Jon's strong acoustic folk rock style delivers this set of original songs that touch progressive politics, self-discovery and relationships.

11 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, FOLK: Political



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Jon began his musical career on the Midwest Coffeehouse Circuit in 1971. Through a succession of âday jobsâ he began to write in the 80âs, and returned to the stage at Boston folk venues in 1993. Jon released his first album, âOne More Tomorrow,â in 1995. He is updating and re-recording that work, and it will soon to be up on CD Baby as well. Since moving to Seattle in 1999, Jon has been working on âWar Prayer,â and trying very hard to develop the ability to multi-task.

Jon writes three kinds of songs â Humourous tunes that look a little sideways at the things we do every day; political tunes (decidedly progressive); and introspective. He has the ability to change the way people think. His smart and heartfelt lyrics explore themes ranging from the heartache of fading love and the long reach of our memories, to the bigger issues facing us all.

Just as Mark Twain's essay, âThe War Prayer,â was in 1904, the title track is a warning about the dangers of believing you own the âtruth,â and clinging to it blindly. Like Twainâs essay, it sounds a warning about the consequences of living with a closed mind.

âAtlasâ was written for Jermaine Goffigan, a 9 year-old Boston boy killed in gang crossfire in 1994.

The breezy guitar on âAging Hippie's Lamentâ belies the sharp satirical look at mass submission to a skewed American dream, while âRadio Manâ offers a biting commentary on the hypocrisy of talk radio and the politics of division.

The imagery in âNortheast Corridor,â âThoughts from a Bench in Monterrey,â are all about the cycles of change, while âMaybe My Inspiration,â âAfter Fireflies,â âIf I Could Play the Blues,â and âStories of the Roadâ capture the challenge of putting feelings into words, and finding the courage to be true.

And âA Friend Like Youâ celebrates the best we can give each other.