"Rooster" Rick , Singer of Songs, Teller of Tales - A Journey Through the Sounds of American Music
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the last four decades Rick Jackofsky has studied, collected,
and absorbed hundreds of songs and stories from the oral tradition of
American folk culture. His musical journey has taken him around the
country performing on multiple acoustic instruments at hundreds of
venues from West Texas to Maine. Rick sees his place in the history of
American music as an observer and historian as well as an active
participant in the continuing folk process. Using his
experience
performing an assortment of musical styles, Rick begs, borrows, and
steals from various genres to honor the American tradition of change
and creativity while remaining true to the spirit of traditional rural
American music. |
From the very start, Rick “Rooster” Jackofsky held the crowd’s attention with his natural storytelling ability and encyclopedic knowledge of the history of American roots music . . . One of the many stickers that adorn Jackofsky’s well-traveled guitar case is a quote from Jimi Hendrix: “Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens.” And, people listened intently. -Rose Croke, The Pearl River Patch |
The Ballad of Mary Wyatt
The true story of a murder that took place in Berlin, NY in 1845
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Performed by Rick on fretless
banjo & vocalWords and music copyright 2004 by Rick Jackofsky
Photos by Doug Decker, Ray Gniewek & Ed Neale Web Design Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Rick Jackofsky All Rights Reserved