Always Seeking on vinyl just arrived! Limited run vinyl with original artwork and poster by Anthony Macbain (Grand Theft Auto etc) More!

 

 

4 Feb 2024
Great to be on the GemsOnVHS Spotify Monthly Playlist for February with Lupe's Theme feat. Kate Kurdyak. More about GemsOnVHS

 

 

8 Jan 2024
Lovely write-up by B-Side Guys about the background to “Also”, a short track from my "Fag Ash & Beer" album:- A Musical Journey in One Minute

 

 

10 August
Thanks to RnR Magazine for including "Leave The Light On" on their 100th Edition cover CD Unherd. Thanks also to Lilli Kuzma for playing “Leave The Light On” on Folk Festival WDCB Public Radio, Chicago.

 

 

12 June
The Revenant feat. John Etheridge opens Out of The Woods radio show. Thanks to Jon Colcord

 

5 June
Thanks to Darren Johnson for the interview about my new album

 

 

17 May
My new album Always Seeking is out today. 
“The album really is a proper immersive experience, way beyond good songwriting and performance …” 
- Fatea Records

 

 

 

8 April
New single Engine On opens Out of The Woods radio

 

 

 

 

 

12 Dec
“Elvis Has Left The Building (Super Deluxe Versions)” released today. Two reworkings of a track from my debut album with the phenomenal John Etheridge and Steve Waterman, and artwork by the fantastic Anthony Macbain. All I want for Christmas!  More

 

 

 

15 Nov
Delighted that "Give Me Your Horse" is the opening track on Vinyl Moon Vol. 085

 

 

26 October
Recording some new music

 

3 August
New track "Elizabeth". Thanks to Folk Forward at Soma FM,  Roots and Fusion, "Folk Festival" Chicago and Radio Proglas Czech republic for the airplay

 

 

Feb 20th 2021 
Animation for Here's The Thing
"JAKE AARON certainly isn’t in a festive mood (good on you, Aaron) with ‘Here’s The Thing’. The thing is that he thinks we’re sinking and he could well be right. Jake has a nicely laconic delivery over a ringing acoustic guitar and a nice line in irony" - Folking

 

 

October 1st 2020
A little melody for the change in the season, Book of Witches

 

April 14th 2020
"If I Ever" a little piece written with cabin fever

 

29 Feb 2020
"New Mexico" on BBC "Caschlár: A World of Music". Thanks to Brian Mullen

 

January 2nd 2020
"Fag Ash & Beer" nominated for Debut Album of 2019 by Fatea Magazine 

 

December 2nd 2019
"I caught up up with Jake recently to discuss the album, some of the musicians he’s worked with, his choice of cover artwork and his teenage love for Iron Maiden" 
Interview with Darren Johnson

 

 

September 6th 2019 
Debut album released  
"One of the most surprisingly good albums I've heard in a very long time. The debut album from Jake Aaron, Fag Ash & Beer, has so much going on that I'll be playing three tracks on Wednesday's show....It's a phenomenal album" 
- Roots and Fusion

 

 

Giancarlo Susanna 
I'm sorry to see the Italian music journalist Giancarlo Susanna has passed away. He got in contact with me in 2015 after hearing my EP, and gave me one of my first reviews. He wrote several musician biographies, reviews for music magazines and contributed to '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die' More

 

 

"Give Me Your Horse" 
As heard on BBC Jazz Nights, featuring Hammond maestro Steve Lodder, the great jazz trumpeter Steve Waterman, the legendary Guy Pratt on bass and the unique Marc Parnell on drums  More

 

 

"High Rolling"
"... the guitar instrumental, High Rolling, shows what he can do when he lets his fingers loose, earning comparisons to the likes of Fahey and Kottke" 
- Mike Davies, Folk Radio

 

Music -  2015 EP, limited edition vinyl, single & album

 

 

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