- Jeremy James (singer/songwriter)
Jeremy James is a singer/songwriter based in
Albany, NY . He is originally fromRison, Arkansas . He plays acoustic guitar and mandolin. Jeremy James' music has been featured on internet radio station radioioacoustic and Albany, NY, area radio stationsWEQX ,WEXT , andWRPI . He has performed atSaratoga Springs, NY , storied venueCaffe Lena , Fagapalooza [ [http://www.fagapalooza.com/pastshows.htm] Fagapalooza Past Performers] , Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Council's "Progressions" Concert Series,Columbia University 'sPostcrypt Coffeehouse ,Union College , Valentine's, andEaston Mountain retreat center. He has performed withNamoli Brennet , Adrianne,Chris Pureka , Kris Landherr, Mara Levi, and Nathan Duprey, among others.Discography
Jeremy James has released three independent albums to date:
# "Wasted Youth" (2005)
# "Grey Gardens" (2005)
# "Landlocked" (2007)"Landlocked" was recorded at Blue Sky Music Studios in Delmar, NY, and featured guest appearances by
Namoli Brennet , Joely Schwenk, Scott Appicelli, Casey J. Chapman (of Almost Awake), Dave Shaver (of Almost Awake), and Gemma Halfi (of The Bookdrop Bees). "Landlocked" was released to critical acclaim from various publications and websites, including Roots Music Report [ [http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/reviews/folk/folk.php Roots Music Report] ] , www.edgenewyork.com, [ [http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=music&sc2=reviews&sc3=cd&id=53266 Edge New York] by Alan Bennett Ilagan]Albany Times Union , and Albany'sMetroland . [ [http://www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol30_no23/noteworthy.html Metroland] Metroland article]"Landlocked" was an editor's pick at Indie-Music.com [ [http://indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6086 Indie-Music] ] and appeared in the national OutVoice Top 40 Chart of albums by LGBT artists for over a year, peaking at number 4 in August 2007. [http://www.outvoice.net/august07chart.htm OutVoice website chart for August 2007] . Retrieved October 6, 2008.] OutVoice voters ranked "Landlocked" as number 9 for 2007. [http://www.outvoice.net/top402007chart.htm 2007 OutVoice Top 40 Chart] . Retrieved October 8, 2008.]
References
External links
* [http://www.jeremyjamesmusic.com Official web site]
* [http://myspace.com/jeremyjamesmusic Jeremy James' MySpace]
* [http://www.oldironspringfestival.org/performers.html Old Iron Spring Festival 2008 page]
* [http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/reviews/folk/folk.php Roots Music web page]
* [http://www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol30_no23/noteworthy.html Metroland listing]
* [http://www.nycapmusic.com/music_b.html NY Cap Music web site]
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