Jake Thackray
@jakethackray
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Jake Thackray was a singer-songwriter in the French tradition, a chansonnier whose songs are nevertheless convincingly and idiosyncratically English.
Monmouth
Joined December 2009
I’ve now got an EP available for download from iTunes and Amazon. ‘Playing with Nadine – Selected Songs’ has four tracks from my CD, including a long-lost Jake Thackray song, ‘Those are the Days’. https://t.co/gDX9NpHBnL
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It’s great to see Meet the Richardsons on BBC2 this evening, with @RonJichardson sharing his love of Jake Thackray, including a clip of Jake performing.
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Here are four tracks from my CD, Playing with Nadine, dealing with student life (a long-lost Jake Thackray song), algorithms, relationships with phones…and the shipping forecast. Spot the Radio 4 listener!
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Off to Castle Bookshop in lovely Ludlow today to talk about Jake Thackray’s extraordinary life and sing some of his remarkable songs. The event starts at 6. Contact the bookshop if you’d like to come along.
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Today BBC4 shows an acclaimed documentary about the late, great @tishmurtha, a good friend of Jake Thackray’s. She was a gifted photographer who documented poverty and deprivation.
independent.co.uk
Capturing gritty images of imposed idleness and the ‘squandering of a whole generation of human potential’, the photographer, who died in 2013, provided an intimate glimpse into the dismal reality of...
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This Jake Thackray masterpiece about fame rivals the writing of his hero and friend, Georges Brassens. Astonishing to think that it remained unreleased for almost 30 years.
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Full track listing for my new album. Spot the eight long-lost Jake Thackray songs!
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Wonderful to hear Jake Thackray’s walk-on role at @BRyderJones concert…
You know when a show starts off with a bit of Jake Thackray you’re on to a good one. Loved seeing @BRyderJones in Brighton.
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Album launch day! I'm delighted to be releasing my new CD, which includes 8 recently discovered Jake Thackray songs and 18 of my own compositions, all played on Jake's guitar. #JakeThackray Album sampler video here:
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@jakethackray @JOANNAGRUESOME @BBCLater @amazon and @ConnanMockasin get a mention in my review of BC Camplight in Liverpool last week:
undilutableslangtruth.wordpress.com
Time for only my second gig of the year as the American BC Camplight came to the Arts Club, with support from William Doyle, in association with the lovely HSP PRSNTS. There would have been another…
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Long-lost Thackray songs being played on the radio for the first time in 50 years. Details here.
On 21st March, 8 till 10pm GMT, I’ll be on Radio Warrington playing tracks from my album and talking about the songs, #JakeThackray and his guitar, Nadine. To hear some long-lost Thackray songs unheard for 50 years, listen on AM, DAB or here:
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This has got me blushing. The full delights of Playing with Nadine are currently only available on CD, but you can hear some of the songs on https://t.co/8d84PMzAkY.
paulthompsonmusic.co.uk
Paul Thompson Music: songwriter, performer of classic comic songs, Jake Thackray biographer, admirer of chansonniers
If you're a fan of #JakeThackray and frankly who isn't, you will seriously enjoy this album. Paul's played here twice now and is the closest thing to hearing the great man himself. Stream it now, folks.
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This new album from Paul Thompson includes eight long-lost Jake Thackray songs which have never been released before. All played on Nadine, a guitar once owned and given her name by Jake.
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This album by @jakethackrayfan, due out in March, includes his versions of eight long-lost Jake Thackray songs:
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When we published our Jake Thackray biography, we were delighted to be able include the lyrics of lost songs we had unearthed. I’m equally delighted to now be sharing some of them on my new album. #JakeThackray #PlayingwithNadine
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@neilhimself Hi Neil, if you find yourself in London in late January and fancy an evening of Jake Thackray’s wonderful songs sung on by a superb performer, @stefanbednar is your man. Tickets and info here:
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Stefan Bednarczyk 'An Evening Of Jake Thackray'
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Remember Bethlehem, by Jake Thackray. Beautifully written for children’s voices, performed by children in Jake’s hometown of Monmouth. https://t.co/9vPGClWH3O
@Habsmonmouth @BBCRadioWales @cerysmatthews @jakethackrayfan
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This performance of Jake Thackray’s ‘Remember Bethlehem’ is beautiful.
Remember Bethlehem, by Jake Thackray. Beautifully written for children’s voices, performed by children in Jake’s hometown of Monmouth. https://t.co/9vPGClWH3O
@Habsmonmouth @BBCRadioWales @cerysmatthews @jakethackrayfan
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Jake Thackray’s wonderful last album, Jake Thackray and Songs, featuring The Bull and The Remembrance, among other gems, is now available on CD here:
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