Jon Allen + Richard James

Jon Allen + Richard James

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Friday 17th Jul
£8.00

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Jon Allen concert.

Jon Allen

Jon Allen has played several support gigs for Damien Rice, KT Tunstall and Jose Gonzalez among others. Fans of his music within the industry include Coldplay producer Ken Nelson and Guy Chambers. Recently he have supported Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris at Wembley Arena, Manchester MEN and The Zenith in Paris.



If he were to try to describe my music or my sound, he would say 'Green' (joke) 'Seriously, I guess I have a soulful, slightly gravely voice and I'm into roots, blues and folk music.'

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Richard James

Richard James fronted The Retreat from 1990 to 1996. The Retreat released three critically acclaimed albums. The band were infamous for their live shows and amazing performances around the festival circuit in Europe and the south of England. During this time they supported acts such as Jamiroquai & Radiohead, even headlining the Ostend festival in Belgium with the Jools Holland band.

Recognised for his energetic live performances, Richard has been holed away in Cornwall writing and recording a new 12 track album; "Your Little Black Book". The music draws on influences landing between The Beatles (especially Lennon), Dylan, Bowie, and early Waterboys.

The new album "Your Little Black Book" is completed and mixed. It will be available in July 2009 on iTunes and Maker Records.

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