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jake watt

'hang on to them & you'll be fine'

About Me

a scotsman in france, a frenchman in england, i must be somewhere in between i guess. I've been writing stuff for quite some time now, bits & pieces of my personal vision of the world, only lately am i finding the ways to express them. Relationships, people, the way we relate to one another, social behaviours & agreements, all that fascinates me. Conventions. Things that can or can't be said or done. Is it all just about conventions ? Something's missing and I'm looking for it. I will probably never find it, but one thing i'm sure, it's damn worthwhile. After some time in Paris, i'm back in the south of france, writing songs with my friend, greg fontaine. He's a hell of a talented singer/songwriter. Go check out his stuff, we just finished his album. Want my advice ? france needs a little more of his kind... but thats my opinion. As a side project, we formed a band called 'my own parade', the link is in my friends list if you're interested. Ok. I'm fed up talking about myself. Why don't you tell me who you are ? j.

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Member Since: 1/17/2008
Band Members:jake watt
greg fontaine

illustrations : simon rouby
(rockmore blues & london town)
Influences: bob dylan, ray lamontagne, bon iver, fink, calexico, beirut, elliot smith, neil young, alamo race track, the decemberist, absynthe minded, the national, ben harper, piers faccini, josh rouse, JBT, peter green, elvis perkins, anthony and the johnsons, devendra banhart...

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