JAMES JEWELL AND SHEW: Instruments and controls

James Jewell and Shew

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Delivers a fresh dose of crazy mixed up folk/rock and roll while tipping there hats to the likes of Johnny Cash, Rodger Miller, and the Violent Femmes. They grab from traditional folk, country and western, blue grass, and rock.

tracks

1 Mold
2 Pretend
3 Real Friend
4 Flying Away
5 Devil
6 44 Dollars
7 Happy Feet
8 Thank God
9 Musty
10 Reading
11 Broken Dreams
12 Don't Dream

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An unusual mixture of off-the-wall lyrics and diverse musical sounds including: Acoustic& Electric Guitar, Bass, Brushes & Snare set, and occasionally Banjo.

James Jewell & Shew delivers a fresh dose of crazy mixed-up new-edge folk/rock & roll while tipping their hat to likes of Johnny Cash, Roger Miller, and the Violent Femmes.

They grab from traditional Folk, Country & Western, Blue Grass, and Rock & Roll styles to present some James Jewell tunes that you just can't resist!   James Jewell - Singer/Songwriter plays electric & acoustic Guitar.

And moves carefully around on stage "...and the pots and the pans are dancing in the kitchen, their having themselves a feast and we're outside bitchin'." As a performer he is captivating.

His wacky pseudo-philosophical sense of humor connects easily with the audience; "There are holes in our actions, and that's understood; there are holes in our pain, sometimes we feel good ".

David Harborfield - Plays Bass and sings.
Dave most recently has played Guitar in the Experimental Circus Rock band, Poor Luther's Bones, and Retro 40's Western-Vaudeville act, The Sunday Fellows.

But reverse fifteen Years and you'd find him playing Bass in a Country-Gospel Group, touring the North-East on weekends.

Those Country bass lines stuck but never had the chance to resurface until he hooked up with the talents of James Jewell.

Andrew Macfarlane - Plays Drums and sings.
Shew's newest member.

He has a knack for playing those Happening Shuffles that make you feel you're coming 'round the bend on some old steam locomotive.

Andrew's experience in various bands lends to giving the band that signature "Shew" sound.

And if you see him at a show, there's no doubt he's having a good time.

James Jewell & Shew formed in the fall of '96 when bassist David Harborfield started joining singer/songwriter James Jewell for Berks county open mics.

By winter '97 Shew had rounded out their sound adding drums, banjo, dobro, melodica and trombone.With this line-up Shew released their 1st CD, "Wasted" in February '99.

Since then Shew has been stripped down to a trio of guitar, bass and drums.

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  • I too am james jewell
    author: james jewell

    And I saw johnny Cash twice, I am from so. california . I googled my name wich is your name to ,cool name ! I just had a son and named him jesse Jewell. well your music is bitchen, so keep it up , I got are family crest it is cool well maybe i will by your CD ,good deal .

  • author: CD Baby

    Delivers a fresh dose of crazy mixed up folk/rock and roll while tipping there hats to the likes of Johnny Cash, Rodger Miller, and the Violent Femmes. They grab from traditional folk, country and western, blue grass, and rock. An all-across the board album, with great songs, and great ideas.

  • I've been waiting for a band like this! Incredibly good CD!
    author: leora
  • this is one, excelent album
    author: Seth

    this is one, excellllent record. how about it?

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