Since relocating to New York City from Boulder, Colorado in 2008, Jefferson has become a respected singer and instrumentalist in several musical circles: singing traditional ballads and playing mandolin, guitar, and banjo at traditional Irish sessions, playing acoustic guitar and singing tenor with Old-Time fiddlers and bluegrass ensembles, bending tele-strings with electric country and rock bands, and playing solo as a singer-songwriter. Some of his New York projects include: folk-pop trio The Dolly Sods (Stephanie Coleman, Cassandra Jenkins), bluegrass-trio The Casual Fridays (Thomas Bryan Eaton, Jared Engel), electric rock band featuring Erik Deutsch on keys, and Irish and Old-Time song-based traditional music project The Murphy Beds (Eamon O' Leary and Ryan McGiver). Some of his Colorado projects include: electric Americana jam act Great American Taxi (Vince Herman, Chad Staehly, Jake Coffin, Edwin Hurwitz), big-singing honky-tonk and country act the Dangerfields (KC Groves, Sharon Gilchrist, Oliver Craven, Eben Grace), theatrical acoustic trio Single Malt Band (Jordan Moretti, William Downes), trad-Irish quartet the Wayfarers (Jessie Burns, Christel Rice, Sean Sutherland), and original Electric ensemble from the "Left Wing Sweetheart" album Cosmic American Ensemble (Ben Kaufmann, Erik Deutsch, Marc Dalio).
Influences
Richard Thompson, Neil Young, Gram Parsons, Paul Brady, Andy Irvine, Lucinda Williams, Todd Snider, Jerry Donahue, John Hartford, Tom Waits, Dick Gaughan, Daniel Lanois, Kevin Burke, Frank Zappa, Nic Jones, Dave Swarbrick, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Tony Rice, Yehudi Menuhin, Neko Case, Bob Dylan
Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Jefferson Hamer started out on the Colorado and West Coast festival circuits, first with the original acoustic trio Single Malt Band, and later in the electric country outfit Great American Taxi. In 2008 he moved to Brooklyn, NY, and now plays with an A-list of folk, pop, and traditional artists including Anais Mitchell, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Reed Foehl, and Laura Cortese. His solo shows are typically performed on electric guitar, lending an explosive, full-spectrum sound to his original songs. Jefferson's only solo release, 2004's Left Wing Sweetheart, earned a 4-star review from Marquee Music Magazine, who wrote it "sounds like a forgotten Gram Parsons release suddenly discovered."
Hi Jefferson, I was gonna ask u if u ever heard Richard Thompson's song, "Hard On Me" cuz that's the kind of fierce playing you recall...and then I saw he's yr first influence. Suffice it to say....one day we'll get you in the studio with us and pay you big bux for your genius. Thanks for sharin' yr Gifts.
Hi Jefferson Hamer.. Thanks for taking the time to listen! Great stuff you have especially "Aseed and a feather" Just my kind of music!! I hope the week to come, will be a great one!! Have fun, Josh
Hey Jeff, Yes, I write on both of these :) It was so great to see you in Lyons...wish we could have had a pint together and chatted more. I know someone who really wants to play w/ you...he's a singer, too. In Boulder. Anyway, you have a good time playin' w/ all those awesome people on your schedule :) Go and see Stella & Jarad ~
mean.. i put this on Anton's Blog.. he told us to post music becuase he has a streaming radio show now called we are eh radio and you post anything you like. He decided to do one blog that is streamiong all about HIS version of DIG and teh Story of BJM. I posted this and some other music as i did not know it was JUST a bjm blog, the begininngof the blog did not say so?it says post music for the radio show, ( BTW, he says to post your own band too) it said to post! he said: Post on the other blogs and FUCK JACK WHITE! i am deleting your post.. then later told me, I wil get to the FUCKING WHITE STRIPES later.. wtf? he hates jack white.. hmm wonder why? check oit out. then he did not delete my music off. what a fooll he can be..lord.
Thank you to everyone that has supported us! We really appreciate it. Please take a moment and vote for us. We are in an online voting poll to win a recording contract and US Tour. We would really appreciate your vote.
the latest?... ho hum. Jack white's new band play Monday in Denver, called tHE Dead Weather. Jack rawks. HE PLAYS DRUMS IN THIS BHAND.. qUEEN OF TEH STONE AGE DUDE PLAYS THE GUITAR. COOLNESS. tappin that ... show.. I mean TAPING THAT SHOW. going with... with ms. marca. I want to name Marca, Miss Misty. whadda think? iS THERE ALLOT OF lOVE iN THE aFTERNOON IN ny? HEARD SO. how you? dew tell..
beautiful show Sat., at the Pavillion, good to see Mr. Duetch, he ripped as did you and All.. Ried rawked, good times, even better people. you , are a special one. and... speaking of writing.. some people are REALLY smart. like this guy.
This years festival is headlined by Billy Bragg (Friday), Seth Lakeman (Sunday) and Peatbog Faeries (Saturday) with many more top artists also performing incl the award winning The Demon Barbers.
