Black Americana
Chattanooga, United States
Floyd, United States
Brasstown, United States
Durham, United States
Charlottesville, United States
Washington, United States
Baltimore, United States
New York, United States
Cambridge, United States
Northampton, United States
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep 2026 | Jake Blount in Chattanooga | The Woodshop Listening Room, Chattanooga, TN, United States |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Jake Blount in Floyd | Floyd Country Store, Floyd, VA, United States |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Jake Blount in Brasstown | John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC, United States |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Jake Blount in Durham | The Pinhook, Durham, NC, United States |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Jake Blount in Charlottesville | Potter's Craft Cider, Charlottesville, VA, United States |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Jake Blount in Washington | Pie Shop, Washington, DC, United States |
| 18 Sep 2026 | Jake Blount in Baltimore | Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD, United States |
| 19 Sep 2026 | Jake Blount in New York | Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, New York, NY, United States |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Jake Blount in Cambridge | Club Passim, Cambridge, MA, United States |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Jake Blount in Northampton | The Parlor Room, Northampton, MA, United States |
