Morning Star is songwriter / multi-instrumentalist
Jesse D. Vernon, who releases his 4th album A Sign for the Stranger on 16 November on Folkwit Records.
Originally from Bristol, now based in Paris, Jesse has found success in France with countless gigs, features in top rock mag Les Inrockuptibles, his music in several movies including recent film
De l'autre côté du lit. Jesse has toured Japan four times, most recently last
October
One of the key members of cult Bristol band Moonflowers, who first came to attention with the indie hit Get Higher in 1990, Jesse has re-cently worked with some of modern folk’s new heroes, contributing along with
Sean O’Hagan and Bonnie Prince Billie on Soy Un
Caballo’s fantastic debut LP Les Heures de Raison. He can be found playing and touring as one half of
This Is The Kit with partner Kate Stables. Morning Star shared bills with long time musical ally
John Parish (P. J. Harvey, Sparklehorse), The National, Jeffrey Lewis, Bert Jansch, M Ward, Camera Obscura.
Radio play in the UK has come from Bob Harris and Huw Stephens..
There Was A Man
Longest Way Round (Video below) Guess It Was You
Golden Boy Still Mountain
That’s How She Hit Town Sun In Your Eyes
Rainbowland Gone Again
Press:
"Morning Star are quite capable of sounding like Leonard Cohen’s younger brother accompanied by Paulo Contes musicians"
-
Richard Williams, The Guardian
"If someone invented a vaccine against
romanticism, the heart of Jesse D Vernon would remain incurably immune"
- Venue Magazine
"Jesse Morning Star is a generous & open spirit. Musically he is a sophisticated naif. He is the flower in the cannon of the tank. In a time of economic crisis you are better off with him."
- John Parish 2009
(c) Folkwit Records 2009
- mail(at)folkwit.biz - PO Box 8504,
Nottingham, UK
Longest Way Round (Video below)