Trad Arr Jones

Editorial Reviews
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Often compared to Elvis Costello, with whom he shares certain smoky vocal intonations, John Wesley Harding is working along the lines of another of his heroes, Bruce Springsteen. This collection, which puts one in mind of Springsteen's forays into acoustic music, features traditional folk songs recorded by the obscure but respected folksinger Nic Jones. (Jones withdrew from public performing following a 1982 car accident.) With little more than acoustic guitars and occasional accordion, Harding lights into ageless tales of unrequited love in which women are maidens and men are sailors forever lost at sea. Recorded over three days in a Seattle studio, Trad Arr Jones is a deceptively simple, powerfully immediate collection that casts its creator firmly in the troubadour tradition. --Rob O'Connor

Trad Arr Jones
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Punk sings Childe ballads, seaman songs, and other folk
  • This CD is better in its case than in the player
  • Mesmerizing
  • A real gem
  • A must for fans of Wes and/or trad. English folk music
 Trad Arr Jones
John Wesley Harding
Manufacturer: Zero Hour
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I13Z
Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

  1. The Singer's Request
  2. Little Musgrave
  3. The Golden Glove
  4. Annachie Gordon
  5. The Flandyke Shore
  6. William And Nancy's Parting
  7. William Gleen
  8. The Bonny Bunch Of Roses
  9. Master Kilby
  10. Annan Water
  11. Isle Of France

Amazon.com

Often compared to Elvis Costello, with whom he shares certain smoky vocal intonations, John Wesley Harding is working along the lines of another of his heroes, Bruce Springsteen. This collection, which puts one in mind of Springsteen's forays into acoustic music, features traditional folk songs recorded by the obscure but respected folksinger Nic Jones. (Jones withdrew from public performing following a 1982 car accident.) With little more than acoustic guitars and occasional accordion, Harding lights into ageless tales of unrequited love in which women are maidens and men are sailors forever lost at sea. Recorded over three days in a Seattle studio, Trad Arr Jones is a deceptively simple, powerfully immediate collection that casts its creator firmly in the troubadour tradition. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Punk sings Childe ballads, seaman songs, and other folk.......2006-03-23

Instant goose bumps. Think Elvis Costello or a young Graham Parker singing Childe ballads, seaman songs, English plainsong, and folk rounds with spare accompaniment (variously guitar, mandolin, accordion). Think punks singing their tattoos away at the end of a night of beery-good fellowship. Think Manchester street toughs finding grace and a way home to a world before machines, struggling wity heightened human feelings of yearning, frailty, heartbreak, and about death. Think a regular guy finding English folk in his blood, but no standard folk way to let it out.

Tracks 12-15 use a full electric band and are characteristic of his other work. But they work well here too. [73:18]

1 out of 5 stars This CD is better in its case than in the player.......2003-05-02

A total waste of possible talent, this CD is just awful on so many levels. Wes is off-key in many of the songs, and his voice is unconvincing and irregular. In theory this album is a good idea, but the execution is so painful. I've really tried to get into this CD, but in the end, I taped it to the ceiling in my office, so nobody has to listen to it.

5 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing.......2000-03-18

I have been a fan of Wes for years, but this album exceeded my expectations. These songs are incredible, giving credit to Nic Jones, and the interpretations are wonderful as well. Now I want to go get more of the original work of Nic Jones, if it weren't out of print.

Buy this album - you won't regret it.

5 out of 5 stars A real gem.......2000-01-16

I first heard Litle Musgrave on KPFT, Houston Community Radio, on the way to work. So different, a wonderful story line, perfectly executed. I immediately ordered two copies of the CD, one for myself, one for my son-in-law as a Christmas present. The entire repertoire on this album is to the same high standard as Little Musgrave. This has been a wonderful introduction to the Nic Jones style and I shall be delving further into this type of music. Highly recommended!

