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Songs for Love Drunk Sinners by Jan Bell and the cheap dates.
producer Samantha Parton
Mastered by Richard Morris at Sterling Sound.
"A mighty fine album!" Americana UK.
"Wonderful new album" NOW Toronto Critics Choice.
Following a British Tour highlighted by a concert at The Royal Albert Hall, Samantha Parton took time out to produce 'Songs for Love Drunk Sinners', the new album from Jan Bell. The album features an array of emerging and established artists from the Americana, folk and alternative country community. The Brooklyn based core being Violinist Rima Fand (Luminescent Orchestrii); and Pedal Steel player Bob Hoffnar (HEM). Jolie Holland (ANTI) cites Jan Bell as one of her favorite living songwriters; and sings harmony on the closing song. Jolie covers several of Jan's songs live on international tour; and lists 'Right to Love' in her Top Ten for Magnet Magazine. Songs for Love Drunk Sinners is a shift in style from old-timey country blues - to a full and richly layered, dream-scape sound. Previous albums, and her work with The Maybelles is more clearly rooted in traditional folk.
When BBC Radio London presenter Charlie Gillett heard the Maybelles, he said:
“They sound like they might be the great grand-daughters of 1930's country music legends – The Wildwood Flowers.” There is the addition of drums, electric guitar and accordion; a cover of Snake Song by Townes Van Zandt.; and an adaption of Miners by World War I Poet Wilfred Owen - featuring Elyas Khan.(Nervous Cabaret) on vocals.
“Maybe growing up in Nottinghamshire is what sets Jan bell apart from the run of local lady folkies – or perhaps its the slide guitar, banjo and mandolin that suggest a Renaissance Faire on the Mississippi Delta. Her album 'Between the Bridges' isn't even as gorgeous an ode to New York as 'I want no country' - as sad, plain-spoken and skeptical as any song anybody wrote about 9-11.” Chuck Eddy as Senior Music Editor, The Village Voice. Jan Bell was raised in a coal mining village in Yorkshire, England - and came to America to teach theater and story telling. She was introduced to the music of Woody Guthrie, the Carter Family and Appalachian folk songs by Jason Eklund (Flying Fish). After several years touring the folk festival realm, she returned to New York City. There she staged the Urban Cowgirl Cabaret, on the back of an old pick up truck, by an iron workers bar at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Shows paid tribute to country music legends, and also became a platform for Jan's original songs with a five piece string band. In 1999, Jan founded Little Red Hen Music to connect the itinerant musicians she had met on the road. Before most of us had cell-phones and lap tops, LRH planted the seeds of an organized collective booking & promoting original & traditional folk, country, roots and blues artists.
“ Little Red Hen Music Stage was by far my favorite event at the dumbo arts festival.' Alison Tocci (Publisher) Time Out NY
Highlights
Invitation from the Woody Guthrie Archives (NYC) to write original melody to archival lyrics.
Women's Medium Security Prison Concert “ The inmates truly loved Jan's music” NY Judges Association.
In New Orleans Jan won First Place at the city-wide Sam Adams sponsored Singer Songwriter contest 2004. Title track 'Between the Bridges' – Documentary on d.u.m.b.o., Brooklyn, (Audience Award, Malibu Film Fest.)
Album art features eight original paintings by Pasqualina Azzarello, as featured in the New York Times (Summer 2006) for her construction wall murals in Jan's long time home and rapidly changing arts neighborhood, d.u.m.b.o..
“ Jan is a truth teller, a true troubadour, heart breaker and heart mender.” Samantha Parton (Be Good Tanyas, Nettwerk)
producer Samantha Parton
Mastered by Richard Morris at Sterling Sound.
"A mighty fine album!" Americana UK.
"Wonderful new album" NOW Toronto Critics Choice.
Following a British Tour highlighted by a concert at The Royal Albert Hall, Samantha Parton took time out to produce 'Songs for Love Drunk Sinners', the new album from Jan Bell. The album features an array of emerging and established artists from the Americana, folk and alternative country community. The Brooklyn based core being Violinist Rima Fand (Luminescent Orchestrii); and Pedal Steel player Bob Hoffnar (HEM). Jolie Holland (ANTI) cites Jan Bell as one of her favorite living songwriters; and sings harmony on the closing song. Jolie covers several of Jan's songs live on international tour; and lists 'Right to Love' in her Top Ten for Magnet Magazine. Songs for Love Drunk Sinners is a shift in style from old-timey country blues - to a full and richly layered, dream-scape sound. Previous albums, and her work with The Maybelles is more clearly rooted in traditional folk.
When BBC Radio London presenter Charlie Gillett heard the Maybelles, he said:
“They sound like they might be the great grand-daughters of 1930's country music legends – The Wildwood Flowers.” There is the addition of drums, electric guitar and accordion; a cover of Snake Song by Townes Van Zandt.; and an adaption of Miners by World War I Poet Wilfred Owen - featuring Elyas Khan.(Nervous Cabaret) on vocals.
“Maybe growing up in Nottinghamshire is what sets Jan bell apart from the run of local lady folkies – or perhaps its the slide guitar, banjo and mandolin that suggest a Renaissance Faire on the Mississippi Delta. Her album 'Between the Bridges' isn't even as gorgeous an ode to New York as 'I want no country' - as sad, plain-spoken and skeptical as any song anybody wrote about 9-11.” Chuck Eddy as Senior Music Editor, The Village Voice. Jan Bell was raised in a coal mining village in Yorkshire, England - and came to America to teach theater and story telling. She was introduced to the music of Woody Guthrie, the Carter Family and Appalachian folk songs by Jason Eklund (Flying Fish). After several years touring the folk festival realm, she returned to New York City. There she staged the Urban Cowgirl Cabaret, on the back of an old pick up truck, by an iron workers bar at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Shows paid tribute to country music legends, and also became a platform for Jan's original songs with a five piece string band. In 1999, Jan founded Little Red Hen Music to connect the itinerant musicians she had met on the road. Before most of us had cell-phones and lap tops, LRH planted the seeds of an organized collective booking & promoting original & traditional folk, country, roots and blues artists.
“ Little Red Hen Music Stage was by far my favorite event at the dumbo arts festival.' Alison Tocci (Publisher) Time Out NY
Highlights
Invitation from the Woody Guthrie Archives (NYC) to write original melody to archival lyrics.
Women's Medium Security Prison Concert “ The inmates truly loved Jan's music” NY Judges Association.
In New Orleans Jan won First Place at the city-wide Sam Adams sponsored Singer Songwriter contest 2004. Title track 'Between the Bridges' – Documentary on d.u.m.b.o., Brooklyn, (Audience Award, Malibu Film Fest.)
Album art features eight original paintings by Pasqualina Azzarello, as featured in the New York Times (Summer 2006) for her construction wall murals in Jan's long time home and rapidly changing arts neighborhood, d.u.m.b.o..
“ Jan is a truth teller, a true troubadour, heart breaker and heart mender.” Samantha Parton (Be Good Tanyas, Nettwerk)
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