Jefferson Hamer

About this event

Jefferson Hamer is a guitarist, songwriter, traditional musician, and producer of studio recordings. He is best known for his collaborations with Anais Mitchell (Child Ballads, recipient of a BBC2 Folk Award), Sarah Jarosz (as guitarist and harmony singer on her Grammy-nominated Blue Heron Suite), Session Americana, and other solo artists including Kristin Andreassen, Reed Foehl, and Laura Cortese. His original songs are featured on his self-released albums and singles, including the full-length Alameda. Perhaps his most enduring collaboration is The Murphy Beds, a harmony-rich folk duo with Irish musician and songwriter Eamon O’Leary, featuring a self-titled LP and the follow-up Easy Way Down. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

“Jefferson uses his warm voice and lyrical guitar to tell stories and paint human pictures… His guitar has that rippling twang and flow of electric Richard Thompson.” -Marc Higgins / fatea magazine

“A gifted guitarist and singer, Hamer is able to hit close harmonies and weave gorgeous

instrumental lines.” -Acoustic Guitar

“A spellbinding guitarist and songwriter” –Brooklynbased.com