Jan Bell: Little Red Hen

Americana, Alt. Country, Roots, Folk Blues,
Old time, Vintage Jazz.
'Much as a lot of New York clubs exploit musicians, there are other venues that actually support and nurture scenes: Barbes, with its global talent base; the Jalopy’s oldtime Americana roots crew; punk rock at ABC No Rio; jazz at Smalls. Count 68 Jay St. Bar in Dumbo on this short but crucial list. If Jan Bell (a poignant and potent Americana singer and tunesmith herself) has booked a band for one of the bar’s Wednesday and Saturday night shows, that’s a guarantee that the music will be good.' Lucid Culture.

Wednesdays 8pm
2/23 Hilary Hawke and The Flipsides
3/2 Bobtown
3/9 Jayna Morgan and Sazarac Sunrise
3/16 Strung Out String band
3/23 Hilary Hawke and the Flipsides
3/30 Whistlin Wolves
4/6 Strung Out String band
4/13 Jan Bell
4/23 The Maybelles

Saturdays at 8pm / 10pm
2/12 David Hollier / Will Scott
2/19 Kristin Andreassen and friends
2/26 Megan Palmer
3/5 Bliss Blood / Leo Rondeau
3/12 Will Scott
3/19 Debutante [...]

68 Jay St Bar, corner of Jay and Water in DUMBO

F to York St. Never a cover.

Americana, Alt. Country, Roots Blues, Old time, Vintage Jazz....

Wednesdays

1/19 Mike Cobb and The Crevulators
1/26 Hilary Hawke & the Flipsides

Saturdays 8pm / 10pm

1/15 Kristy Kruger / Saudia Young
1/22 Kate Sland / Megan Palmer
1/29 Calamity Janes / Alex Battles
2/5 Ernie Vega Trio / The Newton Gang

Saturday 9/25 Pearl St. Stage (curated by Jan Bell)

3pm: Strung Out String Band (Appalachian style Brooklyn jug band)
4pm: Jesse Lenat (As seen at Farm Aid!)
5pm: The Maybelles (Old time, Alt.country Award winning trio)
6pm: Shotgun Party (Original Fiery Texas Swing)
7pm: Will Scott (Soul Americana, Roots Blues)

3pm - Strung Out String Band six piece acoustic band dedicated to interpreting "Old Time Southern" music. Virginal Reels, Slip-Jigs, Hoedowns, Work Songs, Murder Ballads, Jigs, Rags, Square Dances, Originals and an AC DC Cover or two.
www.strungoutstringband.com
4pm: Jesse Lenat is a singer songwriter and actor living in Brooklyn. He opened Farm Aid 2007; was in the original Off Broadway cast of 'Rent'; performs a solo show about Woody Guthrie and plays a principle role in a musical featuring the music of Jeff Buckley.
www.mypsace.com/jesselenat

5pm: The Maybelles
"British born, Brooklyn residing Jan Bell leads The Maybelles in up tempo soulful country" Time Out, NY. Independent [...]

4 Stars! The real deal - NOW Toronto
Gorgeous old timey spareness - Village Voice
Completely won me over! - Sing Out!



Ten years or so ago Nebraska native Melissa Carper and Yorkshire lass Jan Bell sat on a bench in the heart of Eureka Springs, Arkansas singing old time country songs. They were soon on the road, spending Winter playing the streets of New Orleans. Over the years, they came home to Eureka, opening for Emmylou Harris, Odetta, and playing the long running Ozark Folk Festival. As the rhythm section for their New Orleans pal, Opal Fly, they also opened for Ray Charles.
A few years later, they returned to Jan's adopted hometown of New York City - where they met up with fiddle player Katy Cox. Despite being based in three different states,(AR, NY, TX) the three had a busy few years. In 2009, they played Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, and folk festivals in the UK. They also went back to where it all began, Eureka Springs to headline their own show at The AUD. Thousands of miles [...]

Hoedown in the home counties - journalist Tim Cooper of The Sunday Times, London.
'Call it ‘Anglicana', 'Americana' or even 'UK Americana', these bands are giving authentic country music a British spin.'
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7048594.ece