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Warren James – another folkin’ month of Jugs & Skiffle

I have a nice busy month ahead of me with concert in all four corners of the job centre. I’ll be as far south as Cornwall and as far north as Edinburgh and travelling east and west for Filey and Manchester. Also, I will support to the folk rock band Merry Hell at Filey Folk…

May – Jake Leg Jug Band

EXCITING NEWS EVERYONE – our 9th studio album SOME GLAD MORNING is out to purchase on GREEN BULLET RECORDS Simply click here to order your copy The album launch will take place this coming Sunday, 5th May, at Filey Methodist Church at 2pm. With a busy month ahead of us, we look forward to seeing…

Jake Leg Jug Band on WhatsApp

Greetings everyone – of course, you already know that you are receiving this email because you joined The Jake Leg Jug Band mailing list at a live gig. We are delighted to announce the launch of  our new WhatsApp channel for the Jake Leg Jug Band. A new, easy, and very secure way of receiving…

The Jake Leg Jug Band on WhatsApp

Greetings everyone – of course, you already know that you are receiving this email because you joined The Jake Leg Jug Band mailing list at a live gig. We are delighted to announce the launch of  our new WhatsApp channel for the Jake Leg Jug Band. A new, easy, and very secure way of receiving…

My April Gig Guide

I’m delighted to announce my gigs for this month with The Jake Leg Jug Band, The Hit Parade Heroes, The Lonnie Donegan Story and Baby Jools & The Jazzaholics – plug a guest appearance with The Liam Ward Blues Band… All details can be found at http://www.WarrenJamesGuitar.com

Jake Leg Jug Band – April Update

I know what you’re thinking… Why didn’t I just send The Jake Leg Jug Band’s April update on Monday 1st April?… Well, I just knew that you wouldn’t believe me! Having completed the first quarter of 2024 so quickly, we now move into the next and with it comes brighter nights and hopefully finer weather…

March Gig Update

Hello roots music fans everywhere, be you a fan of jazz, blues, folk, country or good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll. May I start by congratulating you all on keeping live music ALIVE and booming everywhere you go and thank you for being YOU… The people who leave the house, who come out and who enjoy…

Jake Leg Jug Band – March Update

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to join either The Jake Leg Jug Band, a Warren James show or The Liam Ward Band mailing list at a live performance! You probably subscribed to win a free CD, or you may have been tipsy when you did it! To unsubscribe, go to the bottom…

Lonnie Donegan & Jake Leg Jug Band News

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to join The Jake Leg Jug Band, the Warren James or the Liam Ward mailing list at a live performance! You probably subscribed to win a free CD! You may have been tipsy when you did it! To unsubscribe then go to the bottom of the page…

Warren James concerts – February 2024

Please find below, my personal appearance schedule for Warren James appearing with the following shows: The Jake Leg Jug Band – Baby Jools & The Jazzaholics – The Lonnie Donegan Story – The Hit Parade HeroesThe Story of Skiffle – Walk on Back to Happiness and COMING SOON ** The Johnny Cash Songbook ** FEBRUARY…

Click Here – Jake Leg Jug Band – February 2024

Hi there, Warren here from The Jake Leg Jug Band. So that is month one completed, and we survived it. The Jakes are delighted to announce that our new album is almost finished, it is now in the finishing touches stage – an album of 20s and 30s gospel songs, all performed in the wonderful…

Click here – Warren James gig – January 2024

Kicking off this New Years Eve with two shows! The first is in Uttoxeter and then we sprint across the Midlands to Moseley, Birmingham… Then everything goes mad with a very busy January with my brethren of The Jake Leg Jug Band, The Lonnie Donegan Story (now in it’s second sell-out year) as well as…

Click Here For A Christmas Message From Warren James

New Years Eve I shall share a gig with my fellow band mates – Baby Jools Aldridge, without doubt Europes top New Orleans jazz and blues drummer. Star of the west end production, The Million Dollar Quartet, Jim Swinnerton on double-bass, Moseley’s own Stevie Barr on bass guitar, plus other musical guests, including DJ Dylan…

