James Walbourne

James Walbourne
Walbourne performing with The Rails in 2015
Walbourne performing with The Rails in 2015
Background information
Born
James Walbourne

(1980-02-02) 2 February 1980 (age 46)
Muswell Hill, London, England
GenresAlternative rock, British folk rock
OccupationsMusician, singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, mandolin, accordion, harmonium, keyboards
Years active1999–present "
Labels
Member of


Formerly of
Websitejameswalbourne.co.uk

James Walbourne (born 2 February 1980) is a British singer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the current lead guitarist in The Pretenders, a member of the duo The Rails, and a member of His Lordship.

Biography

When he was young he wanted to play in clubs around America. To fulfil his dream, he left school to go on a US tour with Peter Bruntnell, and there he became a member of the bands Pernice Brothers and Son Volt. He became a member of The Kinks frontman Ray Davies’s solo band and of The Pogues.[citation needed] In 2008, he was recruited to The Pretenders by Martin Chambers just before the Break Up the Concrete tour.

In 2005 he formed a band, Royal Gun, with his brother Rob Walbourne, but it disbanded after a short tour of England and the US. In 2010, he started working on his first solo album The Hill, released in 2011 by Heavenly Records.

Family and music

In 2007, when Linda Thompson was working on her album Versatile Heart, the author Nick Hornby introduced Walbourne to Thompson where he met Kami Thompson for the first time. In 2011, they accidentally met in Los Angeles at the 50th-anniversary show for McCabe's Guitar Shop and this time their relationship grew and the pair eventually married in 2012.

They founded The Rails and released their first album Fair Warning on Island Records.

Discography

Solo albums

Title Album details
The Hill · Released: 27 January 2011

· Label: Heavenly

Albums with The Rails

Title Album details
Fair Warning · Released: 2014

· Label: Island Records & Mighty Village

Other People · Released: 2017

· Label: Psychonaut Sounds

References

  1. ↑ McCormick, Neil (2014-05-09). "The Rails: a new folk rock romance". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  2. ↑ "Chrissie Hynde: If It Gets Polite—Game Over". Premierguitar.com. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  3. ↑ "James Walbourne | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  4. ↑ "Album: James Walbourne, The Hill (Heavenly)". The Independent. 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  5. ↑ Lester, Paul (2014-01-10). "The Rails (New band of the day No 1,675)". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  6. ↑ Sheffield, Hazel (2014-04-24). "A ticket to ride with the Rails". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  7. ↑ Denselow, Robin (2014-05-01). "The Rails: Fair Warning review – Kami Thompson and James Walbourne's bold new folk duo". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-19.