Jack Rose Tribute Album On Sale Now

When Jack Rose died suddenly of a heart attack last December there was an outpouring of emotion for a quiet unassuming star.

It didn't just affect his hometown of Philadelphia, the grief stretched worldwide for someone who passed away far too early.

Now, a group of his friends have teamed up to release a massive tribute album in his memory. Coming in at a massive six-and-a-half hours, the compilation includes contributions from Six Organs of Admittance, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Bardo Pond, the No Neck Blues Band, Pelt, MV & EE and Elisa Ambrogio of Magik Markers fame.

Honest Strings: A Tribute to the Life and Work of Jack Rose is for sale right now from FINA, Thrill Jockey's digital store. It's yours for the ridiculously cheap price of $15, with all proceeds going to Rose's estate.

Rose’s last album was the posthumously released Luck in the Valley, which Thrill Jockey put out on February 23 of this year.

This compilation features new material from the following artists (in alphabetical order):

• Alvarius B.
• Elisa Ambrogio
• Bardo Pond
• The Black Twig Pickers
• Nathan Bowles
• Stuart Leslie Braithwaite
• Hans Chew
• Coach Fingers
• Byron Coley with Son of Earth
• Luther Dickinson
• Chris Forsyth
• Danny Paul Grody
• Steve Gunn
• Heather Leigh
• Hush Arbors
• C Joynes
• Kohoutek
• Langtry
• MV & EE
• Joseph Mattson (reading from "Empty The Sun")
• Jenks Miller
• Bill Nace
• No Neck Blues Band
• Cian Nugent
• Charlie Parr & Mike Gangloff
• Pelt
• Pigeons
• Six Organs of Admittance
• Spectre Folk
• D. Charles Speer
• Spiral Joy Band
• Sunburned Hand Of The Man
• Lloyd Thayer
• Rick Tomlinson
• James Toth, Kerry Kennedy and Jason Meagher
• Cath & Phil Tyler
• Un
• Scott Verrastro / Nathan Bowles
• Zaika with Loren Connors
• Zaika with Paul Flaherty