High Energy Americana Rebel Returns to Kilkenny

High Energy Americana Rebel Returns.

Jason Ringenberg was born and raised on an Illinois hog farm that bordered the Rock Island Line Railroad. When he left for Nashville on 4th July 4, 1981, to pursue his dream of “making a band that could kick American roots music into the modern age!”  little did he know just how far that kick would go.  He immediately formed Jason & The Scorchers and never looked back. Throughout the '80s and '90s they tore up venues across the planet and became known as one of the most exciting live bands of their era. In 2008 they were awarded the Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance. 

Ringenberg returns to Kilkenny to play Cleere’s after a nine year absence. Catch him at Cleere’s this Fri.30th August. 9pm Tickets €15 Available from Cleere’s and Rollercoaster Records. 056 7762573.

Never one to rest on his laurels, in 1999 the “Godfather of Americana” (Mojo) went solo. To date, he has released five  Jason Ringenberg solo albums, with everyone from the BBC  to USA Today  lauding his songwriting.  His high octane one-man show prompted The Times (UK) to call him “one of the most exciting performers of his generation.”  In 2002 he created a children’s music character called Farmer Jason, winning numerous awards including an Emmy  for his PBS  video program It's A Farmer Jason. 

His latest album Stand Tall was written whilst participating in the Artist in Residence Programme for the National Park Service at Sequoia National Park. It is not hard to imagine him writing songs whilst climbing a 10000 foot Sierra Nevada mountain!  That restless spirit will not be stilled.