John DuRant, Jr.- vocals, guitar, mandolin, mandola, irish whistle. John is blessed to have John DuRant, Sr. join him in performance and studio production.
Influences
John DuRant Sr., Stan Rogers, Steve Goodman, The Kingston Trio, Bob Zentz, The Pyrates Royale, Tim Shaw, The Donegal X-Press, The Irish Rovers, The Cheiftans, The Clancy Brothers, Howard Burns, Jim Croche, John Coltrane, and many, many others.
Still just a young lad in his musical career, Jonathan is very much his father's son. As they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! He is best known as Jonathan Strum, Jr. The Son of Strum is best known for his quick wit, his recitations of poetry, and for his appearances on pub stages where he encourages the audience to sing along with his variations of intense traditional seafaring and Irish songs, and a few naughty songs. The young Strum over the past many years, in historically accurate garb and custom of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, has performed both indoors and outdoors (in all varieties of weather) for audiences of a dozen to thousands, throughout the Mid-Atlantic region - principally eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, the District of Columbia, North Carolina, and Virginia.
I saw you at the Va Ren Faire. You have an amazing talent!!!! Especially with the scotsman song you made for my friend Chris (man in kilt). I hope you only get better at what you do because you are one of the greatest!!
