James Walbourne | |
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.jpg) Walbourne performing withThe Rails in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Walbourne |
| Born | (1980-02-02)2 February 1980 (age 45) Muswell Hill, London, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock,British folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar,mandolin,accordion,harmonium, keyboards |
| Years active | 1999–present" |
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| Website | jameswalbourne |
James Walbourne (born 2 February 1980) is a British singer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the current lead guitarist inThe Pretenders as well as one-half ofThe Rails.
When he was young he wanted to play in clubs around America. To fulfill his dream, he left school to go on a US tour withPeter Bruntnell and there he became a member of the bandsPernice Brothers andSon Volt.[1] He became a member ofThe Kinks’ front-manRay Davies’s solo band and ofThe Pogues.[citation needed] In 2008, he was recruited to The Pretenders byMartin Chambers just before the Break Up the Concrete tour.[2]
In 2005 he formed a band, Royal Gun, with his brother Rob Walbourne but that disbanded after a short tour of England and the US. In 2010, he started working on his first solo albumThe Hill, and it was released in 2011 byHeavenly Records.[3][4]
In 2007, whenLinda Thompson was working on her albumVersatile Heart, the authorNick Hornby introduced Walbourne to Thompson where he metKami Thompson for the first time. In 2011, they accidentally met in Los Angeles at the 50th-anniversary show forMcCabe's Guitar Shop and this time their relationship grew and the pair eventually married in 2012.[5][6]
They founded The Rails and released their first albumFair Warning onIsland Records.[7]
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| Title | Album details |
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| The Hill | · Released: 27 January 2011 · Label:Heavenly |
| Title | Album details |
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| Fair Warning | · Released: 2014 · Label:Island Records & Mighty Village |
| Other People | · Released: 2017 · Label: Psychonaut Sounds |
