Chris James

Chris James has played music for the last 25 years in and around Carlisle. On the way, he has supported many of the finest live acts around from John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Nine Below Zero, The Hoax and The Nimmo Brothers to acoustic acts such as Clive Gregson, Boo Hewerdine, Kristina Olsen, Maddy Prior and Paul Jones.

Chris is regularly booked for the Brampton Live Festival, the Carlisle Folk and Blues Club, and, Penrith Plug and Play. He is now becoming a regular performer further afield. Chris, for the first time, is now actively seeking gigs throughout the country to promote “Trick of the Light”, a mainly blues-based acoustic album produced by John Wood. John, (who has produced albums by Richard Thompson and John Martyn) brings to the fore the quality and energy of Chris’ guitar playing - particularly the slide guitar as evidenced on “Irene Goodnight”.

As a review from Penrith Plug and Play has it: “Chris James is at his very best when he involves the audience and they had no hesitation in belting out the choruses to Jesus On The Mainline and Old Time Religion. He is able to draw out an authentic Mississippi Delta sound and has the voice to match…”