Cover design by Lukas Renlund & illustration by Lina Nygård
The brand new single Skater is out today! Download Skater for free at soundcloud.com or listen to it on YouTube. We're proud to have Will Van Horn (from Robert Ellis Band) playing pedal steel on the track. Skater is the first single from the upcoming album Homegrown Soul that will be out on October 11th.
In honor of the new single, Jerry Lindqvist & The Grace will be playing tonight at The Doo-Bop Club in Vaasa at 22.00 (doors open at 21.00). Welcome!
The forthcoming album Homegrown Soul by Jerry Lindqvist & The Grace is set to be released on October 11th on Good People Listen to Records. The album will be available for digital download and on vinyl. The vinyl will include a digital download code.
The album cover & design was made by our dear friend Lukas Renlund. Every song on the album is accompanied by a story and an illustration (by Lina Nygård).
The first single - Skater - will be released digitally on September 27th.
Tracklisting:
SIDE A
Black & Blue
The Apple Don't Fall
New Orleans
Dylan in the Rain
Skater
SIDE B
Homegrown Soul
Born Again Devil
Miss Golightly
Summer House
Sleeping With Trouble
Are you tired of music
about partying made on laptops? Do you prefer songs about the depression
and working on the fields played on an acoustic guitar? Then this night
is for you!
Bound For Folk brings you four brilliant folky acts playing at Leipätehdas´ terrace or inside D.O.M. depending on the weather.
Good news people of Vaasa. Jerry will be playing a couple of solo shows in Vaasa in August... The Night of Arts at The Doo-Bop Club on August 8th
The Doo-Bop Club
continues the tradition with offering an evening with several concerts
of various genres on the largest festival in Vaasa, the Night of the
Arts! Here's our schedule for the evening:
19:30-20:15 Jerry Lindqvist Plays sad songs
20:30-21:15 Patrik Knif Trio Jazz vibes
21:30-22:15 Rickard Slotte & M Sandberg Trio Hard-swinging straight-ahead jazz
22:30-23:15 Erik Sjöholm Band Funky stuff
Doors open at 19:00 "Valomerkki" (closing time): 23:30
FREE ENTRY!
Bound For Folk Club Night at Leipätehdas on August 14th
Live music by Jerry Lindqvist, Markus Bergfors, Roy and the Fishermen...More info coming soon!
We're keeping busy at The Grace headquarters. Here's what's going on at the moment..
Visor så in i Norden festival on July 5th
Jerry Lindqvist & The Grace Trio will be performing live at the Visor så in i Norden festival on Kumlinge, Åland at Restaurang Kastören on July 5th. Showtime 21.30.
Jerry will play live at Seglis in Vaasa on July 19th with pianist Mats Granfors. More info on this show coming soon...
Photographer & friend Lukas Renlundin action
Album Artwork & Design
We're working with photographer Lukas Renlund once again and creating some beautiful designs for the upcoming Jerry Lindqvist & The Grace album. Every song will get its own illustration and story, both hand painted on a black board. Our friend Lina Nygård came along for the illustrations, thank you Lina!
Here's a litttle sneak preview...
Ps... We later decided that the cat did indeed need some whiskers :-)...
Emigrant Sessions
Roland Junell has an exciting new project called the Emigrant Sessions for which Jerry co-wrote a song called Evert Vitalis.The song is actually about one of Jerry's ancestors. Check out this cool video from the studio and read more about the sessions here: www.facebook.com/EmigrantSessions
