An Introduction To Nic Jones

Definitive 12 track entry point to classic English folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and fiddle player includes two exclusive, previously unreleased 2013 studio tracks; extensive sleeve notes by Colin Irwin (Folk Roots, The Guardian) and an introduction by Nic himself.

Not only is Nic Jones credited with a fine body of solo work and being the inspiration for countless bedroom guitarists to attempt his indefinable style, he’s also won awards galore and played alongside the likes of June Tabor,Martin Carthy, Richard and Linda Thompson, Peter Bellamy and Shirley Collins, to name but a few. 1980 saw the release of his classic Topic Records album, Penguin Eggs but less than two years later, a disastrous car crash left him with virtually every bone in his body broken. The battle to rebuild his life was long and tortuous. Surely a return was impossible?

Except, eventually – almost thirty years later- he did return. Encouraged, protected and inspired by his wife, Julia, he was able to put the pieces back together again. Firstly, lured to play a few festivals and then in 2013, with the help of his son Joe Jones and Belinda O’Hooley (of Yorkshire folk duo, O’Hooley and Tidow), to record a handful of new studio tracks- two of which (I Only Spoke Portuguese and Now) appear here for the very first time.