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On Friday 22 July James launched 'Live at
The Bedford', a 3-song EP available exclusively on
Bandcamp, featuring Sandro Granda on djembe:
For Twosday 22/02/2022 James remastered and
re-released 'Two and Two' on Bandcamp with Sean McBride on
saxes, a bluesy canter through a musical question
for anyone who's just walked in the room ~ Can You
Put Two and Two Together?
~ "Great track" - Paul Baker Soundscapes
Radio
Show.
Download it on
Bandcamp, thank you for supporting
independent music!
James' 2021
album Thirteen
Moons - highlighted a single every
new moon, culminating with Privately Minded
on 2/2/22 ~ visit
the album page for CD's, links etc :-)
James began making music from an early age,
mimicking sounds and singing as well as taking
lessons with piano and violin, later moving on
independently to guitar, harmonica, bass guitar,
relearning the piano and most recently,
percussion. He tentatively began writing songs
from age 12, going on to reach a prodigious output
as he entered his 20's and 30's, while moving
progressively from folkie/acoustic troubadour
ranging the UK with a brief spell as front-man for
Bristol-based act JEBO.
Since then, James has moved deeper into Blues,
Rock and grooves as in time he's come to master
both new instruments and new music technology,
including live looping, as seen in his Pink Floyd and Psych Rock Nights.
There has always been a dream-like quality to
James' music, whether it be found in his lyrics or
overtly in his music, reflecting an intuitive
openness to the flow of inspiration which he
claims drives his often bold and spontaneous
style.
"Guitar-Shaman & Sublime Songsmith" - Awen Publications.
A lifelong environmentalist, one of his earliest
songs, Last
Stand (written in 1989), brought together
the idea of a single remaining stand of trees and
a final protest against its felling.
"If you like acoustic music with interesting
rhythms and narrative lyrics
then this is for you" ~ Acoustic
Nations
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Albums on CD
Thirteen
Moons (2021) <== album
page
Introducing the remixed, remastered and
repackaged version of Thirteen
Moons! With many tracks having new
instruments and guest performances
added, the project grew way beyond a
simple remastering job and saw its
global release in the very small hours
of Friday 12 February 2021.
The album is also available as a very
special 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, all enclosing a 7-page
lyric art booklet. See the album page
for all CD options.
More
albums on CD
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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
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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
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