Singer/Songwriter Jim Jones » The Borderline http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog Acoustic Sounds from the Devon Coast Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:38:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 London & Brighton http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2011/04/london-brighton/ http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2011/04/london-brighton/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:16:22 +0000 Jim http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/?p=131

Recent gigs in London & Brighton went really well suppoprting The Bruntersaurus!!

His band were joined this time by the Walbourne brothers James & Rob and Dai Godwin (from the caves) from Swansea!! It was a great night with my set seemingly going down a treat and Petes set Rocking probably the hardest Ive ever seen with his own songs! His new album is `Black Mountain U.F.O.” has some of his best work yet on it and played live were stunning.

Anyhow, Ive got a few little gigs coming up and am busy writing and Demo-ing some new material with the opportunity of recording in Texas at the end of the summer.

Hope to see you all soon.

Jim

]]> http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2011/04/london-brighton/feed/ 2 1st of the new year!! http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2011/02/1st-of-the-new-year/ http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2011/02/1st-of-the-new-year/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:52:25 +0000 Jim http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/?p=119 After an intensive tour of my local Open Mic nights in December to help raise money for a friend, I’ve started the new year with just a handful of gigs. My first being the classic New Years Day at the Ship A Ground in Mort hoe. This is fast becoming the “New” New years eve as I hook up with friends and  musicians like Peter Bruntnell, Dave Little, Chris Millington, Jenna Witts and Ellie Campbell as North Devon’s finest turn out for  an all day festival in a pub!! Im sure next years will be just as good!!

Then there was Pete and my birthday hootenanny at The Kings Arms in Georgeham. Steve Cave was quite the host providing us with all we needed to make sure the night went well. Topping the night off was a DJ set from Wendy May Billingsly who managed to persuade everyone up onto our makeshift pub dance floor with her soulful tunes!! It was a great to see everyone out having a quality time.

Im playing this Saturday (5th Feb) at another local pub, The White Lion in Braunton to help raise money for a local gal who’s running the marathon. I will be joined by Amy Newton and we may even re-visit a couple of old C14 songs!!

Keep an eye on my website for gigs as I seem to be getting a fair few booked up and its always being updated.

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Live at the Borderline June 26th 2009

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Live at the Goldcoast Oceanfest June 21st 2009

]]> http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2009/07/summer-gig-shots/feed/ 0 Daylight, 4 stars and a Mojo playlisting!! http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2009/07/daylight-4-stars-and-a-mojo-playlisting/ http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2009/07/daylight-4-stars-and-a-mojo-playlisting/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:24:40 +0000 Jim http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/?p=89 Just to say a massive thanks to the folks at Q (Andy Fyfe) and the Mojo team for giving my album a 4 star Q review and listing “Hey” from “Daylight & Stars” in the top 10 Mojo playlist!! Its been a great year for me musically so far and this tops it all off!! (and we’re only half way through…read the reviews at www.jimjones.co.uk.

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]]> http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2009/07/daylight-4-stars-and-a-mojo-playlisting/feed/ 0 The Borderline-London-12th March 2009 http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2009/03/the-borderline-london-12th-march-2009/ http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/2009/03/the-borderline-london-12th-march-2009/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:22:15 +0000 Jim http://www.jimjones.co.uk/blog/?p=16 BorderlineArrived in London with a little time to spare so after having my nose pressed up against the windows ( like a kid at a cake shop) to the guitar shops in Denmark street I took my self off to the cinema. The only flick showing at the time I had to spare was the film “doubt.” A brilliantly acted film, that made great use of my free afternoon as the time seemed to pass in a moment. Met up with the guys, soundchecked, got some noodles, had a pint and felt ready for the night ahead.

Started at the borderline a little later than stated just so a few more punters could make their way down into the basement venue and generate more of a vibe. I started on my own with “find me out” to what seemed like only a few onlookers but when i looked up I was actually playing to a attentively silent and fairly busy room. Dave soon joined me on stage and once again did a great job of playing around my songs and not over them too much. He’s great to have around. 9 songs later and it’s all over for me again and I am grateful for the rousing applause of the now busy club. I’ve got time to have a beer and then take myself off to man the Merch stand at the back where I sold quite a few more albums. Thank you London. A band called the epstein were up next followed by Mr Bruntnell and the boys. Pete showed the packed room just why he is heralded as one on britains best songwriters. He played a blinder!
Worthing tomorrow. It’s all good.

Speak soon.

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