Henry Jamison

Descended from a lineage of authors and musicians, Vermont singer/songwriter Henry Jamison gravitated naturally toward introspective, word-rich independent folk. During the second half of the 2010s the New Englander issued a steady stream of favorably received standalone tracks and self-released full-lengths, among them 2017’s The Wilds and 2019’s Gloria Duplex. Shifting toward joint efforts, he enlisted Darlingside for the 2020 single “I Forget Myself” and Maisie Peters for 2022’s “Make It Out.”

Raised in Burlington, Jamison encountered music constantly in childhood. His father worked as a classical composer, while one forebear was the widely known Civil War-era tunesmith George Frederick Root. Following periods spent at university, in folk choirs, and in assorted groups, he began laying down a few solo pieces on an aged Korg 8-track that had come from his father. After modest refinement those recordings surfaced as the 2016 debut EP The Rains, a warmly textured collection that combined acoustic guitar, reflective lyrics, and subtle electronic touches. Early the next year he returned with two new singles—an original called “The Jacket” and a contemporary reading of Gordon Lightfoot’s “If You Could Read My Mind.” October 2017 brought his first complete album, The Wilds; early 2018 saw the companion EP The Wilds Quartets, which recast three of its songs for string quartet. In the opening months of 2019 he released further reflective singles, “Gloria” and “Boys,” both of which reappeared on that year’s sophomore album Gloria Duplex.

Entering the following decade, Jamison drew on several figures from the folk and indie-rock spheres for his subsequent recording. The outcome was the five-track 2020 EP Tourism, which included input from Darlingside, Joseph, and Fenne Lily. Additional partnerships followed with the 2021 track “To Ash,” featuring Nico Muhly, and the 2022 single “Make It Out” alongside Maisie Peters.