Jake Bugg (born Jacob Edwin Charles Kennedy 1994 in Nottingham) is an English singer , musician and songwriter born to musical parents who separated when he was young. His father was a nurse and his name was Bugg, and his mother worked in sales, both parents having previously made recordings. Jake grew up in the Clifton council estate of Nottingham and started playing guitar at the age of 12 after being introduced to the instrument by his uncle Mark.