Member Since: 10/8/2005
Band Website: janemusic.info
Band Members: I've been very lucky to work with some amazing musicians, most of whom are still great friends - still missing Pete and Michael...
Pete Jacobsen (1950 - 2002)
Michael Bettell (1962 - 2003)
- see also - Drumming Up Hope
Reg Webb
Dave bronze
Mark Cunningham
Phil Burdett
Mark Street
Phil Hilbourne
Wendy Roberts
Dave Mascall
Al Christie
Terry Lewis
Influences: I JUST WANNA BE IN A BAND LIKE THIS ....
Crosby Stills Nash Young & Mitchell - Helpless (1974)
Helpless (1974)"
I'm influenced by loads of stuff but musically - well, where do I start?
My record collection includes music from punk to opera however, some of my favourites are : Steely Dan, Ian Dury, The Clash, Stevie Wonder, Take 5, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Ben Folds, The Eagles, The Beatles, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell, James Tayler, Bonnie Raitt, Damien Rice, Blondie, Abba, Pat Methany, Tom Waits,Connor Reeves, Norah Jones, The Beach Boys, 5 Blind Boys of Alabama, Imogen Heap, Jonatha Brooke, Annika, Sheila Chandra, Peter Gabriel... this list could be pages long!
I also LOVE comedy especially Spike Milligan, Monty Python, League Of Gentlemen,The Simpsons, Fawlty Towers, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The Good Life, Rising damp, Dads Army, Nighty Night, Blackadder, Father Ted, The Office, The Fast Show, Pete and Dud, Stephen Fry ... shit , I watch a LOT more televsion than I realised ...
Sounds Like: I've been compared to Norah Jones - in fact one reviewer said, "Compared to Norah Jones, Jane is bloody crap!"Reviewers and critics do love to make comparisons. Below are a list of artists I've compared with.
Meatloaf,
Jimmy Osmond
Village People (all of them simultaniously)
John Travolta ...
Er, I think you'd be better off making your own minds up.
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Track featured on Drumming Up Hope album
Record Label: Tomboy Music Group
Type of Label: Indie