Skip Jones

Skip Jones (born in Los Angeles, California[1] , raised in Utica, New York) is an American folk musician, storyteller and educator from Wisconsin, who writes and performs songs about a wide array of topics.[2] He often promotes clean water, social harmony, and the old family values of shared music and time tested wisdom in his music, actions, and words.[3]

Skip Jones
BornLos Angeles, California, United States
OriginWisconsin Northwoods and Upper Midwest United States
GenresFolk music
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar, vocals
Years active1978–present
Labels
  • Makin' Jam, Etc.
  • Cabin in the Wood Recordings
Websiteskipjones.net

Record labels

Jones founded the record labels Makin' Jam, Etc., and Cabin in the Wood Recordings. Through these labels Jones was the producer and engineer for various artists and albums, for example Utah Phillips' The Old Guy[4] and Moscow Hold;[5] and Larry Long's Troubadour.[6]

Discography

All references from the FolkLib Index[7] except when noted.

  • Water is Life – For All My Relations (2016)[8]
  • Hear the Whistle Blow (2011)
  • Life Is Delicious (2007)
  • Sacred Sites Songs, compilation (2007)[9]
  • You Are My Sunshine
  • Bring Back the Joy!, compilation (2004)[10]
  • Grandpa's River (2002)
  • The Journey: Chapter 2: Don't Feed The Harmonica Player (2000)
  • The Journey (2000)
  • The Tellin' Takes Me Home
  • Skip Jones & The Children of Dubuque (1992)
  • Simply Folk Sampler 2 (1990)
  • Long Hard Time
  • Corners of My Mind (1985)

See also

References
  1. Carol Wagner (March 19, 2016). "Meet Skip Jones". The Shawano Leader. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019. Jones was born in Los Angeles and raised in New York. He attended Marquette University in Milwaukee for a year and then served in the Navy for 14 years. When he returned, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and then worked for the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe for two years. From there his career in folk music began. He traveled the upper Midwest and going to the East Coast to perform. He lives in the Stockbridge-Munsee community. ... As one of the founders and early director of the Shawano Folk Festival and a folk performer for the past 40 years, I have had the opportunity to work with some of the greats of American folk music...
  2. Bill Glauber and Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel (February 26, 2011). "Protesters jam Capitol Square, deriding budget bill". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 31, 2018. Near the stage where performers were warming up the crowd before the rally stood Skip Jones of Bowler. A large man with a long white beard, Jones is a folk singer, storyteller and educator who goes from school to school. Jones has 19 grandchildren, and he said one of them called him to say he needed to be in Madison. So he came. "I don't like the anger and the hatred," he said. "I think we need to be forward-thinking these days, and Walker's bill will devastate a generation. We have shortages in schools, and they are our future."
  3. Elkins, Stephanie (September 18, 2011). "SIMPLY FOLK INTERVIEWS | Skip Jones". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved February 23, 2020. Skip is one of the Wisconsin’s leading advocates for clean water, social harmony, and the old family values of shared music and time tested wisdom.
  4. "Utah Phillips - The Old Guy / Misc. Blather". Discogs. Retrieved February 23, 2020. Producer, Engineer – Skip Jones
  5. "Moscow Hold - Utah Phillips". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2020. Skip Jones Engineer
  6. "Troubadour - Larry Long | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2020. Skip Jones Engineer
  7. Henkle, Doug (July 31, 2011). "FolkLib Index – Skip Jones Discography". folklib.net. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  8. David HB Drake (March 27, 2016). "Frank "Anakwad" Montano & Skip Jones in Concert". archive.cudahynow.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018. Skip's New CD "Water is Life – For All My Relations" will be available at the concert on the Earth Day is Every Day Tour.
  9. Patrick Klaybor; Larry Long; Wade Fernandez; Ben Yahola; Michael Bucher; David HB Drake; Clinton Miller; Skip Jones (2007). Sacred Sites Songs (CD). Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020. This CD is a modern folk hybrid including Native American, American folk and Blues influences.
  10. "Bring Back the Joy! featuring Tom Chapin, David HB Drake, George Grove, Skip Jones, Stuart Stotts & Dangerous Folk". store.cdbaby.com. Retrieved February 23, 2020.


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