David Jones, originally from England and now living in Leonia,
New Jersey, gateway to the golden west, has a large
repertoire of folksong from both sides of the
Atlantic. He has performed in North America, Britain,
Australia and Europe, singing at festivals, concert
halls, clubs, maritime museums and colleges,
presenting songs from the great days of sail, Music
Hall favorites, traditional ballads, and the works of
contemporary writers. He sings both
a capella and
with guitar accompaniment and involves his audience in
refrains and choruses ranging from boisterous to
sentimental.
David Jones as Joshua Slocum
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As well as performing solo, David has sung with
Heather Wood and the late Tom Gibney as Poor Old
Horse, with Jeff Warner, Jeff Davis and Jerry Epstein
as The Bermuda Quadrangle, with Peter Marston and
Charles O'Hegarty as The Starboard List, and was a
member of the Clearwater singing crew. He has also
sung and recorded with Dan Zanes and Friends and his
work with the guitarist Bill Shute led to the award
winning Widdecombe Fair now available on the Dan Zanes
label, Festivalfive Records. He now sings songs of the
sea with The New York Packet at South Street Seaport
in New York City, still performs with Heather Wood as a duo,
and with Jerry Epstein, who adds wonderful piano and concertina
accompaniments to the songs.
David has played feature roles in many theatrical
productions to favorable critical reviews, and has
performed across the USA as the featured artist in The
Victorian Revels, a production based on traditions
of the Winter Solstice conceived and produced by
Revels Inc. He has played the part of the great sailor
Joshua Slocum in Sailing Alone, with words and music
by Dillon Bustin, and has sung and provided narration for a
number of Public Broadcasting productions, including
A Prairie Home Companion, Africans in America and
Simple Gifts.
