Album Notes

NEWS

Watch CDBaby for Jed\'s new album, SANDS OF ABERDEEN to be released in Nov of 2008. Jed is joined by the Lonestar Stout band members; Jaime Marum, Mason Brown, Hugh Morrison and Pete Dawson. The album is produced by Paul Mills for Boston Road Records.


RADIO AIRPLAY:

In the first four months since its release MILES FROM HOME was listed among the Most Played Albums on the FOLK DJ Radio Playlist, with 125 DJs reporting from a dozen countries.

The album has made Rich Warren\'s \"PICK HITS\" and \"CD of the WEEK\" lists (Rich is host of nationally syndicated \"The Midnight Special\" from WFMT Radio, Chicago). It has been selected for playlists by Fiona Richie for her worlwide syndicated radio program, \"The Thistle & Shamrock - by Mike Harding for his internationally broadcast BBC2 programs - by Ed Mac Donald for his widely syndicated show \"SIDETRACKS\" and a number of other syndicated programs on NPR.

REVIEWER COMMENTS:

Judith Gennet of Green Man Reviews said of Jed\'s music, \"You can hear the Folk in the Celtic and the Celtic in the Folk!\"

Ireland\'s South East Radio said in its review of this album, \"Jed Marum has his genetic roots in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Those genes must come from a long line of bards and storytellers to judge from his recorded output. I have collected a number of albums from this troubadour and he never fails to deliver.\"
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\"This album is such a pleasure I\'m featuring it this coming week. An album that\'s a balanced mix of worthwhile songs, not overplayed, performed tastefully to a high standard ... such an album really stands out.\"

Cheers,
Eddie O\'Strange
Town and Country Radio
Belmont New Zealand
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\"The featured CD also has a Celtic/Canadian flavour, although Jed Marum is not Canadian. The album, \"MILES FROM HOME\" was recorded at Paul Mill\'s studio, The Millstream in Toronto and using some very fine musicians with strong connections to the Borealis Label.\"

Henk De Weerd
\"Good Morning Folk\"
5EBI - 103 FM
Adelaide, South Australia
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\"... I especially admire your songs drawn from the histories of ordinary people. I appreciate the sensitivity with which you retell their stories in their voices and the immediacy of time and place that you manage to convey in a few short verses. These are wonderful portraits.\"

Judy Rose
Wisconsin Public Radio
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\"... well worth listening to. It is not only going to be my \"featured\" album next show, but I think it is destined to be one of the Best of 2005.

Norm Mast
\"The Back Porch\"
WVPE, NPR in Elkhart IN

ALBUM DESCRIPTION:

MILES FROM HOME is a repeat musical collaboration among Jed Marum and friends, Brian McNeill (Battlefield Band) - and producer Paul Mills (Stan Rogers and many many others). The album also features Tom Leighton (Mark Haines) as a guest performer.

The instrumentation on MILES FROM HOME is guitar based, with some very fine guest performances by Brian McNeill on fiddle and concertina and Tom Leighton on accordion and piano. Other instruments include upright bass, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, banjola, resophonic and high-tuned guitars. The songs are mainly original and offer a rich variety of stories and acoustic styles. The stories are Irish, Scottish and American.

EXCERPTS FROM BOSTON ROAD RECORDS BIO - JED MARUM

Jed Marum is a popular performer at Folk and Celtic venues throughout North America. He is known as a gifted singer, a refined musician and a talented songwriter.

In recent travels, Jed has been a headliner at a number of the nation\'s festivals, including The North Texas Irish Festival, Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Festival, Mississippi Scottish Games, British Isles Festival of Ohio, Celtic Nations Festival of Louisiana, Texas Scottish Festival and many other regional festivals around the US.

Jed has a strong and distinct guitar-style that is powerful, percussive and musical. He is an accomplished banjo and harmonica player as well. Folk music producer, Paul Mills said, \"Jed is a fabulous singer who knows how to communicate a lyric. He writes songs with great melodies and can skillfully interpret them as well as works by other artists.\"


CONTACT

There is a CONTACT page at Jed Marum\'s website if you wish to communicate with him for any reason. Please click on \"jedmarum.com\" link in the LINKS list at the lower, left of this page. We typically reply to all messages within 48 hours.