Jake Xerxes Fussell with special guest Robin Holcomb
Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell has distinguished himself as one of his generation's preeminent interpreters of traditional (and not so traditional) "folk" songs, a practice which he approaches with a refreshingly unfussy lack of nostalgia. By recontextualizing ancient vernacular songs and sources of the American South, he allows them to breathe and speak for themselves and for himself; he alternately inhabits them and allows them to inhabit him. In all his work, Fussell humanizes his material with his own curatorial and interpretive gifts, unmooring stories and melodies from their specific eras and origins and setting them adrift in our own waterways.
Fussell's new album Good and Green Again was released Jan 21, 2022 via Paradise of Bachelors. Produced by James Elkington, the record navigates fresh sonic and compositional landscapes and is, perhaps, his most conceptually focused to-date. Fussell and Elkington enlisted a group of formidable players hailing from Durham, North Carolina (where Fussell lives) and elsewhere, including regular bandmembers Casey Toll on upright bass, Libby Rodenbough on strings, and Nathan Golub on pedal steel. They were joined by welcome newcomers Joe Westerlund (Megafaun, Califone) on drums, Joseph Decosimo on fiddle, Anna Jacobson on brass, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy, who contributes additional vocals.
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Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell is embarking on an extensive tour in support of When I'm Called, his new album and debut for Fat Possum (out July 12th). Over the last decade, Fussell's acclaimed line of work has taken him all around the world and back. Reared in Georgia and now settled in North Carolina, he's established himself as a devoted listener and contemplative interpreter of a vast array of lovingly sourced folk songs. When I'm Called is Fussell's richest work to date, and features contributions from Blake Mills, Joan Shelley, James Elkington and more.
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Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell has distinguished himself as one of his generation's preeminent interpreters of traditional (and not so traditional) "folk" songs, a practice which he approaches with a refreshingly unfussy lack of nostalgia. By recontextualizing ancient vernacular songs and sources of the American South, he allows them to breathe and speak for themselves and for himself; he alternately inhabits them and allows them to inhabit him. In all his work, Fussell humanizes his material with his own curatorial and interpretive gifts, unmooring stories and melodies from their specific eras and origins and setting them adrift in our own waterways.
Fussell's new album Good and Green Again was released Jan 21, 2022 via Paradise of Bachelors. Produced by James Elkington, the record navigates fresh sonic and compositional landscapes and is, perhaps, his most conceptually focused to-date. Fussell and Elkington enlisted a group of formidable players hailing from Durham, North Carolina (where Fussell lives) and elsewhere, including regular bandmembers Casey Toll on upright bass, Libby Rodenbough on strings, and Nathan Golub on pedal steel. They were joined by welcome newcomers Joe Westerlund (Megafaun, Califone) on drums, Joseph Decosimo on fiddle, Anna Jacobson on brass, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy, who contributes additional vocals.
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Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell is embarking on an extensive tour in support of When I'm Called, his new album and debut for Fat Possum (out July 12th). Over the last decade, Fussell's acclaimed line of work has taken him all around the world and back. Reared in Georgia and now settled in North Carolina, he's established himself as a devoted listener and contemplative interpreter of a vast array of lovingly sourced folk songs. When I'm Called is Fussell's richest work to date, and features contributions from Blake Mills, Joan Shelley, James Elkington and more.
Jake Xerxes Fussell with special guest Robin Holcomb
Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell has distinguished himself as one of his generation's preeminent interpreters of traditional (and not so traditional) "folk" songs, a practice which he approaches with a refreshingly unfussy lack of nostalgia. By recontextualizing ancient vernacular songs and sources of the American South, he allows them to breathe and speak for themselves and for himself; he alternately inhabits them and allows them to inhabit him. In all his work, Fussell humanizes his material with his own curatorial and interpretive gifts, unmooring stories and melodies from their specific eras and origins and setting them adrift in our own waterways.
Fussell's new album Good and Green Again was released Jan 21, 2022 via Paradise of Bachelors. Produced by James Elkington, the record navigates fresh sonic and compositional landscapes and is, perhaps, his most conceptually focused to-date. Fussell and Elkington enlisted a group of formidable players hailing from Durham, North Carolina (where Fussell lives) and elsewhere, including regular bandmembers Casey Toll on upright bass, Libby Rodenbough on strings, and Nathan Golub on pedal steel. They were joined by welcome newcomers Joe Westerlund (Megafaun, Califone) on drums, Joseph Decosimo on fiddle, Anna Jacobson on brass, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy, who contributes additional vocals.
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Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell is embarking on an extensive tour in support of When I'm Called, his new album and debut for Fat Possum (out July 12th). Over the last decade, Fussell's acclaimed line of work has taken him all around the world and back. Reared in Georgia and now settled in North Carolina, he's established himself as a devoted listener and contemplative interpreter of a vast array of lovingly sourced folk songs. When I'm Called is Fussell's richest work to date, and features contributions from Blake Mills, Joan Shelley, James Elkington and more.
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Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell has distinguished himself as one of his generation's preeminent interpreters of traditional (and not so traditional) "folk" songs, a practice which he approaches with a refreshingly unfussy lack of nostalgia. By recontextualizing ancient vernacular songs and sources of the American South, he allows them to breathe and speak for themselves and for himself; he alternately inhabits them and allows them to inhabit him. In all his work, Fussell humanizes his material with his own curatorial and interpretive gifts, unmooring stories and melodies from their specific eras and origins and setting them adrift in our own waterways.
Fussell's new album Good and Green Again was released Jan 21, 2022 via Paradise of Bachelors. Produced by James Elkington, the record navigates fresh sonic and compositional landscapes and is, perhaps, his most conceptually focused to-date. Fussell and Elkington enlisted a group of formidable players hailing from Durham, North Carolina (where Fussell lives) and elsewhere, including regular bandmembers Casey Toll on upright bass, Libby Rodenbough on strings, and Nathan Golub on pedal steel. They were joined by welcome newcomers Joe Westerlund (Megafaun, Califone) on drums, Joseph Decosimo on fiddle, Anna Jacobson on brass, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy, who contributes additional vocals.
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Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell is embarking on an extensive tour in support of When I'm Called, his new album and debut for Fat Possum (out July 12th). Over the last decade, Fussell's acclaimed line of work has taken him all around the world and back. Reared in Georgia and now settled in North Carolina, he's established himself as a devoted listener and contemplative interpreter of a vast array of lovingly sourced folk songs. When I'm Called is Fussell's richest work to date, and features contributions from Blake Mills, Joan Shelley, James Elkington and more.
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