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Jeanes are a collective of female singers from around the world, performing songs and poems written by Yorkshireman Russell Jeanes. The songs were written between 1985 and 2017 and were released on an EP called ‘Sleeping Leaves’ on the 16th June 2017 by Folkstock Records in the United Kingdom. The collective are made up of Russell Jeanes (keyboards, vocals), Catherine Hershey from Paris France (vocals), Emily Grace Zornado from Connecticut America, Léa Decan from Belgium (vocals, guitar), Dougie Harley from Scotland (vocals, guitar) Scott Fraser (guitar), Tom Sidebottom from Leeds (strings).

Success
Jeanes first found success in February 2014 when the song  'Simple Jayne' (sung by Catherine Hershey) was picked up by Tom Robinson’s Fresh On The Net, and voted into Fresh Faves, where it was reviewed by Amazing Radio’s Shell Zenner. The song was played by Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music’s mix tape on 3rd March 2014, and again on the 28th December on his Mixtape Faves of year 2014.

In the following three years (2014 - 2017) Jeanes songs ‘Smiles With Her Eyes’ (sung by Emily Grace Zornado), ‘Trees Hug Bees’ (sung by Léa Decan), ‘With Leaving Birds’ (sung by Dougie Harley) were all chosen as ' Fresh Faves', with radio airplay.

following the release of the ‘Sleeping Leaves EP’ by Folkstock Records on the 16th June 2017, the EP was championed by Cerys Matthews on BBC 6 Music, with multiple plays of songs on her award winning Sunday Morning radio show.

The EP received glowing reviews from various publications including Alex Gallacher (Folk Radio UK) Flo Bannigan (The Review in Canada) Marie-Agnes Hallé (Piggledy Pop France), Neil King (FATEA UK). The EP was voted one of  'The Reviews' ‘favourites of 2017’. Tom Robinson included ‘Simple Jayne’ on is BBC Introducing 10 Year anniversary special, where he played his favourite discoveries.

Albums

 * Sleeping Leaves - Folkstock Records (June 2017)

Singles

 * Simple Jayne/Smiles With Her Eyes (double A side) - Folkstock Records (June 2017)
 * With Leaving Birds - (Nov 2017)
 * Trees Hug Bees (iSaint James remix) - (Aug 2017)