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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Appreciating this 2021 release by @cwkjoynes.bsky.social. Pretty singular sound and approach for the world of fingerstyle guitar, with this grimy/springy/tremmy tone and a perpetual, slightly ominous thumb pick bounce.

Image of the vinyl cover for C. Joynes, Poor Boy on the Wire

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Saturday morning coffee and spin

Image of vinyl cover of Glenn Jones, The Giant Who Ate Himself

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Such a joyous show last night. Brian Wilson heads, can’t recommend this enough.

Image of Al Jardine & the Pet Sounds Band Annapolis show poster .

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

In a couple of weeks, I’m playing a few North Carolina dates in band mode. Would love to see you out there!

Image of JC Trio with tour dates:
7/30: Asheville @ Boxelder Stage
8/1: Lansing @ Around Fest
8/2: Durham @ Shadowbox Studios

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

After years away from it, got a good listen (following a chat about it with @shaneparish.bsky.social). Features Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, and Tim Sparks. Should be a part of any fingerstyle/solo guitar syllabus.

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

This Thursday night in Hyattsville!

Two yellow-cushioned chairs under a viaduct: ROOTLESS JON CAMP CAMP TRIO TRIO SHADY LANE RECORDS JUNE 4, 7PM SUGGESTED $10-15'

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Hosting this one at @rhizomedc.bsky.social on May 27. Will be good! www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2...

Image of banjo sitting upright with yellow background and black text reading: Glenn Jones, Liam Grant, Ari Rosenfield, Rhizome, May 27, 7pm, $20-$25

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Saturday morning coffee + spin of “Hidden Cities” by Horse Lords. Picked this up when they and Priests opened for Parquet Courts at the Ottobar in Baltimore in January of 2015.

LP cover of “Hidden Cities” by Horse Lords

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Honored and excited to play this one. Will be in trio mode with Nick Arrivo (bass) and Jamie Linder (pedal steel). Early bird tix go on sale, Friday, April 3rd. And we'll be sandwiching this set with a few shows in NC and SW VA.

Blue birds flying amidst a rural background, with the names of artists and dates: Jake Xerxes Fussell, Weirs, PG Six, Martha Spencer and the Wonderland Country Band, Universal Light, Trish Fore and the Wildcats, Jon Camp Trio, Cyrus Pireh, Murphy Campbell, Three Top Serenaders, Elsa Howell & Blackbird Pie, Lansing, NC, July 31-Aug 1

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

NP, what a delight. Great batch of whimsical and memorable tunes, featuring Hartford, Norman Blake, Tut Taylor, Vassar Clemens, and Randy Scruggs.

Album cover of John Hartford’s “Aero-Plain”. The cover is John’s face featuring long hair, a bushy beard, and John wearing flight goggles.

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

One of my favorite Takoma releases, a 1977 album of pedal steel and dobro ditties/explorations by Cal Hand, with Leo Kottke as the backing guitarist. It seems to be Cal’s sole solo album.

Album cover for Cal Hand’s “The Wylie Butler.” Image of Cal facing the camera

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

First listen of this one that I found for $3 at a small record fair in Durham a few months back. Good early Grisman recordings, mostly from ‘66, featuring Del McCoury, Frank Wakefield, and others.

Image of the record cover for David Grisman’s Early Dawg, featuring an image of a young David Grisman.

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Sunday morning coffee and spin

Cover for The David Grisman Quintet album, featuring an image of two mandolins, an upright bass, acoustic guitar, and fiddle

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Appreciating this one from last year on @centripetalforce.bsky.social. Has a singular feel, with Drew on guitar, zither, and mbira. cygnusa.bandcamp.com

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Thanks for the recognition, @aquariumdrunkard.com, and thanks for the partnership, @centripetalforce.bsky.social

Aquarium Drunkard’s year-end review of my album Proceed.

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Library solo set, next Saturday at 2pm, Cascades Library, Potomac Falls, VA. Free!

Image of me playing guitar with deets for the event: Cascades Library, 2pm, Dec 6, free

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Tonight, I’ll be taking to the airwaves of Takoma Radio (WOWD, 94.3 FM), playing a solo guitar set featuring the entirety of my new album, Proceed, on @mattbormet.com's Days Have Gone By show. We’ll also spin and chat about some tunes that influenced the album. Tune in via the dial or WOWD’s site!

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

NP, lovely $4 grab from Jerry’s in Pittsburgh

An image of the record cover for Finbar Furey and Eddie Furey, Hornpipes, Airs, & Reels. Illustrated version of a man playing the pipes with a mountainous background

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Second round of the Proceed tour starts Wednesday! I’ll be in band mode with Dave Jones, Julian Comanda, and Scott Verrastro.

Me playing guitar with these dates:

Nov 5: Rochester @skylarklounge_rochester w/ @texasheadphonesofficial
Nov 6: Cleveland @waterlooarts w/ Heavy Rains Stringband
Nov 7: Detroit @trinosophes
Nov 8: Pittsburgh @acousticmusicworks w/ @lyledevitry & Phil Jacoby
Nov 9: Frostburg @clattercafe

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

It took me nearly four years, but I made it through every Sun Ra/Arkestra studio and live recording between 1946-1998 I could access on the Internet.

My hand holding The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra.

