Jackso Pines to be featured at the 50th
New Jersey Folk Festival, 4/26
We’re thrilled to have been invited back to the NJ Folk Festival at Rutgers U for their 50th year. We’ll be performing a set at 12:30PM as well as interviewing festival founder Dr. Angus Gillespie at 2:10PM about the life and music of father and son Pinelands folk musicians Merce Ridgway Sr. and Jr. 10Am-4PM, open to the public, free of charge. All info here.
New Single “Combust” out 1/1/25
1.1.25: We just can’t seem to help ourselves. After releasing Pine Barrens, Vol. 2 in July and “Purgatory Road” on OOOTM Records in December, we’re back with another song, this time from our upcoming album “Wheel”.
It’s a love song. It isn’t cute. There’s arguments and things said that ya wish ya hadn’t. But in the end, it’s about how badly you want it. Even if it explodes once in a while. This is the first of three more songs we’ll release this year before the whole album finally drops after 2 years of teasing singles.
Purgatory Road (Deluxe Edition) out now
12.20.24: We’re happy to have released our debut record as a 20-song album on the Hudson Valley indie label Only One On The Mountain. It’s packed with 9 never before heard demos and b-sides, and a brand new version of “Even When I’m Gone” featuring Shannon Lauren Callihan, Julia DiGrazia, Max Jury, The Field Tapes, and Jon Notar.
Check it out here, or stream it below. Thanks for an unforgettable year. There is so much in store for 2025. Our new single, “Combust” comes out New Year’s Day 2025.
-Joe and James
The Aquarian names Jackson Pines Makin’ Waves 2024 Band of the Year
Thanks to The Aquarian and Bob Makin for naming us the 2024 Band Of The Year, and Pine Barrens Vol. 2 the 2024 Album Of The Year. James and I grew up reading The Aquarian as kids and teenagers, and it’s a true honor to be acknowledge by the 50+ year publication.
“Jackson Pines have been my favorite Jersey band for a few years now. They keep getting better and making more waves, so that’s surely going to last for a while – and hopefully long enough for Jackson Pines to turn the next generation onto their multi-generational sound that spans the American spawn of Afro-Celtic roots music, especially from their native Pine Barrens.
“I am so glad that Jackson Pines resurrected the fantastic music of their native Jersey Pine Barrens and now share it with the world. Their musicology within the Pine Barrens album series – a third is on the way in late 2025 – makes New Jersey a better place, one that should be extremely proud of its Pine Barrens cultural heritage. I’m also glad the Only One On The Mountain record label repackaged and reissued the band’s debut LP for more people to hear."
