★ ★ ★ “...a songwriter who sings of small discoveries and caustic contradictions with Midwestern understatement and blunt truth...a folk craftsman who knows how to deliver the news.” Mark Guarino, Chicago Daily Herald

Artist Biography: Jason Wilber A journeyman guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Jason Wilber has traveled the world as lead guitar player for artists like , Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, and Hal Ketchum. In the insightful and sometimes humorous songs featured on his seven solo CDs he manages to meld his rock, folk, jazz, and country influences into a unique sound that’s been described as “Van Morrison meets ”. From Carnegie Hall to Red Rocks to Massey Hall and the London Palladium, he’s performed in all 50 States, and all over Canada, Europe, and the UK. Jason Wilber’s work with John Prine includes the Grammy Award- winning CD Fair & Square, and the Grammy nominated CDs and (which spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Country Charts). In the recording studio Jason’s backed a diverse roster of artists including John Prine, , Todd Snider, , Over the Rhine, , Hal Ketchum, Iris Dement, , Tim Grimm, Krista Detor, Carrie Newcomer, and others. In 2009, Jason co-produced the compilation CD Coal featuring , , Ralph Stanley, Jason and the Scorchers, Kathy Mattea, Justin Townes Earle, Natalie Merchant, Diana Jones, Tom T. Hall, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Jean Ritchie, and other artists, who all contributed their talents to benefit the Alliance for Appalachia’s work to stop Mountain Top Removal in rural Appalachia. Jason Wilber’s TV and radio appearances include Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Sessions At West 54th Street, The , Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, CNN’s Entertainment Week, The Road, Mountain Stage, E-Town, and . ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Reviews: “Jason Wilber has impressed “Wilber’s songs are infectious, combining an indication of a sterling solo career to curmudgeon Roy Book Binder and song- country, rock, and folk elements to create come.”—Mike Curtain, The Post-Star writing kingdaddy John Prine, musicians some truly unique Americana music… whose opinions rightly carry more weight This guy is good...”—The Gavin Report Radio: that a few paragraphs from any music “What a terrific record!…What a grand “His heartland background gives him critic…Wilber’s Behind the Midway meets flight of emotional imagination. Thanks authenticity and his heartbreaker’s voice the expectations brought about by such for sending in the CD. It will be on the air make it all work…”—Option’s Inside Report heavyweight associations...with lyrics starting Monday.”—Marilyn Beyer, WUMB Radio Boston evocative enough to bring Prine’s Far “…should be filed somewhere between “...thank you for sending along your live From Me or to mind.” Prine’s Missing Years and Freedy Johnson’s CD. My wife and I enjoyed it a whole lot! ★ ★ ★ ★ —Peter Cooper, The Tennessean This Perfect World—part sophisticated folk-pop We listened to it on a long drive, and and part twangy fun.”—Chris Baty, Eastbay Express “His solo debut leaves one wondering why he I remarked I was beginning to feel waited so long to venture out on his own, as “…superb and lean”—James Reed, Boston Globe confident we’d have somebody like it reveals his true talent…insightful song- “…adept at everything from sighing Prine around for the next 30 plus writing and soothing vocals.”—No Depression slide-guitar descants to twang”—JonParales, years.”—Dave Engen, KSMU Minnesota Radio “King for a Day is a thoroughly enjoyable The New York Times “...the highlight of this too-brief album record from a fine songwriter. If you “Blessed with a clear tenor voice, close in is the ballad ‘In Her Veins’...well written, haven’t already listened to this recording, timbre to and Jackson Browne, well sung, and atmospheric. It sounds I suggest you do so immediately.”