Jamie Lord - Cosmic Folk

Jamie Lord pic

In September 1973 Hobo got a letter from the manager of singer songwriter Jamie Lord Jamie who would describe his music as 'Cosmic Folk' didn't fit neatly into the traditional folk circuit. None the less, this 24 year old Warwick based talent was highly popular in folk clubs such as the Rude Bear and a growing reputation on the Midland Folk circuit.

His music and songs looked to the influence of Todd Rungren whose album

Jamie Lord letter pt1.

  "Wizard a True Star" had been  reviewed for Hobo by Mike O'Hare of  Coventry Virgin Records (posted on this site). The letter (on this blog) also included an interview with the Leamington Courier on 31st August 1973 (also posted here). In his own words he described his music thus "It can't

Jamie Lord

be called folk music in the usual sense of the word. Folk music is dead. Everything I do is very alive and up to the minute, but it's very difficult to find anywhere that has a loarge enough audience who are really into it."

Jamie was also an artist, designing his own publicity scene here and hoping to work on a combination of lyrics and art work in a Tolien style. More on this in the press cutting.

I saw and enjoyed Jamie's works at the Rude Bear on many ocassions.

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Jamie Lord letter pt2

Comments

[Sylvia Kus]

[this is good]

We are trying to locate Jamie Lord. Pete Metcalfe my partner used to play the folk circuit with him in the 70's. We would love to get in touch with him now.

[diane flynn]

[this is good] I am hoping to get in touch with Jamie too. Sylvia do you remember me? The American girl with Jamie in the mid 1970s. I remember your cheesecake and artwork.

[PETE METCALFE]

If you remember that cheesecake you're in the club Diane. What has become of you and when did you split up with the boy wonder?

[PETE METCALFE]

Does anybody out there know where the boy wonder is??????????????

[george.wooten]

[this is good] I spent a half a day searching the internet for boy wonder on behalf of Diane (the American girl). No luck. When and where was the last time you saw him? I think he visited Diane on the west coast at one point. I think he liked it. My searches were targeted to England, so maybe a search on the west coast might yield results? You think?