The Jangling Sparrow roster has included, Dan DeLeon of Naked Omaha-studio flavor leads, Mike "Slo Mo" Brenner-studio pedal steal, Nate Flemming-pedal steal, Dan Roberts of the Boxcars-studio drums and stand up bass, Matt McGrath of the Turnsoles-studio lead guitar and harmonies, Amber DeLaurentis-keyboards, Amy Pickard of the Cradlers-harmonies and rythm acoustic, Beth Case of She-Haw-studio harmonies, Craig DeMaio of SoundTree studio-Drums, Brendan Skwire-Bass, Gordon Rice-bass, Patti Leswing of the Getarounds-harmonies, Eric Bandel-Keys, Jeff Sasin of Man in Black-Drums.
The Bullpen has been farmed out.
Influences
Frederick Douglas, Abe Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Isaac Hopper, Clint Eastwood, Dan DeLeon, Dan Roberts, Joshua Chamberlain, and Ruth Helen Price
Winner 2009 Flat Rock Music Festival emerging songwriter contest!
Almost born on the airplane from Columbus, Ohio, where his family lived, to Philadelphia, because his mom, a native of Philly, only trusted one doctor.
Then the infant Edelman was flown right back to Columbus. "I was a very serious kid, and I think that's why. That's a lot of stress for a baby." His best friend in Columbus was a weeping willow tree. From there Paul's family moved to the north shore of Long Island, one of the natural habitats to the privileged dirtbag." There was a lot of money in that town, we stood out like sore thumbs." His family was always musical. Paul's uncle narrowly avoided success when he refused to sell one of his songs to Joe Cocker." Everyone in the family had talent, my mom had a beautiful voice."
Paul spent a year at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh before settling into Philly.
Paul spent years hosting open mics all through town, meeting folks and drawing influence from his peers. " My strongest asset is the ability to surround myself with people that are better than me." Eventually, Paul began connecting with some serious players with real ambition and talent. Paul found himself being a sought after player in town. "One of my first bandmates insists that I invented the term Grunge as a musical genre." He learned how to give other songwriters what their songs needed, and in so doing, was learning how to craft his own music with unique vision.
Paul was a Boxcar, a Butcher Holler Boy and lead guitar for Naked Omaha, three of the hottest tickets in town, simultaneously. It was no surprise then when Paul broke out on his own with the Jangling Sparrows, he was selling out the World Cafe and sharing bills with James McMurtry, Robert Earl Keen and Langhorn Slim.
Since relocating to the Blue Ridge Mountains The Jangling Sparrow's heavy hitting songwriting has already been met with an outstanding reception at some of the most respected venues in the area and radio in the region. Tough and tender, from a holler to a whisper. from timeless, original, Soul, Folk and Country to ferocious twang rock.
Paul has also shared stages with:
The Drive By Truckers, Neko Case, Scott Miller, Big Sandy and his Flyrite Boys, Slim Cessna, Marah, The Bottlerockets, The Sadies, and if you include stage crashing, Sarah Mclaughlin, Chrissie Hind, Cheryl Crow and the Dixie Chicks.
"If you’re a fan of solid alt-country music, you don’t want to miss Paul Edelman’s performance. Edelman has a sound that calls to mind some of the best of the genre, but what really sets him apart is his songwriting."
Carla Nelson-The Corner News, Auburn, AL
"Edelman makes short work of simple but effective lyrics, driving percussion, searing guitars and hooky melodies....Hints of Springsteen and Mellencamp are balanced with Edelman’s original sound; an imperfect but comfortable voice and addictive narrative songs"
Alli Marshal-Mountain Xpress
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Our 3 song demo is now available for FREE download. Follow the like at the bottom of our band bio to our last.fm artist profile. You will find the 3 tracks there.
Video documentation of a performance piece by my friend Nate Kassel who rode around on his bike slapping high-fives to people who were trying to hail taxi cabs in NYC. Enjoy!
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Yeah manlast night fun. You guys sounded gooooooood. I'm not sure about the 24th I am out of a vehicle for a bit and will be starned in atlanta for a month but Lets do it again man I had a blast!
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