DAVID JACOBS-STRAIN

David Jacobs-Strain emerged from the rain soaked mountains of Western Oregon storming the festival circuit as a dynamic blues prodigy. Like a diesel powerhouse of raw energy, David speeds across the landscape of the Country Blues to the earthbound grooves of the Mississippi Delta, with his driving slide guitar and fervent vocals. His passion stretches the limits of the blues with blazing guitar breakdowns that verge on psychedelia and highlight his intimate knowledge of the fretboard.

His album Ocean or a Teardrop, produced by Kenny Passarelli (Otis Taylor, Joe Walsh), features an enticing blend of roots classics, energetic instrumentals, and originals that showcase both the expanding nature of David Jacobs-Strain's songwriting skills as well as the politically conscious evolution of his music. With the collaboration of guests, Joe Craven and Peter Joseph Burtt, we see slide guitar and harmonica rise from the swamp of the blues to meet the West African Kora and the Turkish Oud, creating the organic energy of a great live jam session.

At twenty-four, David Jacobs-Strain is a veteran of the national club and festival circuit, having shared the stage with the likes of Boz Scaggs, Los Lobos, Bob Weir, David Lindley, Blind Boys of Alabama, Janis Ian, and Taj Mahal, Sonny Landreth, and Lucinda Williams. Credits include Strawberry Music Festival, Merlefest, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Montreal International Jazz Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Newport Folk Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, and the Blues to Bop in Lugano, Switzerland.