Denis Jones is a self-taught guitarist from Lancashire, England. His music is a strange concoction of working man blues vocals entwined in what one reviewer termed “future folk”. For me it’s the music that draws the listener into the songs. The sometimes quirky lyrics are wrapped in strange loops and bleeps through deft use of a loop pedal, effects and on-stage mixer. His music builds, slowly, into a many layered “orchestral” composition, yet his main instruments are his voice and a slightly beat-up looking guitar…
Early on in his career, his repertoire was likened favourably to John Martin in his One World time but more recently his live performance has developed to involve more of the live looping and experimenting which is his trademark, so now as much steeped in heavy electronica as it is in guitar-based songs.
There is something in the way he performs that shows that he is in his element in front of a close personal audience, starting out with a shy awkwardness and building his confidence as he progresses , almost losing himself in the moment- and there are a great number of moments worth seeing. Experimental electronic music aside he appears to be a down to earth soul, often looking slightly bemused, or embarrassed to see people applauding his great ability. Over the last few years Denis has been all over the UK and supported acts such as Kieran Hebden, Murcof, Coco Rosie, Amp Fiddler, Okkervil River and Jack Rose to name but a few.
