Ann Arbor Folk Festival Highlight: Jer Coons plays on Friday evening with Iron and Wine and Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo) & Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) performing as a duo.
Jer Coons released his full-length debut Speak September 29, launching it with at a sold out record release show at Higher Ground in his hometown of Burlington, VT. Jer followed the release with a national tour including CMJ, California shows, and a number of sold out performances including a run of east coast dates with Colin Hay of Men at Work.
Check out the music video for “Legs”, filmed in various Vermont locales in hi def: http://www.youtube.com/jercoons
For more information and a free download of “Legs”, visit Jer Coons at: http://www.myspace.com/jercoons or www.jercoons.com or Click HERE to Download Jer Coons' "Legs" and "Girl in My Head" from Speak, and Jer's cover of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back"
Ann Arbor Folk Festival Line Up:
Friday, January 29
Iron and Wine
Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard
Band of Heathens
Hoots & Hellmouth
Po' Girl
Jer Coons
Nervous But Excited
Patty Larkin, MC
Saturday, January 30
Rosanne Cash
Richie Havens
Doc Watson
Raul Malo
Hot Club of Cowtown
Enter The Haggis
Patty Larkin, MC