David has been invited to perform at this year's National Folk Festival at Sutton Bonington (like all the main guests from 2001's cancelled festival) and the Fo'c'sle has taken the opportunity to have him guest for us the following week.
David has an enormous repertoire of folksong from both sides of the Atlantic. He has performed throughout his native Britain and North America at festivals, clubs, and colleges, singing songs from the great days of sail, Music Hall favorites, traditional ballads, and the works of contemporary writers. He sings both à capella and with guitar accompaniment and involves his audience in refrains and choruses ranging from boisterous to sentimental.
David also performs with the celebrated instrumentalists Bill Shute and Tom Goslin, and has sung with several groups including Bermuda Quadrangle and with Tom Gibney and Heather Wood in Poor Old Horse. He has played feature roles in both Equity and non-Equity theatrical productions, and his training as a structural engineer has led to many ports of call in the United States as well as a four-year sojourn in East Africa.
Songs of Exquisite Taste
A collection of humorous songs
with Tom Goslin.
Side A:
Henry VIII; Angus Hempstead;
Grannys Old Armchair; Early One Evening;
Right! Said Fred; The Log Drivers Waltz.
Side B.:
Father Papered the Parlor;
Why Paddy's Not At Work Today;
Jogging; Body In The Bag;
Beautiful Day; Lost Her In Gloucester;
Brown Boots.
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World Folk Arts WFA 101 |
Widdecombe Fair
Traditional Songs for all Ages with Bill Shute.
Parent's Choice 1991 Gold Award.
Recommended by Booklist and School Library Journal
". . . a treat for the whole family".
Parents' Choice Magazine |
World Folk Arts WFA 102 |
From England's Shorewith Tom Gibney, Heather Wood, Jerry Epstein, Bill Shute. | Minstrel JD213 |
Easy and Slow
". . . uncluttered, unpretentious and unbeatable"
Folkscene Magazine
". . . one of the finest folk albums of recent years"
Come for to Sing |
Minstrel 201 |
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Blow ye Winds in the Morning
Parents ' Choice Award
Recommended by Booklist |
Revels Records RS1084 |
Wild Mountain Thyme |
Revels Records CD1094 |
An Evening at the English Music Hall
". . . a staggering piece of artistry."
Emily Friedman of "My Old Dutch" in Come for to Sing, |
Front Hall Records FHR030 |
Beautiful Life
With the "Bermuda Quadrangle"
(Jeff Warner, Jeff Davis, Jerry Epstein, David Jones) |
Minstrel 211 |
Songs of the Tall Ships
With the "Starboard List"
(Peter Marston, Charles O'Hegarty, David Jones)
A Stereo Review Recording of Special Merit. |
Adelphi AD1025 |
Cruising Round Yarmouth
With the"Starboard List" |
Adelphi AD1027 |
Sea Songs From the Newport Tall Ships Festival. |
Folkways FTS3731 |
Health to the Man and the Maid |
Living Folk LFR103 |
Mariposa 1975 Festival Album | |
"...his offerings ran the emotional gamut from the hilarious 'Farmer and the Devil' tale to the frightening 'Werefox.'
Jones has a great presence, and the capacity to spark the inner eye of the audience. This was a delightful counterpoint to the classical music."
—The Recorder, Greenfield, MA
"...beautifully ornamented, subtly disciplined, sprightly and yet powerful singing."
—Come For to Sing
David has been invited to perform at this year's National Folk Festival at Sutton Bonington (like all the main guests from 2001's cancelled festival) and the Fo'c'sle has taken the opportunity to have him guest for us the following week.
