Jason Webley
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Jason Webley in 2006 at the Oregon Country Fair
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 1, 1974 |
| Origin | Everett, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Folk, punk, experimental, Gypsy punk, folk punk |
| Instruments | vocals, accordion, guitar, piano |
| Labels | Eleven Records |
| Associated acts |
Evelyn Evelyn Big Little Dipper Dipper Toast |
| Website | http://www.jasonwebley.com/ |
Jason Webley is an American musician known for his fusion of folk, experimental, and alternative music. He began as a street performer, playing accordion in the streets of Seattle, Washington, and has released six albums to date.
Webley is originally from Everett, Washington. In high school, Webley played in a punk band called Moral Minority. He picked up the accordion in 1996 in his last year in college at the University of Washington when he was part of a performance of Bertolt Brecht's play The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and wrote a couple of songs for the play on the accordion. He later recalled, "I was just a geeky kid; accordion came later. It's since playing accordion that I've become cool. I used to be a geek with an electric guitar. I had a guitar and played in punky bands and I had a computer. I sequenced stuff. I was much geekier."
In the spring of 1998 Webley quit his day job and began busking. He used to pretend to die every Halloween only to be born in the spring.
He released four albums using Springman Records as a distributor, but now owns his own record label, Eleven Records, and sells his merchandise via website or at concerts.
Webley plays various instruments on his albums, including guitar, accordion, piano, marimba, and glockenspiel; when he tours, however, he usually only brings his guitar, an accordion, and a vodka bottle filled with coins from around the world. He has been known to do short tours with a backing band. Webley has performed at several festivals, including Burning Man, Glastonbury Festival, VanFest, and the Oregon Country Fair. His sound has been compared to Tom Waits,Vladimir Vysotsky,Leonard Cohen, and Bob Dylan.
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