Wilson, a native of Forest City, North Carolina, has been quietly earning a reputation as a musical jack-of-all-trades.  He is adept behind the recording console, possesses a luthier’s knowledge of all things strummed, and maintains the innate ability to conceptualize an instrument essential to providing the right colour to a track in need of a defining detail.  Whether working with promising new acts like the band Dawes, celebrated contemporary artists such as Erykah Badu and Elvis Costello, or Rock and Roll Hall of Famers such as Jackson Browne and Robbie Robertson, Wilson provides direction and support as tasty and soulful as anyone in the business today.

It should then come as no surprise that Wilson, so resolutely committed to “old school” musical values, began recording “Gentle Spirit” in Los Angeles’s fabled Laurel Canyon. As a long-time student of “Canyon culture,” his ideas echo many of an earlier generation as the album embraces a unique blend of folk, country, rock and roll and pop elements, which enduringly create a sense of time and place. After leaving Laurel Canyon, Wilson relocated to the Echo Park section of L.A, home to his new recording studio, to finish tracking and mixing Gentle Spirit. “I recorded everything to analog tape which I’ve always done; it’s not something I’m trying to do as a boutique kind of hip thing. Analog simply captures things better and it takes the edges off.  It creates a beauty much like film.” The album was mixed by Wilson and Thom Monahan, who has worked with many artists, including Vashti Bunyan, Devendra Banhart and Vetiver. 
“Gentle Spirit” is released 8th August on Bella Union records. Prior to this, Jonathan will be playing two London headline dates in July, info below…

ARTIST WEBSITE: http://www.bellaunion.com/index.php/site/news/introducing_jonathan_wilson

SIMON JOYNER

Simon Joyner was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but he’s lived in Omaha, Nebraska most of his life. The geography, mythology, and personal connection to both the South and the Midwestact as shadow characters throughout his large body of work–swallowing some characters, emboldening others, always reminding us that place is much more than mere scenery. Joyner’s songs and stories focus on struggling or haunted characters who confirm their humanity during moments of strength and weakness, disappointment, failure, and, of course, love.

ARTIST WEBSITE: http://team-love.com/home/artists/simon-joyner/

FARMER DAVE SCHER

LA, Venice Beach, Long Beach, New York, Arrrriiiba San Miguel de Allende…..HEY, it´s Farmer DAVE! 

Farmer Dave Scher of Beachwood Sparks and All Night Radio fame. In addition to his previously starry bands, pedal steel master Farmer Dave Scher is known for his strong appearances, production, and performances that include the likes of Jenny Lewis, Interpol, Elvis Costello, Jonathan Rice, and Vetiver.

The pedigree of Dave´s projects comes close in hand with his debut album, filled with gorgeous lush arrangements and jams that reflect sunny JJ Cale meets Motownlovin. There´s something so quality about Dave´s honest marriage of nostalgia and now, with gems like big band opener "Bab´lone Nights" and the head sway vibes of the album´s title track. Scher keeps country minded and blends it properly with psych, soul, surf, and tinge of B. Bacharach.

Special guests on the trip include members of Entrance, VietNam, Jonathan Wilson, and Devendra Banhart producer Thom Monahan.