Latest Release: Dance With Me Baby
A dance tune, pure and simple.
Singer Songwriter Storyteller
I only started writing songs recently. I must have written more than 60 of them by now, and I'm currently working with a set list of 15 or so. Many are stories I picked up somewhere. In 2015, I borrowed a friend’s ukulele and started playing some covers. A year and a half later, I started writing my own songs. I play a Magic Fluke tenor ukulele strung with a low-G, or a Kala archtop tenor tuned up to low-A/D/F#/B and capoed appropriately to add a higher-harmony track. Fishbone Rivers suggested that I add a harmonica. I'm not sure I fit into any particular genre, but labels of indie folk, singer-songwriter, and americana sound about right.
A dance tune, pure and simple.
880 Front Street is the Federal Building in San Diego, California. For many months, concerned citizens have held a vigil in the front plaza of the building to protest the apprehension and incarceration of people accused of being in the U.S. without proper documentation. I was invited there to perform my song, The Disappeared of Park Dale Lane, about three such apprehensions that happened just down the street from where I live.
A song for staying positive, for fortitude in the face of troubled times
My first distribution single was my song Colorado 9. In the first two months, it got over 3,500 streams -- thanks friends!
Besides my streaming singles, I gig at open mics around town and perform many other songs of mine. Here is a brief sample:
...And here's me doing "The Disappeared of Park Dale Lane" at the Pour House in Oceanside, California (one of my favorite places to gig).
I live in Encinitas, California USA, a small beach town in north San Diego County. This photo is of me in front of our town's iconic glass mosaic. I wrote a song about it. Maybe someday I will record it so you can hear it.
The best thing about putting my music out there is all the other terrific musicians that I meet! Let's get in contact if you agree.
The easiest way is by email:[email protected]
Listen to me on Qobuz (WAY better than Spotify!!) at:Gary Loren Jahns
Socially, I om on Instagram at:@garyloren79
And my main website is:garylorenjahns.com
I will update this page *semi-regularly*