Played on BBC Radio 2

We are absolutely delighted that last Monday, on the BBC Radio 2 Blues Show, hosted by Cerys Matthews, a track by The Jake Leg Jug Band was featured. This is great news for us as we have been trying to get the attention of the BBC national networks for many years and finally we have.…

Christmas Gig Listings

Well, after a year of sell-out shows with The Lonnie Donegan Story, more than 150 gigs with The Jake Leg Jug Band, many more sell-outs with Baby Jools & The Jazzaholics and even more great concerts with the Hit Parade Heroes and finally, performing a 3 days residency with Jeremy Huggetts “Back to the 60s”…

November Already

Here we are, the start of another month and as you can see I’m as busy as ever… 2024 already had over 100 concerts booked, and more are coming in. This is where you can find me in November.

Band on the Road Series

We have released two Travelogue episodes with some quirky behind the scenes footage and fun with The Jake Leg Jug Band on the road – watch episode 2 now, and episode 1 is on our YouTube channel as well. Remember to like and subscribe!

This month

Sun 1 – Eastleigh, Concorde Club, Portsmouth – Jake Leg Jug Band – 12pm Sun 1 – Glastonbury, Wessex Hotel – Jazzaholics – 8pm Wed 4 – Bristol, Old Duke – Jake Leg Jug Band Thur 5 – Bristol, The Fringe – Jake Leg Jug Band Fri 6 – Derby, Mickelover Jazz Club – Jake…

The week ahead – something for everyone

Click here to see a full listing This week, I think I’ll be doing a little something musical for everyone. I shall be back in my banjo chair with Baby Jools & The Jazzaholics, performing for trombone legend, Mike Owen and also performing our Hit Parade Heroes concert as well as a rock ‘n’ roll…

July Dates

Thur 29 – Burton upon Trent, Jazz Club – Jake Leg Jug Band JULY 2023 Sat 1 – Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Brampton Museum – Jake Leg Jug Band Sat 1 – Exeter, Bootlegger – Jake Leg Jug Band Wed 5 – Amersham, Jazz Club – Jake Leg Jug Band Sat 8 – Tipton, Horseley Tavern – Hit…

Warren James – Tour Dates for June 2023

JUNE 2023 Thur 1 – Newcastle, The Globe – Jake Leg Jug Band Tue 6 – Stoke on Trent, Studio Session Fri 2 – Edinburgh, Jazz ‘n’ Jive Club – Jake Leg Jug Band Fri 9 – Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival – Jazzaholics – 9:15pm to 11:00pm Sat 10 – Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival – Jazzaholics – 1:30pm to 3:15pm Sat 10 –…

March Tour Dates

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Review, Sutton Coldfield Jazz Club

A review of last night’s Baby Jools And The Jazzaholics show has just appeared online and I’m quite pleased to see that we hit all of the right spots. As a reference to my own followers who often ask me, the songs that I performed were as follows: ‘Brother Moses Smot the Water’ – a…

On The Road Again

So friends, we’re now on full speed into the summer and I’ve done more performances than ever before. In more recent years a tour would be just myself, perhaps my bassist, sat in a travel lodge, nattering over a late night hot chocolate… But… Last October I joined Baby Jools and the Jazzaholics as banjo…

Merry Christmas Everyone

Greetings, I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas in advance of the day. Please stay positive, don’t forget how to be loving to people and refrain from bing divided. Together we are strong even if we don’t all believe the same or see things the same. Thank you to anyone of you that bought…

Warren James 2020 – MY OKLAHOMA HOME Released today

Hi there all, Warren James here. Especially for you – a few new tracks for 2020 – to celebrate the end of the dreaded Lock Down – unless you’re a broken individual like me, trapped in tier 3 eating Pedigree Chum like the true Hill Billy that I am (at heart). I hope you enjoy…