Name Jake Armerding Role Musician | ||
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Albums Walking on the World, Caged Bird, Jake Armerding Nominations Independent Music Award for Best Song - Country/Bluegrass Similar Mark Erelli, Barnstar!, Northern Lights, Rose Cousins, Eddie from Ohio | ||
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Jake Armerding is an American folk musician and multi-instrumentalist from Boston, Massachusetts. He plays mostly acoustic string instruments like the mandolin, acoustic guitar, and fiddle. In 1990, Jake began playing with Northern Lights occasionally. He joined the band full-time in 1992 and was a member until 1999 when he left the band to pursue a solo career. Jake attended Wheaton College where he received a degree in English literature. In 2001, Armerding won the Best New Artist Award from Boston's folk-radio station, WUMB.
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- Notable Performances
- Discography
- References
In addition to his solo efforts, Jake makes up half of a duo, The Fretful Porcupine, along with saxophonist Kevin Gosa. Armerding is also a member of Barnstar!, a "bluegrass [band] for people who hate bluegrass." He is on the faculty of the Traditional Music Project housed at the Real School of Music in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Jake recently played violin and mandolin as part of an ensemble recording music for the audiobook version of Josh Ritter's first novel, Bright's Passage.
Jake armerding closing song from the old town school of folk music 12 04 11
Notable Performances
Jake has made multiple appearances at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Discography
Northern Lights
Solo
The Fretful Porcupine
Barnstar!
Contributions