Dear Friends in Music,

On a beautiful bright blue December morning, I awake on the road in Saratoga County, NY and begin the last run of road shows for 2022. It has been an extraordinary year. Thank you for returning to concert halls and coffee houses. Thank you for supporting your local Folk DJs and NPR stations and Community Radio. Thank you for keeping the faith and continuing to volunteer at your local clubs and concert series. And thanks for helping me put new music into the world this year.

For those interested in ordering the new CD, The Coming of the Years, it is available through www.joejencks.com. All CDs both back catalogue and new are $20 ea. or 3 for $50, now through the end of December. Please use the code HOLIDAY2022 when ordering. The new CD is featured in the upcoming edition of Irish Music Magazine, published in Dublin, IRE.

I was delighted to receive these comments about the new recording from one of my friends and mentors in the contemporary Irish music world: “In a dark and frequently shallow time, how refreshing to hear a man willing to wear his heart on his sleeve. How refreshing to hear someone sing with passion about matters which are not directly related to HIM. A man with a golden voice, who has a great feeling for history, and the role that songs play in documenting that history. The Coming of the Years, by Joe Jencks is a gorgeous record. His reading of City of Chicago is moving to me, and I thank him for it.” ~ Luka Bloom

I have two more live in-person concerts, a couple recording dates, and one last LiveStream for the year. Then I head into a quieter time with family and friends for a few weeks during the holidays.

Joe Jencks LIVE in Concert
Friday December 9th, La La Land Presents, Ithaca, NY
Saturday December 10th, Golden Link Folk Singing Society, Greece, NY / Rochester, NY (Special Seasonal Concert, On A Midwinter’s Night.)
*All concerts listed on www.joejencks.com

On A Midwinter’s Night - LiveStream
Joe Jencks Annual Holiday Broadcast
Sunday December 18, 7PM CT (8PM ET, 6PM MT, 5PM PT)
Tune in LIVE via YouTube:
https://youtube.com/live/wzuv78WCsNk?feature=share
***As with most of the broadcasts from my own studio, On A Midwinter’s Night is free to attend. Donations will be gratefully accepted, but not required. PLEASE share the link and invite friends and family to join in watching, listening, and singing along. The concert will include some originals, some songs written by colleagues and friends, and some seasonal favorites.

On Sunday December 11th, you can tune into my radio show, My Highway Home for a deep dive interview with singer, songwriter, and colleague John Dillon. John released a new album this year called Hope Road: From Addiction to Recovery. It’s a courageous and powerful musical expose on a lifetime growth, evolution, and hopeful re-emergence. Tune in December 11th at 6:00 PM ET via www.folkmusicnotebook.com. Rebroadcast at 11:00 PM ET on Dec. 11th and again at Noon ET on December 14th, please adjust for your time zone.

THANK YOU for contributing to an extraordinary year. There have been difficulties and losses to be sure. But there have also been wonders and joys and victories. And most of all there has been community, deep and wide and beautiful. Thanks for being a part of mine, and letting me be a part of yours.

In Gratitude & Song,

~ Joe Jencks

12-8-22

Photo by Bunny Moreau

On A Midwinter's Night - LiveStream Dec. 18th 7PM CT
https://youtube.com/live/wzuv78WCsNk?feature=share

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