Karl Jones
But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. W.B. Yeats (1865–1939)
Albums
Karl Jones: Dublin Soul
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Contemporary Irish flavoured folk/rock with powerful sentiments about leaving home and coming to America, ballads and drinking songs in the tradition of Irelands best writers from Van Morrison to Shane McGowan.
1916 - Best of Karl Jones
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Here is a link to my First Album on CD Baby. You can
listen to selected tracks, and even purchase the CD if it
strikes your fancy.
The Pogues
Luke Kelly, The Dubliners, Christy Moore, Sinead O'Conner, In Tua Nua, Cactus World News, Stiff Little Fingers, Moving Hearts, Planxty, The Cheiftans...
They all couldn't put a foot wrong in my book, but somehow it was the Pogues that pulled it all together for me; Rescuing priceless remnants of the past, tradition, and the history of Irish music & storytelling - saving it all in the eleventh hour from oblivion and irrelevance for generation Xers – like me, just coming of age.
They fused it all together with the angst of the faceless displaced Irish immigrants and the force of “punk” in the most compelling and subversive way sonically conceivable. Shane MacGowan - the genius Tipperary Lad at the helm of a ship full of madmen (Cool enough to have Elvis Costello as his Navigator), barely piloting the gauntlet of corporate icebergs and record company giants who continue to thrust crap music into radio and television. Oh, how dull our world would have been without them. Mine would have fallen apart at least. Listening to them kept my musical heart beating, so far away from home with my dreams on life support.
Poor Shane needed the handicap of alcohol just to slow his brilliance down enough for other to appreciate him. A proud Tipperary Lad like my father and Jeff Buckley’s great grandfather. He integrated it all into a vibration I aspire to continue.
Influences
U2
A huge inspiration, sonically and musically, that came out of
the post-punk new wave movement. Their ability to
integrate their spirituality with their music was a massive
influence on Karl.
David Bowie
Need I say more? Bowie has been an inspiration to every
musician in some form or another. His ability to
continually marry theatre, art, imagery, graphics and sound are
unparalleled by any other artist.