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Jonas Friddle and The Majority
OriginChicago, Illinois
GenresOrchestral Folk, Old Time, Folk, Americana, Progressive bluegrass
Years active2012 to present
LabelsIndependent
MembersJonas Friddle
Anna Jacobson
Evan Jacobson
Andrew Green
Maria McCullough
Bailey Doyle
Andrew Wilkins
Geoff Dolce
Past membersJarod Facknitz
Arielle Luckmann
Websitewww.jonasfriddle.com

Jonas Friddle and The Majority is an American orchestral folk band based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1] Their sound has been described as "at once huge and intimate, in the way only old-timey, bluegrassy folk music can be."[2] Their instrumentation includes a string section, horns, organ, banjo and drums.[3]

The band originally formed in late 2011 to early 2012, when Jonas Friddle recruited colleagues at the Old Town School of Folk Music to play on two albums of his original songs, Synco Pony and Belle De Louisville.[4] Now as a band they perform traditional songs as well as banjo-driven original songs by Friddle.[5] The band members are:[6][7][8][9]

  • Jonas Friddle: banjo, guitar, octave mandolin, vocals
  • Bailey Doyle: cello
  • Andrew Green: drums
  • Anna Jacobson (née Suechting): fiddle, trumpet, French horn
  • Evan Jacobson: trombone, keyboard
  • Maria McCullough: fiddle, viola, railroad spike
  • Andrew Wilkins: upright bass
  • Geoff Dolce: electric guitar

The band is notable for having won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest award for Song of the Year for 2012 with the song "Belle De Louisville."[10] Friddle says he composed the song on the banjo which helps give it its rolling feel, appropriate for a song about a steamboat.[11]

The band's 2013 CD, Use Your Voice was financed in part by a Kickstarter campaign.[4] In 2014, Friddle's song "Man Was Made To Fly" from that album won the "Folk" category in the Great American Song Contest.[12]

Jonas Friddle is originally from Black Mountain, North Carolina, and is a graduate of Berea College with degrees in English and theater; after graduating he received a fellowship to travel to several countries to study community-building through music.[13][14] He is a songwriter, arranger, and banjo player; he also plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and several other instruments.

Before forming The Majority, Friddle and some of The Majority members had been in "The Barehand Jugband" together.[15][16] The Barehand Jugband was the winner of the Minneapolis Battle of the Jug Bands in February 2011 (Waffle League).[17] [18] Friddle sometimes performs jug band music, blues, swing and old-time as a trio with Anna and Evan Jacobson, who were also in the Barehand Jugband.[19] He also performs old-time and traditional tunes with Majority member Maria McCulloch as "Sleepy Lou" since at least 2010.[20]

Discography

  • Belle De Louisville (2012)
  • SyncoPony (2012)
  • Use Your Voice (2013)
  • "First Corn of the Season" (single) (2014)
  • Jonas Friddle & The Majority (2016)

References

  1. ^ "'All my rivers run back South': Musician Jonas Friddle's Tale of Two Cities". The HillVille. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  2. ^ Gee, Kelsey (16 April 2012). "Your Culture Vultures recommend: The White Feathered Octopus, Jonas Friddle and the Majority, and Gilt's basement". Chicago Reader. No. April 16, 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015. (Quoting Erica Elam.)
  3. ^ "Jonas Friddle & The Majority". Martyrs'. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Jonas Friddle & The Majority's New Album by Jonas Friddle and The Majority — Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  5. ^ "Jonas Friddle & the Majority – Use Your Voice". Twangville. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  6. ^ "Jonas Friddle & The Majority | Jonas Friddle & The Majority | About the Band". Jonasfriddle.com. 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  7. ^ "Jonas Friddle and The Majority Electronic Press Kit - Streaming Music, Photos, Videos, Lyrics and Info". Sonicbids. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  8. ^ "About Jonas Friddle and The Majority". Sonicbids. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  9. ^ "Jonas Friddle & The Majority". Green Light Go. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  10. ^ "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". Jlsc.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  11. ^ Friddle, Jonas. "Guest Blog: John Lennon Songwriting Contest Winner Jonas Friddle". American Songwriter. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Great American Song HALL OF FAME: Winners of the annual Great American Song Contest songwriting competition". Great Americian Song Contest. Retrieved 11 October 2015. (Listing 2013 winners.)
  13. ^ "Berea College grad Jonas Friddle awarded $22,000 Watson Fellowship for year of travel and independent study abroad - Media Relations & News". Berea.edu. 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  14. ^ "Jonas Friddle - Composer". Ragdale. Ragdale. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Barehand Jugband | Artists". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  16. ^ "The Barehand Jugband Electronic Press Kit - Streaming Music, Photos, Videos, Lyrics and Info". Sonicbids. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  17. ^ Fillipitch, Griffin (February 9, 2012). "Tone Jugs-n-Harmony". Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  18. ^ Francis, Andrew. "No Talkin' Headline today…". Music Vomit. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Onboard Entertainment". Pullman Rail Journeys. Pullman Rail Journeys. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Meet Sleepy Lou". Sleepy Lou. Retrieved 11 October 2015.


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