Prospector's Blues by Jamestown Revival – Song of the Day

Our Song of the Day is Prospector's Blues by American country-rock duo, Jamestown Revival, off their newest EP titled Fireside With Louis L’Amour.

The frontier stories of American novelist Louis L’Amour have been an influence on Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance of Jamestown Revival since the very beginning of their band. At the age of 23, both Clay and Chance read L’Amour’s memoir, The Education Of A Wandering Man, and since then, fans haven’t had to dig very deep to find their hat-tips to the late, great legend.

When it was all said and done, Jamestown Revival was successful in their effort to distil The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour, Volume 1: Frontier Stories from 30-page adventures down to three and a half minute songs; each directly inspired by separate stories from the collection—Jamestown Revival’s tune Bound for El Paso comes from L’Amour’s The Gift of Cochise, Fool Me Once was inspired by The Man from Bitter Sands, and so on.

“They say that L’Amour was the master of the short story and we would humbly agree. In 30 pages he manages to draw you in, make you invest in the characters, and oftentimes hit you with a twist that you truly didn’t expect,” say Clay and Chance. “The songs on Fireside With Louis L’Amour are our attempt to put a musical spin on some of Louis’ short stories found on The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour, Volume 1: Frontier Stories. It’s been challenging and incredibly rewarding.”

To have the family of L’Amour on board was just icing on the cake for Jamestown Revival.

“On top of that, it’s been an absolute honour to have the blessing of Louis’ son, Beau, and the L’Amour estate. We hope these songs inspire you to pick up Collected Short Stories - Volume 1 and read the true inspiration behind the music,” they say, before adding “We also feel it’s worthwhile to mention these songs should be best enjoyed sitting next to a fire with a nip of whiskey in the glass.”

In 2020, Jamestown Revival released A Field Guide To Loneliness, an intimate collection of songs that finds Clay and Chance reflecting on recent times whereby human contact is limited more than ever. A Field Guide To Loneliness follows Jamestown Revival’s 2019 critically acclaimed release, San Isabel. They previously released their debut Utah in 2014 and The Education Of A Wandering Man in 2016.

Their band name, Jamestown Revival was derived from one of the first United States settlements, Jamestown, Virginia, homage to Creedence Clearwater Revival, and the concept of leaving behind the old and starting anew.

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