Written for all the salty souls with pirate hearts and a connection with the tides, moon, and stars.....
Based on a melody from a traditional American hymn written in the 1800's called Near the Cross - featuring clawhammer banjo, and old-time fiddle influences, mixed with the soothing and soulful vocals of Miss Fuzzy Jones. Inspired by the wild Atlantic coast living in the SW of France, and a little town called Capbreton. We hope you enjoy it!

Lyrics, melody, arrangement, recording, mixing and mastering - Fuzzy Jones 
Fiddle, banjo, arrangement and artwork - Samantha Hunt

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Near the Sea

A harmonious blend of bluesy/soul vocals and reworked sea shanties, with Irish and Appalachian traditional melodies, and a dash of clawhammer banjo.

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Released for the feature film '50 Kisses'. It won 'Best Song' at London Screenwriters' festival February 2014.

"This is very, very beautiful. You have an extraordinary voice". Tess Tyler (London Screenwriters)

"Fabulous!" (London Screenwriters)

Written by Fuzzy Jones and Neil Innes

Recorded at ATA Studios

Swans

An ecclectic collaboration of two musical souls shipwrecked during the Covid storm, on the shores of a seaside town called Capbreton, in the surfy SW of France. Following their hearts and lifelong dreams of living by the sea, the wild Atlantic sets a magnificent backdrop to songs and tunes written about the ocean ~  the adventures it inspires, storms, sirens, lost souls, found souls, and the peace and connection it bestows on those who spend time at it shores, skimming it's surface, or diving to it's depths. 
A harmonious blend of bluesy/soul vocals and reworked sea shanties, with Irish & Appalachian traditional melodies, and a dash of clawhammer banjo. 
Fuzzy Jones, on guitar and ukulele, hails from Leeds, England, adds a touch of Janis Joplin and Róisín Murphy inspired vocals. 
Samantha's roots resonate with Irish Traditional fiddle tunes, and more recently with influences from American mountain music. Her claim to fame was playing fiddle in the steerage class scene of the Titanic, and later touring with a dance and musical show in Canada called the Magic of Ireland.

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