Jefferson Hamer Music

jefferson hamer started singing and playing stringed instruments around colorado in the late 90′s, making a mark with his acoustic trio single malt band and the country-rock outfit great american taxi. after a decade spent in the west, he took his talents to new york city. jefferson's songs reflect a wide breadth of influences, and echo the distilled melodies and lyricism of british, irish, and american traditional music. his 2004 release “left wing sweetheart” earned a 4-star review from marquee music magazine. in addition to his own solo and full-band shows, jefferson plays with the traditional irish quartet murphy beds, and collaborates with a host of accomplished artists including anais mitchell, mike and ruthy, kristin andreassen, tao seeger, tashina clarridge, and laura cortese. he lives in brooklyn, ny.