Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
Original acoustic music, and lessons for songwriters and guitarists to make their own
Complete Singer-Songwriter, Interviews, Press, Songwriting process
In May 2018, I was invited to appear on the WAER FM radio show Common Threads, with host Larry Hoyt, to share a few songs by other artists that are particularly meaningful to me as a songwriter. I brought tracks by Paul Simon, Dan Bern, Elliott Smith, Chris Whitley, and Martin Sexton (plus one of...
Beatles, Covers, Press, Videos
This has been quite a Beatles year in my world. In the spring came the epic project of re-creating "Within You Without You" onstage with full Indian instrumentation (read about it here). Then, the week before Paul McCartney brought his One on One tour to Syracuse, a reporter for the Post-Standard asked if I would...
Music, Pepper and Sassafras, Press, Shows, Workshops
A recent tour brought me to the Berkshires to teach a workshop on Grateful Dead for Acoustic Guitar at Wood Bros. Music in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and then play a Pepper and Sassafras duo show at the historic Dewey Hall in Sheffield, on a bill with the great young bluegrass trio Jordan Tice and Horse County....
Behind the Song, Lyrics, Press, Songwriting process, Stop Drop and Roll album
My song "Sycamore Tree," from the album Stop, Drop, and Roll, began with a beat played on the dining room table and grew into a complex story song—and ultimately one of my most requested songs at concerts. I'm often asked about the back story of "Sycamore Tree" so am happy that it was just featured on the podcast Tell Me About Your Song,...
Music, Press
Last week Wendy Ramsay and I stopped by WTBQ in bucolic Warwick, New York, for an hour-long interview and performance with Jon Stein for his Hootenanny Cafe show. We played six songs live in the studio and talked about my new songwriting book, my work for NPR, Wendy's multi-instrumental abilities, and more. The full program can...
Lessons and playlists, Music, Press, Videos, Workshops
So a reporter from the Boston Globe heard about my upcoming workshop at Passim School of Music teaching Grateful Dead songs, and he asked me to give me a little guitar lesson. On camera. Read the full story here, or watch the video below.
Music, Press, Videos
I'm a long-time fan of Folk Alley--the 24/7 online radio station as well as the videos and other features they produce in affiliation with NPR Music. So I'm honored and thrilled to have been invited recently to record a Folk Alley Session up in Saranac Lake, New York. Wendy Ramsay and I performed three songs. The full video/audio session,...
Almost There album, Music, Press, Videos
This morning I was in the studios of WSYR to perform with my bandmates Wendy Ramsay and John Dancks. We played the title track off the Almost There album. This was a kick-off to the Jam at the Ridge festival happening on Sunday, June 26, in Chittenango, New York, with a great lineup of folk...
Music, Press, Shows
I'm thrilled to announce that my bandmates and I have been picked for the prestigious Emerging Artists Showcase at this summer's Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, in the Berkshires. The showcase opens the festival on July 31.
