Right now if you catch Jana around Austin you will see a swirling mess of solo songwriter trailer-park-tornadoed frenzy. But mellower.
Influences
mary chapin carpenter, kathleen edwards, terri hendrix, susan gibson, patty griffin, dar williams, shawn colvin, alison krauss, kristyn osborn, kris delmhorst, joan osborne, garrison starr, john jennings, imogen heap, adrienne young, jennifer nettles, ollabelle, the weepies, rosanne cash, porterdavis, kevin carroll, lucy kaplansky, iron and wine, mindy smith, joni mitchell, U2, and on. and on.
Here's Jana at a show in Santa Fe, NM:
Sounds Like
"Blonde on Blue" from the forthcoming EP...look for it Summer 2008!
Can History majors play music? Well...what else are they supposed to do? There’s a little bit of acoustic folk/pop songwriting here for everyone, especially travelers, homebodies, young ’uns and old ’uns, dependents, tax-payers, jerks, geetar-lovers, nerds, couch potatoes, clever jokesters, and marathon runners. (we love everyone).
Jana Pochop (yes, the "h" is silent) was born on a cold, November day in South Dakota and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This may explain why Jana gravitates toward furnaces, coffee houses, tube amps, and other warm things. After picking up the guitar at age 12 and putting it down only for a brief period of learning how to drive, now she is a performing singer-songwriter in Austin, Texas who has set out to prove that a history degree does not mean certain professional death if she turns it into useful songwriting fodder. Jana finds inspiration listening to Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Griffin, Kathleen Edwards, Iron & Wine, the Dixie Chicks, and Shawn Colvin amongst others.
Jana’s been changing her strings a lot this past year with shows at the GoGirls South by Southwest Showcase, The Austin Woman’s Film, Music, and Literary Festival, residencies at various Austin venues, GoGirlsMusicFest 2007 in Houston and Dallas, sharing the stage with Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines, touring New Mexico with CMA Songwriter of the Year Susan Gibson, and recording an EP with Daniel Barrett from Austin band porterdavis. She resides on iPod play lists from Australia to California to Ireland, and rumor has it that some of her lyrics are attached to a fridge somewhere in the Midwest, though this report has not been confirmed.
You know I'll sing your praises this weekend - I'll consider it my karmic duty for your generosity! Safe travels and we'll see you on the next adventure!
You played some great songs, and your voice is soundin' so purdy. You don't need to twiddle any of those bofangled knobs to make you sound "mahvalous darling"!
Yay, the last show went really well, and our cast party was a taco party! Everyone had to draw an ingredient out of a bag a couple days ago, put it all together tonight after strike and voila, TACOS! yum! :)
May I borrow some of YourSpace to promote MyCdRelease?
The all new, all original CRUELTY arrives Tuesday, July 29, and I'll celebrate with a show at Austin's legendary Cactus Cafe. It's free, aside from the $15 you'll certainly want to spend on the CD. Raina Rose opens at 8:30 pm, then Southpaw Jones performs in his finest suit, and nothing wil
