Jones and a special band put together by Ethan Johns, the producer of his last two albums Praise & Blame and Spirit in the Room, deliver songs of guilt, redemption and judgement drawn from those records and also collaborates with special guests Seasick Steve on Mississippi Fred McDowell's You Gotta Move, with 84 year-old American folk legend Tom Paley on the Mississippi Sheiks' Sitting on Top of the World and young Londoner Josh Osho on Big Bill Broonzy's Black Brown and White Blues. Filmed more like a rehearsal in the round than a concert with Ethan Johns on guitar, Richard Causon on keys, Dave Bronze on bass, Jeremy Stacey on drums and The Staves - three young sisters from Watford - on backing vocals, this BBC FOUR Session finds Jones The Voice in masterful yet genial form, exploring his roots in the songs and styles of the American South in the 50s and 60s - early rock n roll, country, gospel, folk, blues and beyond. What Good Am I / Hit Or Miss / Strange Things (With The Staves) / Ain't No Grave / Dimming Of The Day / Fall In And Follow The Band (Tom Paley) / Sittin' On Top Of The World (With Tom Paley) / Trouble Me (With Tom Paley) / Burning Hell / Black, Brown & White (With Josh Osho) / Wisely And Slow (The Staves) / You Don't Knock (With The Staves) / If I Give My Soul / You Gotta Move (With Seasick Steve) / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (With Seasick Steve) / It's A Long, Long Way (With Seasick Steve & The Staves) / Run On / Didn't It Rain (With The Staves) / Tower Of Song
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