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To call James Yorkston a folk singer is to miss the point by some distance and the fact that among his influences he lists Can, Jacques Brel and Linton Kwesi Johnson tells you something about the diverse and innovative approach he brings to the form. One review of his first album, with backing group the Athletes, Moving Up Country stated “James Yorkston is the real deal” and that simple judgment says a lot more than any attempt to classify or describe his work.
James Yorkston first appeared on record in 2001 under the pseudonym J Wright Presents, with the “Moving Up Country, Roaring the Gospel” single, a track that later appeared in a very different version on the first album, which was released on Domino in late 2002 and was mixed mostly by former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde, with some intervention from Kenny Anderson, aka King Creosote . By then, James had released a number of singles and a track on Anderson’s Fence Collective Sampler.
Shortly after the release of the album, James’ first Peel session was broadcast and there followed an EP of traditional folk songs (Someplace Simple) before the release of the second album, Just Beyond the River, in 2004. On this, songs like “Shipwreckers” revealed something of the dynamism that lurks within Yorkston’s best work, and that is unleashed to an often surprising degree in live performances.
James Yorkston first appeared on record in 2001 under the pseudonym J Wright Presents, with the “Moving Up Country, Roaring the Gospel” single, a track that later appeared in a very different version on the first album, which was released on Domino in late 2002 and was mixed mostly by former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde, with some intervention from Kenny Anderson, aka King Creosote . By then, James had released a number of singles and a track on Anderson’s Fence Collective Sampler.
Shortly after the release of the album, James’ first Peel session was broadcast and there followed an EP of traditional folk songs (Someplace Simple) before the release of the second album, Just Beyond the River, in 2004. On this, songs like “Shipwreckers” revealed something of the dynamism that lurks within Yorkston’s best work, and that is unleashed to an often surprising degree in live performances.
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mambamutu wrote:
What a shitty description....En Castellano: Una mierdita la descripción, James...Un capo!
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forablueguitar wrote:
someone should write a description more in keeping with mr yorkston and his music. not me though. mine would be worse than the current one.
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doqtor wrote:
What a shitty description.
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hawwie wrote:
absolutely gutted i missed him at green man :'{ - loooove him
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flookster wrote:
Great stuff.
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unismord wrote:
Amazing artist!
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dropacid wrote:
They don't make 'em like this any more
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lickthepavement wrote:
woozy with cider is so good. i love the mellow, soft melancholy it shapes in the pit of my belly.
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Milo101 wrote:
Woozy with Cider <3. [2]
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Bom_ wrote:
Woozy with Cider <3.
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nocturana wrote:
:))))
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i-phantom wrote:
In the liner notes of the album.
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witkacynazawsze wrote:
where I can find lyrics to "surf song"? :(
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eatyourownears wrote:
Looking forward to Saturday! VENUE / THE TABERNACLE POWIS SQUARE, LONDON, W11 2AY Eat Your Own Ears presents JAMES YORKSTON AND THE BIG EYES FAMILY PLAYERS ALASDAIR ROBERTS MARRY WATERSON & OLIVER KNIGHT MARY HAMPTON DAVID A JAYCOCK Plus guests Saturday 7 November 2009
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DitaVonTesse wrote:
tender to the blues, the best ! :D
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WyldOats wrote:
The athletes all play on "When the Haar.." mind
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John_K wrote:
The Year of the Leopard, and Roaring the Gospel should also be James Yorkston, not James Yorkston & The Athletes...
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John_K wrote:
When the Haar Rolls In is just James Yorkston, not James Yorkston & The Athletes!!!
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_218_5_ wrote:
Today I was looking through the magazine Uncut's list of best albums of 2008 and found this artist, I'm very happy about it. Better late than never!!
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neonninja wrote:
woozy with cider- beautiful music video, reminds me of the film "The diving bell and the butterfly"
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