Jalan Crossland
Moonshiner
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Moonshiner is the third cd release from Jalan Crossland, offering twelve original songs and two covers of old favorites. Containing the tracks Bosler, Chicken Trucker and Big Horn Mountain Blues it anchors Jalan's songwriting identity, which resides in a simple yet deft mixture of old timey bluegrass and contemporary folk. Jalan's lyrics are infused with humor and small-town images, in a musical setting topped by his brilliant picking.
Jalan is joined on the album by his uncle, Dan Marlin rattling the five string banjo with romping zeal, Ryan Bee-Sack on percussion, James Diemer and Abel Johnson on the bass, and Matt Fox on resonator guitar.
From his childhood noodling on the 5-string banjo to his present status as an international performing and recording artist, Jalan Crossland has made a life and career of touching people through music.
Born in San Francisco in 1970, Jalan was the son of a local rock radio disc jockey and a mountain girl from Wyoming who had come to California to participate in the great social experiment of the age. Jalan grew up in the tiny ranching town of Ten Sleep, Wyoming in the shadow of the Big Horn Mountains, and considers himself a hybrid of the two cultures. "I've always figured myself to be about half hippy and half hillbilly, kind of a hillhippy. Either way, you don't wear no shoes."
Though Jalan is most widely appreciated for his exceptional guitar playing, his first passion was the banjo. His uncle played the 5-string in Bluegrass and traditional "knockdown" styles and Jalan, captivated by the sound, eagerly pursued lessons.
It wasn't until his early teens that Jalan picked up what would be his primary tool of expression, the guitar. "You don't want to dive into adolescence playing the banjo," says Jalan, "you'll end up going to all the dances alone." Playing the guitar came naturally to him and by 17 he was earning a living singing and playing on the road with traveling bands.
Jalan's music is as culturally diverse as he is, drawing on traditional folk and bluegrass as well as relatively contemporary genres of rock and jazz. "I like to keep one foot rooted in the old mountain music while the other stumbles wildly forward for some new ground. It is not always a graceful stride."
Graceful or not, and with or without shoes, Jalan continues to enthrall audiences with his enthusiastic stage presence, deadpan humor and dynamic musical performances.
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Great CD...
author: Duck CheneyMoonshiner is a great CD...but as stated earlier...not as good as seeing Jalan live and onstage. I haven't been this entertained in years. Jalan...we gotta get together and go duck hunting. Buy this man's music...it will make you smile.
Jalan rocks by reinventing himself all the time.
author: Anne HensleyWyomingites young and old know Jalans music speaks to this region and has a universal appeal for the working guy anywhere. His music is laced with humor and hope as well as struggle. His tunes remind me of the way life should be-kicking back under a tree with a beer and thinking of a simpler time. He's the west's best kept secret, but won't be for long.
Had to have it Jalan.....
author: Peter LangWhat an act!!! CD is good but ya got to see Jalan in person up close to get the whole effect....
great music and lyrics -- perfect, backwoods Wyoming!
author: Sharon MartinsonJalan is so great with his music and lyrics. He does some old tunes and so many of his own. I bought this CD after I saw him in WY at a Bluegrass festival in Casper and I am very happy that I did. His guitar and banjo is just right--not over-powering, not just backgroud. The songs are creative and whitty, and I hear the woodsy drawl in his voice. A very good CD if you like the mix of bluegrass, folk and bit of good country--in that order. When I need something different, I reach for this CD.
great music and lyrics -- perfect, backwoods Wyoming!
author: Sharon MartinsonJalan is so great with his music and lyrics. He does some old tunes and so many of his own. I bought this CD after I saw him in WY at a Bluegrass festival in Casper and I am very happy that I did. His guitar and banjo is just right--not over-powering, not just backgroud. The songs are creative and whitty, and I hear the woodsy drawl in his voice. A very good CD if you like the mix of bluegrass, folk and bit of good country--in that order. When I need something different, I reach for this CD.