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James Hollingsworth's original music, and his original take on classic Pop/Rock, Blues and more, is an acoustic fusion of folk, blues, trance, metal and progressive rock. His latest release, Lost In The Winds Of Time, is a collaboration with Steve Griffiths, a fellow cohort from the early 1990's music scene in Swansea. Official release on Friday 13th December, 2024! For cd's and downloads, check out Griffiths and Hollingsworth on Bandcamp, and click here for streaming services. James' Pink Floyd Night will return in 2025, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of Wish You Were Here. Sign up to James' email list for events news in your area, subscribe on social media, or just keep a close eye on James' gigs page.  "out of this world” - Art Bank, Shepton Mallet  "a performance worth every minute” - CICCIC, Taunton On Friday 22 July 2022 James launched his 3-song EP 'Live at The Bedford' exclusively on Bandcamp, featuring Sandro Granda on djembe. James' 2021 album project, Thirteen Moons, was a journey of a lunar year through thirteen singles, out on all major download and streaming platforms including Spotify and Tidal. "fine rock musicianship" - Music Eye  "A cracking album, right up my street" - Folk Pilot "I am loving this record... I love the sounds, that progressive folk rock feel, superb!" ~ Aldora Records The 1st single Far Away From Home was released on the palindromic ~ 12/02/2021 ~ with a new single for every following new moon, the thirteenth moon being Privately Minded on 2/2/22. See the Thirteen Moons album page for cd's and info :-) Singer-Songwriter/Guitarist James Hollingsworth's songs are refreshingly inventive and accessible, drawn from his Folk-Blues roots, influenced by the likes of John Martyn, Roy Harper and Tim Buckley as well as Prog Rock, by turns delicately tranquil and then soaring with "hypnotic groove munching guitar space freak-outs - plus glorious songwriting within" (so said The Wunder Bar). Steeped with ecological awareness, a rare hopefulness, warmly humorous undercurrents, and immaculate musicianship, he is "a true exponent of the modern British singer/songwriter - a real gem" say Monmouthshire Music. James has a unique, exciting acoustic guitar style reminiscent of the Andalusian tradition, a superb and passionate singing voice with a mean harmonica style to boot. With his upcoming run of headline shows 'Psych Rock Night', built upon decades of busy gigging, James has also been seen supporting Nick Harper three times over the years, also Cara Dillon, David Ford, Hazel O'Connor, Arthur Brown, Phil Beer, 60's legends It's a Beautiful Day and even the legendary Barry 'The Fish' Melton (of Country Joe and The Fish fame), who once observed: "It was truly a phenomenal experience hearing James Hollingsworth's music, I know now that the tradition of groundbreaking music is in good hands. Thank you, James – Barry Melton." Thank you, Barry! Since going full-time as a music professional in 2006, James has survived through recession and pandemic as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist performer, travelling the length and breadth of the UK with bards and in bars, festivals and arts centres, honing his talents as an energetic and animated front man, making for a "captivating performance..." His Thirteen Moons album was James' response to the lockdown, for each of the Moon cycles in 2021-2022, James highlighted a single from the album, putting out ads, lyric and music videos. Initially public, James' videos become exclusively available to James' Patreon subscribers (from £1 per month). Contact James about Guitar lessons in the Frome area or via Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, Whatsapp etc. Griffiths and Hollingsworth on YouTube   more music on James' main YouTube Channel                The 11th single from Thirteen Moons, Some Say, on James' other YouTube channel Adventures in Loopland - An interview with James on Ray Merriman's channel WTMS: Many more exclusive videos from Thirteen Moons on playlists created just for  James' Patreon subscribers (from £1 per month). Thank you for supporting independent  music!   ~  ~ ~ ~  join James' email list  ~ ~ ~ ~ PINK FLOYD NIGHT A special occasional show celebrating the music of Pink Floyd, also featuring some of his own songs, James has been wowing audiences throughout the UK with this uniquely solo show, using modern Looping technology, with live percussion, voice and guitar effects to build complex arrangements in real time, no pre-recorded backing tracks are used! details Click to see James performing 'One of these Days' at Bath Fringe Festival More of James' music on YouTube Check out James' live performances and Subscribe to his channel on good ol' YouTube. See James performing 'Some Say' at Cornbury Festival           LIVE TESTIMONIALS "guitar wizard" - 5 Best gigs - The Independent "Wonderful" - Bath Comedy Festival "has to be seen..... and heard to be believed" – www.wunderbar.co.uk "one of the weekend’s highlights." - Andy Read – Winters End Festival "A popular visit, James' original tunes never fail to impress." - North Devon Gazette "a true talent, refreshingly inventive and accessible." - The Queen's Head, Monmouth "a real gem" - Monmouthshire Music "rich vocals, excellent guitar and great humour" – Get Ready to Rock "powerful lyrics, haunting melodies and refreshing onstage chat" - TSMRadio.net "extraordinary vocal, genius guitar player, a consummate performer” - Seend Acoustic “guitar maestro” - Ragged Trousered Folk, Hastings "incredibly talented as a vocalist and guitarist." - www.newbristoljazz.co.uk "amazing voice and a superb songwriter, guitarist and performer." - CICCIC, Taunton "Guitar-Shaman & Sublime Songsmith" - Garden of Awen “Amazing” - Visual Radio Arts           ALBUM REVIEWS "I think you will love this CD from what must be one of the best song writers in the country." - Bristol Rocks "Honest, down to earth meaningful lyrics. The world needs more music like this." - Folk Blues and Beyond “a blissfully original sound." - Lemonrock “If it wasn’t for the excellent production I’d believe that these tracks were recorded on a portable tape in a mountain forest in a single afternoon”- Dave Urwin, Live Music Scene “a master of inflection, a major vocal+songwriting talent combination” - Van Casey “James Hollingsworth is UNIQUE and dare I go out on a limb, I don't think he has an equal” - Eden of Albuquerque “Hollingsworth paints canvas with his songs, there is something almost visual about them” - FATEA Records “Powerful performances, distinctive songwriting, a prog-rock sensibility pared down to the acoustic... and perfect production. Brilliant!" "He's an excellent and frenetic fingerpicker reminiscent of John Fahey." - Acoustic Music. “His live vocals are better than many artists' studio vocals." - www.rambles.net The only comparison I can readily make, is to the voice of Tim Buckley, and this is something I do not suggest glibly." - Woven Wheat Whispers Limited Edition Hardback Linen CD's   Limited Edition vinyl-effect CD - housed in Linen Hardback Digipaks, with magnetic closure, in a choice of cream or red fine linen, or 'sand weft' coarse linen, enclosing a 7-page lyric art booklet. Every order gets a souvenir Thirteen Moons Ale Beermat - while they last!   £20 + £1.53 UK (for overseas postage please visit Bandcamp) Linen case ~ select one: Cream Fine Linen Red Fine Linen Sand Weft Coarse Linen Hand-scribed CD's in Standard Card Sleves Unique hand-drawn copy of 'Thirteen Moons' in plain card sleeve direct from James securely online with Paypal for   £10. No frills CD with celtic knot ink-stamped sleeve (shown above) is also available for £5  Click here to join James' email list For concert/gig bookings or music lessons online or in the Frome area:     home | gigs | music | images | more | promo | contact   © 2002 - 2024 James Hollingsworth. All rights reserved.