Jack Cade and the Everyday Sinners

Jack Cade and the Everyday Sinners

Jack Cade and the Everyday Sinners is a United Kingdom americana, country and folk group centred on Jack Cade. The project is active from 2011 and presents a rough-edged blend of americana, country, folk and related death country influences.

Background

Jack Cade grows up in the Medway area of the United Kingdom during the 1970s, shaped by the punk era and its mix of music, art, politics and creative expression. Early influences include The Clash, The Damned and Buzzcocks, alongside Medway acts such as The Prisoners, Billy Childish, The Dentists and The Claim. He spends his early years listening to punk and new wave and playing guitar.

He begins singing live in 2005 after hearing Johnny Cash’s Man Comes Around played between acts at WOMAD Festival. The song reminds him of country music heard in his grandparents’ kitchen when he is a child, and this leads him into performing and writing his own material.

Music and recordings

The act develops a style described as simple, direct songwriting with a spoken delivery rather than a conventional singing approach. Its debut album is This Fiery Road, released on Collision Music, and it features the full band backing of the Everyday Sinners.

Band members

The core line-up consists of Tom Anderson on guitar, mandolin, piano and saxophone; Andy Goodchild on drums and percussion; Phil Berry on bass; Andy Purcell on Hammond and piano; and Ben Cox-Smith on dobro slide. Guest contributions also include Matt Holland on brass, Tony Whennell on clarinet, Richard Whennell on piano and backing vocals, Chris Haigh on fiddle and Alex Anderson on drums.

Style

The group’s music combines americana, country and folk, with the project also associated with death country. Jack Cade performs with a plain, unpolished edge rather than a highly refined one, and the songs are presented as simple forms built around his own writing and playing.