James Hollingsworth
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play lo-fi play hi-fi  Way Down South Stream-only
play lo-fi play hi-fi  In your Own Time
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Release
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Saturday Road Ahead
play lo-fi play hi-fi  You're not the Only One
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Still Lights up the Rain
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Sooner or Later
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Greeting the Sun
play lo-fi play hi-fi  The Same Sky (live) - free download
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Mothership

"one of the best song writers in the country" - Bristol Rocks


James Hollingsworth

"What a Singer!" - John Burns (Producer Jethro Tull, Genesis, Burning Spear, JEBO and others)

click for the James Hollingsworth website, or Soundclick Store. James' music is also available on i-Tunes, Napster, Rhapsody etc.


"without a doubt a rising singer-songwriter of the new era of Folk." - Indie World Cafe

"James's voice is like a seventh string on his guitar, it's uncanny how well the two intermingle with each other and the effect is captivating." - The Eleventh Hour, Bath (UK)


Find James on MySpace


James is also lead singer with rock band, JEBO (Soundclick page).
Hear Lighthouse (live in Neuss, Germany) by JEBO (official site).

JEBO_Flyer



Hear James play electric guitar with Figure of Speech Multimedia.

Do you play live?
Yes, see - www.jameshollingsworth.com/gigs.html

Friday 15 May @ The Prince of Wales
PINK FLOYD NIGHT - as a special one-off experiment, James will play a set of Pink Floyd numbers along with selected originals. This event will include the entirety of Dark Side of the Moon.
show time: 8:30 pm
address: High Street, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. SN6 8AF. UK.
phone: 01793 782268

Saturday 16 May @ The Boar's Head
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Worthing Road, Horsham, West Sussex. RH13 0AD. UK.
phone: 01403 254353

Sunday 17 May @ The Platform Tavern
show time: 8.30 pm
address: Town Quay, Southampton. SO14 2NY . UK.
phone: 023 8033 7232

Friday 22 May @ The Cross Keys
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 16, High St, Great Bedwyn, Marlborough, Wiltshire. SN8 3NU. UK.
phone: 01672 870678

Saturday 23 May @ The Who'd Ha Thought It
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 9 Baker Street, Rochester, Kent. ME1 3DN. UK.
phone: 01634 830144

Sunday 24 May @ The Swan at the Vineyard
show time: 2:00 pm
address: Lamberhurst Vineyard, The Down, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. TN3 8EU. UK.
phone: 01892 890170

Friday 29 May @ Monty's Brasserie
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 41 St.Georges Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. GL50 3DZ. UK.
phone: 01242 227678

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SOUTH WEST TOUR!

Wednesday 3 June @ Finn M'Coul's
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 1 Killigrew Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. TR11 3PG. UK.
phone: 01326 318653

Thursday 4 June @ The Royal Seven Stars Hotel
show time: 8:30 pm
address: The Plains, Totnes, Devon. TQ9 5DD. UK.
phone: 01803 862125

Friday 5 June @ The Square and Compass
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset. BH19 3LF. UK.
phone: 01929 439229

Saturday 6 June @ The Double Locks
show time: 3:00 pm
address: Canal Banks, Exeter, Devon. EX2 6LT. UK.
phone: 01392 256947

Sunday 7 June @ The Hare on the Hill
show time: 9.00 pm
address: 41 Thomas Street North, Bristol. BS2 8LX UK.
phone: 0117 908 1982

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Wednesday 10 June @ The Thomas Tripp
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 10 Wick Lane, Christchurch, Dorset. BH23 1HX. UK.
phone: 01202 490498

Sunday 14 June @ The Queens Head Inn
show time: 9.00 pm
address: St. James Street, Monmouth. CF83 8SB UK.
phone: 01633 440739

Thursday 18 June @ The Thatch
GOLD COAST OCEANFEST FRINGE
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 14 Hobb's Hill, Croyde Bay, Croyde, Devon. EX33 1LZ. UK.
phone: 01271 890349

Friday 19 June @ The Quicksilver Mail
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 168 Hendford Hill, Yeovil, Somerset. BA20 2RG. UK.
phone: 01935 424721

Friday 26 June @ The Cricketers Inn
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Easton, Winchester, Hampshire. SO21 1EJ. UK.
phone: 01962 779353

Friday 3 July @ Two Rivers Festival
show time: tba
address: Venue(s) tba, Chepstow, Monmouthshire. NP16 5LL

Saturday 4 July @ REDFEST (Redfield Festival)
show time: tba
address: Church Road, Redfield, Bristol. BS5 9HT. UK.

Thursday 9 July @ The Golden Fleece
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Nelson Street, Stroud. GL5 2HN. UK.
phone: 01453 764850

Friday 10 July @ The Bull and Butcher
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Turville, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire. RG9 6QU. UK.
phone: 01202 490498

Friday 17 July @ The Carpenters Arms
show time: 9.00 pm
address: 10 Church Road, Wick, Bristol. BS30 5QL UK.
phone: 0117 937 4187

Tuesday 21 July @ The Anchor
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 13 George Street, Hastings, East Sussex. TN34 3EG. UK.
phone: 01424 201472

Saturday 25 July @ The March Hare
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Priors Dean Road, Winchester, Hampshire. SO22 6JN. UK.
phone: 01962 622004

Sunday 26 July @ The Uplands Tavern
show time: 9.00-ish pm
address: 42 Uplands Crescent, Swansea. SA2 0PG. UK.
phone: 01792 458242

Thursday 30 July @ The Tap House.
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 1 Peterville Square, St Agnes, Cornwall. TR5 0QU. UK.
phone: 01872 553095

