Jake Armerding is an American folk musician and multi-instrumentalist from Boston, Massachusetts. He plays mostly acoustic string instruments like the mandolin, acoustic guitar, and fiddle. In 1990, Jake began playing with Northern Lights occasionally, along with his father, Taylor Armerding. He joined the band full-time in 1992 and was a member until 1999 when he left the band to pursue a solo career. Jake attended Wheaton College where he received a degree in English literature. In 2001, Armerding won the Best New Artist Award from Boston's folk-radio station, WUMB.
In addition to his solo efforts, Jake makes up half of a duo, The Fretful Porcupine, along with saxophonist Kevin Gosa. Armerding is also a member of Barnstar!, a "bluegrass [band] for people who hate bluegrass." He is on the faculty of the Traditional Music Project housed at the Real School of Music in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Jake recently played violin and mandolin as part of an ensemble recording music for the audiobook version of Josh Ritter's first novel, Bright's Passage.
Notable Performances Jake has made multiple appearances at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Discography
Northern Lights 1994 - Wrong Highway Blues 1996 - Living in the City
Solo 1999 - Caged Bird 2003 - Jake Armerding (released by Compass Records) 2007 - Walking on the World 2009 - Songs in Stained Glass 2009 - Her 2013 - Cosmos in the Chaos 2015 - Your Voice Like Brake Lights: A Collection
The Fretful Porcupine 2010 - Cellar Sessions EP
Barnstar! 2011 - C'mon! 2015 - Sit Down! Get Up! Get Out!
Rosin 2017 - Rosin
Contributions 2005 - Mark Stepakoff - There Goes the Neighborhood (fiddle) 2006 - Scott Alarik - All That Is True: Folk Songs Old and New 2009 - Taylor Armerding - Head That Way (fiddle and voice)
References
External links Official Site The Fretful Porcupine