Jake Armerding is an American

folk musician Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has be ...

and multi-instrumentalist from Boston, Massachusetts. He plays mostly acoustic string instruments like the

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

, and

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...

. In 1990, Jake began playing with Northern Lights occasionally. He joined the band full-time in 1992 and was a member until 1999 when he left the band to pursue a solo career. Jake attended

Wheaton College Wheaton College may refer to: * Wheaton College (Illinois), a private Christian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois * Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Wheaton College is a private liberal arts college in Norton, Massachus ...

where he received a degree in

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. In 2001, Armerding won the Best New Artist Award from Boston's folk-radio station,

WUMB WUMB-FM (91.9 FM) in Boston, Massachusetts, is the radio station of the University of Massachusetts Boston. It broadcasts an Americana/Blues/Roots/Folk mix hosted by its staff weekdays. On weekends the station concentrates on traditional folk, ...

. In addition to his solo efforts, Jake makes up half of a duo, The Fretful Porcupine, along with saxophonist Kevin Gosa. Armerding is also a member of Barnstar!, a "bluegrass andfor people who hate bluegrass." He is on the faculty of the Traditional Music Project housed at the Real School of Music in Burlington, Massachusetts. Jake recently played violin and mandolin as part of an ensemble recording music for the audiobook version of Josh Ritter's first novel,

Bright's Passage ''Bright's Passage'' is the debut novel by singer/songwriter Josh Ritter. It is published by Dial Press and was released June 28, 2011. The first chapter had been previously released for free download on Ritter's official website. Blurb The novel ...

Notable Performances

Jake has made multiple appearances at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Discography

Northern Lights *1994 - ''Wrong Highway Blues'' *1996 - ''Living in the City'' Solo *1999 - ''Caged Bird'' *2003 - ''Jake Armerding'' (released by Compass Records) *2007 - ''Walking on the World'' *2009 - ''Songs in Stained Glass'' *2009 - ''Her'' *2013 - ''Cosmos in the Chaos'' *2015 - ''Your Voice Like Brake Lights: A Collection'' The Fretful Porcupine *2010 - ''Cellar Sessions EP'' Barnstar! *2011 - ''C'mon!'' *2015 - ''Sit Down! Get Up! Get Out!'' Rosin *2017 - ''Rosin'' Contributions *2005 - Mark Stepakoff - ''There Goes the Neighborhood'' (fiddle) *2006 - Scott Alarik - ''All That Is True: Folk Songs Old and New'' *2009 - Taylor Armerding - ''Head That Way'' (fiddle and voice)

References

External links

Official Site

The Fretful Porcupine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Armerding, Jake Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Folk musicians from Massachusetts American folk singers American male singer-songwriters Musicians from Boston Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni Singer-songwriters from Massachusetts