The Wanderer - A Tribute To Jackie Leven [CD]

Various Artists - The Wanderer - A Tribute To Jackie Leven [CD]

Jackie Leven is celebrated as one of the world’s most prolific and accomplished singer songwriters. His recordings encompassed everything from folk to celtic soul, driving rock to lyrical ballads. He passed away over 10 years ago but the legend of this uniquely talented artist grows every year as more and more people discover and celebrate his remarkable catalogue of recordings. The Wanderer: A Tribute To Jackie Leven features 22 specially recorded new tracks reimagining the brilliance of Jackie Leven, featuring big names and big fans including Eliza Carthy, Ralph McTell, Boo Hewerdine, Tom Robinson & Ian Rankin. Each artist has also contributed sleevenotes to the extensive booklet detailing their experiences of knowing and working with Jackie and why they wanted to contribute to this tribute album. Proceeds from this album will benefit the Westminster Drug Project (WDP) a charity that continues the work of Jackie’s own charity, The CORE Trust. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackie Leven is celebrated as one of the world’s most prolific and accomplished singer songwriters. His recordings encompassed everything from folk to celtic soul, driving rock to lyrical ballads. He passed away 10 years ago this November but the legend of this uniquely talented artist grows every year as more and more people discover and celebrate his remarkable catalogue of recordings. This year is a massive year for Jackie Leven as there are 3 unique physical and digital releases, numerous new edits and tribute recordings, a new website and social media channels, best of and themed playlists and an extensive PR campaign backed up by extensive digital advertising.