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Alt. Country/Americana/Folk Blues/Celtic/Anglicana.
As featured in The Musician’s Atlas, The Nashville Scene, Americana UK, The Village Voice, The Sunday Times (UK), Time Out NY and NOW Toronto
WINNER - Alt. Country Album of the year - Independent Music Awards.
Album produced by Samantha Parton (of The Be Good Tanyas)
Along the way opening for Emmylou Harris, Wanda Jackson, Odetta, Ferron, Rosalie Sorrels, Steve Earle, and also in the rhythm section opening for Ray Charles.
Based in Brooklyn, NYC. Jan Bell was born and raised in Yorkshire, England, and moved to America on her own at nineteen. You can hear traces of songs from the old country, rare pearls from the American folk tradition, and Jan's unique voice bringing both sides of the Atlantic together.
In 2009 she played Festival stages from Grey Fox to Glastonbury and took part in a tribute album to EC Ball, singing alongside Samantha Parton and Jolie Holland.
Jan plays NYC on a regular basis with the Maybelles, and also her Alt. country Brooklyn band.
2009 saw two UK Festival Tours, including Glastonbury Festival, Broadstairs Folk Week(Kent), Moor Fest (Yorkshire) and Bideford Folk Festival(Devon). The Sunday Times (London) feature 'Hoe down in the Home Counties' explores UK Americana artists such as Jan Bell and other British musicians and presenters. (See Blog)
After spending several years traveling the back roads, mountain towns, south western desert lands, and the streets of New Orleans Jan settled in a neighborhood by The Brooklyn Bridge, and put together her first country band in 2000. Since then she has made six albums, including three as leader and primary songwriter of old time country trio The Maybelles. Accompanied by violin, banjo, upright bass, percussion, piano, harmonica, and on one song - the saw!
HIGHLIGHTS of 2009:
Jan Bell joins Charisma Artist Agency. The Charisma Artist Agency represents some of the finest artists offering a roster of renowned regional, national and internationally touring acts.
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, 'The Real Deal' Songwriter Session on the Masters Stage with Claire Lynch and the Gibson Brothers, New York!
Americana UK Feature Interview: "So, how does a girl from Yorkshire end up playing old-time, bluegrass, folk and americana 5000 miles away from home? "
Opening for Steve "I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table" Earle!
HIGHLIGHTS 2008!
Opening for FERRON in NYC
Opening for ODETTA in the Ozarks.
Top 3 Albums Country Music Radio UK Hosted by Gail Comfort.
