Jamie Granger is a singer-songwriter from Florida whose soulful and endearing lyrics explore a wide range of topics from renaissance paintings to swimming pools to lost cowboys. He was raised on the island of Montserrat and worked for a time on a cattle ranch in Montana. His self-titled debut album was recorded and produced in Nashville, Tennessee, by Jack Shawde and Diane Ward.

His songs grow out of his early exposure to island string bands – fife, banjo, and djembe-driven traditional instrumentals and calypso narratives. 

“Growing up on the island, we didn’t prioritize possessions as much as connections. Singing didn’t cost a thing. During the Christmas season, everyone would join in the jump up (road march) through the streets of the main town. It was a huge spectacle to me and the music was incredibly infectious. You couldn’t stand still. When my family moved to Montana we lived on a ranch 30 miles from the nearest town. It was a beautiful valley with rimrocks on one side and a mountain on the other. Mule tail deer, red fox and coyotes wandered by. Despite the natural beauty, it was pretty isolated. But we had all kinds of music in the house – Charlie Poole, the Beatles, Nick Drake, Johnny Cash. And I had a guitar that I could plink around on.”
- Jamie Granger