Lonesome Travellers

Warren James is a fine purveyor of vintage jazz, blues, skiffle, gospel, and roots music whilst being widely acknowledged as one of the most entertaining of banjo and guitarists on our scene.

With his band, The Lonesome Travellers, it has been known for him to venture into old-time New Orleans styles of the American string bands, rag-time, and americana.

A favourite artist and band at jazz and blues venues, festivals, and prohibition themed events such as speak easy, Great Gatsby, and vintage music events.

“… Not many banjo players have taken the jazz and blues scene so warmly whilst fronting his own band and entertaining an audience quite as well as Warren James has. He is an exceptionally talented banjo player and guitarist, as well as a breath of vintage fresh air for the UK jazz and roots scene…”

During the last 3 years, Warren James’ name has become recognisable in the UK, owing to his explosive skiffle themed concerts, which have been so warmly embraced by the UK jazz and blues community.

He tours over 250 performances a year with some of the busiest and most popular bands in the UK, including The Jake Leg Jug Band, who are firm favourites in the UK, and gaining notoriety in Europe, with 10 albums achieving strong air play on BBC Radio 2 and across all digital outlets.

“Entertainment… just like it used to be”