So I had a very interesting and surreal day yesterday. I was invited to sing on the legendary “Later with Jools Holland Show“.
I performed alongside Hot Chip, Sheryl Crow and Liza Minnelli. Walking onto the set that i’ve only seen from the other side of a television was very dreamlike. Just a few weeks earlier Radiohead played a scorching set on the same stage and I feel very honored to have had the chance to sing my song and to send my voice and words out to
a wider audience…. It was very challenging trying bottle up what i usually do in a whole show and try and put all of that energy into one song.

I sang “Out Come the Wolves“. I practiced all i could and with a little red wine in me I went to it. I started the song and there was a lot of emotion in my body that left me a little shaky and breathless but as I got into the chorus I began to forget about the cameras, the audience, Liza (The daughter of Judy Garland i.e. Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz!)
and all the other bands standing around me and I just dug into the words and it was a real rush.
I almost forgot where i was for a minute and then the song was over I opened my eyes and there was Jools shaking my hand and I had done it- My first UK Live television show.
It wasn’t a “perfect” performance, but I put all I had into it, it was real and I feel good about it being beamed out into peoples living-rooms.

The show will air this Friday February 15th on BBC2 and will also be viewable on the http://www.bbc.co.uk/later/ website (Sorry Uk only but check on youtube I’m sure someone will upload it!). Check it out and let me know what you think!

Well, I’m off to New York for the next adventure, maybe I’ll see some of you at my housing works show on Friday and you can also catch me playing guitar with the Battle of Land and Sea at the Mercury lounge on Sunday.
Bon Voyage,
Jacob Golden