LUKE JACKSON

ROOTS SINGER/SONGWRITER

Luke is a young Roots singer/songwriter from Canterbury, Kent who has been performing live since the age of 13.

2010 saw him, opening for Kim Richey, Megson, Mark Olson, Little Johnny England, Martyn Joseph, and Steve Knightley amongst others as well as a great summer of festivals, including the main stage at the Trowbridge Pump festival and Martyn Joseph's Pipefest.

2011 has been just as good, playing with Steve Knightley, Paul Brady, Show of Hands, Chris Wood, Lucy Ward, and appearing at summer festivals including Abbotsbury, Sidmouth and Greenbelt, with much more lined up for the rest of the year.

His 5 track debut ep ‘Run & Hide’ was released in July and is generating a lot of attention and interest in Luke’s songwriting, voice and playing.
For news, gigs, songs and videos check the website regularly.

ROCK’n’REEL’ MAGAZINE 2011 ‘Run & Hide’, five tracks of sophisticated folk-pop that belie Luke’s tender years’
FOLK IN THE BARN 2011  ‘Luke is rapidly gaining a name for himself as a captivating, talented and vibrant live performer, his soaring vocals and dynamic arrangements are gaining him fans everywhere he plays’ ’
RUGBY ROOTS 2011  ‘ Our good friends at Folk in the Barn down in Canterbury, and others, have been singing his praises for some time but I was still taken aback by the sheer power of his voice and the maturity of his lyrics’
FATEA MAGAZINE 2011 ‘Run & Hide’ sounds like it’s got an old soul at the helm, the songs are as deep as his voice and seem to draw on experiences he surely can’t have had yet’  

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