JEFFERSON HAMER

Jefferson Hamer is a self-taught instrumentalist and singer, inspired by popular music and the distilled folk sounds of America, Ireland, and the British Isles. He began his career in Colorado in the late 90?s as a guitarist and harmony singer, and absorbed the California-Country spirit of Gram Parsons in equal measure with English folk visionaries like Richard Thompson and Martin Carthy and the mystical Irish sounds of Planxty. After a decade of relentless road touring with his bands Single Malt Band and Great American Taxi, he settled in New York City, epicenter of the American melting pot. His most recent projects include a harmony-rich string duo with Dublin-born NYC folk luminary Eamon O’Leary called The Murphy Beds, and a much-anticipated collection of reworked English folk songs in collaboration with acclaimed songwriter Anais Mitchell, called Child Ballads