John Craigie (musician)

John Craigie
John Craigie in 2014
Background information
Born (1980-06-15) June 15, 1980
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Folk, Americana
Instruments Vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica
Years active 2003-present
Associated acts Pond Rock
Website www.johncraigiemusic.com

John Craigie (born June 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter.[1] Hailed as a "Modern-Day Troubadour" in the style of Woody Guthrie and Ramblin' Jack Elliott,[2] Craigie has been traveling continuously for most of the past decade throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. His music and performance style has been compared to John Prine, and Mitch Hedberg, with influences of Pete Seeger, and Arlo Guthrie.[3]

He has performed with or opened for Todd Snider, Paul Thorn, Jack Johnson, James McMurtry, Shawn Colvin, Sean Hayes, Nicki Bluhm, Aoife O'Donovan, ALO, Shook Twins, and Trampled by Turtles and sold out shows in NYC, Boston, San Francisco, Denver, Portland, Seattle, and more. He has received airplay on many radio stations including KPIG, KHUM, KGNU, KBCS, KRFC, WUMB, WUIN, KFAI, and KVXQ, as well as The Coffeehouse station on Sirius XM Radio.[4]

He has developed his diverse following through playing numerous venues and festivals across the U.S. including Burning Man, High Sierra Music Festival, Sisters Folk Festival, Oregon Country Fair, Kate Wolf Music Festival and others.[5] He is best known for his storytelling, sense of humor, and poignant songwriting.

Craigie has released six studio albums, two live albums, and two cover albums. His album No Rain, No Rose, released in 2017, was recorded in his Portland-home living room.[6] His most recent release, Scarecrow, was released on Vinyl in April of 2018, and on all digital platforms in May of 2018.[7][8]

He was born and raised in Los Angeles and moved up to Santa Cruz for college where he attended UC Santa Cruz. He graduated with a degree in mathematics and began playing music in the local scene.[9] In his early days he sang vocals and played lead guitar for the Santa Cruz band "Pond Rock" playing for popular bohemian crowd venues and house parties. They sang 1960s and 1970s covers as well as their own originals.[10]

He is also the grandson of U.S. Air Force general Laurence Craigie.

Discography

Studio Albums

Live Albums

Cover Albums

The Early Years

References

  1. ↑ Pierce, Jacob (2013-01-08). "John Craigie's Traveling Musical Adventure". Santa Cruz.com.
  2. ↑ Dicks, Brett Lee (2009-04-09). "John Craigie's Travelin' Songs". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  3. ↑ Pierce, Jacob (2013-01-08). "John Craigie's Traveling Musical Adventure". Santa Cruz.com.
  4. ↑ "Step Inside This House » Blog Archive » One to Watch: John Craigie". www.gregrobson.net. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  5. ↑ Parsons, Tim (2014-07-09). "Good buds: Todd Snider and John Craigie". tahoeonstage.com.
  6. ↑ "John Craigie Isn't Afraid of Intimacy". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  7. ↑ Desk, TV News. "Singer-Songwriter John Craigie Announces New Album SCARECROW". Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  8. ↑ "Album Review: John Craigie - Scarecrow 12" Vinyl". New Noise Magazine. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  9. ↑ Eisert, Jason (2013-07-25). "INTERROGATION: JOHN CRAIGIE". anchoragepress.com.
  10. ↑ "Pond Rock". sonicbids.com.
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