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Jacob S Harris

About Me

"Lady Juliana" now available on itunes

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/7/2006
Band Website: www.jacobsharris.com
Band Members: Jacob S Harris - Guitar, Voice. Jane Elliott- Cello, B.V.s
Influences: Leonard Cohen, Odetta,16 horsepower,Townes Van Zandt, Karen Dalton,The Pouges, Howlin' Wolf, Roy Orbison, Emmylou Harris, Will Oldham, Tom Waits, Patsy Cline, Josephine Baker, Nick Cave, The Carter Family, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Dante, Charles Baudelaire, William Blake,John Milton.....................
Sounds Like: "The settings are sparse, acoustic, hovering like a morning fog on the creek, focusing the attention on the timeless imagery and haunting melodies, some of which might just as easily been written in 1906 as 2006" (Noel Mengal, Courier Mail).
Record Label: El Nino El Nino
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Jacob S Harris -The Thief and the River

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgUXcdCJyv8
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:29:00 GMT

Courier-Mail review

LIGHT AND SHADE IN HAUNTING TUNES Noel Mengal, Courier-Mail. You know this isn't going to be just another predictable singer-songwriter record when Jacob S. Harris whispers over an old-world waltz rh...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:28:00 GMT

scene review

Your appreciation of this decidedly dark folk release hinges entirely on whether you consider drinking songs for miserable bastards a good concept. I think its genius personally. On Shackles and Chain...
Posted by on Fri, 19 May 2006 18:16:00 GMT

Bizoo review

Brisbane based singer, songwriter and storyteller Jacob S Harris' debut E.P. is breath taking to say the least. It mixes country styled story telling with the darker side of folk. Imagine Nick Cave an...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:35:00 GMT

Rave Magazine Review

Dark, dim and classy debut by a Gin Clubber...  Self described as "Drinking songs for miserable bastards", Jacob S Harris's debut is definately that, and much more... Kicking off the sa...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:44:00 GMT