The North Wind - Music

Hailing From The Great Plains Of Eastern South Dakota The Singer/songwriter Began Performing Folk And Bluegrass Music At The Age Of Thirteen. It Took Little Coaxing From Her Grandfather To Make The Transition From The Audience To The Stage Where Old-Time Country Polka And Regional Folk Music Reigned Supreme. At The Age Of Sixteen Jami Began Accompanying Herself On Guitar And Writing Her Own Music. After High School Jami Lynn Attended The University Of South Dakota Majoring In Vocal Performance. It Was During These Years That She Met Up With Members Of Sioux Falls Folk-Rock Band Snakebeard Jackson And Recorded Her First Album Dreamer As Jami Lynn & The Aquila Band. Shortly After Releasing And Touring Behind Her First Album Jami Lynn Spent A Semester At Tennessee State University In Nashville To Study Commercial Music And Immerse Herself In The Music Scene. While The Experience Honed Her Performance And Songwriting Skills It Also Heightened Jami’s Awareness Of Her Deep Connection To The Landscape And Culture Of The Upper Midwest. Upon Returning To Finish College In South Dakota Jami Lynn Resumed Performing With The Aquila Band And Began Work On Her Senior Thesis “Early American Folk Music Of The Upper Midwest.” What Began As A Typical “slap-It-Together-And-Call-It –good” Thesis Turned Into An Intensive Year Of Research Resulting In Academic Presentations In Museums Libraries And Historical Societies And Most Importantly The Recording Of Sodbusters Her Second Full Length Album. Inspired By Stories Of Her Ancestors Trek From The East Coast To The Dakota Territory The Title Track Of Sodbusters Offers The Perspective Of Jami Lynn’s Great-Great Grandmother Lydia Huff. In Addition To Six Original Songs The Album Features Five Folk Songs From The South Dakota Area. A Lumbering Ballad From The Forests Of Minnesota A Norwegian Lullaby An Irish Folk Tune And A Cowboy Ballad From The Open Range Compliment Her Own Artfully Crafted Folk Songs. Sodbusters Not Only Received Substantial Attention From South Dakota Public Radio Programs On Record Dakota Midday And Dakota Digest But Also Caught The Attention Of International Critics In France And The Netherlands. Following The Release Of Sodbusters In 2011 Jami Lynn Brought Her Folk Jazz And Blues To Audiences Throughout The Pacific Northwest And Midwest United States. In 2012 She Joined Forces With Black Hills Flat-Picker Dylan James And The Two Released Their Duo Album "Cluck & Croon." In Early 2013. Lynn Also Brings Folk Music To Elementary Students Through The South Dakota State Arts Council’s Artists In The Schools Program And Touring Artists Program. She's Also Shared The Stage With Legendary Folk Singer Spider John Koerner Jolie Holland The White Buffalo Trampled By Turtles Charlie Parr Portland Indie-Rockers Blitzen Trapper Chatham County Line The Pines Special Consensus And Mark Johnson. Jami Is Currently Based Out Of Spearfish SD.
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