Joe Jencks

Joe Jencks Chosen as Kerrville New Folk Finalist !!! + Dirty Linen calls Joe Jencks CD "Candle & The Flame" among Best of 2007!!!

Hey Friends...

Hope life is well. I have been way-super-busy with music and travels, which is good. Helena Nash, Karen Michelle Bergmann and I had a great tour in Ontario recently... then we were off to the Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, TN. Quite a climate change! THANKS to all the folks in Ontario who braved the toughest winter they have seen in a good while to come see us sing and play. It was a great experience. We are traveling under the name "The New Chautauqua Ramblers." More on that in the months to come. Hopefully we will have some You-Tube footage up from the tour soon.

And as the headline suggests.... I was chosen as one of 32 out of 800 entrants for the finals at Kerrville. We will all perform on Memorial Day weekend... and six will be chosen as the "winners." But really, being selected as a finalist is winning in my book! It will be a grand time... and I ask you to wish me well and send me lots of good mojo that weekend (and always!).

And... DIRTY LINEN Magazine named the new CD, "The Candle & The Flame," among its Best Of 2007!!! How totally cool! They included the song "Come With Me" on a new Dirty Linen compilation CD, and put a little article in the February/March issue about the music. Here is what they had to say:

"Folk singer/songwriter Joe Jencks follows in the populist activist folk tradition of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Phil Ochs. With gentle humor and storytelling skills that betray his half-Irish heritage, Jencks pens themes of social consciousness and spiritual exploration, free of political correctness and haranguery." Thanks DL for the kind words.

In other news... I will be back in Canada on April 6th to play at a small festival that Mitch Podolak has put together in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The fest is focused on progressive social and political music, and will be featuring Tom Paxton, Nancy White, and yours truly! How totally cool is that? I grew up listening to Tom's music. To be on a festival bill with him is a moment of pride for me. It all comes full circle!

And... Helena just released her new CD, "Painting A Moving Train." Go to www.helenanash.com or www.myspace.com/helenanash for more info on that! CONGRATS Helena!

Speaking of which... We leave for the next tour leg tomorrow, way too early. SO... off to pack. More soon, I promise. Lots of great things evolving, including a possible children’s book based on my song, "Adonde Pertenezco", (which is in Spanish and English) and some new recording projects in the works.

And.... anybody on MySpace? Let's link. www.myspace.com/joejencks

THANKS for all of the support!

In Gratitude and Song...

-Joe

Jud Caswell made this image for me. It is a Joe Jencks South Park avatar. :-)

last updated Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 12:03AM