{"product_id":"dust-of-yesterday","title":"Dust Of Yesterday","description":"\u003cp\u003eSongwriter and fingerstyle guitarist, \u003cstrong\u003eJason McNiff\u003c\/strong\u003e, releases his 7th full-length album, \u003cem\u003eDust Of Yesterday\u003c\/em\u003e. Produced and engineered by \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Askew\u003c\/strong\u003e (Joe Strummer, Wilko Johnson, Christy Moore), the album was recorded throughout the summer and autumn of 2020 in Roger's home studio in Eastbourne, UK. It features McNiff's signature acoustic guitar work throughout with significant contributions from \u003cstrong\u003eBeth Porter\u003c\/strong\u003e (of Eliza Carthy's band) on cello and \u003cstrong\u003eBasia Bartz\u003c\/strong\u003e (most London-based folk bands) on violin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis first album since leaving London - McNiff is now based in Hastings - \u003cem\u003eDust of Yesterday\u003c\/em\u003e is an elegy on moving away from a beloved place and a lament for lost youth. We are treated to a musical tour of McNiff's life to date, from his 8-year residency as a Flamenco guitarist in a Spanish bar in Waterloo (\"\u003cem\u003eDamaged Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\") to hopping the northbound train from King's Cross, hiding in the lavatory up to Nottingham (\"\u003cem\u003eA Load Along\u003c\/em\u003e\"). All the songs on \u003cem\u003eDust of Yesterday\u003c\/em\u003e, in one way or another, speak of the past. But it is not bleary-eyed nostalgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMusically, \u003cstrong\u003eJason\u003c\/strong\u003e is influenced by the British acoustic guitarists (Jansch, Graham, Wizz Jones) and the great folk\/rock troubadours of the 60s and 70s. He loves \u003cstrong\u003eMark Knopfler\u003c\/strong\u003e in the early days; the English teacher turned reluctant rock star, singing about Leeds and Newcastle and sounding like JJ Cale. For \u003cstrong\u003eMcNiff\u003c\/strong\u003e, the lyrics are central, and he has been especially captivated by those considered poets and writers as well as musicians. He loves literature and cites Hemingway, Chekhov and the aforementioned Cavafy, as major influences in his work. (He has 'translated' Hemingway's 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' into a song on a previous album, 'Nobody's Son')\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tombola","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50473608511819,"sku":"1113292","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50473610019147,"sku":"1113291","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/8986349c-e673-40ee-b06b-0ff98e9264f3_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727430058","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/dust-of-yesterday","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}