Jeff is one of the more literate practitioners of the folk idiom to come shuffling down the pike in a while. He hones his material with a rigour and ruthlessness that few writers can muster. The payoff is in the songs: they have the lean, tough beauty of time-worn classics. His first CD "Troublesome's Lullaby", produced by Jocelyne Lanois and Kevin Quain, takes the listener from the factory to the bowery, from the farm to the graveyard and beyond.
Jeff did his best growing up in the Eastern Townships in Quebec, and later moved to southern Ontario. Playing music since before he can remember, Jeff began writing songs early, inspired by stories he heard hitch-hiking the great expanse of North America, volunteer work in the tropics, and later working an abundance of temporary, minimum-wage jobs.
These days he spends a lot of time working and driving in the wilds of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Back in Toronto, he continues to write and paint, performing and recording whenever he can.
A stalwart of the open mic and smaller club circuit for many, many years, Jeff's performances, delivery, musicianship, songs, and general goodwill caught the eyes and ears of some very decent and well-respected musicians on the local scene.
"I Gambled Everything On Milk And Honey"
