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The Soul of a Wanderer

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My family and I "discovered" Jed Marum at a small Celtic festival in North Texas. His mastery of guitar and banjo are excelled only by his songwriting ability. We liked Jed's music so much that we travelled to a different city to catch him at another festival, where I bought "Wanderer" from him after sitting in the rain to hear him sing and play. All the way home from the festival, we listened to this CD, and I've been listening to it heavily since.

"Soul of a Wanderer" is a more ecclectic collection of music than "Streets of Fall River", which was composed mostly of Ireland-inspired ballads and songs of home and family. (I highly recommend that cd as well.) "Wanderer" still has a great Celtic flavor, but Jed tosses in a couple of "country--he used the term 'cowboy'"-sounding songs (don't let that scare you away--I'm no fan of country music, but enjoy these tracks tremendously), to go with his Celtic songs. If you like acoustic music that speaks to the soul, Jed's your man.

Though Jed is a great guitarist, I have to admit that one of my favorite tracks on this cd is sung a capella: "Where the Praities Grow". The songs on this cd run the gamut from whimsical and fun: "Phil the phluther's ball" to manly and driving: "Drill Ye Tarriers" and "Desolation Island", to historical heart-string pullers: "Banks of the Mobile" and "Sons of Liberty".

Jed's music is grounded in family, history, courage, honor, and love. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the way folk music should be done.

We love this CD! We first saw Jed with Kimmie Rhodes in Dallas and loved his set so we bought his first two CDs at the show. We really liked those so we bought this one on-line and we love the whole thing. This is a great album. We're looking forward to the next one!

The Soul of a Wanderer has a good mix of Irish, Scottish and American songs. The liner notes tell why he sings the songs, and where they came from, just like he does at his shows.

I first want to thank Jed for track number 15, "Sarah's Mountain Time." This song was written and dedicated to my sister who passed away from cancer at a young age. It has been almost seven years since then and I was just listening to Jed's CD tonight. It is both inspirational and heartwarming. Jed has a magical way of communicating his thoughts through music. Thank you Jed! You have no idea how much your song and all of your music means to my family.