The Last Days of the Broken Hearted Jester

Music therapy at its finest. An epic tale, amazing artwork by Sheldon Sveinson, a perfect way to colour and sway between the lines of a powerhouse new tune from The Weber Brothers. I love it!

- John Scoles, Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club, Winnipeg, Canada

 

“ The Weber’s are never passively sitting still, entitled-lee waitin’ for Lady Luck or fate to change on its own. They’re never sleeping on the job, hopin’ for inspiration to strike, or a record deal to poop out of Santa’s ass. Some poems end up being songs, some end up in the garbage, others make damn fine paper airplanes or turning points for a future coarse. These brothers sleeves are always rolled up, treating music like the blue collar job that it is.” Also - The drawings are fuckin’ beautiful and gorgeous”

- CR Avery: Poet, Painter, Musician, Songwriter... - Artist.

 

Everyone, gather your pencil crayons and your headphones and ready yourself to enter a most intimate and unique experience. What an effective way of interacting with a brilliant and complex work of art!

- Patrick Alexandre, Musician and Producer

 

Details that delight! The brilliance of the Weber Brothers music combined with Sveinson’s thought provoking artistry provide you with an experience like none other. Together, Sveinson’s layered graphics, combined with Ryan’s lyrics, become the gift that keeps on giving!”

- Pamela Habing, Designer & Coloring Enthusiast Extraordinaire

 

“Canada’s best rootsy band scores with an epic idea. This fun-for-all tune is full of Basement Tapes characters set in a medieval fantasy, all set to a twangy groove. Plus, you get to colour! Your inner child will be very happy.”

- Bob Mersereau, CBC

 

"The bold tale of The Broken Hearted Jester reflects the complexity of life with this rich combination of artists. Full of symbolism and allegory that entertains while imploring you to look beyond the lines."

- Cyndie Mitchell, Zombies Ate My Media...

 

"I like this very, very much. The profound writing of The Weber Brothers is surpassed only by the demanding intensity of their live show. Add to this the fine, tasteful hand of Sheldon Sveinson and the people shall indeed be lined up all along the castle walls to watch the last days of the broken hearted jester."

- Devin Latimer, Artistic Director, Trout Forest Music Festival. Juno Award recipient, Nathan

 

"The Broken Hearted Jester (a beautiful thing to behold), is a vivid and refreshingly interactive work of art from The Weber Brothers and Sheldon Sveinson. Its beauty, in part, is it gives the listener the chance to become a part of the creative process."

- Andrew Scott, Musician and Educator

 

"Since they exploded onto the Peterborough live music scene 17 years ago, we have come to expect the unexpected from Ryan and Sam Weber. That said, was an adult colouring book on anyone’s radar? Beautifully illustrated with a deliciously haunting narrative, The Last Days of the Broken Hearted Jester is a feast fit for a king; its accompanying music track yet another testament to the lads’ boundless creative talent. Take heart. While the jester’s days may be numbered, Ryan and Sam are nowhere close to being done. I cannot wait to see where their journey takes us next."

- Paul Rellinger, Rellinger Writing Services, Peterborough, Ontario

 

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“The Jester is one of those ones that came in a flash.  I’m not exactly sure where it came from.  I guess some of the characters in there could have been loosely modeled on people around me at the time, but VERY loosely if they were.  It kind of came in a dream, and once I had the basic idea about this Jester, the whole thing came very quickly, poured off the pen as I scribbled in the van on the way to a gig somewhere.  It is really its own thing, so the question of how to put it out there was a tricky one.  It’s so different it was hard to see where or how it would fit onto an album.  There is so much imagery in it, with the castle and the king, the princess, the dungeon, the castle guard, the jester... I thought it would be cool to somehow put it out with some images.  That’s when I thought of Sheldon.  I had seen some of his work before and I just had this feeling that he was the guy to give this to.  I sent him a message with the idea and he just went for it.  He would send me images as he did them and they surpassed any expectations I might have had by miles.  I was and am blown away with the artwork he made that give visual representation to this song, to say he nailed it is an understatement, he took it to a whole other level, and now with this colouring book style, anybody can take it even further.  It is very cool to me to see something that can keep growing and growing in this way, and in many different ways depending on who does the colouring in.  I didn’t even really know that adult colouring books were a thing, but I’m glad they are, because it allows people to visually take something in a further direction, and that direction is whatever one they see fit.  I am excited to see what people come up with from here.”

~ Ryan Weber

The Last Days of the Broken Hearted Jester (Ryan Weber, Sam Weber) ASCAP

Recorded in Berkeley Springs WV at The Green Mansion.

Song Mastering, Andy Pryde.