Jed Zarb – Mountain Man

Labels: Independent
Number of Tracks: 1
Total Time: 3:05
Available Date & Time: October 21, 2018 05:00 PM ET
Country: Australia

Jed Zarb has today released ‘Mountain Man’, his debut single. An animated personality from an early age, Zarb has carved out a stellar career in the entertainment industry with over 2500 shows under his belt, including multiple tours to the Solomon Islands to entertain the troops and three headline slots at the Ballina Food & Wine Festival.

The past year has seen Zarb working on developing a new sound, resulting in a truly Australian form of expression heavily influenced by his childhood hero, John Denver, as well as Aussie icons like Sara Storer and John Williamson. ‘Mountain Man’ is a reflection of Zarb’s new life living in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, from where he decided it was time to leave the old songs behind and start fresh. After spending most of his life living at the foot of the mountains and looking up at them, Zarb also thought ‘it was about time the age-old phrase "I’m a mountain man and I love mountain women" was immortalised in a song.’

A love song to all the things that make the Blue Mountains so special, ‘Mountain Man’ features Pixie Jenkins on fiddle, Imogen Clark on backing vocals, Barb Webb on Cajun fiddle and John Zarb, Jed’s brother, on the mandolin. ‘You can really feel the love in the sessions,’ says Zarb, ‘and I’m blessed to have such close, talented muso friends playing on the track.’ Zarb produced ‘Mountain Man’ himself and, he says, ‘was blessed to work with the talented, creative musician/engineer Saul Santilli in his Riverstone studio.’

The release marks an exciting new era for Zarb. ‘I grew up on the flats, cattle farms and cowboy hats, wondering if there’s more in life for me,’ he sings, and if the first taste of his new sound is anything to go by, there’s sure to be more on its way to Zarb shortly.

 

You can catch Jed Zarb performing on the below dates:

Saturday 27th October – Lithgow Workers Club, Lithgow – NSW

Friday 2nd November – Ballina Country Music Festival, Ballina – NSW

 

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