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In 2024 James released 'Lost In The Winds Of Time'. Hear it on Bandcamp. "excellent – nice to see some homegrown prog being made" - Progtastic There's almost a rule these days not to make long songs, or albums, or (gods forbid!) a concept album, but as Terry Pratchett made Nanny Ogg say, one of his Discworld witches: "When you break rules, break ‘em good and hard…" Keyboard wizard Steve Griffiths and singer/songwriter guitarist James Hollingsworth met on the Swansea music scene in the early 90's, but it wasn't until 2016 that they got into the studio and began work on what would turn out to be a full-production progressive rock concept album released on double cd on Friday 13th December 2024. They teamed up with a stellar rhythm section in 2025 and have since played shows as The Argonites, including the top stage at Keynsham Music Festival, CICCIC in Taunton, a double bill with prog-trio Pandamoanium, and Hanger 18 back in Swansea, with Black Helium and Deviant Amps. James' 2021 album Thirteen Moons - highlighted a single every new moon, culminating with Privately Minded on 2/2/22 ~ visit the album page for CD's, links etc. 'Live at The Bedford' is a 3-song EP available exclusively on Bandcamp, featuring Sandro Granda on djembe: For Twosday 22/02/2022 James remastered and re-released 'Two and Two' on Bandcamp with Sean McBride on saxes. It's a bluesy canter through a musical question for anyone who's just walked in the room ~ can you put Two and Two together? ~ "Great track" - Paul Baker Soundscapes Radio Show. Download Two and Two on Bandcamp, thank you for supporting independent music! James Hollingsworth began making music from an early age, mimicking sounds and singing before taking lessons on piano and violin. Later moving on to bass guitar in his first few bands, he turned to 6-string guitar, harmonica, and eventually relearned the piano. He's since gained a reputation for his superb guitar-playing, passionate singing voice - and a mean harmonica style to boot - now having served up Folk-Blues and acoustic Prog at venues in the South West and beyond for 20 years as a professional musician. James tentatively began writing songs from age 12, going on to reach a prodigious output as he entered his 20's and 30's, while moving progressively from blues-rock bass to folkie/acoustic troubadour ranging the UK and abroad with a brief spell as front-man for Bristol-based Rock act JEBO, releasing Sinking Without You in 2006, produced by Genesis producer John 'Johnnie' Burns. Since then, James has moved deeper into Blues, Rock and Progressive Rock as in time he's come to master new instruments and new music technology, including live looping, as also seen in his Pink Floyd and Psych Rock Nights. There has always been a dream-like and intuitive quality to James' music, whether it be found in his lyrics or overtly in his music, reflecting his openness to the Awen, the flow of inspiration, which drives his often bold and spontaneous style. "Guitar-Shaman & Sublime Songsmith" - Awen Publications. A lifelong environmentalist, one of his earliest songs, Last Stand (written in 1989), brought together the idea of a single remaining stand of trees and the protest against its felling. "If you like acoustic music with interesting rhythms and narrative lyrics then this is for you" ~ Acoustic Nations |
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