Folk Bands and Artists
George Jackson
https://www.georgejacksonmusic.com
New Zealand born ace fiddle player and multi-instrumentalist George Jackson spent much of his childhood touring around in a house bus with his family band. George eventually moved to Nashville, where he’s a highly respected member of the acoustic music community there. He’s the leader of his own stringband which specialises in rollicking old time fiddle tunes and classic bluegrass songs. The George Jackson Band was an official showcase artist at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s major festival and conference in 2019 and they were due to tour the UK in summer 2020 before Covid stopped play. During the pandemic, with full band gatherings impossible, George performed regular livestream gigs in a duo with his wife, acclaimed folk/Americana artist Rachel Baiman. George is also a skilled composer and the fiddle tune Dorrigo (from his debut album Time and Place) went somewhat viral in 2019, with over 100 people around the world learning, recording and posting their own versions of the tune. George is an in-demand fiddle tutor and has also been working on his second album in recent months – a collection of fiddle and banjo duets, featuring seven different renowned banjo players who complement Jackson’s masterful fiddle playing.