4 out of 5 stars A must for fans of Wes and/or trad. English folk music.......2000-01-09

This is an excellent collection of tunes. The arrangements are sparse(usually just guitar and vocal) but quite beautiful. The respect and love that Wes has for these songs and the underappreciated Nic Jones really comes through in the music.
Trad Arr Jones
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Punk sings Childe ballads, seaman songs, and other folk
  • This CD is better in its case than in the player
  • Mesmerizing
  • A real gem
  • A must for fans of Wes and/or trad. English folk music
 Trad Arr Jones
John Wesley Harding
Manufacturer: Appleseed Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Urban FolkUrban Folk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Alternative FolkAlternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Alternative FolkAlternative Folk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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  1. Penguin Eggs
  2. Awake: The New Edition
  3. Songs of Misfortune
  4. Confessions of St. Ace
  5. Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man

ASIN: B000058TEC
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

  1. The Singer's Request
  2. Little Musgrave
  3. The Golden Glove
  4. Annachie Gordon
  5. The Flandyke Shore
  6. William And Nancy's Parting
  7. William Gleen
  8. The Bonny Bunch Of Roses
  9. Master Kilby
  10. Annan Water
  11. Isle Of France
  12. Canadee-I-O (bonus track)
  13. Billy, Don't You Weep for Me (bonus track)
  14. Edward
  15. The Humpback Whale

Amazon.com

Often compared to Elvis Costello, with whom he shares certain smoky vocal intonations, John Wesley Harding is working along the lines of another of his heroes, Bruce Springsteen. This collection, which puts one in mind of Springsteen's forays into acoustic music, features traditional folk songs recorded by the obscure but respected folksinger Nic Jones. (Jones withdrew from public performing following a 1982 car accident.) With little more than acoustic guitars and occasional accordion, Harding lights into ageless tales of unrequited love in which women are maidens and men are sailors forever lost at sea. Recorded over three days in a Seattle studio, Trad Arr Jones is a deceptively simple, powerfully immediate collection that casts its creator firmly in the troubadour tradition. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Punk sings Childe ballads, seaman songs, and other folk.......2006-03-23

Instant goose bumps. Think Elvis Costello or a young Graham Parker singing Childe ballads, seaman songs, English plainsong, and folk rounds with spare accompaniment (variously guitar, mandolin, accordion). Think punks singing their tattoos away at the end of a night of beery-good fellowship. Think Manchester street toughs finding grace and a way home to a world before machines, struggling wity heightened human feelings of yearning, frailty, heartbreak, and about death. Think a regular guy finding English folk in his blood, but no standard folk way to let it out.

Tracks 12-15 use a full electric band and are characteristic of his other work. But they work well here too. [73:18]

1 out of 5 stars This CD is better in its case than in the player.......2003-05-02

A total waste of possible talent, this CD is just awful on so many levels. Wes is off-key in many of the songs, and his voice is unconvincing and irregular. In theory this album is a good idea, but the execution is so painful. I've really tried to get into this CD, but in the end, I taped it to the ceiling in my office, so nobody has to listen to it.

5 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing.......2000-03-18

I have been a fan of Wes for years, but this album exceeded my expectations. These songs are incredible, giving credit to Nic Jones, and the interpretations are wonderful as well. Now I want to go get more of the original work of Nic Jones, if it weren't out of print.

Buy this album - you won't regret it.

5 out of 5 stars A real gem.......2000-01-16

I first heard Litle Musgrave on KPFT, Houston Community Radio, on the way to work. So different, a wonderful story line, perfectly executed. I immediately ordered two copies of the CD, one for myself, one for my son-in-law as a Christmas present. The entire repertoire on this album is to the same high standard as Little Musgrave. This has been a wonderful introduction to the Nic Jones style and I shall be delving further into this type of music. Highly recommended!

4 out of 5 stars A must for fans of Wes and/or trad. English folk music.......2000-01-09

This is an excellent collection of tunes. The arrangements are sparse(usually just guitar and vocal) but quite beautiful. The respect and love that Wes has for these songs and the underappreciated Nic Jones really comes through in the music.

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