“Mirror Lake” is the first single off of my forthcoming album, Banner Year. I recorded it at home with my travel guitar, and Ben Cosgrove provided the gorgeous accordion accompaniment.
You can also find this song on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and just about any other streaming service. Enjoy!
In October 2017, I served as artist-in-residence for the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness in Upper Michigan. I wrote a three-song EP called I Can Almost See inspired by that beautiful place. I have more to say about it here.
Debarro is a folk fusion band from Colombia. I was lucky to join them for a couple songs at Gallery 263 in Cambridge last week.
Two opening sets in February. In anticipation of the D.C. gig, I recorded a new song about our nation's capitol town. Listen and come see me out on the trail.
2/16/18: Washington, D.C. — Union Stage 7pm, (w/Handsome Hound)
2/24/18: Cambridge, MA — Atwoods, 4pm (w/Reina del Cid)
It's here! What a journey this album has been. Thank you to my IndieGoGo backers who made it all possible. Thank you to Ben, Tony, Jenn, and Malia for making the album better. Thanks to the rest of you for listening to me ramble on about Norway for the past two years. After living this adventure for three months and then mulling it for many more, I'm really happy with how this thing turned out. I think it is a good record of what happened. Give Songs From The North Country a listen and let me know what you think.
Another new single! Thank you to Ben Cosgrove for providing the beautiful accordion accompaniment here.
Here's a little preview of Songs From The North Country. I'm really happy with how the album is coming together. Tony Petersen played electric guitar(s) on "Black Friday" and Jenn Fagre played violin/viola on "Letters From America."
I'll be taking these songs around the midwest and northeast in the coming months, playing some of my favorite cozy venues and a string of house concerts. Hope to see you!
12/22/17: St. Paul, MN — The Underground Cafe, 5pm
12/23/17: Duluth, MN — Amazing Grace Cafe, 6pm
2/24/17: Cambridge, MA — Gallery 263, 7PM
If you are interested in hosting a house concert, I'll bring my Norway songs and stories to your living room. Email me.
Jamie Kallestad is a songwriter from Cloquet, MN. A longtime guitarist and vocalist for the stomp-grass trio Saint Anyway, he is also one half of the Americana duo 90-Mile Portage. Writing from life and travel, Jamie’s songs take place in the upper midwest, up and down the great Mississippi River Road—Highway 61—as well as Northern Norway, New England, and New Orleans. In 2017, Jamie served as artist-in-residence for the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Northern Michigan and wrote three songs inspired by that experience. He currently lives in Watertown, MA and is busy recording new songs, among other things.
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