Mr. Woon & Friends

I am always a keeno when it comes to enlightening the horizons of my musical awareness, so when a friend asked me to accompany her to a Jamie Woon gig at the gorgeous Deaf Institute, Manchester, I was more than open to the adventure!

Me and my best mate with the main man himself, Jamie Woon!!!

I decided to keep virgin ears with his tracks, so went along not really knowing what to expect, and boy oh boy was I impressed! To be honest, impressed is an understatement. If his voice were an animal it would be a butterfly, as he sailed so comfortably and beautifully through all his vocals. Accompanied by the sounds of keys, guitars, drums and his cool machine, he somehow achieves the perfect balance between relaxing, energizing, and enchanting the crowd and the atmosphere. Whatsmore, he has the cutest smile ever.

Jamie Woon with his cool machine

Jamie Woon and his guitar

Check out this vid of him and the cool machine at work, and then give him a cheeky accapella listen to get a feel for what I'm rambling on about, coz let's be honest, with or without his great wire tail, his sound is rather sparkly special!

And if you fancy grooving to him face to face, hit this link up to see when you can!! http://www.jamiewoon.com/#list-_listing_shows

But wait!! There's more!!!!!!!!!! Whilst fluttering around for some Woon magic, I also came across two EXCELLENT musicians.......

The first is Matt Corby,

Matt Corby pic from http://mattcorby.com.au/

who is currently working with the label 'Communion', which was co-founded by Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons and Kev Jones of Cherbourg! He supported Jamie at Start the Bus, Bristol on 20th Feb 2011, and I'm not even joking or embarrassed to say that as soon as I heard this guy play, I got down on one knee and proposed to my computer screen, via the following video...

But waaaaaaaaaaaaaait! There is yet more!!!

Yes I have another for you! Jono McCleery,

Jono McCleery pic from http://www.jonomccleery.com/

who supported Woon at Jericho Tavern in Oxford on the 19th Feb 2011, and this one released his first album, 'The Darkest Light' independantly! It was funded by his fans and he produced it himself!! My hands are clapping for you Jono because that's impressive! This one is called 'Tommorow', which I have listened to about 20 times in a row and is now best friends to both my eardrums. Prepare yourself for a filthy bassline...

BUT WAIT!!!!! Yes! I have more for you!! Some presents! Click the links and consider me your audio Santa :)
 
Free Jamie Woon download of Blue Truth http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jamie-Woon/6567033643?v=app_4949752878
 
Free Matt Corby download of Coloured Stones and Walls http://mattcorby.com.au/colouredstonesandwalls/
 

And, I couldn't find any on Jono McCleery, but check out his webiste anyway! http://www.jonomccleery.com/

 

PS. YAY THAT I WORKED OUT HOW CODE VIDEOS ONTO MY BLOG!!!!!!