Jed Marum

Singer songwriter and performer Jed Marum brings American and British Isles Folk music to festival, club and concert stages around the country. Since 1999 he has published over a dozen albums, licensed music to film and TV projects and works over 150 shows each year all over the US.

IRISH and AMERICAN HISTORY

Jed Marum presents history through song and story. His songs and stories retell tales and reveal experiences from memoirs, diaries and histories - in a light and color that is personal, meaningful and true. He brings to life the heroes of the time, and passes on their message to a modern age.

His album, CROSS OVER THE RIVER; A Confederate Collection recently won the 2009 JP Folk Album of the Year Award. From the over 42,000 albums published in 2009 and distributed around the world by big record labels, solo artists and indie labels alike, JP Folk selected CROSS OVER THE RIVER; A Confederate Collection as Album of the Year - in the Traditional/Folk category. The album was also was nominated for the 2009 Southern Heritage Award.

REVIEWERS

Check out this this recent article by historian, Mark Vogl regarding Jed Marum music and a South Positive Vision.

Nicky Rossiter is host of STORIES on Ireland''''s South East Radio says,

"Marum gives us history in song and music that is every bit as powerful and awe-inspiring as the television series Civil War. He has a wonderful facility for taking these stories of the ordinary people and the big events and making them real. His use of personal papers and poetry from the period is exceptional. He never forgets his Irish roots or the often underestimated contribution of the Irish to that conflict."

James P. Gannon former Wall Street Journal editor and author of "Irish Rebels, Confederate Tigers" writing about one of Jed songs said,

"Prayer from Little Round Top is the song one of the great Irish poets might have written had he marched to Gettysburg with Jeds Irish immigrant from Alabama. The melody seems to well up from some misty glen in Connemara, wrapping the soldier''''s sad story in a teardrop. It may mark me as a sentimental Irish man to say this, but if you can listen to this haunting song without finding your eyes moistening, then somewhere along lifes way, you have lost your soul."

SingOut! a Folk/Bluegrass music magazine says:

"Jed Marum is a Texas songwriter who specializes in Celtic music with strong American traditional influences. His real strength lies in historical storytelling as he takes events of the Civil War and tales of the Irish-American combatants and sets them to newly penned tunes or well known folk melodies. The subtitle of CROSS OVER THE RIVER is A CONFEDERATE COLLECTION and most the selections have a decidedly Rebel point of view."

"Anyone who is interested in Civil War history or who simply enjoys great songs performed well will most certainly find plenty of each on Jed Marums CROSS OVER THE RIVER."

YOUTUBE MUSIC AND VIDEOS

Lonestar Stout at various US concert locations:

From a TV show in Louisiana:

From an IRISH IN THE US CIVIL WAR concert in New York:

Jed Marum EPK Video (Electronic Press Kit)

Best of Jed Marum

The Best of Jed Marum - Celtic Folk Roots is available now through CDBaby, iTunes, and all of the major MP3 channels. The album is a compilation of favorite recordings from the last 10 years (Scottish and Irish folk) coming from previous albums, SOUL OF A WANDERER (2002), MILES FROM HOME(2004), and SANDS OF ABERDEEN (2008). If you follow the CDBaby link above, you can scroll to the bottom of the track list and click "preview all songs" to get a quick sample of the entire album.

All of the tracks were produced by Paul Mills of The Millstream in Toronto. Featured performers on the albm with Jed are friends, Brian McNeill, Tom Leighton, Hugh Morrison and Mason Brown.

A Promo Video for the CELTIC FOLK ROOTS album

RECENT MUSIC

Jed played shows in 52 cities last year at festival and concert dates. Here is a quick list of cities from recent touring:

Fayetteville AR - Little Rock AR - Siloam Springs AR - Phoenix AZ - Tucson AZ - Atlanta GA - Waterloo IA - Evansville IN - Kansas City KS - Wichita KS - Louisville KY - Midway KY - Jackson LA - Gonzales LA - Minden LA - Monroe LA - Shreveport LA - Cambridge MA - Worcester MA - Laurel MD - West River MD - Portland ME - Greenfield MO - Weston MO - Jackson MS - Tupelo MS - Greensboro NC - Gallup NM - Albany NY - Windham NY - Tulsa OK - Harrisburg PA - Nashville TN - Amarillo TX - Arlington TX - Corpus Christi TX - Dallas TX (DFW area) - El Paso TX - Frisco TX - Hempstead TX - Houston TX - Huntsville TX - Katy TX - Midland TX - Midlothian TX - Pineland TX - Salado TX - San Antonio TX - Troup TX - Dalton VA - Ringgold VA - Roanoke VA

SANDS OF ABERDEEN - News

The recent Celtic band album, SANDS OF ABERDEEN by Jed Marum with Hugh Morrison and Mason Brown is available at CDBaby, iTunes and all of the major MP3 Services. It is a mix of Irish, Scottish and original music.

Here is a review by 21st Century Reviews: May 2010.

Here is a review of the album written by Southeast Ireland Radio DJ, Nicky Rossiter and published in Irish Music Magazine.

This review is from Dionne Charlet, a freelance writer based in Greater New Orleans. She is a contributing writer for Where Yat Magazine and reviews music for Marc Gunns Celtic MP3s Music Magazine.

And a review at Celtophilia.com.

About This Site

There are a few sites with Jed Marum calendar dates listed, but you will find the official calendar right here on this site. It is where you will find details for all public shows.

The BIO page has promotional and publication info, high resolution pictures (for print) and a list of some recent venues.
The CONTACT page has basic contact information and a place to send a message - but please remember to leave your email addres so we can reply.
The CDS page lists and breifly describes each Jed Marum music project publication.

2012

Jan 30 FL
Southeast Tour 2012

Feb 3-5 Okeechobee, Fl
Battle of Okeechobee

Feb 7 Hattiesburg, MS
Keg and Barrel Brew Pub with Rickey Pittman

Feb 8 Monroe, LA
Enochs Pub & Grill with with Rickey Pittman

Feb 8 Natchez, MS
Natchez Coffee Company with Rickey Pittman

Feb 9 Jackson, MS
Fenian's Pub with Rickey Pittman

Feb 10 Shreveport, LA
Noble Savage Tavern

Feb 11 Dallas, TX
Trinity Hall

Feb 12
Private Function

Feb 29 Little Rock, AR
Hibernia Irish Tavern

Mar 2-4 Erin, TN
Battle of Fort Donelson