The Wanderbird

“Wondrous American troubadour who commands attention with his folk storytelling and enchanting songwriting. The shared experience of listening to his set is one of the sublime moments of this weekend” -David Chinery (Rock Regeneration) U.K.

Born alongside the Mississippi River and raised in the Ozark Mountains of southwest Missouri, songwriter & storyteller Jason Thompson a.k.a. The Wanderbird sips from a deep well of Country, Folk, Gospel & Rural Blues all the while taking listeners on a journey through the backwaters and blue collars of the people and places he’s been. Leaving the hills and hollers of his beloved Ozark Mountains behind in his late-teens, Jason has spent his life wandering among the underground of American society. Meandering from town to town, collecting story’s and woodshedding songs, while playing dive bars and working a litany of labor jobs to support himself. In the spring of 2014 he was invited to Germany for an inaugural overseas tour and from that year forward has been featured on Festival & Venue stages throughout Europe, the U.K. & Canada.

“It’s hard to forget Jason’s voice. A mix of guttural and commanding sincerity. Fiery, warm, pained, powerful, gritty and embracing.” -Brian Tucker (Star-News) N.C.

The Wanderbird’s latest album- Live-Hinton Martell Church is now available for purchase or stream. A live bootleg album recorded in a historic English church located within’ the lovely countryside village of the same name.