The Jayhawks at Manchester Academy 2

Gary Louris, The Jayhawks

Gary Louris, The Jayhawks

Founding member, guitarist and vocalist of The Jayhawks stops for an impromptu chat with WinkBall about the band's reunion, forthcoming album 'Mockingbird Time' and their gig at Manchester Academy 2 tonight.

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The Jayhawks at Manchester Academy 2

Event Date: 04/08/2011

WinkBall citizen video reporters were at Manchester Academy 2 on Thursday 4th August 2011 for The Jayhawks. Formed in the mid-80s in Minnesota, they emerged from the Twin Cities music scene and pushed the American alternative country sound across the 90s and early 2000s. After a hiatus between 2005 and 2009, The Jayhawks are back with their mid-90s lineup of Mark Olson, Gary Louris, Marc Perlman, Karen Grotberg and Tim O'Reagan, gigging in advance of forthcoming album, 'Mockingbird Time'. WinkBall reporters were at Manchester Academy 2 to speak to fans of The Jayhawks about the band, their music and to get reactions to the new songs from the gig. The fans loved the whole set, with an ample mix of classic tracks and previews of the new album; 'a band well and truly back', as one attendee put it! Were YOU at Manchester Academy tonight? What did you make of The Jayhawks? Upload your thoughts in a video message below and have your say!