JASON McNIFF PRESS
One of the UK's best kept secrets
Mojo 
A triumph of English-Americana
Time Out
The nearest thing out there to Bob Dylan and the Band
Sean Rowley, BBC Radio London
Dark songs of drunkenness and murder!
The Independent
A troubadour and one of the best singer/songwriters we have in this country
Morning Star
Not just a good songwriter, a truly great one
Americana UK 9/10
Album of the Year for 2nd album Nobody's Son
as voted for by the staff at Americana UK
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Jason McNiff is a London based Yorkshireman of Irish and Polish descent. He has made four records of what are loosely described as Alt. Country or Americana, yet there is something very British about him. As Time Out attests, 'McNiff's quiet, intimate, fragile-sounding vocals draw you into his world – a melancholy, almost timeless place, through which he drifts, a romantic loner, a dreamer, at home with the blues.'
Latest News…
Welcome folks. Next gig is going to be at London's Borderline club on the 30th November with Hank Dog and Simon Stanley Ward... Hope to have Pedal Steel, Double bass and other guests joining me for this. Tickets available now!
April Cruel
The new album - released 12th September 2011 on Fledg'ling Records www.thebeesknees.com
"April Cruel is Bradford-born Jason McNiff's 4th studio album. Dubbed 'serious talent ... the old fashioned way' by MOJO magazine, McNiff is a guitar wielding troubadour of Polish and Irish descent. Here, he has collated a wealth of travelling, gigging, gambling and chaotic adventure into this fresh, beguiling gem of a record. Shanty ballads of Yorkshire love affairs, divorce and partisan soldiers depict a world where the past still shapes our future. In McNiff's dexterous fingers, European folk is reborn with the vigour and enchantment of a songwriter who has arrived at his artistic destination. Tales of loss, war and domestic bickering evolve into sweet, poetic triumph." - Sarah Gillespie, Jazz singer and poet (www.sarahgillespie.com)
Gigs
- 22 Feb 2013
Aleksander Pub, Richmond Road, TWICKENHAM
- 24 Feb 2013
Aleksander pub, Twickenham
- 09 Mar 2013
Ben & Jack's at the Libertine, 125 Great Suffolk St. LONDON SE1 1PQ
- 06 Apr 2013
Ron's speakeasy at the Duke, 125 Creek Rd, Deptford London *BAND GIG!*
- 10 Apr 2013
ORIGAMI, Via manzoni 39, La Spezia, ITALY
www.arciorigami.it
- 11 Apr 2013
CIRCOLO MONTEMAGNO, via Bruno Buozzi 3, S.PIERO a CALCI
www.montemagno.net
- 12 Apr 2013
LA STAZIONE, Piazza della Stazione, SAN MINIATO
www.associazionelastazione .it
- 13 Apr 2013
KITCHEN MON AMOUR, Via San Donato, GENOVA
- 19 Apr 2013
Club Il Giardino - Via Cao del Prà, 82 - 37060 Lugagnano di Sona (Verona)
www.clubilgiardino.org
- 09 May 2013
Gabriel's Cellar Session Betsy Trotwood, Farringdon, LONDON
- 01 Jun 2013
Old Cinema Laundrette, 38 Marshall Terrace, Sunderland Road, Gilesgate,, DURHAM, DH1 2HX