Glymjack is the critically acclaimed indie-folk project of award-winning songwriter Greg McDonald.
Glymjack's live shows balance Greg's hard-hitting songs - hailed as “passionate, powerful and poetic” by Rolling Stone and "East Anglia's gift to the world" by BBC Radio 1 - with the warmth and laughter Greg's brought to two thousand gigs and counting, and the dazzling flair of fiddle virtuoso Gemma Gayner and Radio 2 Folk Award nominated melodeon player Saul Bailey.
Featuring folk legends Show of Hands, Glymjack's debut album Light the Evening Fire has been called, “spine-tingling” (Spiral Earth), “life-affirming” (Folk Radio), “beautiful” (Totally Radio), “powerful” (Rock’n’Reel), “incredible” (Roots and Fusion), “a tour-de-force” (Maverick), “a torch of hope” (Louder than War), and “the best of British folk” (The Moment).
A glymjack was a street child who led strangers through Victorian London at night with a lantern - a character forgotten by history but celebrated with the lighting of a glymjack's lantern at the beginning of each Glymjack show.
Away from Glymjack, Greg plays with The Phil Beer Band, writes music for Countryfile and wild-camps the Norfolk Coast Path.
“Reminds you why you got into music in the first place”
BBB 6music
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“As good as contemporary folk comes”
Acoustic
“Passionate, powerful and poetic… Greg McDonald is a genius song-writer”
Rolling Stone
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“The songs of Dylan meets the soul of Springsteen”
Bright Young Folk
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“A tour-de-force… the overall sound is very much in the English folk tradition but it’s the songs that make Glymjack such a spectacular listen and what songs they are… if you like music that has substance, quality and style then this is for you.”
Maverick
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"East Anglia's gift to the world"
BBC Radio 1
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“Spine tingling”
Spiral Earth
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“Life-affirming”
Folk Radio
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“Greg McDonald is a great singer, a great guitarist, but above all he’s a great songwriter”
Phil Beer
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“A torch of hope”
Louder than War
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“Like Springsteen’s Nebraska, crackles with atmosphere”
Northern Sky
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“Superb narrative song-writing”
Q magazine
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“Light the Evening Fire is well on its way to becoming a classic”
Folkwords
“Absolutely gorgeous”
Totally Radio
“Folk-roots with attitude”
Froots
“Poetic, literate, raw songwriting”
The Arts Desk
“The best of British folk”
The Moment
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“Amazing original songs ”
Genevieve Tudor
“The songs sparkle”
Living Tradition
“A powerful sound”
Rock’n’Reel
“One of the best debuts I’ve heard”
Andrew Wegg, Acoustic Sessions
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“Heart-wrenching”
Morning Star
“Fantastic”
Bev Harris, Mainly Folk Show
“Top English folk music... alevel most folk bands are unable to reach”
Fatea