he evolution of 3 Bucket Jones started at a song writing retreat at Monnow Valley Studio in Sept 2013 when Gitika Partington, Andy McCrorie-Shand and Garry Hughes met for the first time.
Gitika Partington, Andy McCrorie-Shand & Garry Hughes
The first song they wrote together was completed the day they met and appears on the first album 3 Bucket Jones - released in 2014.
Take These Ghosts - the band's second album released in 2016. The first and second albums were written, recorded and produced by Andy, Garry and Gitika – mixed by Liam Ross.
The Singles 2017-2018 written by Gitika and Andy and is the band's third album.
ndy and Gitika have taken the band on the road with the help of guitarist Bruce Knapp, a multitude of singers and 5 members of the Tredegar Town Band to form the 3 Bucket Jones 'Supergroup' - the next chapter in the story.
The music, lately described as 'Bjork and Kate Bush meets Sgt Peppe' – acoustic folk, smart pop – with radio tracks segued next to Dave Gilmore, Kate Bush and Antony And The Johnsons, can be heard on Bandcamp, Soundcloud , Spotify, iTunes, etc. They also have 5 videos to watch.
Recent concerts
3 Bucket Jones and Friends
Performed at a charity concert on 16 November
at St Mary's Church Monmouth
Visit 3 Bucket Jones' website for more background information, latest news about the band, musicians, upcoming gig dates, soundtracks and videos.
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