Jes Raymond
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Jes Raymond

Seattle, Washington, United States | INDIE

Seattle, Washington, United States | INDIE
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"Songwriter Connects with Her Lyrics"

"Like the attire of a superstitious bride, Jes Raymond's music has something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue(grass)." - The Olympian


"Jes Raymond"

"The highlight of the show is her voice, and its lovley lilting vibrato."-Angela Jossey - The Volcano


"Better than Ever"

"Her music is rooted in bluegrass and real country, but there are plenty of other influences in there. What matters is the sound manages to be both traditional and unique at the same time."
"We pedict great things, and we are almost always right." - The Sitting Duck


Discography

2009 Even the Trees
2008 These Days
2007 A Sound
2006 Creatures of Habit with the Blackberry Bushes
*#1 on KAOS radio for the months of July and August
2004 Moon Pie - LP with the Blackberry Bushes
KAOS Olympia charted Moon Pie with the College Media Journal

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Once upon a time, Jes Raymond left the recital hall in Chapel Hill, NC, and she headed west on a Greyhound Bus with a guitar, a notebook, and a pair of hiking boots. When she reached the Rocky Mountains, the walking began. It went on for years, deep into Washington’s Olympics and North Cascades. And when she came back down, out of those mountains, what a song she had to sing.
Her debut studio album, "Even the Trees" was recorded with the help of the Jackstraw Productions Artist Support Program, and features many of Seattle’s finest instrumentalists. Elements of old-time, bluegrass, gospel, and swing echo through songs of warm acoustic life. The arrangements form a spectrum from sparse banjo and guitar duets to dense ensembles of drums, bass, piano, clarinet, fiddle,guitar and dobro. The songs are crafted with the simplicity of a true poet’s intentions.
In addition to her solo songwriting career, Jes formed and tours with the old-time/bluegrass group The Blackberry Bushes Stringband who placed 2nd in the Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition in 2009. She was awarded the 2009 Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs City Artist Award.
Jes Raymond knows well the dusty path between tradition and new illumination.