SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Steel guitar, Upright bass, Cello, Accordion, Ukulele, Clarinet, Harp, Didgeridoo.ABOUT
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I am a Fremantle based singer-songwriter who enjoys writing about the places I have been and the folks met along the way. I also have a bush hideaway at the Porongurup in Western Australia's south-west, where I am often found writing.
I write folk-roots tunes flavoured with pop, jazz, blues. I have my own studio and in 2022 release my fifth album "Timing and Expectation" .
Other than music, my favourite pastimes include long distance travel by motorcycle and racing my yacht, Ambience, a Lotus 10.6, out of Fremantle Sailing Club.
I'm interested in hearing from any artists that may wish to accompany me, perform my songs or getting together for jamming/gigging. I'm also interested in making contact with other songwriters.
I have even been known to chuck a few covers into my set lists.
Full details on my website www.janelaws.com
Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/user/JaneLaws
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/4iUrYzwKdgiwG56KWEZuiA
- Screen name:
- Jane Laws
- Member since:
- May 13 2021
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 50
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
Influences
All the great folk artists since the sixties. Including, but not limited to Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, John Denver, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Marianne Faithfull, Dido, Katie Melua, Norah Jones and many others.
A radio station recently asked for a list of tunes that influenced me:
Yesterday - Marianne Faithful
Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
Massachusetts - The Bee Gees
How Can I Tell You - Cat Stevens
Crossroads - Don McLean
Too Late For Prayin' - Gordon Lightfoot
Heart Like a Wheel - Linda Ronstadt
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
The Tower - Chris De Burgh
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - The Hollies
Thrasher - Neil Young
I Was Only 19 - Redgum
The End of My Pirate Days - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Across the Border - Bruce Springsteen
Angel - Sarah Mclachlan
Closest Thing to Crazy - Katie Melua
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Wiyathul - Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Instrument experience:
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Vocalist - Alto:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
Maton Acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitar, Korg keyboard, EV PA's and speakers and recording equipment.
MUSIC
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Purple Poodle
Purple Poodle Album: Does It Rhyme? Genre: Folk
While chatting with the locals on Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, it was mentioned you can get anything you like on Fitzroy Street, even purple poodles. I knew there was a song in there somewhere.
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Windforce
Windforce Album: Does It Rhyme? Genre: Folk
After the success of Trackless, M.A. Hill commissioned me to write another song for the second book of her trilogy, Windforce.
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Who's To Say
Who's To Say Album: The Moods I'm In Genre: Folk
This track is one of peace and tolerance. It was inspired by the aftermath of 9/11.
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Sandy Bay Shore
Sandy Bay Shore Album: Songs in the Key of Sea Genre: Folk
I lived in Hobart, Tasmania, between 1970 and 1976. The Tasmanian Wooden Boat Festival is one of Hobart's many charms that draw me back to this magical city. While researching accommodation options around Battery Point and Sandy Bay, I fell in love with Old Hobart Town and was inspired to write, Sandy Bay Shore, a whaler's tale set in the mid 19th century.
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Eighty-seven Years
Eighty-seven Years Album: Timing and Expectation Genre: Country
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My Last Teaspoon of Honey (Video)
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Fremantle Harbour Bound (Video)
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Eighty-seven Years (Video)
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Have You Ever Been Before (Video)
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Down to the Waterline (Video)
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Falls of Thunder (Video)
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