Black Americana
The New Faith, Jake Blount's upcoming album, tells an Afrofuturist story set in a far-future world devastated by climate change. Blount and his collaborators embody a group of Black climate refugees as they perform a religious service, invoking spirituals that are age-old even now, familiar in their content but extraordinary in their presentation. These songs, which have seen Black Americans through countless struggles, bind this future community together and their shared past; beauty and power held in song through centuries of devastation, heartbreak, and loss. Jake Blount (pronounced: blunt) is an award-winning musician and scholar based in Providence, RI. He is half of the internationally touring duo Tui, a 2020 recipient of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize, and a two-time winner of the Appalachian String Band Music Festival (better known as Clifftop). A specialist in the early folk music of Black Americans, Blount is a skilled performer of spirituals, blues and string band repertoire. Blount has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Newport Folk Festival, and numerous other venues across and beyond the United States.
Read moreThe New Faith, Jake Blount's upcoming album, tells an Afrofuturist story set in a far-future world devastated by climate change. Blount and his collaborators embody a group of Black climate refugees as they perform a religious service, invoking spirituals that are age-old even now, familiar in their content but extraordinary in their presentation. These songs, which have seen Black Americans through countless struggles, bind this future community together and their shared past; beauty and power held in song through centuries of devastation, heartbreak, and loss. Jake Blount (pronounced: blunt) is an award-winning musician and scholar based in Providence, RI. He is half of the internationally touring duo Tui, a 2020 recipient of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize, and a two-time winner of the Appalachian String Band Music Festival (better known as Clifftop). A specialist in the early folk music of Black Americans, Blount is a skilled performer of spirituals, blues and string band repertoire. Blount has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Newport Folk Festival, and numerous other venues across and beyond the United States.
| Date | Event name | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2025 | Jake Blount @ Telluride Town Park in Telluride | Telluride Town Park, Telluride, CO, United States |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Jake Blount @ Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa Hills | Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC, United States |
Some of Jake Blount's most popular songs include The Man Was Burning, Goodbye, Honey, You Call That Gone, Where Did You Sleep Last Night. These tracks have impressed fans and helped cement their place in the music industry.
You can listen to Jake Blount's music on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. Their most popular songs include The Man Was Burning, Goodbye, Honey, You Call That Gone, Where Did You Sleep Last Night, and more.
Jake Blount is known for their distinctive sound in the black americana genre, often blending elements of clawhammer banjo, making them a unique voice in the music world.
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