When I heard this song for the first time on my way back from your show in ATL, I just broke down and wept as I drove.  I too was finally grieving.  Thank you, MPJ.  This song means the world to me.  

"I Don't Have To Know" is featured on Nashville Indie Spotlight.

Download it on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/nis2015

I Don't Have To Know

What I Kept in Hiding

Subtle Weight

Premièred on The 405:
http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/listen-to-yannina-by-jake-houlsby-405-premiere-143

Fresh On The Net Fave: http://freshonthenet.co.uk/2015/05/faves151/

One of Q Magazine's 'Five Songs To Hear This Week':
http://www.qthemusic.com/9854/five-songs-to-hear-this-week-jet-setter-delta-sleep-jake-houlsby-curxes-communions/

Newcastle-based singer songwriter Jake Houlsby is very pleased to announce the release of his indie folk-infused debut EP ‘Yannina’.

Having previously released material under the guise of Suntrapp, Jake stepped out of the limelight six months ago to consider his artistic direction and is now ready to return and release music under his own name.

The folkster has gained widespread acclaim in the last few years with national radio airplay on BBC 6 Music courtesy of Lauren Laverne and Tom Robinson as well as considerable blog coverage on the likes of The 405, For Folk’s Sake and The Mad Mackerel.

In 2013, Jake was also the proud recipient of the Alan Hull Award for Songwriting in addition to being selected for the Roundhouse 3030 Project which saw him perform at the Roundhouse Rising Festival.

The talented folk musician has clearly honed his craft on the live scene and is ready to kick off this new phase of his career with a series of live shows dedicated to debut release ‘Yannina’.

The six-track EP will feature tracks including title track ‘Yannina’, ‘Fuel For The Fire’ and ‘Beyond All This’ and promises to show a side to him we’ve never seen before.

‘Yannina’ is officially released on Monday 8th June.
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Website: www.jakehoulsby.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jakehoulsby
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jakehoulsby
Contact Email: jakehoulsby@gmail.com

Yannina

released 26 May 2015

Words and music: Siv Jakobsen
Produced by Siv Jakobsen and Charlie Van Kirk
Mixing & Engineering: Charlie Van Kirk
Mastered by Kevin Reeves

String-arrangements and piano: Christian Li
Bass: Jared Henderson
Vln 1: Katie Kresek
Vln 2: Jesse Hanson
Viola: Rachel Golub
Cello: Yoed Nir
Percussion: Charlie Van Kirk

Recorded at Ant Food, Stadiumred Studios & Virtue & Vice, i Brooklyn NY

Assistant-engineering by Jay Marcovitz and Ben Talmi

Artwork & photography by Jørgen Nordby (jorgenordby.com)

How We Used To Love

Produced by Jim James & DMM
Recorded & Mixed by Kevin Ratterman
Additional Recording by DMM
Mastered by Joe Lambert
Photos & Videos Captured by Michael Wilson
Design by Dusty Summers

Dan Dorff, Jr. – Piano, Organ & Keyboards
Dave Givan – Drums & Percussion
Alana Rocklin – Bass
Zak Appleby – Bass
Scott Moore – Violin
Charlie Patton – Cello
Jim James – Guitar & Vocals
Joan Shelley – Vocals
DMM – Piano, Guitar & Vocals

To Make It True

Fresh from releasing his excellent ‘Live At The Mac’ album in December of last year, 2016 Northern Ireland Music Prize winner Ciaran Lavery is back with ‘A King At Night’, set for release on the 22nd of April. A collection of Bonnie Prince Billy numbers, the five track EP will be released as a special Record Store Day offering.

Will Oldham is an artist that has long fascinated Lavery and this release acts as ‘a fitting nod of appreciation’ to the legendary songwriter. Given the depth of Oldham’s back catalogue as Bonnie Prince Billy, Ciaran had a wealth of extraordinary tracks to choose from, leading him to plump for ones ‘that sat well within the realms of the world we created in the studio’. ‘New Partner’, the lead track from the EP, is a beautifully delicate rumination on new - found love, while ‘Horses’ features exquisite strings and brass. ‘Bad Man’ is a punchy, brooding number, its sharp electric guitar part adding a menacing undertone. ‘Beast For Thee’ is entirely subtle yet incredibly powerful and perhaps the EP’s most sensitive moment, while closer ‘Miss Me When I Burn’ needs only simple piano, coupled with Ciaran’s sensitive, aching, vocal performance to carry the weight of such an emotional track.

In 2014, Lavery’s Kosher EP and Not Nearly Dark album achieved global acclaim and recognition when the tracks Shame and Left For America racked up more than 29 Million listens on Spotify, on which he now has upwards of 60 Million plays. Ciaran won last year’s Northern Ireland Music Prize for his second full - length album ‘Let Bad In’, the second time he has been up for the award. In 2015 he won the Big Break, a search for Ireland’s hottest talent, set up by Hot Press magazine. A profoundly beautiful tribute to the work of Bonnie Prince Billy, Ciaran Lavery’s ‘A King At Night’ is released through Believe Recordings on the 22nd of April.

“To me personally, Will Oldham defines the modern day artist in that he is always evolving and creating. He never hangs around long enough in one space to become predictable and he lives through his music” Ciaran Lavery

Bad Man  (Bonnie Prince Billy Cover)

An EP of intimate piano ballads with string orchestra.

Also available on Spotify & iTunes:

Spotify:  http://open.spotify.com/album/29u0VC8pKt78b8HkK4MHo5 

iTunes:   https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/about-love-ep/id1241438399?ls=1&app=itunes

Apple Music:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/about-love-ep/id1241438399?ls=1

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About Love

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The Angels Were Singing

This is a song that was cut from my Album 'The Wonderful Cave That Lies Within' it's been a song that means a lot to me but I felt didn't quite fit the theme of the album. 

The song is about how much we hold bad feelings in because of the way we were told to through our early stages of life. It's a song that personally brought up a lot of feelings and you may listen and think that it's sad but this really did help me get out all my bad and negative feelings.

NO WORDS

Where We Stand

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The Angels Were Singing

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