Jim Hornsby

Biography

In his native North East of England Jim is generally recognized as an in demand session guitarist. Whenever country licks or Dobro is required Jim is there. Prefab Sprout, Prelude, Martin Stephenson, The Caffreys, Hayley Hutchinson and Ady Ferguson among others have called him in to embellish their records.

But there is more to Jim than just his guitar playing. Decorating his mantelpiece is a song writing award that The Country Music Association of North America awarded him in 2001 for ‘Land of Broken Dreams’, a song he wrote for Prelude.

2001 also saw Jim releasing a single ‘When Friday Comes Around’ and his first CD of entirely self-penned vocals ‘Bedford Falls’. Both achieved widespread airplay throughout Europe and on Country Music Radio in the USA.

Jim has recently toured the Netherlands with Irish singer-songwriter Kate Purcell and the UK, Portugal and the USA with Martin Stephenson. Between recording, touring (including a stint with an Elvis tribute band) and teaching duties (Guitar Weekends), Jim has continued to write songs about his experiences. These songs now form the bedrock of Diesel Therapy in which Jim takes centre stage as lead vocalist for the first time in his career.

Contact

Email: jim AT dieseltherapy.com