A gig held at Kingsdown Vaults on Saturday 21st June. The event starts at 20:00.
I've been working hard over the last year or so to put together an album with the help of some very dear friends of mine. Thank you Mark'Howlin' Lord' Legassick, Duncan Vass, Angharad Jenkins, Marc Mothers Ruin Griffiths, Rebecca Philip, Rory Smith, John Morgan and Kit Mckenzie!
Come and celebrate it's launch with me!
Support form Becca Philip and another still to be confirmed.
Here's what the lovely people at Folk Words had to say about the album:
There's a stripped back simplicity to this powerful coming together of gut-felt words and instinctive music from Jim Evans, singer, songwriter, guitarist and banjo player. This is music from the heart, primal as the pull of heritage, deep-drinking as long-lived roots, its reflection of tradition given life by its blend of folk, blues and country. And no this isn't from across the pond, this is American folk from Bristol, England; but if you had to place a bet you could be forgiven for being several thousand miles off beam.
There's a laid-back feel, an almost terse delivery. Nothing there that's not needed. No embellishment just one man's contemplative view of life. The songs on Jim's latest album'On Seeds and Shoes' take you on a sometimes wistful, sometimes brooding but always thoughtful journey. The influence of American roots is so strong you can touch it. This artist expounds his stories through a genre that he's clearly absorbed with a passion, and all you need to do is listen to share in that obsession.
From'Seeds Sown' through'The Day Disappeared' to'The Fox's Bark' and'Callow Eyes' you're listening to a man telling it how it is, there's no holding back on what he sees and what he says. The emotions run from anger to sadness, resentment to acceptance, and without reservation you'll fall beneath their influence. 'On Seeds and Shoes' launches on 21st June.
Entry requirements:
Come and celebrate it's launch with me!
Support form Becca Philip and another still to be confirmed.
Here's what the lovely people at Folk Words had to say about the album:
There's a stripped back simplicity to this powerful coming together of gut-felt words and instinctive music from Jim Evans, singer, songwriter, guitarist and banjo player. This is music from the heart, primal as the pull of heritage, deep-drinking as long-lived roots, its reflection of tradition given life by its blend of folk, blues and country. And no this isn't from across the pond, this is American folk from Bristol, England; but if you had to place a bet you could be forgiven for being several thousand miles off beam.
There's a laid-back feel, an almost terse delivery. Nothing there that's not needed. No embellishment just one man's contemplative view of life. The songs on Jim's latest album'On Seeds and Shoes' take you on a sometimes wistful, sometimes brooding but always thoughtful journey. The influence of American roots is so strong you can touch it. This artist expounds his stories through a genre that he's clearly absorbed with a passion, and all you need to do is listen to share in that obsession.
From'Seeds Sown' through'The Day Disappeared' to'The Fox's Bark' and'Callow Eyes' you're listening to a man telling it how it is, there's no holding back on what he sees and what he says. The emotions run from anger to sadness, resentment to acceptance, and without reservation you'll fall beneath their influence. 'On Seeds and Shoes' launches on 21st June.
Entry requirements: