craftsman who knows how to deliver the news.” Jason WilberIn 2009, Jason co-produced the...
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“...a songwriter who sings of small discoveries and caustic contradictions with Midwestern understatement and blunt truth...a folk craftsman who knows how to deliver the news.” Mark Guarino, Chicago Daily Herald Jason Wilber ★★★ Artist Biography: A journeyman guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Jason Wilber has traveled the world as lead guitar player for artists like John Prine, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, and Hal Ketchum. In the insightful and sometimes humorous songs featured on his seven solo CDs he manages to meld his rock, folk, jazz, and country influences into a unique sound that’s been described as “Van Morrison meets Wilco”. From Carnegie Hall to Red Rocks to Massey Hall and the London Palladium, he’s performed in all 50 States, and all over Canada, Europe, and the UK. Jason Wilber’s work with John Prine includes the Grammy Award- winning CD Fair & Square, and the Grammy nominated CDs Live On Tour and In Spite of Ourselves (which spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Country Charts). In the recording studio Jason’s backed a diverse roster of artists including John Prine, Emmylou Harris, Todd Snider, Lucinda Williams, Over the Rhine, Patty Loveless, Hal Ketchum, Iris Dement, Trisha Yearwood, Tim Grimm, Krista Detor, Carrie Newcomer, and others. In 2009, Jason co-produced the compilation CD Coal Country Music featuring Willie Nelson, Gillian Welch, Ralph Stanley, Jason and the Scorchers, Kathy Mattea, Justin Townes Earle, Natalie Merchant, Diana Jones, Tom T. Hall, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Jean Ritchie, and other artists, who all contributed their talents to benefit the Alliance for Appalachia’s work to stop Mountain Top Removal in rural Appalachia. Jason Wilber’s TV and radio appearances include Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Sessions At West 54th Street, The Grand Ole Opry, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, CNN’s Entertainment Week, The Road, Mountain Stage, E-Town, and Austin City Limits. Reviews: “Jason Wilber has impressed blues curmudgeon Roy Book Binder and song- writing kingdaddy John Prine, musicians whose opinions rightly carry more weight that a few paragraphs from any music critic…Wilber’s Behind the Midway meets the expectations brought about by such heavyweight associations...with lyrics evocative enough to bring Prine’s Far From Me or Angel From Montgomery to mind.” —Peter Cooper, The Tennessean “His solo debut leaves one wondering why he waited so long to venture out on his own, as it reveals his true talent…insightful song- writing and soothing vocals.”—No Depression “King for a Day is a thoroughly enjoyable record from a fine songwriter. If you haven’t already listened to this recording, I suggest you do so immediately.”—John Prine “Wilber’s songs are infectious, combining country, rock, and folk elements to create some truly unique Americana music… This guy is good...”—The Gavin Report “His heartland background gives him authenticity and his heartbreaker’s voice make it all work…”—Option’s Inside Report “…should be filed somewhere between Prine’s Missing Years and Freedy Johnson’s This Perfect World—part sophisticated folk-pop and part twangy fun.”—Chris Baty, Eastbay Express “…superb and lean”—James Reed, Boston Globe “…adept at everything from sighing slide-guitar descants to twang”—JonParales, The New York Times “Blessed with a clear tenor voice, close in timbre to Lyle Lovett and Jackson Browne, his bittersweet tales of carnival romances and bygone mining towns won the side- man a bounty of new fans, and perhaps an indication of a sterling solo career to come.”—Mike Curtain, The Post-Star Radio: “What a terrific record!…What a grand flight of emotional imagination. Thanks for sending in the CD. It will be on the air starting Monday.”—Marilyn Beyer, WUMB Radio Boston “...thank you for sending along your live CD. My wife and I enjoyed it a whole lot! We listened to it on a long drive, and I remarked I was beginning to feel confident we’d have somebody like Prine around for the next 30 plus years.”—Dave Engen, KSMU Minnesota Radio “...the highlight of this too-brief album is the ballad ‘In Her Veins’...well written, well sung, and atmospheric. It sounds better every time I hear it (as does the whole album).”—Arthur Elliott, “Sidestream” Radio 99.7FM Brisbane, Australia ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★★★★
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“...a songwriter who sings of small discoveries and caustic contradictions with Midwestern understatement and blunt truth...a folk craftsman who knows how to deliver the news.” Mark Guarino, Chicago Daily Herald
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Artist Biography:A journeyman guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Jason Wilber has traveled the world as lead guitar player for artists like John Prine, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, and Hal Ketchum. In the insightful and sometimes humorous songs featured on his seven solo CDs he manages to meld his rock, folk, jazz, and country influences into a unique sound that’s been described as “Van Morrison meets Wilco”. From Carnegie Hall to Red Rocks to Massey Hall and the London Palladium, he’s performed in all 50 States, and all over Canada, Europe, and the UK.
