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Jennifer Crook

one for courage, two for luck

About Me



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/05/2007
Band Website: www.jennifercrook.com
Band Members:

Jennifer Crook
vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, small harp:

Bethany Porter
cello, vocals;:
Robert Harbron
english concertina, mandolin;:
Maclaine Colston
hammered dulcimer;:
Josh Clark
cajon, percussion;:

Guests: Clive Gregson
acoustic guitar, hammond;:
Miranda Sykes
double bass, voice:

Influences: Live, I've never failed to be inspired and uplifted by Eddi Reader, Ron Sexsmith, Eric Bibb, Slaid Cleaves, Karine Polwart, Boo Hewerdine. Songs that can heal and comfort. Guy Clark. John Prine.The beautiful sound of The Wailin'Jenny's. Gillian Welch. Shawn Colvin. Songs so sad I can hardly bear to listen. Patty Griffin or Beth Nielsen Chapman. Gritty songs. Songs that embrace the contradictions of life. Darrell Scott. Joni Mitchell. Tom Waits. Jimmy Webb. Mary Gauthier. Songs that take you home. Sandy Denny. Richard Thompson. Clive Gregson. Steve Knightley. Andy West. Songs that need to be turned up loud. The Dixie Chicks. Sheryl Crow. The Indigo Girls. Will that do for starters....?

Sounds Like: "...a title which could well become a theme song for this summer "Too Much Rain"
Iain Anderson BBC Radio Scotland

" ...another track from that beautiful little album "A Few Small Things"
Frank Hennessy BBC Radio Wales

"Jennifer Crook's beautiful and atmospheric songs held the audience in thrall. The musicianship was superb and the performances were sensitive, yet energetic. A fantastic evening."
The Rondo Theatre, Bath

Record Label:
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

the wilds of Wales...

So as usual we maintain our high culinary standards for band excursions.  Having returned from Italy the day before (after a tour with Sheelanangig), Josh came armed with prosciutto and parmigiano,...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:11:00 GMT

New reviews from Bright Young Folk and New Folk Sounds

http://www.brightyoungfolk.com/gigs/blog/jennifer-crook-a-fe w-small-things-review.aspxhttp://www.newfolksounds.nl/index. html
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:26:00 GMT

Jennifer's song "Under the Moon" has been recorded by Jo Philby on her new CD

Jennifer's song "Under the Moon" (written with Henry Sears for their album "Chasing the Dawn") has been recorded by Jo Philby who has done a lovely CD  of songs born out of her love for traditional mu...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:11:00 GMT

"April, come she will" - Songwriting, Singing, and Sore Fingers...

They say it takes a while to recover from Sore Fingers and here I am, nearly a month later before I get round to the blog! Sore Fingers is an essentially bluegrass event where you can spend an intensi...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 06:43:00 GMT

Band gig at Chapel Arts Centre TONIGHT in Bath (+ an opening set from Reg Meuross)

We are very lucky to have Reg Meuross (last seen playing at The Royal Albert Hall) performing an opening set for us at tonight's gig at The Chapel Arts Centre in Bath. Please come along and support th...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:16:00 GMT

Bristol Acoustic Music Festival 2009: live review in tonights Evening Post

Had a lovely gig on Saturday with Beth and Josh in aid of the Bristol Folk House.The review in tonights Bristol Evening Post goes: "By the time Jennifer Crook took to the stage the numbers had swelled...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:07:00 GMT

Live tracks and videos coming soon!

my media people are workin' on it...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:32:00 GMT

Four venture north to sing (and eat) a lot...

It's been a head-bumping, roast dinner eating, hat wearing, book reading, rope walking, clock changing, singing in the car to keep warm kind of tour...Wed: Somehow a dulcimer, a cello, a guitar, a ban...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:32:00 GMT

Jennifer Crook band on the road!

We will be heading up north for a few gigs next week. Firstly an intimate, acoustic gig In The Barn at the Cross Keys in Uppermill (I first played here too many years ago to mention - lovely to be inv...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:38:00 GMT

UK SONGWRITING CONTEST SEMI FINALS!!

'A Bicycle in Need of Repair' reached the Semi-finals of the UK Songwriting contest. That means this song was in the top 15% of over 6,200 songs entered into the competition. 'Jane' wasn't far behind ...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:24:00 GMT