Jack Harris - The Wide Afternoon (2017)

This is the first album in five years from a highly original singer-songwriter. Jack Harris was born in Wales and as a teenager was feted in Texas, where he played the SXSW festival and won the Kerrville festival new folk award, previously awarded to Gillian Welch. He has a deep, commanding voice, and is backed here by his own finger-picked guitar and an assortment of instruments, including fiddle, keyboards and percussion, played by producer Gerry Diver, famed for his work with Sam Lee and Lisa Knapp. The melodies mix influences from Americana to British folk, while the poetic, often surreal lyrics range from the powerful, apocalyptic vision of Vanished Birds to the jaunty, finely written James Joyce tribute Molly Bloom. It’s a compelling set that was made possible through a crowdfunding campaign.

TRACKLIST

01. As I Went Out One Morning
02. The Bird in the Broken Clock
03. A Soldier Walks Away
04. The Horses
05. Drowned House
06. Rivets
07. The Wide Afternoon
08. Molly Bloom
09. The Oldest Man
10. Brilliant Light
11. Vanished Birds