"Celtic soul...."

Washington Post

 

"Ethereal....utterly fantastic"

Edmonton Sun

 

"Thrilling"

Dirty Linen

"There's a musicality to his playing that hasn't been topped, ever..."

Bill Stine, hammer dulcimerist - recording engineer

 

"He's great!"

Walt Michaels, Common Ground

 

"Simply the best.."

Jon Kay, Director: Stephen Foster Center/Festival

 

VENUES

Passim’s, MA
The Cherry Tree, PA
The Freight and Salvage, CA
Kirkland Art Center, NY
The Post and Beam, RI
Caffe Lena’s, NY
The Speakeasy, NY
The Folkway, NY
HMT Concert Series, DC
Cafe Carp, WI
The Iron Horse, KS
The Two Way Street, IL
Fiddler’s Green, GA
The Variety Playhouse, GA
McDibb’s, NC
Third St. Coffeehouse, VA
The Minstrel Show, NJ
Swallow Hill, CO
Godfrey Daniels, PA
Friends of Florida Folk, FL
Caltech Folk Society, CA
Ramblin’ Conrads, VA
The Kerr Cultural Center, AZ
The Left Bank Cafe, ME
The Pursuit of Happiness, NY
The Ten Pound Fiddle, MI
The Ark, MI
Folkal Point, MD
Persis Coffeehouse, MA
The Linden Tree, MA
The Barn, CA
The Mill Road Cafe, WI
Outpost in the ‘Burbs, NJ
Jem Moore has been performing, teaching and promoting hammered dulcimer for seventeen years. He began his career by waiting tables and performing at open mike nights at the famous Caffe Lena's in Saratoga Springs, NY, the oldest continuously running coffeehouse in the US. Lena Spencer, mentor to such legends as Don McLean and Christine Lavin, took Jem under her wing, providing words of encouragement and a chance to meet and learn from the best folk performers of our time. From there, Jem began touring with Ariane Lydon and building a solid reputation as a performer and musician. They appeared at many of the most well known venues across the country and performed at major folk festivals in the US and Canada, including The Philadelphia Folk Festival and the Winnipeg Folk Festival. He has recorded 13 albums, and has appeared as a guest on many others. His music has been heard on nationally syndicated radio programs like “Thistle & Shamrock” and “Echoes”, and live programs like “Folk Scene” in Los Angeles. Following an early love, dance, Jem has worked with several dance companies, including the Second Hand Dance Company in Ithaca, NY, and “Dance is for Everyone” from Atlanta, GA providing original music as well as performing live. Jem has always maintained an interest in teaching dulcimer, and he has consistently received rave reviews from his students and festival promoters everywhere he goes. He is also fluent on other instruments as well, including Didjeridoo, Irish Flute, Tin Whistle, and Ocarina. Oh, yes, he’s also a professional airline pilot.

 

FESTIVALS

Philadelphia Folk Festival
Winnipeg Folk Festival
Memphis Dulcimer Festival
Upper Potomac Dulcimer Festival
Kentucky Music Weekend
Yellowbanks Dulcimer Festival
Winterfest in Dallas
Alleghany Dulcimer Festival
Cranberry Dulcimer Festival
Great American Dulcimer Festival
Downeast Dulcimer Festival
Southern MI Dulcimer Festival
Corydon Dulcimer Festival
Cosby Dulcimer and Harp Festival
Ozark Dulcimer Festival
Bardstown Dulcimer Festival
Norfolk Folk Festival
Summerfest in Edmonton