John Schindler

Originally from Saint Louis Missouri, John was influenced early on by that town's rhythm
and blues and his Oklahoma mother’s singing. This funky start was drastically tempered
by a nine-year stint in a Catholic seminary where silence and Gregorian chant were his
daily bread. After leaving the brotherhood, and armed only with his vow of poverty, John
moved to New England and pursued the path of an itinerant musician, playing in sundry
bands and bad barrooms. It was during this time, he realized, that his audience could not
understand Latin.

Winner of both the 2003 Boston Folk Festival Songwriting Contest and the 2006
Rose Garden Coffeehouse Song Contest, John has also been a finalist in many other
song contests.

His CD Memory Train was CD of the Week on Chicago’s WFMT’s Midnight Special.

His new CD is Two-Step Man.
John lives in Jaffrey NH & Boothbay Harbor ME with his wife, Jane and 2 cats, Godzilla
& Iko.
“John's the best singer songwriter I've run into in the last 10 years or so"~ Bob Franke
"John Schindler is full of wonderful, insightful songs that will find their way into the repertoire of other
folksingers. John's songs really connect!" ~ Dick Pleasants, WUMB
“Wise, witty and dark." ~ Charlie Hunter of FLYING UNDER RADAR
“New Hampshire's John Schindler knows how to translate life into wise, oddly witty songs and his new
Memory Train album collects many of the calm little gems he's been writing in recent years" ~ Dan Gewertz,
Boston Herald
“A true original.” ~ WUMB’s Boston Folk Festival
“We could use some more John Schindler in the world!” Chris Darling, WMPG, Portland