Posted on March 30th, 2009 by admin | 1 Comment »
Lea Jones has been leading bands, recording original music and performing solo on both coasts for the past 20 years. He combines a unique guitar sound—recalling for all but the most musically illiterate the guitar stylings of Norman Blake—with an often funny, sometimes inventive, and occasionally evocative songwriting talent, topping it all off with a startlingly expressive, wide-ranging & rich singing voice. From Carol Wilson, co-owner of ELK RUN VINEYARDS in Mt. Airy: “Lea Jones is a phenomenally talented performer, from classic folk to lyrical renditions he blends his own style with the sounds of (country, rock, blues, and Texas Swing) as well. Able to do just about anything on the guitar, Lea often includes satire and humor in retrospective stories as he delights his audience with a complete performance package.
Lea Jones doing his best Michael Landon imitation - photo courtesy of Jessah Serafini
Posted on March 27th, 2009 by admin | No Comments »
So, I’m a guitar player and a singer. I’ve recorded four or five CDs worth of material over the years and played lots of different venues — from the Kennedy Center to street corners — as a solo and with bands. Most of the bands were newgrassy, Texas Swingy, folky, and/or country rockish. I’m still a solo singer-songwriter type (I’ve played at the Cats Eye in Baltimore a lot and have a beautiful running gig out at Elk Run Vineyards in Mt. Airy. My JULY shows (thus far) are at: Joe Squared for BRUNCH on July 5 (noon - 2 - EXCELLENT CHEAP EATS!!) and Happy Hour at AUSTIN GRILL in Canton on FRIDAY JULY 31, 5:00 - 8:00 pm.
- Not an actual photo
The two bands I have going right now (which you can read about by clicking on their names in the header up top) include some truly wonderful musicians (and friends). It’s an honor to be able to work and play with these folks.
I’ll have a CD out soon that compiles the first two records I made in the late 80’s (don’t worry, we used almost NO synths). Most of my other tunes are eventually going to end up on BAREFOOT LEROY’s new CD (working title: Barefoot Leroy Gets Down Home) or on The Swing States Road Show’s upcoming CD (no working title… in fact, the band doesn’t know we’re going to make the record). The Vietnam record was co-written with a good friend.
You can visit my Sonicbids page, which has photos, reviews, listings of upcoming shows, and some mp3s. You can contact me directly at Lea Jones