Hello from Ditmas Park!
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Listen to “Alameda” Here
Here’s a link to listen to “Alameda” on bandcamp
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Vision (Single) free on Bandcamp
Hey, did you know there’s an acoustic version of my song “Vision” available to download for free on Bandcamp? It features beautiful orchestration by Alec Spiegelman, and bass and drums by Jeff Picker and John Fatum, just like the rest of the Alameda album. Give a listen: Vision (Single) by Jefferson Hamer
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February 2020 Newsletter
This newsletter was originally sent to my mailing list 2/17/20 and looked like this: https://mailchi.mp/9cbb9cd47599/pacific-nw-concerts-and-workshops Here it is in repost: Wait, That’s Not Actually the Pacific Northwest, 02/16/20 Good Day to everybody on the west coast, and Good Evening to my contemporaries on Eastern Time, and Good Night, I suppose, to my friends in the UK
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Jefferson live on BBC6 with Cerys Matthews, Nov. 3
Tune in to BBC6 at 11:30AM GMT on Nov. 3, 2019 for Cerys Matthews’ radio show. Jefferson performs songs from his new release “Alameda.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_6music
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Summer 2019 Newsletter and Tour Dates
Hey friends, happy to check in with some news and tour dates. It’s been six months since my solo effort Alameda hit the American bodegas, and with a little help from my friends at BloodyGreatPR we’ve been getting some nice BBC airplay and quips from overseas. Here’s one from esteemed statesperson Mike Davies for Folking.com: “Addressing those
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New Yorker online edition “The Joy of a Musical Session”
“Alameda,” the title track on Hamer’s album, is a rock ballad with crispy guitar licks and geographic lyrics about a wandering worker, who is maybe the author, but maybe not. In the way that it talks about a long search for work, it reminds me of Woody Guthrie’s Columbia River song series, or maybe the
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Alameda album released
My new recording Alameda is up on spotify, bandcamp, cdbaby, and a special sauce 24-bit high resolution master is up on iTunes. This is my first solo record since, a while, and I wrote it, engineered it, mixed it, and even play and sing on it! I could not have made this record without the talent and generosity of Jeff Picker,
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City Winery residency with Session Americana
Jefferson will be performing with Session Americana and some very special guests at Boston’s City Winery the following dates: Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 30
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Murphy Beds (Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer) on tour in Alaska and Pacific NW
Murphy Beds are heading to the Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau, with a NW tour to boot: 3.29 Bellingham, WA Green Frog 3.30 Seattle, WA House Concert 3.31 Seattle, WA Empty Sea Studios (w/ Hollis Peach) Live Webcast Available from Roots Channel 4.1 Willamina, OR Wildwood Hotel (w/ Hollis Peach) 4.2
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