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JON BROOKS

Only what cannot be said is worth saying.

About Me

AWARDS:
2007 Nominee Canadian Folk Music "Best Songwriter"
2007 Winner Ontario Council of Folk Festival "Songs From The Heart Award"
2006 Winner Green Man Review's "Songwriter Of The Year"

***CLICK HERE TO EMAIL JON***CBC Television News feature story on Jon Brooks
DISCOGRAPHY'Ours And The Shepherds' A collection of songs examining Canada’s war experience. From WWI through to Afghanistan with songs about Rwanda; Bosnia; Somalia; Kabul; Sen. Romeo Dallaire; Sgt. Tommy Prince; the widows of New Waterford. Painting by Sean Yelland Buy Now For $20, plus shipping.
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Member Since: 1/31/2006
Band Website: jonbrooks.ca
Band Members: Jon Brooks - acoustic guitar, vocals, harmonica, harmonium, percussion guitarThe very great musicians who played on 'No Mean City' and/or 'Ours And The Shepherds':Christine BougieJack BrooksDiane DoigDerek DownhamJames GraySteafan HanniganKelly HoodClaire JenkinsDan MacDonaldDeclan O'DohertyJoe PhillipsPat SimmondsSuzie Vinnick
Influences: The human beast, beauty, love, and truth.
Sounds Like: ’Epic.’
-Greg Quill, The Toronto Star’This is a thoroughly wonderful, truly important and satisfying addition to the canon of Canadian folk music’
-les siemieniuk, Penguin Eggs - Canada’s folk, roots and world music magazine’What the fuck is that? That’s good!’
-Harry Manx, Home County Folk Festival 2006
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The 2008 June Callwood Lecture and God Pt. III

Mary Jo Leddy invited me to perform a song at the 2008 June Callwood Lecture featuring a talk given by James Lockyer, lawyer for the wrongfully convicted. I wrote a song, entitled, 'God Pt. III.'In 1...
Posted by JON BROOKS on Sat, 03 May 2008 12:16:00 PST

Notes On The New CD, 'Ours And The Shepherds'

Notes On 'Ours And The Shepherds' "Whose fault is it? Ours and the shepherds."- Dorothy DayTrack List:Jim Loney's Prayer Part IMimicoTajik BoyKigaliAuction DaysGroesbeekSgt. Tommy PrinceCigarettesThe ...
Posted by JON BROOKS on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:13:00 PST

...because lists do more bad than good.

I removed this list from the front page because lists do more bad than good.  However, due to a few requests for better explanations as to where these songs are coming from, I'm offering it up as...
Posted by JON BROOKS on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:09:00 PST

Two-Storey Town: A Song For Barry Callaghan

Tribute writing is a dark business because it's predicated on the compliment. I'd like to propose an amendment to the cliché, 'imitation is the highest compliment&' I suggest we go with: imitation is...
Posted by JON BROOKS on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:51:00 PST

10 Songs I Wish Bono Didn't Write

1. A Day Without Me  No sober person in U2 Inc. would disagree with me here.2. Elevation  Second-rate bombast; U2 imitating U2.  Do you remember those big, thick red pencils we used in Grade 1?...
Posted by JON BROOKS on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:00:00 PST