You can't sit still. You can't not hum. Jane Gillman invites you into her music like a close friend invites you into a sunny corner of the house for tea. It's pull up a chair, bring a friend, be present kind of melody making.
This is roots gone to rock school, then to church, then to a mountaintop.
The harmonies are haunting...the rhythms like scattered Texas thunderstorms..the lyrics intelligent and colorful. All at once she is delicate and lilting and sultry and wise. There is no doubting this woman has walked the roads of life in her bare feet with a guitar on her back, a harmonica in her pocket, and her heart wide open.
When she sings...Take off your brave face, I'll be your safe place...well, you can't help but believe the place exists beyond the song. Pull up a chair...sit with Jane Gillman for a while.
“You might think that Americana is a boys' club. Let singer/songwriter Jane Gillman change your mind. A little less twangy than her male counterparts, Gillman nevertheless offers a refreshingly feminine touch to the testosterone-ridden roots-rock movement.” –Whisperin and Hollerin
Check out Acoustic Fuel's Wonder Women Mix tape, featuring Jane Gillman and 10 other artists:
Jane Gillman has wound her way across the US, Canada, and Europe as a solo performer, band member, and in musical theatre. She has released 3 solo albums as well as 3 band albums and is proud to be one of a very few women Hohner harmonica endorsees.
