Jeffrey Folmer

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeffrey Folmer has performed across the country, as far away as Alaska and for as many as 40,000 people. He has opened for such artists as Joe Walsh (of the Eagles), Rosanne Cash, Donovan, Edie Brickell, Paul Winter, David Bromberg, Richie Havens, Patty Larkin, Janis Ian, Rory Block, Christine Lavin, John Gorka, Donna Lewis (double-platinum "I Love You Always Forever"), Dave Van Ronk, Ian Matthews, Eddie From Ohio, Julie Gold (Grammy-winning writer of "From A Distance") and more. He has been a finalist in prestigious singer/songwriter competitions including the Telluride Festival (Colo.) and showcasing at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (NY). He was also part of Philly's Acoustic Takeout Tour, featuring some of the Philly area's finest singer/songwriters.

For a change of pace (and to put his vocal range to the test!) Jeffrey has played the lead role in several professional productions of Jesus Christ Superstar including performances at the renowned Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA and the historic Keswick Theatre, in Glenside PA - annual sold-out shows seen by close to 10,000 people each year! His debut CD, "Fire in the Night," was produced by Bill Kollar who has worked with such artists as Shawn Colvin, Livingston Taylor, John Gorka and Christine Lavin. Jeffrey also gets some help on the CD from people like Cliff Eberhardt and Seamus Egan (of the band "Solas" and co-writer of "I Will Remember You" with Sarah McLachlan). "Fire in the Night" has received glowing reviews including listings as a top-ten album of the year. His song "Milky Way" was included on the soundtrack of the multi-award winning indy feature film "One Take."

Originally from New Jersey (with a strong musical base across the river in Philadelphia), Jeffrey now hails from the pastoral Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts.

Jeffrey's "acoustic singer-songwriter" music falls somewhere between contemporary folk and soft-rock, with a hint of pop and perhaps a tiny dash of cross-over country (fit that in the CD category bin!). He has had his share of the proverbial comparisons to many other artists: Kenny Loggins, Roy Orbison, Dave Matthews, Dan Fogelberg, Lyle Lovett, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash, James Taylor, Cat Stevens and even a male version of k.d.Lang, Mary Chapin Carpenter, or Shawn Colvin… but Jeffrey is truly a force unto his own.

With his clear voice and commanding stage presence, Jeffrey's shows sparkle with passion and energy. Whether singing rich ballads of love lost or love gained, up tempo tunes of environmental or social issues, or songs of off-beat humor, Jeffrey always manages to sing straight from the heart!

"YEAR'S TOP 10 LIST"
-- South Fla Newspaper Network and Atlantic City Press
"SPARKLING MELODIES… LYRICS THAT RING OF TRUE POETRY"
-- The Times (NJ)
"GENIUS… A TRUE FIND"
-- The Berkshire Record (MA)
"BEAUTIFULLY VERSATILE VOICE"
-- Ithaca Times (NY)
"FIRST RATE"
-- Norwich Bulletin (CT)
"PASSION RARELY FELT AND HEARD IN CONTEMPORARY FOLK-POP"
-- The Berkshire Eagle (MA)
"ENCHANTING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING"
-- Bucks County Courier Times (PA)