Tom Jenkins returns with a powerful study of post-industrial Wales. Whilst working as a contract sheep shearer across the hill farms of Wales, Tom Jenkins wrote poems inspired by the stories of his fellow workers and […]
Powerful second acoustic album from Welsh sheep farmer and musician. Inevitably music will be inspired by personal experiences and Tom Jenkins has a fascinating dual work situation. On the one hand he’s a sheep farmer in […]
Raw folk from the Welsh valleys on Jenkins’ stripped-back latest. ‘Meadow – Part 1’ is the first instalment of Tom Jenkins’ new stripped-back album. Following two previous “full-band, full-production” albums, Jenkins decided to record some tracks […]
This song comes from what is described as the new “surprise release” from Tom Jenkins, an EP called ‘Meadow Part 1‘ which finds the songwriter in a more stripped back mode than had been demonstrated on […]
We’ve been having that conversation again. You know, the one that goes like – “You do know, don’t you man, that Americana doesn’t have to be like totally gloomy and depressing?” “Sure, sure, only 90% of […]
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