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"#1 Country Album of the Year (2006)" - Chicago Tribune

"Jones is on the verge of a critical breakthrough. Increasingly compared to the likes of Iris DeMent and Gillian Welch, Jones just might be the best American songwriter most people have never heard of." --Chrissie Dickinson, Chicago Tribune

From the mournful lament of a dance hall girl, to the stomping melodic rant of a young woman's burial instructions, each of Diana Jones' original songs on her NewSong Recordings debut MY REMEMBRANCE OF YOU draws life from the rich cross currents of country, country blues and mountain music. The result is vibrant, contemporary music with a gritty and timeless feel.

Adopted as an infant and raised in New York, Diana left home at 15 in search of her roots. Unlike her friends, Diana was attracted to the music of Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, as well as contemporary artists Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton. It wasn't until she was reunited with her birth family and the music of the Eastern Tennessee hills some years later, that she discovered why that music had always moved her.

Diana returned to the northeast seeking time to heal from the loss of her beloved grandfather, Robert Lee Maranville, who as... more
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released April 11, 2006

Award winning, singer songwriter Diana Jones is know for her gritty, literary, and Appalachian songwriting. Her 6th album is Song To A Refugee

“A tender testimony to bruised lives.. Powerful and poetic; a record for our times.
— The Guardian / Observer ★★★★


“Diana Jones’s Song to a Refugee follows in the footsteps of (Woody Guthrie’s) Dust Bowl Ballads.”
— Financial Times ★★★★

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