—John Prine his bittersweet tales of carnival romances better every time I hear it (as does the and bygone mining towns won the side- whole album).”—Arthur Elliott, “Sidestream” man a bounty of new fans, and perhaps Radio 99.7FM Brisbane, Australia Jason Wilber CDs To hear or buy any of these CDs, visit www.jasonwilber.net ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ghost of Summers Past King For A Day WilberTone Records WTR-008 WilberTone Records WTR-001 Ghost of Summers Past ★ Bottles King for a Day ★ Don’t Be Cruel ★ The Great Cow of Romance ★ ★ Pay Bo Diddley ★ Tin Angels ★ Never Never Land ★ Chase Her Satellite ★ Talk About 69 ★ Killing ★ Rock-A-Bye Rosie ★ My Great the Blues ★ In Her Veins ★ Silver Uncle Jim ★ Rain Everyday ★ Madeline Linings ★ Sabu Visits the Twin ★ Far Across The River ★ A Little Cities Alone Older Now New Release! “This is a thoroughly enjoyable record from a fi ne songwriter. If you haven’t already listened to this recording, I suggest you do so immediately.”— and Otherwise Volume 2 WilberTone Records WTR-007 Behind the Midway Flat Earth Records FLT-122 You Don’t Know What You’re Getting Into ★ Down In Russell Square ★ Lay Down When You’re Done ★ Indian Watching Picasso ★ Indian Summer Summer ★ Goin’ Fishin’ ★ It’s Not ★ Lazy Afternoon ★ If I Owned A Saturday ★ The Great 28 ★ Dirty Old Liquor Store ★ Until The Morning Town ★ Over the Road ★ The Galway Breaks ★ Indigo ★ The Ballad of Waltz (duet with John Prine) ★ Your Amazing Grace and Sideshow Dan Only One ★ I Can’t See You Anymore New Release! ★ Come Summertime ★ The Cotton- ★ The Ballad of Amazing Grace & wood Tree Sideshow Dan “...lyrics evocative enough to bring Prine’s Far from Me or Angel from Montgomery to mind.”—Peter Cooper, The Tennessean Lazy Afternoon WilberTone Records WTR-005 Lost in Your Hometown Sinking Down ★ You Don’t Know Flat Earth Records FECD-111 What You’re Getting Into ★ Indigo I Fell in Line ★ Walking in the Church Northern Lights Seen Over Lewisburg ★ Pick Up Your Heart ★ Lost in Your ★ Down In Russell Square Hometown ★ Evelyn ★ Stars ★ If I ★ The Last Meeting of the Quaker- Owned a Liquor Store ★ Apologies town Optimist Club ★ Your Destiny ★ ★ As Far As 25th Street (The 25th Watching Picasso ★ Who Carried You Street Blues) ★ More Alone Than Before “His solo debut leaves one wondering why he waited so long to Live and Otherwise Volume 1 venture out on his own, as it reveals his true talent…insightful WilberTone Records WTR-004 songwriting and soothing vocals.”—No Depression In Her Veins ★ The Wooden Statu- ette ★ Talk about 69 ★ Lost In Your Amber Waves Hometown ★ Pick Up Your Heart Vault Records VR-004 ★ My Angel’s Grown Wings ★ Silver Sunrise ★ Amber Waves ★ Blowin’ Down Linings ★ Black Eye ★ Goin’ Fishin’ This Old Dusty Road ★ Rain ★ Kjersti ★ A Lot On My Mind ★ Tulsa ★ Jag Tanker Stanna ★ At the Carnival Telephone Book ★ Broken ★ 80 Acres ★ Indian Sum- mer ★ One-eyed Johnny ★ The Ring “Like most excellent writers, Wilber has the ability to bring Around the Moon ★ Heart of the Winter together humor and pathos. Live and Otherwise features serious ★ Minor Variation ★ Old Jack Frost ★ selections such as My Great Uncle Jim, the hilarious Talk About 69, Nothing Will Do but You ★ Spring has which is a highway, and the bittersweet The Wooden Statuette. Begun ★ Heaven ★ Reprise –Jim Beal Jr., San Antonio Express-News Songs and instrumental pieces that follow a rural farm family facing the joys and sorrows of life on the land over the course of four seasons.

Photography by Greg Whitaker ★ Lazy Afternoon collage by Jeremy Bazur ★ Graphic Design by Lisa Wilber