Southpaw Jones

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Southpaw Jones’ songs are at once political, personal, serious, hilarious, lucid, and muddled…goes straight for the story, for the message, for the emotion.
Clay Steakley,
Performing Songwriter magazine

In the grand tradition of Jonathan Richman and They Might Be Giants…he has that most amazing ability to be hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time…
William Tyler,
The Nashville Scene

…the future of folk music is in good hands.
Susan Werner,
performing songwriter

Southpaw Jones’ songs are statements, short stories inside jokes with poignant punchlines
that appeal to your sense of humanity.
Susan Gibson,
performing songwriter

Jones’ songs are told from an often funny but no less insightful perspective…his songs are filled with the wisdom and biting humor of a man years older.
Katherine Tolford,
Los Angeles Times

Southpaw Jones really stood out in a crowd of one hundred songwriters at the Bluebird auditions. His song was the only one that I wanted to hear all of. He’s young, he’s funny, he’s very original.
Amy Kurland,
owner, Bluebird Cafe
Nashville, Tennessee

…the lefthanded Elvis Costello and the best songwriter in the land.
Spike Gillespie, author/provocatuer

He’s original…Southpaw Jones sings Southpaw Jones songs and does them with heart and humor…
Tony Arata,
performing songwriter, Nashville, Tennessee

Sardonic songwriter in the tradition of Loudon Wainwright, but with the melodic smarminess of They Might Be Giants’ John Linnell and a slight Steve Forbert-esque raspiness.
Nashville Rage

It isn’t clear where sincerity leaves off and irony begins…
Richard Banks,
Christmasreviews.com

Southpaw Jones’ work is that of an alien who has taken human form and is studying us very carefully.
Ken Gaines,
performing songwriter
Houston, Texas

…brilliant lyrics and uncompromising timing.
Gregg Cagno,
performing songwriter, New Jersey

His songs get into your head. There are no escape hatches, no doors to get out…a wonderful performer whose music defies classification…
Bruce A. Teitell,
North Hollywood, California

…a busker’s ragged spirit and an upstart wit that at best evokes Todd Snider or Loudon Wainwright III…you’ll likely laugh out loud.
Jim Ridley
The Nashville Scene

Southpaw jones will surprise you with how light-heartedly he takes controversial / serious subject matter and makes it fun for your consumption.
Jett Black,
Nocturnal Movements
Vancouver, Washington

…if it’s kinda sad, it’s fantastically so.  The lonely songs are really lonely, and the lost/unrequited love songs will tear your heart out.
Dick Patnaude,
columnist & radio host
Las Cruces, New Mexico

The lyrics are sometimes witty, sometimes touching, but always original and genuine…sophisticated melodies, rhythms and rhyme schemes that call to mind early Bob Dylan, Loudon Wainwright III, and Steve Forbert.
Richard Tuschman, Florida

…a better songwriter than most Nashville songwriters, and more honest than any of them.
Scott “Moses” Murray, performing songwriter
Nashville, Tennessee