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Jetfly Jetfly is a person and a band hailing from Bristol UK. He plays solo as Jet McDonald on guitar, vocal and harmonica and as a band with Jet on Guitar and Vocals, Si on Bass and Vocals and Joe on Drums and Percussion. (See lower down for info on Jet's writing and story activities.) The band have produced two albums "Flockabilly" and the latest "Punk Folk Disco" released 16 th Oct 2009 and available to buy now! "There's some staggeringly lovely songwriting in here..." Four Stars Venue Magazine Feb 2010 Look out for Jetfly LP launch of "One Last Song Before It's Time To Go" April 24th 2010 in the Miners Arms St Werburghs Bristol. In late Oct 2009 the band went on a UK Tour with fellow songsters Hollowbody and Andy Skellam. (See Press Release Below) The band have evolved into a punkier outfit lying somewhere between Violent Femmes and leftfield folk. It has benefited at different times from Virpi Kettu virtuoso Finnish violinist (contribrutor to Flockabillly) and Hannah Porter part of the Porter Super Folk family and all round instrumentalist (contribrutor to the album "Punk Folk Disco") Jet McDonald solo is a modern day troubadour -see the info below. ****jetfly@post.com***
photo by blue skies photography The Jetfly myspace is: ------------------------------------------------------ Jet McDonald Jet's debut novel "Automatic Safe Dog" slated for publication May 2010 by Eibonvale Press
"Automatic Safe Dog" is about a man who works for a company that makes furniture out of living dogs. It is a biting satire on modern consumer culture and human branding. More of Jet's work will be published in "Catastrophia" an anthology of apocolyptic stories scheduled for release Winter 2010 by PS Publishing alongside the legendary Sci-Fi author Brian Aldiss. And in Sept 2010 he will be featured in an anthology of stories on the theme of creativity and isolation. "The Blind Swimmer" by Eibonvale Press In June 2010 one of Jet's audio stories will be available for download as a walking guide around Bristol through the Bristol based spoken word Heads and Tales. ----------------------------------------------
A Bit of Background about Jet McDonald
Originally born in the New Forest Jet has written hundreds of songs some of which, for lack of careful attention, have escaped and now live wild in the woods. Jet is also a modern day storyteller who has told his strange contemporary tales in lightbouses, boats, yurts, tipis, bookshops, crypts, theatres, pubs and powerstation youth clubs. In February 2008 Jet won the Missouri Review Audio Fiction Award which is odd as he's never been to Missouri. In Autumn 2008 Jet toured eleven Independent bookshops in the UK from Exeter in the South to Glasgow in the North with his solo music album "Quiet Songs for the Now Time" and story album "Huffing and Puffing" both released by Cleaner Records in Bristol. He has played his songs and told his fantastical tales at Wychwood Festival, Home Game (Fence Collective), Croissant Neuf, Glastonbury, Shambala, Secret Garden Party, Hay on Wye, Peckham and Port Elliott Literary Festivals. He has published his written work in "Subtle Edens"-An Anthology of Slipstream Fiction" published by Elastic Press and "The Idler"-A collection of radical essays. Jet jointly runs "Folk Tales" a monthly night of leftfield folk music and storytelling where old and new folk traditions come together and share common roots. Folk Tales has toured the country in a little bell tent serving tea biscuits and rockin' folk to intimate and gobsmacked audiences. Tom Hodgkinson author of "How to Be Free" and "How to be Idle", has described him as a "modern day minstrel". Jet prefers Revels. The raisin ones. In May 2010 Jet will be cycling overland to India for a year. He will be bringing his pen, his guitar and (he hopes) a comfy saddle.
The Jet McDonald music myspace is You can hear some of Jet's stories at
You can contact Jetfly at ****jetfly@post.com****
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