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Jason McNiff's legendary weekly acoustic strand with a different featured guest every Friday.Entry is always free but contributions towards the players are welcome.
This week's guest artist is one of the Uk's finest purveyors of Country Rock Americana, Pete Greenwood.
PETER BRUNTNELL
2020 saw Peter Bruntnell re-join forces with London-based indie label Loose, to re-issue his seminal and influential Americana album Normal For Bridgwater. Upon release in June 1999, NME described it as “a diabolic pact between Uncle Tupelo and The Eagles”, whilst Mojo made it their Americana Album Of The Month, saying, “I defy anyone not to be moved by the superb songwriting” and The Independent told us that “if this collection doesn’t get him widespread recognition, then the world’s an ugly place. A true and beautiful gem”. The limited edition white vinyl release of Normal For Bridgwater was made available exclusively for Record Store Day 2020.
Praise for Bruntnell also comes from the likes of musician and author Willy Vlautin (The Delines, Richmond Fontaine), who frequently states that “Peter Bruntnell is my favourite singer in the world”, with Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo) and Peter Buck (REM) also amongst his fans. Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards, when planning her first album, gave her producer Normal For Bridgwater and asked him to “make it sound like this”.
“I defy anyone not to be moved. Superb songwriting”
AMERICANA ALBUM OF THE MONTH
MOJO
“If this collection doesn’t get him widespread recognition, then the world’s an ugly place. A true and beautiful gem”
★★★★
THE INDEPENDENT
“the entire record is stuffed with beguiling delights”
★★★★
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JASON MCNIFF
Jason is a troubadour who has made nine albums which people call Folk, Americana, or Alt. Country. There is an Englishness in his guitar playing however, and you might like to think of Bert Jansch or Wizz Jones meeting John Prine & Townes Van Zandt. Time Out writes, ‘McNiffs quiet, intimate, fragile-sounding vocals draw you into his world, an almost timeless place, through which he drifts, a romantic loner, a dreamer, at home with the blues.’ He is often touted as one of the UKs most overlooked musical treasures.
'I love Jason's version (of Fisherman's blues)'
Mike Scott, The Waterboys
'Jason's versions sound so fresh, whilst staying true to Bert's timeless music'
The Bert Jansch Foundation
One of the UK's best kept secrets"
Mojo
"A superior singer/writer "
No Depression
"A fantastic body of work"
Shindig!
"A bounteous mix of the finest roots music has to offer"
Folk Radio UK
"Deft finger-picking style against a wonderfully atmospheric vocal"
Clash
"Britain's greatest contemporary fingerstyle guitarist"
Guitar Quarterly
"A triumph of English-Americana"
Time Out
"The nearest thing out there to Bob Dylan and the Band"
Sean Rowley, BBC Radio London
"Dark songs of drunkenness and murder!"
The Independent
"A troubadour and one of the best singer/songwriters we have in this country"
Morning Star
"Not just a good songwriter, a truly great one"
Americana UK 9/10
Album of the Year for 2nd album Nobody's Son
as voted for by the staff at Americana UK
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