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  Dervish

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

BBC Introducing with Tom Robinson on 6music

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

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"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


Hear Lighthouse (live in Neuss, Germany) by rock band JEBO (official site) featuring James on lead vocals. Here's the JEBO Soundclick page.

Hear James play electric guitar with Figure of Speech Multimedia.

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

Thursday 15 October @ The Kings Arms
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 15 Trinity Road, Weymouth, Dorset. DT4 8TJ. UK.
phone: 01305 770055

Saturday 17 October @ The March Hare
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Priors Dean Road, Winchester, Hampshire. SO22 6JN. UK.
phone: 01962 622004

Saturday 24 October @ The Barrels
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 69 St Owen Street, Hereford. HR1 2JQ. UK.
phone: 01432 274968

Sunday 1 November @ Chapel Arts Centre
Garden of Awen presents the first of six monthly enchanting evenings of the finest poetry, storytelling, song, acoustic music, dance & other Arcadian delights.
Tonight's theme is 'Death and Rebirth', featuring Awen authors & special guests:
James Hollingsworth - Guitar-Shaman & Sublime Songsmith
&
Dark Tarn - Songs of Love & Death
address: St James's Memorial Hall, Lower Borough Walls, Bath. BA1 1QR. UK.
doors: 7:30 pm
show time: 8:00 pm
entry: ?5 special opening night price
licensed bar
phone: 01225 461700

Garden of Awen Dates & Themes:
1 Nov - death & rebirth
6 Dec - light
7 Feb - love
7 Mar - balance
4 Apr - tricks & fools
2 May - sex

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 6 November @ The Fox and Hounds
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 22 Station Road, Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk. PE31 7EZ. UK.
phone: 01485 570 345

Saturday 7 November @ The Boar's Head
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Worthing Road, Horsham, West Sussex. RH13 0AD. UK.
phone: 01403 254353

Tuesday 10 November @ The Boat
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Lone Lane, Penallt, Monmouthshire. NP25 4AJ (across the bridge from Redbrook). UK.
phone: 01600 712615

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

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

Wednesday 18 November @ Finn M'Coul's
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 1 Killigrew Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. TR11 3PG. UK.
phone: 01326 318653

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

Friday 27 November @ The Ship Inn
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Langton Matravers, Swanage, Dorset. BH19 3EU. UK.
phone: 01929 426910

Saturday 28 November @ The Prince of Wales
Including Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
show time: 9:00 pm
address: High Street, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. SN6 8AF. UK.
phone: 01793 782268

Wednesday 2 December @ The Thomas Tripp
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 10 Wick Lane, Christchurch, Dorset. BH23 1HX. UK.
phone: 01202 490498

Thursday 3 December @ Oranges Bar Cafe
show time: 9:00pm
address: 1 Apsley St, Ashford, Kent. TN23 1LF. UK.
phone: 01233 611950

Saturday 5 December @ The Queens Head
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. DY11 5XB. UK.
phone: 01562 850433

Thursday 17 December @ The SouthBank Club
supporting Tim van Eyken
address: Dean Lane, Southville, Bristol. BS3 1DB. UK.
phone: 0117 966 5552

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

2010

Sunday 3 January @ The Queens Head Inn
by the way, the attached Bengali restaurant, IMLI, serves amazing food...
show time: 9.00 pm
address: St. James Street, Monmouth. NP25 3DL UK.
phone: 01633 440739

Friday 15 January @ The White Star
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 63, Kingsway, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. ST4 1JB. UK.
phone: 01782 848732

Friday 5 February @ Ye Olde Jolly Sailor
PINK FLOYD NIGHT including the whole of Dark Side of the Moon
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 46 Northumberland Place, Teignmouth, Devon. TQ14 8DE. UK.
phone: 01626 772864

Saturday 27 February @ Private Party, in Somerset

Thursday 4 March @ The Man of Kent
show time: 9:00 pm
address: 6-8 John Street, Rochester, Kent. ME1 1YN. UK.
phone: 01634 818771

Sunday 7 March @ The Queens Head Inn
by the way, the attached Bengali restaurant, IMLI, serves amazing food...
show time: 9.00 pm
address: St. James Street, Monmouth. NP25 3DL UK.
phone: 01633 440739

Sunday 14 March @ The Hare on the Hill
show time: 9.00 pm
address: 41 Thomas Street North, Bristol. BS2 8LX UK.
phone: 0117 908 1982

Saturday 10 April @ The Rose & Crown
show time: 9:00 pm
address: Market Street, Charlbury, Oxfordshire. OX7 3RP. UK.
phone: 01608 810103

Saturday 26 September @ Michaelmas Fair
show time: tba
address: The Fairground Craft & Design Centre, Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire. SP11 0QN. UK.
phone: 01264 773438

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 he left them in Spring 2009. Their debut album, featuring James' vocals, was produced by John Burns (Genesis, Jethro Tull, John Martyn, Traffic, Burning Spear and others).

See the JEBO website for details.