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Jim Moray

I am Jim Moray

About Me


"a word-of-mouth sensation...the biggest leap forward in folk for 30 years" - Neil McCormack, Daily Telegraph.
"the most significant musician since Bob Dylan to decide that the folk idiom is the perfect vehicle for his musical adventures and experiments." - Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald.
"Irritatingly young, handsome and talented, Jim Moray is the poster boy of what will probably become known as nu folk." - The Independent
"The 21 year old singer-musician from Birmingham is threatening to do for the folk world what Nigel Kennedy did for classical music." David Sinclair, The Times
"Impassioned folk songs...with an unnerving confidence and Brit Pop swagger." Sydney Morning Herald
"This is where the folk tradition turns left and hits the mainstream" The Independent On Sunday
Jim is currently working on a third full length album, following the award winning Sweet England (2003) and Jim Moray (2006).
Please address all correspondence to [email protected] . Thank you.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/15/2005
Band Website: jimmoray.co.uk
Band Members: Jim Moray with Nick Cooke (Melodeons) and James Delarre (Violin)
Influences: singing: June Tabor, Peter Gabriel, Eliza Carthy, Nic Jones, Joseph Taylor, Paul Brady, Damon Albarn, Coope Boyes and Simpson.
playing: Paul Brady, Huw Warren, Andy Cutting, Chris Wood, Nick Cooke, Rob Harbron, Richard Thompson, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Chris Foster, Ian Carr, Johnny Marr, Richard Hawley.
writing: Mr. Trad, who seems to have written all the best tunes.
Record Label: NIAG records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Special Guest - March dates

Nick Cooke has unfortunately had to pull out of the March gigs. However, we are incredibly privileged to announce that he'll be replaced by melodeonist-superstar John Spiers (Spiers and Boden, Bellowh...
Posted by Jim Moray on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:39:00 PST

Happy New Year

Hi,I'm sitting here listening to some rough mixes of my third album which will be out in May. Its called Low Culture and I think its pretty good. I'm sure you'll hear more about it in 2008, but I just...
Posted by Jim Moray on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:34:00 PST

Shepherds Bush Empire setlist

So... I'm trying to draft a setlist for the gig - we're not playing for as long as usual - and I'm not sure what to include or leave out. I thought I'd get some input...To this end, please visit here ...
Posted by Jim Moray on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:21:00 PST

Autumn gigs in Maidstone, Trowbridge, West Chiltington, Howden

Tickets are available from:-Sept 24th - Maverick@Zebra bar, Maidstone - http://www.maverick-country.com/soulcafenews.htmOct 27th - The Arc, Trowbridge - http://www.arctheatre.org.uk/Nov 3rd - Footligh...
Posted by Jim Moray on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:44:00 PST

Electric Thumb Piano

Tuned to a G melodic minor scale, with dual pickups under the soundboard and stereo output. More to come......
Posted by Jim Moray on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:02:00 PST

Shepherds Bush Empire with Bellowhead

The good burghers of Bellowhead have asked us to support them at their Shepherds Bush Empire show in September. I'm pretty sure it will sell out VERY fast, so go to their site sharpish to buy tickets ...
Posted by Jim Moray on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:52:00 PST

New Song - Black Joak

This is a sneak preview of our track for Ashley Hutchings' upcoming "Mother of all Morris" album. It was recorded entirely in dressing rooms and hotel rooms in Manchester, Leigh-on-Sea and Bristol whi...
Posted by Jim Moray on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:23:00 PST

RNCM

I did a set of new songs for chamber(ish) ensemble at the RNCM in Manchester last week. I was writing right up to the night before - not a good idea. None the less, I think we got away with it, just.T...
Posted by Jim Moray on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:26:00 PST

Bassist wanted

English folk musics premier comedy misanthrope WLTM bass player for low-end good times, gigs and tours. Preferably based in England, even more preferably in the south-west/driving distance of the sout...
Posted by Jim Moray on Wed, 09 May 2007 01:45:00 PST

One door opens...

I haven't posted for a while. Theres all kinds of things going down, most of which are quite delicate and can't be discussed on here, but for what it's worth, progress report :-I have nine songs that ...
Posted by Jim Moray on Tue, 08 May 2007 03:28:00 PST