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Insomniac Jack

About Me

"A WORLD TO WRITE HOME ABOUT" is the new album from insomniac jack, and is available NOW!! it looks just like the one pictured at the top of our page, being modeled by our own (in house CD promoter) Storm Jinx. It features 12 new original songs, 4 of which are downloadable on the site. if you are interested in hearing others you can come & see us at one of the places in our gig list, or contact us for a copy of the album. INSOMNIAC JACK are an unsigned band from Somerset, with, it seems a foot in every generation of musical influence from rock & roll to folk-blues and contemporary pop-rock Of the five members, Denny (vocals & rhythm guitar), John (lead & rhythm guitar) have been playing together in a semi professional rock & blues band that has graced the stage of many venues & festivals around the southwest over the last 13years, and have also supported some well known acts along the way. But, with the addition of Storm Jinx (lead & harmony vocals) Mike Marshall (bass guitar), Ed Roller (drums) and an ever increasing wedge of quality handwritten original songs they are able to utilise their full creative potential and leave an entirely different impression as Insomniac Jack. The songs are of varying styles, highlighting the versatile nature and wide ranging influences that makes insomniac jack a band for people interested in good quality songs, as well as those who take no real interest in music until a song accidentally sticks in their head and they find themselves singing along… sometimes against their will. “As with any band or artiste that plays genuinely original songs, to be cornered into categorising the style of music is a nigh on impossible request, particularly when the influences are as diverse as ours, we all love good, well crafted songs, melodies & harmony, regardless of who..s performing it or what style or genre it might fall into, the quality of our songs is most important, other than that you really can expect pretty much anything from us”

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/01/2007
Influences: beatles, dylan, dean friedman, fratellis, kooks, tim hardin, harry nillson,crowded house, belle & sebastian, radiohead (early stuff), lovin` spoonfull, the band, steve harley, blues, rock, roll, singers, songwriters ( & both ) neil young, tom waits, everyone on our friends list, leonard cohen, howard werth & audience, captain beefheart, tommy emmanuel, joni mitchell, (dont want to sound like we`re stuck in the past, so,) kings of leon, air, damien rice, (what the hell) led zep, jethro tull, 1970s snappy duds, kitsch-ness, cat-ness, sinatra (frank & Nancy, together or apart), hendrix, nick drake, johanna newsom ( even though she wouldn`t be our friend), both buckleys ( probably tim more so), XTC, pink floyd, the doors, rufus wainright, ron sexsmith, roddy frame, white stripes, ( so hard to remember all the great people at a time like this) ...to be continued
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Type of Label: Major

My Blog

The Jack find new drummer!

Finally, after many months of searching for the golden one, Insomniac Jack have found a new drummer in the form of mr Bill Stunt. a man as equally at home with jazz, rock, or folk as he is with just p...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:49:00 GMT

insomniac vocalists session archive un-earthed!!

yes people! its true, we have all waited for that un-released Beatles album to be uncovered from an attic, we have all dreamed of the day a genuine Hendrix tape is found (not just some crap he did whi...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:11:00 GMT

read our live reviews, and if you dont believe the hype... come & see us yourself !!

Things get decisively more chilled with the arrival of Somerset pros Insomniac Jack. With added experience, and in the midst of showcasing some fresh material, interspersed with the occasional cover (...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:50:00 GMT

2007 & 2008 GIG LIST

March 31st, the plough, wrington May 21st,      Fleece & Firkin, Bristol Sept  1st , Storm Brewing festival Sept  6th, Mr Wolfs, Bristol Sept 15th,  The fol...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:53:00 GMT

Album reviews

Many thanks to all the folks at LIVE MUSIC SCENE for reviewing our album. you can get constructive, and impartial  reviews of other bands and artists albums & live shows at www...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:19:00 GMT

BBC Bristol uncovered & BCFM airplay

following airplay on BCFM & BBC Bristol uncovered, we have had many nice emails from people saying they will be at the tobacco factory gig on the 21st oct, the tobacco factory is a really nice pla...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:41:00 GMT

CD`s are selling well !

well, the new album has been available for a couple of months now, and those of you who still haven`t heard it should be ashamed of yourselves, its so reasonably priced, how can you afford not to...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:05:00 GMT

Final Mixing in progress !!

Following many months of preparation the long awaited album is now within reach of being completed. Denny Lee has penned some fine lylics and after finding the right people to complete his masterplan ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:22:00 GMT