The latest album by master acoustic guitar player Dave Jenkin – “Rag Rag Kernow”.
Dave has been playing guitar for over forty years, and has performed all over Europe, but these days plays mainly in Cornwall. This CD contains ten original pieces, alongside a mixture of Ragtime, Folk, Blues and Jazz tunes recorded with various line-ups of his band The Ragtime Millionaires (Gerry Herbert – Double Bass, Keith Hills – Guitar, Dick Neville – Double Bass, and Jim Sherman – Drums). Dave’s original work reminds us here at cornishmusic.com of names such as Jansch and Renborn, and the addition of double bass results in some very interesting Pentangle like instrumental workouts. The CD also features stunning cover artwork by Izumi Omori.
Guitar player Dave Jenkin is working now as a soloist after many years playing with The Ragtime Millionaires. This band made several tours on the continent playing in Spain, France and Holland and played all over the British Isles, making three successful trips to Ireland. The band played at many festivals around the U.K. including Glastonbury in 2002.
During the nineties, The Ragtime Millionaires had a recording deal with the wonderful Fellside label, with who they released two albums.
Due to the poor health of double bass player Gerry Herbert, Dave has recently started to do gigs on his own. This release features mainly his own compositions, a few songs and several guitar workouts over a drum accompaniment, which takes his playing away from the ragtime blues format into a more original and unique style. There are chill out tracks like Crowst and Dusty Again alongside energetic percussive pieces like Onen Deu Try Peswar.
Very sadly, double bass player Gerry died recently on 23rd June, just before this c.d. could be released. His last recordings with Dave are here. There is a tremendous double bass solo on The Smugglers Inn.
Gerry Herbert was a great player and an irreplaceable wonderful fun loving character.
Dave Jenkin is a hugely talented but very modest individual, who has rubbed shoulders with most of the main players of the acoustic field since the sixties. This album is the proof.
The album is available from all good record shops and from our website www.cornishmusic.com.
The label has recently signed a deal with an American distributor, and many of the labels songs are now available worldwide through eleven digital distribution companies such as Apple iTunes, MP3tunes and MusicNet.
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Sue Chapple
www.cornishmusic.com
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