Jamie Marshall
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Jamie Marshall is an English singer - songwriter (Born Anthony James Marshall in Doncaster
, Yorkshire
8th July 1955) now living and working in Prague, Czech Republic. He performs solo acoustic shows and tours with successful Czech musician and singing star Věra Martinová http://www.martinova.cz/ .
For 20 years, Jamie was part of London's live music scene, gigging at venues as varied as
the Royal Festival Hall, the Twelve Bar Club, and the Jazz Cafe.
Nationally, he appeared on UK radio (Radio 1, Radio 2, and Radio 5) and television
(BBC 1, BBC 2, Channel 4, and Sky TV).
At a local level, Jamie was the featured live music guest on numerous local radio stations including; BBC GLR, BBC Radio Wales,
BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Radio Newcastle. In the Czech Republic he was the featured musician on Public TV "Na Plovarna Bez Plavek" talk show.
In October 2001, Jamie was the guest of media iconoclast and all-round geezer
Big George on his BBC Three Counties Radio show The Sound of Music.
His live performance on the show prompted George to hail Jamie as: "A real musical giant ... one of the music gems of this country"
Well respected roots/folk music periodical rootsmusic.co.uk carried an interview with Jamie:
http://www.rootsmusic.co.uk/JamieMarshall.htm
Jamie has released two full albums: 'In Our Lifetime' (1996) and 'Hereafter' (2000), the latter album mixed by John Wood
and featuring slide guitar work by Micky Moody
(ex Whitesnake
).
In 2002, Jamie released a collection of songs which had previously received limited release called 'Before I Was Famous'.
These may be sourced at
http://www.jamiemarshall.com/recordings.htm
Outside of performing, Jamie has written music for television, including the theme tune for
the BBC comedy "A Prince Among Men
", and for a touring comedy show featuring
Chris Barrie
Chris Barrie
(Star of BBC TVs Red Dwarf
and the Tomb Raider
films).
Jamie currently has a Wednesday night residency with Czech guitarist Radek Hlávka in Prague. in U Maleho Glena on Karmelitská
Jamie has collaborated with established Czech guitarist and singing star Věra Martinová, :cs:Věra Martinová for 4 years, co-produced her last CD album, and wrote the music for six songs on it.
She also covered two of Jamie's older songs on this album. "I'm Not Waiting" and "Until I Hear it From You" .. which as "Verim Svym Snum" (I Believe In My Dreams) became the title track of the record. Jamie has 3 co-writes on her most recent CD album.
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
8th July 1955) now living and working in Prague, Czech Republic. He performs solo acoustic shows and tours with successful Czech musician and singing star Věra Martinová http://www.martinova.cz/ .
For 20 years, Jamie was part of London's live music scene, gigging at venues as varied as
the Royal Festival Hall, the Twelve Bar Club, and the Jazz Cafe.
Nationally, he appeared on UK radio (Radio 1, Radio 2, and Radio 5) and television
(BBC 1, BBC 2, Channel 4, and Sky TV).
At a local level, Jamie was the featured live music guest on numerous local radio stations including; BBC GLR, BBC Radio Wales,
BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Radio Newcastle. In the Czech Republic he was the featured musician on Public TV "Na Plovarna Bez Plavek" talk show.
In October 2001, Jamie was the guest of media iconoclast and all-round geezer
Big George on his BBC Three Counties Radio show The Sound of Music.
His live performance on the show prompted George to hail Jamie as: "A real musical giant ... one of the music gems of this country"
Well respected roots/folk music periodical rootsmusic.co.uk carried an interview with Jamie:
http://www.rootsmusic.co.uk/JamieMarshall.htm
Jamie has released two full albums: 'In Our Lifetime' (1996) and 'Hereafter' (2000), the latter album mixed by John Wood
John Wood (music producer)
John Wood is an English sound engineer and producer, best known for his work with Fairport Convention, John Martyn, Cat Stevens, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, the Incredible String Band, Pink Floyd, Nico and Squeeze.-Career:...
and featuring slide guitar work by Micky Moody
Micky Moody
Michael Joseph "Micky" Moody is an English guitarist, and a former member of the rock bands Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake. He was also a founder-member of Snafu. Together with his former Whitesnake colleague Bernie Marsden he founded the Moody Marsden Band, and later, The Snakes...
(ex Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
).
In 2002, Jamie released a collection of songs which had previously received limited release called 'Before I Was Famous'.
These may be sourced at
http://www.jamiemarshall.com/recordings.htm
Outside of performing, Jamie has written music for television, including the theme tune for
the BBC comedy "A Prince Among Men
A Prince Among Men
A Prince Among Men is a somewhat unsuccessful British sitcom that ran on BBC1 from 1997 to 1998 lasting 12 episodes. It starred Chris Barrie as Gary Prince, a former international football star turned entrepreneur. The theme music was by Jamie Marshall....
", and for a touring comedy show featuring
Chris Barrie
Chris Barrie
Chris Barrie is a British actor. He first achieved success as a vocal impressionist, notably in the ITV sketch show Spitting Image...
Chris Barrie
Chris Barrie
Chris Barrie is a British actor. He first achieved success as a vocal impressionist, notably in the ITV sketch show Spitting Image...
(Star of BBC TVs Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
and the Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was originally released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn, with MS-DOS and PlayStation versions following shortly thereafter...
films).
Jamie currently has a Wednesday night residency with Czech guitarist Radek Hlávka in Prague. in U Maleho Glena on Karmelitská
Jamie has collaborated with established Czech guitarist and singing star Věra Martinová, :cs:Věra Martinová for 4 years, co-produced her last CD album, and wrote the music for six songs on it.
She also covered two of Jamie's older songs on this album. "I'm Not Waiting" and "Until I Hear it From You" .. which as "Verim Svym Snum" (I Believe In My Dreams) became the title track of the record. Jamie has 3 co-writes on her most recent CD album.