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"I feel like I have a cooler older brother when I hear Townes Van Zandt songs.

He's a songwriting genius and listening to him has opened a door into a world I might have missed without his music. John Prine, Guy Clark, Iris DeMent, Nanci Griffith and Mary Chapin Carpenter all set the bar to which I aim as a songwriter, but Townes Van Zandt speaks directly to me.

'Kathleen' is one of his best songs and I love the string arrangement... so, when I was working on some of my own compositions with Merseyside violinist and arranger Amy Chalmers, I decided it would be a great one to cover. We've given it a touch of the blues, but all the best bits of Townes are still present.

It's funny, when Texas singer Sam Baker told me a song I'd just performed at the AMA-UK Awards & Conference a couple of years ago reminded him of Townes Van Zandt, I was embarrassed to say I'd not got on board as a big fan of Townes. It just goes to show you, it's never too late to find out about great music."
- John Jenkins

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KATHLEEN
It's plain to see, the sun won't shine today
But I ain't in the mood for sunshine anyway
Maybe I'll go insane
I got to stop the pain
Maybe I'll go down to see Kathleen

A swallow comes and tells me of her dreams
She says she'd like to know just what they mean
I feel like I could die
As I watch her flying by
Ride the north wind down to see Kathleen

The stars hang high above, the oceans roar
The moon is come to lead me to her door
There's crystal across the sand
And the waves, they take my hand
Soon I'm gonna see my Kathleen

Soon I'm gonna see my Kathleen

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from If You Can't Forgive You Can't Love, track released June 4, 2021
John Jenkins – Vocals
Jon Lawton – Bass, Electric guitar, Drum Programming
Dave Goldberg - Organ
Amy Chalmers – Strings
Produced by John Jenkins/Jon Lawton
Written by - Townes Van Zandt
Publisher - Silver Dollar Music Inc., Wixen Music Publishing Inc., Wixen Music UK Ltd

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John Jenkins Music London, UK

Jenkins’ influences include the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney & Wings, artists whose songbooks have continuously broken new ground.

As a member of his own James Street Band, along with performances with The Persuaders and Come in Tokio, John has shared stages with the likes of Elvis Costello, Chris Difford (Squeeze), Echo and The Bunnymen, The Beat and Jarrod Dickenson.
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