James P Honey

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James P Honey is a poet, rapper, singer, guitarist and songwriter born in England on December 28, 1982.

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A photograph of James P Honey, the lead singer of English folk band Buriers

James P Honey is a singer and poet who has been likened to Leonard Cohen[1] and Nick Cave[2] and is the lead singer of London based folk band A Band Of Buriers

Career

James started his career as an alternative rapper and performance poet, touring Europe and America for 7 years. During that time, he released six albums:

  • Volume 3 [EP] (2008, Milled Pavement Records) with Zoen
  • Hugely Overrated by a Tiny Few (Milled Pavement Records)
  • Rough Tongue Surfaces (Milled Pavement Records)[3] with James Reindeer
  • Estetik (Leave Music)[4] with Audio88
  • Float (CTC Records)[5] with Absurd

In 2008 James co-founded the record label and art collective Decorative Stamp, described by Spoonfed as "A brilliant brigade of musicians, artists and film-makers"[6] on which he released Bird Irony, Dreamers Are Insomniacs and a live album entitled Mausoleum Handout.[7]

In 2010 James started the alternative folk band A Band Of Buriers[8] with cellist Jamie Romain.

James P Honey has featured on many collaborations and compilations including:

  • One By One EP with 2econd Class Citizen on Equinox Records.[9] This EP also featured Fake Four founder Ceschi.
  • Wille Und Wann with Epilog And Misanthrop on Post Rap Records.[10]
  • Handful Of Crumbs with Oskar Ohlson on Knertz Records.[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=339830
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External links

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