Diana Jones - Original performing songwriter of old timey, country blues, and mountain music.

Event details: Diana Jones is frequently compared to other distinct voices in Americana music such as Gillian Welch, Iris DeMent, and Alison Krauss. An American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, she gained wide critical acclaim in 2006 with the release of her album, "My Remembrance of You". The album made a number of critics end-of-the-year "best of" lists. The Chicago Tribune rated the album as the "best country recording of 2006" and described Jones as "an Americana gem", whose sound rides "an old-timey vibe that never sounds fussy, ... in a voice subtly shaded by the high lonesome sound." Jones has also won a number of songwriting competitions including the venerable "New Folk" competition at the 2006 Kerrville Folk Festival. Her song "Pony" was nominated as "Song of the Year" by the North American Folk Alliance, and Jones herself was nominated as "Emerging Artist of the Year" for 2006. Although widely recognized as an "emerging artist" in 2006, Jones recording and songwriting career began a decade earlier. Her 1997 debut, "Imagine Me", has been described as a combination of "the traditional American folk genre with a cutting edge on modern female folk music." Two years later, Jones followed-up with "The One That Got Away". Jones really caught the attention of the folk music world when she re-emerged with "My Remembrance of You" in March 2006. The new album was dedicated to her late grandfather while also paying tribute to producer and archivist Alan Lomax. Jones has shared the stage with many artists, including Martina McBride, the Del McCoury Band, Guy Clark, Darrell Scott, Odetta, the Old Crow Medicine Show, and John Gorka.

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