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Diana Jones

Adopted as an infant and raised in New York, Diana Jones left home at the age of 15 in search of her roots. Unlike her friends, Diana was attracted to the music of Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, as well as contemporary artists Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton. It wasn't until she was reunited with her birth family and the music of the Eastern Tennessee hills some years later, that she discovered why that music had always moved her.

Diana Jones' music is informed by the themes that have run through her life - love, loss, and redemption. From the mournful lament of a dance hall girl, to the stomping melodic rant of a young woman's burial instructions, each of Diana's original songs from her latest CD, My Remembrance of You, draws life from the rich cross currents of country, country blues and mountain music.  The result is vibrant, contemporary music with a gritty and timeless feel.  This is the first issue for the NewSong label, which will feature Diana and other top artists appearing at the (NPR radio show) Mountain Stage NewSong Festival.

Her album has spent months on the Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart, including the #1 most-played song.  It also charted on the Euro-Americana Chart, where it debuted at #3, just behind the Guy Clark and Johnny Cash albums.  Her fans were treated to more good news in 2006 when she was named a Kerrville New Folk winner, the most prestigious award in the singer-songwriter world.  Previous Kerrville competitors include Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle.

“In a word, charming.  Lovely strummed acoustic instrumentation, a gently swaying melody, a hillbilly feminist lyric and a Southern-drawl vocal.  The album is a major, major country music event.” Robert K. Oermann in Music Row Magazine

“Wow, Wow, Wow this lady can sing and write a song like very few can do.  Diana Jones performs with a confidence that seldom graces an artist.  Her style is so different that it is refreshing to the senses.” Roots Music Report

"Increasingly compared to the likes of Iris DeMent and Gillian Welch, Jones just might be the best American songwriter most people have never heard of." --Chrissie Dickinson in the Chicago Tribune

"A fresh breeze from Appalachia.  Diana Jones songs are melodic little gems--and worth every listen."--  Gene Shay, WXPN "The Folk Show"