We're pleased to announce that after two years of self-imposed exile, a haggard and reclusive Jefferson Pepper has emerged from his wood-sided home studio in the Conewago Mountains of Pennsylvania to bring you the first volume of his 50 song, 3-CD series, 'American Evolution'. You'll like the record. And we're not just saying that...honest. The record debuted at # 9 on the Euro Americana chart, we're happy to report. Volume 2 of the series will be released June 17 (and is currently # 11 on the Euro Americana Chart), and volume 3 will be released August 19. Click on the link below to listen to Volumes 1 and 2 now.
Jefferson Pepper's song 'Trail of Tears' is on the February 'A Taste of Triple A', a sampler cd which went out to over 400 Triple A radio stations, reviewers and industry folks in the US. Also included on the cd are songs by moe., Virginia Coalition, Markus James, Stuart Davis, Rocky Shaw, Dave Barnes, The Black Crowes, Downtown Mystic, John Mayer, Mando Saenz, Andy Davis, Landon Pigg, Backdoor Slam, Justin Nozuka, Marc Cohn, Another Big Machine, The nadas, Courtney Fairchild, The Naysayers, Needtobreathe, Absentstar and Two Loons For Tea.
Fifty new, original songs, Three cd's. Five hundred years of cultural evolution. American Evolution is the story of America...past, present and future. How did America become the country it is? Where have we been? Where are we going? Inspired in part by Howard Zinn's book 'A People's History of the United States' as well as the Dover Intelligent Design trial (Kitzmiller vs Dover School Board) which played out in his backyard, American Evolution tells the story of America through the eyes of working people, the "common" folks who have made this country great. It is a very different America from the one we learned about in history class and the one we see on Fox News. Volume 1 is out now. Volume 2 will be released June 17 and Volume 3 on August 19.
View the YouTube video for Jefferson Pepper's 'Christmas in Fallujah' below.
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AMERICAN FALLOUT NEWS
June 10, 2008: 'American Evolution Volume 2' is currently # 11 on the Euro Americana Chart.
April 15, 2008: Today is the official release of 'American Evolution Volume 1'. The series is being distributed by Burnside Distribution Co.
February 1, 2008:
'American Evolution' debuts at # 9 on the Euro Americana Chart!
January 22, 2008
American Evolution Volume 1 has been officially released!
December 11, 2007
Jefferson Pepper's 'Christmas in Fallujah' video is up on YouTube.
December 4, 2007
Hmmm...Billy Joel has a new song...it's called 'Christmas in Fallujah'...not Jefferson Pepper's 2005 song, in case you were wondering. Mr. Joel wrote the song in the past month. It was recorded by 21 year old, fellow Long Island singer Cass Dillon. The song is available on iTunes today.
September 18, 2007
Mixes of Jefferson Pepper's American Evolution volume 1 have been completed and will be sent to the manufacturer. Volumes 2 and 3 will be completed by the end of 2007. Tentative release date for volume 1 is January 21, 2008.
April 10, 2007
Jefferson Pepper has been holed up all winter in his home studio in Pennsylvania, working on his next release, 'American Evolution'. The project will be released in early 2008 and will include 3 cd's with fifty new original songs. On 'American Evolution' Pepper holds up a mirror to America and focuses in on harsh realities experienced by the proletariat. Stay tuned for more info in the coming months
November 10-11, 2006
American Fallout hosts showcases at Northeast Regional Folk Alliance in Monticello, NY.
October 20, 2006
Jefferson Pepper and the Varmints in Heaven play at the first annual Dewey Beach Americana Festival in Dewey, Delaware.
October 10, 2006
We are thrilled to report that two Jefferson Pepper songs were selected for inclusion on NEIL YOUNG's website. M-16 is currently at # 143 and Christmas in Fallujah is currently at # 154, on Neil's Top 600 chart. Check them out at www.neilyoung.com.
Artists announced for American Fallout's Showcase at the 2006 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance conference taking place in New York. FRIDAY, November 10: 11:30 PM: Jefferson Pepper and friends (Harrisburg, PA), 12:20 AM: Jon Shain (Durham, NC), 12:45 AM: Mikki Brisk (Burbank, CA)
SATURDAY, November 11: 11:30 PM: Jefferson Pepper and friends, 12:30 AM: Jan Seides (Austin, TX), 1:00 AM: Amy Speace (New York, NY)
September 22, 2006
American Fallout represented at the Americana Music Association conference in Nashville, TN.
August 8, 2006
Jefferson Pepper and the Varmints in Heaven play a show to an enthusiastic crowd at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA. This year's Musikfest was attended by 1.4 million people, according to the Musikfest website.
January 17, 2006
Jefferson Pepper's Christmas in Fallujah hits # 1 on the Roots Music Report Folk chart.
