DUBBED the 'original roots punk barnstormer' Jason Ringenberg is to play the only Welsh gig of his UK tour on Anglesey.

Jason will be playing at the Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge, on Thursday March 8.

Born and raised on an Illinois hog farm, that bordered the Rock Island Line Railroad, Jason left for Nashville on July 4, 1981, to pursue his dream of “making a band that could kick American roots music into the modern age.”

Little did he know just how far the kick would travel.

He immediately formed Jason and the Scorchers and never looked back.

Throughout the 1980’s and 90’s they became known as one of the most exciting and influential live bands in music.

On classic LPs like 'Fervor' and 'Lost and Found' they “single-handedly rewrote the history of rock ‘n’ roll in the South” - according to Rolling Stone.

Their instinctive ability to combine traditional country music with high energy punk rock has not been surpassed to this day.

In 2008 they were awarded the Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance. There is also an exhibit of them in the Country Music Hall of Fame.

But Ringenberg’s story does not stop there. In 1999 the man who Mojo magazine called the “Godfather of Americana” decided to go solo.

To date he has released five solo CDs where his songwriting has been lauded by everyone from the BBC to USA Today.

Touring the world relentlessly, The Times called him “one of the most exciting performers of his generation.”

So don’t rock up to his show expecting to see a sensitive singer-songwriter sitting on a stool.

With his acoustic guitar and fearless charisma Jason is set to rock the house.

You can catch Jason Ringenberg at the Victoria Hotel in Menai Bridge, on Thursday March 8.

Doors open 8pm and tickets are available from Palas Print Caernarfon and Mudshark Records, Bangor.