Jason Wilber’s work with John Prine includes the Grammy Award- winning CD Fair & Square, and the Grammy nominated CDs Live On Tour and In Spite of Ourselves (which spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Country Charts). In the recording studio Jason’s backed a diverse roster of artists including John Prine, Emmylou Harris, Todd Snider, Lucinda Williams, Over the Rhine, Patty Loveless, Hal Ketchum, Iris Dement, Trisha Yearwood, Tim Grimm, Krista Detor, Carrie Newcomer, and others.
In 2009, Jason co-produced the compilation CD Coal Country Music featuring Willie Nelson, Gillian Welch, Ralph Stanley, Jason and the Scorchers, Kathy Mattea, Justin Townes Earle, Natalie Merchant, Diana Jones, Tom T. Hall, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Jean Ritchie, and other artists, who all contributed their talents to benefit the Alliance for Appalachia’s work to stop Mountain Top Removal in rural Appalachia.
Jason Wilber’s TV and radio appearances include Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Sessions At West 54th Street, The Grand Ole Opry, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, CNN’s Entertainment Week, The Road, Mountain Stage, E-Town, and Austin City Limits.
Reviews:“Jason Wilber has impressed blues curmudgeon Roy Book Binder and song-writing kingdaddy John Prine, musicians whose opinions rightly carry more weight that a few paragraphs from any music critic…Wilber’s Behind the Midway meets the expectations brought about by such heavyweight associations...with lyrics evocative enough to bring Prine’s Far From Me or Angel From Montgomery to mind.” —Peter Cooper, The Tennessean
“His solo debut leaves one wondering why he waited so long to venture out on his own, as it reveals his true talent…insightful song-writing and soothing vocals.”—No Depression
“King for a Day is a thoroughly enjoyable record from a fine songwriter. If you haven’t already listened to this recording, I suggest you do so immediately.”—John Prine
“Wilber’s songs are infectious, combining country, rock, and folk elements to create some truly unique Americana music… This guy is good...”—The Gavin Report
“His heartland background gives him authenticity and his heartbreaker’s voice make it all work…”—Option’s Inside Report
“…should be filed somewhere between Prine’s Missing Years and Freedy Johnson’s This Perfect World—part sophisticated folk-pop and part twangy fun.”—Chris Baty, Eastbay Express
“…superb and lean”—James Reed, Boston Globe
“…adept at everything from sighing slide-guitar descants to twang”—JonParales, The New York Times
“Blessed with a clear tenor voice, close in timbre to Lyle Lovett and Jackson Browne, his bittersweet tales of carnival romances and bygone mining towns won the side- man a bounty of new fans, and perhaps
an indication of a sterling solo career to come.”—Mike Curtain, The Post-Star
Radio:“What a terrific record!…What a grand flight of emotional imagination. Thanks for sending in the CD. It will be on the air starting Monday.”—Marilyn Beyer, WUMB Radio Boston
“...thank you for sending along your live CD. My wife and I enjoyed it a whole lot! We listened to it on a long drive, and I remarked I was beginning to feel confident we’d have somebody like Prine around for the next 30 plus years.”—Dave Engen, KSMU Minnesota Radio
“...the highlight of this too-brief album is the ballad ‘In Her Veins’...well written, well sung, and atmospheric. It sounds better every time I hear it (as does the whole album).”—Arthur Elliott, “Sidestream” Radio 99.7FM Brisbane, Australia
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Jason Wilber CDsTo hear or buy any of these CDs, visit www.jasonwilber.net
Ghost of Summers PastWilberTone Records WTR-008
Ghost of Summers Past ★ Bottles ★ The Great Cow of Romance ★ Never Never Land ★ Chase Her ★ Rock-A-Bye Rosie ★ My Great Uncle Jim ★ Rain Everyday ★ Madeline ★ Far Across The River ★ A Little Older Now
Live and Otherwise Volume 2WilberTone Records WTR-007
You Don’t Know What You’re Getting Into ★ Down In Russell Square ★ Watching Picasso ★ Indian Summer ★ Lazy Afternoon ★ If I Owned A Liquor Store ★ Until The Morning Breaks ★ Indigo ★ The Ballad of Amazing Grace and Sideshow Dan ★ Come Summertime ★ The Cotton-wood Tree
Lazy AfternoonWilberTone Records WTR-005
Sinking Down ★ You Don’t Know What You’re Getting Into ★ Indigo Northern Lights Seen Over Lewisburg Tennessee ★ Down In Russell Square ★ The Last Meeting of the Quaker-town Optimist Club ★ Your Destiny ★ Watching Picasso ★ Who Carried You
Live and Otherwise Volume 1WilberTone Records WTR-004
In Her Veins ★ The Wooden Statu-ette ★ Talk about 69 ★ Lost In Your Hometown ★ Pick Up Your Heart ★ My Angel’s Grown Wings ★ Silver Linings ★ Black Eye ★ Goin’ Fishin’ ★ A Lot On My Mind ★ Tulsa Telephone Book
“Like most excellent writers, Wilber has the ability to bring together humor and pathos. Live and Otherwise features serious selections such as My Great Uncle Jim, the hilarious Talk About 69, which is a highway, and the bittersweet The Wooden Statuette.–Jim Beal Jr., San Antonio Express-News
King For A DayWilberTone Records WTR-001
King for a Day ★ Don’t Be Cruel ★ Pay Bo Diddley ★ Tin Angels ★ Satellite ★ Talk About 69 ★ Killing the Blues ★ In Her Veins ★ Silver Linings ★ Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
“This is a thoroughly enjoyable record from a fi ne songwriter. If you haven’t already listened to this recording, I suggest you do so immediately.”—John Prine
Behind the MidwayFlat Earth Records FLT-122
Lay Down When You’re Done ★ Indian Summer ★ Goin’ Fishin’ ★ It’s Not Saturday ★ The Great 28 ★ Dirty Old Town ★ Over the Road ★ The Galway Waltz (duet with John Prine) ★ Your Only One ★ I Can’t See You Anymore ★ The Ballad of Amazing Grace & Sideshow Dan
“...lyrics evocative enough to bring Prine’s Far from Me or Angel from Montgomery to mind.”—Peter Cooper, The Tennessean
Lost in Your HometownFlat Earth Records FECD-111
I Fell in Line ★ Walking in the Church ★ Pick Up Your Heart ★ Lost in Your Hometown ★ Evelyn ★ Stars ★ If I Owned a Liquor Store ★ Apologies ★ As Far As 25th Street (The 25th Street Blues) ★ More Alone Than Before
“His solo debut leaves one wondering why he waited so long to venture out on his own, as it reveals his true talent…insightful songwriting and soothing vocals.”—No Depression
Amber WavesVault Records VR-004
Sunrise ★ Amber Waves ★ Blowin’ Down This Old Dusty Road ★ Rain ★ Kjersti ★ Jag Tanker Stanna ★ At the Carnival ★ Broken ★ 80 Acres ★ Indian Sum-mer ★ One-eyed Johnny ★ The Ring Around the Moon ★ Heart of the Winter ★ Minor Variation ★ Old Jack Frost ★ Nothing Will Do but You ★ Spring has Begun ★ Heaven ★ Reprise
Songs and instrumental pieces that follow a rural farm family facing the joys and sorrows of life on the land over the course of four seasons.
Photography by Greg Whitaker ★ Lazy Afternoon collage by Jeremy Bazur ★ Graphic Design by Lisa Wilber
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