Jordan O'Jordan

Armed with either banjo, autoharp, piano or acoustic guitar, Jordan makes a mockery of most singer/songwriter saps by crafting irresistible vaudeville entertainment out of lifes mundane grind and his own whimsical imagination. Everyone from Woody Guthrie and Tiny Tim to Devendra Banhart and Raffi share space in Jordans mind, making for an album that effortlessly juggles humor, drama, sharp wit and lyrical poetry into an assemblage of short stories that demand repeat listens for their full emotional impact. The songs come from imaginary conversations among Kermit the Frog, Mama Cass, Coco Chanel, Pete Seeger, various old flames who are now ghosts, neighborhood trees, new suitor ghosts, and Dorothy Parker. And sometimes I listen to a lot of Jolie Holland while these conversations are happening Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.