Artist description Jed is a popular American-based performer whose style is folk and roots are Celtic. His album, STREETS OF FALL RIVER is a collection of original and traditional songs drawn, in large part from the Irish immigrant experience. Some of Jed's original songs focus on the experience of his own family; stories passed on from great-grandfather and grandfather to grandson and son, some tell tales taken from the immigrant and American Civil War history books, while still others tell a more personal story. Through his words and music Marum shines; a celebration for family, a respect for tradition and love a for his heritage. Marum is an easy going, humorous performer with a tale to tell and a song to sin

Music Style Celtic and American Folk

Musical Influences Chieftians, Brian McNeill, Seamus Kennedy, Andy M Stewart

Similar Artists Tim O'Brien, Ed Miller

Artist History Jed Marum has been performing at American and Celtic Folk venues throughout the USA for the last two years. He is rgeularly a featured performer at the USA's second largest Irish Festival; the North Texas Irish Festival, has been featured performer for the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and many other Folk and Celtic festivals and venues across the continent. Jed's next CD project has begun and is expected to be ready for release in the first quarter of 2003. The record is being produced by Paul Mills at Millstream Studios in Toronto. Several Celtic and Folk Music "stars" will be working on the project, including Canadian folk legend Rick Fielding and Scotland's finest folk musician Brian McNeill. Jed released his first CD on Boston Road Records in August of 2000. STREETS OF FALL RIVER has received three "top 100 "artist airtime status for European radio for three consecutive periods in 2001. The album was chosen by Blackhawk Productions for its upcoming Showtime TV Series called "True LIves". Jed has also he's signed a license agreement with Hollywood Film makers Burkhardt/Griffith Productions, LLC for use of Jed’s original composition, "The Vicar’s Daughter" in their new movie release called THANK GOODNIGHT starring Mark Hammel, Sally Kirkland, and Christian Campbell.

Instruments vocals, acoustic guitars, banjo, harmonica

Albums STREETS OF FALL RIVER on Boston Road Records

Press Reviews Streets of Fall River is a very interesting and moving album, beautifully written, arranged and performed! - P. Smith in "The Advertiser," England - Dec, 2000. Jed tells these stories with simplicity and conviction in a collection of excellent quiet listening. - John Brophy in "Irish Music Magazine," Feb, 2001 The songs - mostly original, a few traditional - come from the same deep, independence-inspired, Irish Catholic, Celtic roots as much of America's folk and country and even western music, at the same time encompassing pathos and delight. Streets of Fall River resonates with the depth of ancestral ties and generations of narrative soaked in the salty tears of hope that never seem to dry. - Tom Geddie in "Buddy Magazine," Jan 2001 "Prayer from Little Round Top" a track from the STREETS OF FALL RIVER is the song one of the great Irish poets might have written had he marched to Gettysburg with Jed's Irish immigrant from Alabama. The melody seems to well up from some misty glen in Connemara, wrapping the soldier's sad story in a teardrop. It may mark me as a sentimental Irish man to say this, but if you can listen to this haunting song without finding your eyes moistening, then somewhere along life's way, you've lost your soul. - James P. Gannon former Wall Street Journal editor and author OF IRISH REBELS, CONFEDERATE TIGERS in the "Rappahannock Record"

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Location dallas, texas - USA

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