Artist description Jon Shain is a roots oriented songwriter drawing upon influences from Blues to Bluegrass. Live shows feature a lot of improvisation and energy.

Music Style Americana songwriter

Musical Influences Piedmont Blues, Bluegrass, Roots-rock

Similar Artists Bob Dylan, Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen, Neil Young, John Hiatt, Steve Forbert, Dave Van Ronk, David Bromberg, Leon Redbone, Loudon Wainwright, Tom Waits

Artist History After 10 years on the road with Flyin' Mice and WAKE, Shain has returned to the acoustic format. He has recently shared stages with Peter Rowan, Jorma Kaukonen, David Olney, and the Nashville Bluegrass Band.

Group Members Jon Shain --guitar, vocals John Currie--dobro, FJ Ventre--upright bass

Instruments guitar, banjo, steel guitar, bass, etc.

Albums Brand New Lifetime (Flyin' Records 1999), Fools and Fine Ladies (Flyin' Records 2001)

Press Reviews As one of the founding fathers of NC's now-booming Americana scene, regional twangophile Jon Shain has been grinding out some of the Southeast's finest root-rock for nearly a decade now. As a founding member of Chapel Hill's Flyin' Mice and their post-mortem project WAKE, Shain's musical closet is bursting with rootsy recipes...Shain hasn't lost his poignant, rustic touch, capturing the emotional essence of roots music...the result couldn't feel more homespun and snug.Toodd Bowman, Creative Loafing , Charlotte, NC (June 1999)

Location Durham, North Carolina - USA

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