About
After years of success as a performer in America sharing the bill with the likes of America's most celebrated musicians Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs and others, Jerry has quickly gained recognition as an amazing performer in the UK and mainland Europe performing at major events there.
He has appeared at such events as North Carolina’s renowned Merle-Fest, The Bath International Music Festival, The Edinburgh International Festival, The Winnipeg Folk Festival and many more.
Jerry Harmon was born into a rich family tradition of music. His home, deep in the foothills of the Blue Ridge / Appalachian mountains, reverberated daily to the sound of music in many different forms.
Harmon’s musical career was launched at an early age, strumming a banjo fashioned from wood and groundhog hide by his uncle Gene. Radio programs featuring Hank Williams Sr., Flatt & Scruggs and Ray Price also proved a lasting influence.
At the age of 12, with his Sears & Roebuck Truetone guitar in hand and an earnest determination, Harmon tackled the first of years of self given music lessons from a book by the famed North Carolina guitarist Arthur Smith.
It is this rich family tradition, these years of practice, and the multi-dimensional experience that gives us Jerry Harmon, the Smoky Mountain Gypsy.
Jerry gathers people around him like the mountains gather the clouds,-- at home together... as much as the man and his music and the traditions of his storytelling.
Jerry's new studio album 'Walk Softly', which was selected by Country Magazine as one of the highlights of 2017, sees him team up with acclaimed producer Pat Holt (Dr. Hook, Keith Bryant, Darlene Austin) for a record that embraces both his songwriting heritage and the contemporary country scene. Grandmas Are Sexy Too is a playful ode to women of Jerry's generation.