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Esteemed local music head and taper @rmhayes.bsky.social organized my trio’s recent Milwaukee show, and he got a great recording of it, now up on his wonderful Milwaukee Taper site, available for free download. www.milwaukeetaper.com/2025/10/jon-... 🎥: Joel Berk

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

My new album on @centripetalforce.bsky.social is out into the world today! joncamp.bandcamp.com/album/proceed

Me sitting on the front porch holding my album

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Fall band dates! Poster: Benjamin Rodgers 📸: @cbruno.bsky.social

Image of me playing guitar with Dave Jones in the background. And these dates:

Oct 7: St. Louis, MO @ William A. Kerr Foundation
Oct 8: Kansas City, MO @ Grand Avenue Temple
Oct 9: Omaha, NE @ Pageturners Lounge
Oct 10: Minneapolis, MN @ Soft Cult Studio
Oct 11: Milwaukee, WI @ Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts
Oct 12: Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
Nov 5: Rochester, NY @ Skylark Lounge
Nov 6: Cleveland, OH @ Waterloo Arts
Nov 7: Detroit, MI @ Trinosophes
Nov 8: Pittsburgh, PA @ Acoustic Music Works
Nov 9: Frostburg, MD @ Clatter Cafe
Nov 21: Washington, DC @ Rhizome

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I’m delighted to announce my new album, Proceed, out Oct 17 through @centripetalforce.bsky.social. It’s an electric, full-band affair, available now available for pre-order via vinyl, CD, and digital. joncamp.bandcamp.com/album/proceed

With the background of twilight, an owl on a branch, a ship in the background, a butterfly flying, a young man lighting a kerosene lamp. Reads "Jon Camp Proceed"

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Picked this up in the Netherlands last year based purely on looks/vibe, and the music matches the cover. Nice circa 1980 British folk with Steeleye Span/Albion Band vibes.

Album cover for Fiddler’s Dram. Image of the band (with an 1980 folkie hippie vibe) looking into the camera

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Yeah! There’s a curator here who’s been putting on some good shows.

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

NP, this hoot of a record. Great Takoma exploratory banjo album.

Vinyl cover for Billy Faier - Banjo
It’s an illustrated image of a man with long hair, slumped posture, playing banjo. A dog sits next to him.

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Playing a 90-minute solo set this coming Saturday in Brambleton, VA

Image of me playing guitar with details for the event (Brambleton Library, July 12, 2pm, free)

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Hosting this one next week at @rhizomedc.bsky.social! www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2...

Image of someone playing guitar with dark green background and orange text with the details for the show (Joseph Allred, Max Ochs, Kohoutek, Rhizome, Friday, 7/11, 7pm, $15-20)

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Two weeks from today, kicking this fest off in band mode (with Dave Jones, Julian Comanda, Scott Verrastro). It's a great yearly festival with a particularly killer lineup this year. www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2...

Black and orange text over an off-white background that shares the details of the event (which can be found here: https://www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2025/6/14/seventh-stanine-festival)

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Never any regrets spending time with this one

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Hosting this one at @rhizomedc.bsky.social on 4/16 featuring @daveheumann.bsky.social and more. Tix now live! www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2...

Red lettering on white background that reads, “Dave Heumann, Kutay Sezginel, and Blake Hornsby, 4/16/25, 7pm, $15”

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Will be in band mode for this stacked bill. Stoked to be a part of it.

Details for Seventh Stanine — Sat, June 14, 1-9pm, Tyondai Braxton + Ben Vida, Wendy Eisenberg, Deakin, Lucy Liyou, The Caribbean, Emily Robb, Jon Camp

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

From Jeff Tweedy’s “How to Write One Song.” I feel seen.

“I’m the kind of person who is always early. I know a little of people think it’s not very rock and roll to be punctual and courteous, but I disagree. I think manners are cool, and even revolutionary, and you won’t convince me otherwise.”

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Bummer! Got a Pianet N 😎

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Playing some shows next week in Virginia. Would love to see you and catch up!

Image of JC Band with dates:

Feb 20: Richmond @ The Warehouse w/ rowland Taylor & Fyt
Feb 21: Charlottesville @ Visible Records w/ amminal & Jordan Perry
Feb 22: Leesburg @ Rust Library (2:30pm show)

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Brìghde Chaimbeul was my favorite musical discovery of last year. Deep, captivating stuff. Looking forward to hosting her and Henbane at @rhizomedc.bsky.social (who is now on BlueSky, follow 'em!) on Sat, April 5. Tix now live here: www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2...

Black background with Brighde Chaimbeul's name in purple and the tour dates in organge.

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

A week from tonight, I’ll be hosting this one at Rhizome, featuring Ethan WL, Raven Bauer Durham, and @jmhart.bsky.social. Come on out!

An image of folks playing instruments around a fire with the artists’ names and the details for the show (7pm, $15)

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

My first show of the year will be in Philly on Feb 1, in four-piece band mode, opening for Brian John McBrearty’s record release show!

Swirling images on yellow background, with details for the show: Brian John McBrearty record release show with Jon Camp Band and Burnt Pink. $10-15 sliding scale, 7pm, DuBois-Robeson People’s Center

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

First listen. Album vibe fit the cover vibe, which was my hope

Album cover for The Country Gentlemen, “Calling My Children Home,” featuring four musicians circa 1978 in suits smiling

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