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Jerks of Grass

About Me

One of Maine’s most exciting bluegrass bands, Jerks of Grass has been performing throughout New England with their high energy acoustic music for the over ten years. They have been voted Portland's Best Roots/Acoustic act seven times.We want to thank all of you who come to our shows for allowing us to make the music we love.

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Member Since: 17/04/2007
Band Website: www.jerksofgrass.com
Band Members: Jason Phelps on mandolin and guitar, Melissa Bragdon on fiddle, Carter Logan on five-string banjo and dobro, Kris Day on upright bass
Influences: Bela Fleck, Tony Rice, Sammy Shelor, Chris Thile, Radim Zenkl, Kenny Smith, Scott Vestal, Natalie MacMaster, David Grier, Mark O'Connor, Doc Watson, Sam Bush, Emory Lester, Mike Marshall, Earl Scruggs, J.D. Crowe, Ricky Skaggs, Victor Wooten, Alasdair Frasier, Alison Krauss, Alex Lifeson, Mountain Heart, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman
Sounds Like: Rockin' Bluegrass!
Record Label: FM Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

JERKS PLAY BULL MOOSE IN PORTLAND Friday 11/21 5pm

Hey everyone, come on down and join us at Bull Moose Music in Portland for our first in-store appearance! Bull Moose does so much to support local music, so let's return the favor! We hope to see ...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:56:00 GMT

"COME ON HOME" now available in stores

Our new album "Come On Home" is now available locally at Bull Moose Music locations, on our website at www.jerksofgrass.com, at amazon.com, cdbaby.com, and will be on iTunes any day now. Pick up your...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:27:00 GMT

THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OUR FANS!!

Our CD release party was a HUGE success! We had two packed houses and saw friends we hadn't seen in a long time. Thanks so much to everyone involved, it was a truly special night for all of us.
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:24:00 GMT