Going the distance, Marvin Gaye-heard it on the Grapevine, The Miracles-tracks of my tears, Credence Clearwater Revival-Bad Moon Rising, Mariza-Loucura, Chavela Vargas-Paloma Negra, Carly Simon-Nobody does it better, Dolly Parton-Jolene, Henry the 8th (?) -Greensleeves, Haydn-Orpheus and Eurydice, Hole-Violet ...
Voices: Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Chavela Vargas, Mariza, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Lotte Lenya, Carmen Linares, Linda Jones, Antony Hegarty, Kate Bush, Jerry Lee Lewis, Freddie Mercury, Prince, Steve Marriot, Jim Morrisson, John Fogerty, Sam Cooke, Tom Waits, Paul Robeson, Martha Wainright, Rufus Wainright, Amy Winehouse, Black Francis, Marilyn Monroe, Judy GArland, Mihaela Jackson, Jeff Buckley, Teresa Berganza, Kurt Cobain, Robert Plant, Diana Ross, Leonard Cohen, Ute Lemper...
Other: Blake, Kipling, Keats, Yates, Coleridge, de la Mare, Ginsberg, Conrad, Nabokov, Pasternak, Bulgakov, Steinbeck, Lessing, Du Maurier, Bronte, Tor Seidler, Kerouac, birds, frogs and butterflies...
The album was launched in Sept 'O8. We broke a miniature bottle of champagne on its side and sent it floating down the Tyne. Actually we had a rather marvellous launch party at the Star and Shadow, with Richard Dawson, Nathalie Stern and Jeans Goes Pop playing support. Thanks to everyone who showed up and made it great and to all the volunteers who helped to hang giant pink origami birds from the ceiling etc.
You can buy the album from me, or online at ex libris records-just click on the 'order now' link below, or visit their website at www.exlibrisrecords.co.uk.
Various reviews from nice people who could be bothered are below. Negative comments (though few) have of course been excised. The album was played by Steve Lamacq on radio 2. Alas, I missed it and couldn't get the iplayer thing to work but was still immensely pleased, as you can imagine.
On the whole people seem to like the thing, so I feel very proud and now I can kick back and start writing album 2. Which is what I am currently (trying to) do(ing) in various parts of South (and who knows, maybe South-East) Asia (sorry-I like parentheses). This is why you may notice (if you are the kind of person who has returned to this page more than once (if so-hi! thanks!)) that there hasn't been much in the way of activity hereupon or gigs being played in the Greatness of Britain. Fear not, I shall return. (Probably.)
"To place this as a new folk standard would not be to over-praise" - The Cuckoo Press
"real potential to break into the mainstream. A deeply introspective collection of songs, her mix of baroque instrumentation, sweeping vocals and acoustic-dashed folk particularly effective on album highlights Walking In The Rain and Dragonfly." - METRO newspaper
"frightfully good" - NARC magazine
"Jones rejects the verse/chorus, guitar/voice straightjacket of most acoustic albums" - Hotpress
"Rebecca's fantastic voice is somewhere between folk singer and drama queen. Overall it's an intriguing album and enough to make her stand out in a world of female singer-songwriters" - Indie mp3 review
"anyone who can write a song entitled Byker Bridge and make it sound appealing is worth a listen in my book" -NARC magazine
Thanks, guys and gals! x
Huge thanks to all of the wonderful people who lent their talents in the form of saxophone, clarinet, cello, accordion, violin, bass, piano, cymbals, wine glasses and kitchen implements in the making of the album. Thanks too to Andrew for opening up a world of possibility and making my demanding dreams come true. Some of these wonderful musicians are now playing with me live. We're after a drummer/percussionist if you know anybody (James if you're still game when I get back then the position is filled).
There' s an ep called 'fairfield road recordings' of a few of my songs, played sololy and acoustically many years ago (it will be worth millions when I'm famous and dead) available for free download from the ex libris website. They have a few more songs on the website jukebox, with other libris gems (www.exlibrisrecords.co.uk)
Anyway here's the about me bit: Sex: female, Nationality: nondescript, Star Sign: Scorpio, Religion: none (biophile) A Few of My Favourite things: birds (and everything), flight, mountains, red earth, dreams, eyes, dragonflies, rusted old farm machinery, people being nice when there's nothing in it for them, comfortable silences, poetry, staying up late, graffiti, eggs, the weather, the many ways that noise can be made, the alphabet(s), monsoon storms (although I could go off them at this rate), autumn, libraries, lighthouses, natural history museums, rats, trains, berries, surrealism (when it's not too sollipsistic), single malts, red things, blue things, green things etc
I'm a dilettante that has been known to paint (or ink) and scribble at poetry. Some of the results of these self-indulgences are also available for your perusal on this site. Pictures below, poems as blogs
The video shows Sarah doing her cello part for 'December's burning', which is beautiful. Some videos of me and the full band playing live are on their way. I hope.
2's UP, it's ma fuckin birthday... TONIGHT! Free Limited Edition Print (1/50) and an 80min mix cd (1/150) to the earliest arrivals...
NOTE THAT WE ARE STARTING AT 9 THIS MONTH, TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE TREMOLO BEER GUT (all the way from Denmark) AND BIG NED (all the way from the black lodge).
Here's a live show I did with Eli a couple weeks ago that I wanted to share with you and your friends. We played a bunch of songs and djayed some old records. Here's a gift of music. There's download links on my page if you want a free copy. Here's a bonus track too!:
hi rebecca, loving the songs on your player particularly 'Ne Me Quitte Pas' beautiful. Hope our paths will cross some day, Peace and Love. The Woven Project (good luck with the Shane support too)
I am new to myspace but I was checking out your music. It is so cool. Good luck with the next gig. O yeah cool that you are playing with Shane Mcgowen. anyway talk soon
September 1:st our 1:st single, Dare To Lick (Hunter's Red Sleeve), from our upcoming album SILENT REVOLUTION,was released and is available on iTunes but also on our MySpace of course!
The album will be released October 1:st and later that month we go on tour in Germany with The Movements.
"blending low-level hip-hop beats with Scorn-esque bass and elonated guitar riffs to remarkable effect. . . it's that awesome. . . the music is superb, the artwork and packaging equally good. . . [it's] warped shuffling genius. 300% necro, foo'! (5/5)" (Zero Tolerance magazine).
Necro Deathmort's This Beat Is Necrotronic is released on Distraction Records on August 31st, but you can get your hands on it for FREE (on a 'if you like it, why not buy the CD?' basis) in all of its 320kps mp3 glory at distractionrecords.com!
Hello! Our second single ‘Bill Hicks’ is now available for pre-order on download, 7" and CD.
We are self-managed, self-published, and self-released on our own record label and our debut single "Trauma Town" entered at #9 in the Official UK Indie charts. We're hoping to make this one go even bigger -
