What kind of year are we going to have on Americana UK? Well, there’s worse things to envisage than a year of folk/punk energy focused through the kick-arseist of all instruments the ukulele. Jessie James, from Montreal originally, is a self taught ukulele folk/punk singer and has a song of rising up above adversity, forging a clear path ahead and not letting all the nay-sayers and the general societal “you can’t do that” get in her way. Cool.
Jessie James is a mother of four and she learned the ukulele feeling the need to express her emotions. In a more challenging time in her life, her connection to music solidified, with the ukulele becoming her closest ally. Her first composition, filled with sincerity and emotion, speaks of lived experiences, love, resilience, and hope.