Friday 31 July @ The Three Pilchards.
show time: 9:00 pm
address: The Quay, Polperro, Looe, Cornwall. PL13 2QZ. UK.
phone: 01503 272233

Sunday 2 August @ The Watering Hole
show time: 5.00 pm
address: Perranporth Beach, Perranporth, Cornwall. TR6 0BH UK.
phone: 01872 572888

Tuesday 11 August @ The Merchants Inn
CAMRA Warwickshire Pub of the Year
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 5 Little Church Street, Rugby, Warwickshire. CV21 3AN. UK.
phone: 01788 571119

Friday 14 August @ The Bell
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 3 Main Street, Ash, Nr Martock, Somerset. TA12 6NS. UK.
phone: 01935 822727

Saturday 15 August @ Music by the Lakes
show time: tbc
address: Thorney Lakes & Caravan Park, Muchelney, Langport, Somerset.
TA10 0DW. UK.
box office: 01458250811
tickets: £8 adv or £10 "on the door"
contact: info@thorneylakes.co.uk
local B&B: bring a tent!

Friday 28 August @ The Crown
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 154 Heaton Lane, Stockport, Cheshire. SK4 1AR. UK.
phone: 0161 480 5850

Saturday 29 August @ The Rose & Crown
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Market Street, Charlbury, Oxfordshire. OX7 3RP. UK.
phone: 01608 810103

Sunday 6 September @ The Queens Head Inn
show time: 9.00 pm
address: St. James Street, Monmouth. CF83 8SB UK.
phone: 01633 440739

Friday 18 September @ The Quicksilver Mail
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 168 Hendford Hill, Yeovil, Somerset. BA20 2RG. UK.
phone: 01935 424721

Saturday 19 September @ The Double Locks
show time: 3:00 pm
address: Canal Banks, Exeter, Devon. EX2 6LT. UK.
phone: 01392 256947

Sunday 20 September @ The Thatch
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 14 Hobb's Hill, Croyde Bay, Croyde, Devon. EX33 1LZ. UK.
phone: 01271 890349

Thursday 24 September @ The Man of Kent
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 6-8 John Street, Rochester, Kent. ME1 1YN. UK.
phone: 01634 818771

Friday 2 October @ Monty's Brasserie
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 41 St.Georges Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. GL50 3DZ. UK.
phone: 01242 227678

Saturday 3 October @ The Somerset Wagon
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Broadway, Chilcompton, Radstock, Somerset. BA3 4JW. UK.
phone: 01761 232732

Saturday 10 October @ The Ryecroft
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Turves Rd, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle. SK8 6AJ. UK.
phone: 0161 485 2655

Tuesday 3 November @ The Merchants Inn
CAMRA Warwickshire Pub of the Year
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 5 Little Church Street, Rugby, Warwickshire. CV21 3AN. UK.
phone: 01788 571119

Friday 13 November @ The Bear
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 1 High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire. SN8 1AA. UK.
phone: 01672 512134

Friday 20 November @ The Carpenters Arms
show time: 9.00 pm
address: 10 Church Road, Wick, Bristol. BS30 5QL UK.
phone: 0117 937 4187

Sunday 27 December @ The Hare on the Hill
show time: 9.00 pm
address: 41 Thomas Street North, Bristol. BS2 8LX UK.
phone: 0117 908 1982
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Unrecognisably.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
It depends on the deal, I'm more interested in the team than the points. Getting a major record deal is a bit like getting on a plane to your final destination, but as an independent I'm enjoying the journey going at my own pace. I love it. I'm meeting a lot of interesting and beautiful people doing it this way and I love to travel. Bob Dylan is on what he calls a "never-ending tour", he's talking about the romance of the road, and if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me.
Your influences?
Roy Harper John Martyn Peter Gabriel Jethro Tull Nick Drake Tim Buckley James Taylor Dylan Paul Simon Francis Dunnery George Harrison Don Mclean Yes Paul Weller Pink Floyd Genesis Neil Young Nick Jones Joe Jackson Billy Mackenzie Beatles Counting Crows Richie Havens Hendrix Fred Neil Tom Waits Paul Weller Miles Davis Jeff Buckley Bob Marley....

Equipment used:
For live work: variously Fender Acoustic Guitar, Fender Stratocaster, Double Bass, Indian Flute, Harmonicas, Alhambra Classical Guitar, Eko Dreadnaught Guitar (most often tuned to DADGDG) and Tibetan Bells, but usually just the Fender Acoustic Guitar with DiMarzio and Fishman pick-ups; Newtone Strings; Korg, Boss and Lexicon effects with expression and volume pedals; a Mackie 1202vlz pro; Hohner and Lee Oskar Harmonicas, a Shure SM58 for the harps and a condenser vocal mic.

In the Studio, I use the above, plus: Rode NT1 and Sennheiser 421 microphones (+ I hire a Neumann U87 sometimes); Joe Meek compression;, M-Audio Delta 1010 soundcard; n-Track Studio software; Lexicon MPX 100 reverb unit;, Fender Stratocaster and Aria Pro II Custom Bass guitars; acoustic double bass; acoustic percussion and an Alesis HR 16 drum machine.

I still use my old cassette 4 track as a note pad for ideas.

Anything else...?
James was lead vocalist/frontman for Bristol-based band, JEBO from their first gig in 2003 until Spring 2009. Their debut album, featuring James' vocals, was produced by John Burns (Genesis, Jethro Tull, John Martyn, Traffic, Family, Ronnie Lane, Burning Spear and others). See the JEBO website for details.