Jeff Monkman
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"The End of the Fall" by Jeff Monkman D-15 Guitar
Neil Young Cover on a Martin D-15
Shooting Star by Bob Dylan
 
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Name:
Jeff
Channel Views:
6,670
Style:
Folk-Rock
Age:
43
Joined:
July 02, 2006
Last Sign In:
17 hours ago
Subscribers:
104
Videos of guitarist songwriter Jeff Monkman.
CD is available at CdBaby /monkman
About Me:
 
My musical journey started at age five with my first guitar recital. Fast forward a few decades and after graduating from the Berklee College of Music I set out to Nashville and joined the songwriting community. I was quickly dragged into the world of 'guitarist for hire' road work. Playing some really awful "new" country music. This occupation soon got old and artistically very unrewarding.

So I started focusing on my writing as my priority in life. With the ultimate goal of having a collection of songs that are genuine and reflect my perspectives and life's experiences both musically and personally. As is the case with my songwriting idol Neil Young.

I felt combining this approach with my years of guitar playing would yield some good results. So after a lot of growth as a writer and personally, I feel that I am now writing and recording music that is purely me.
My new album was written and recorded independently without a producer or engineer and free from time restraints. I believe that this approach has allowed the songs to develop more naturally and free of any forced commercialism. I used vintage tube amplifiers with old-school tone and the minimum amount of digital processing. Real wooden acoustic guitars round out the more classic old-school sound.
Record Label:
Do we really need labels?
Band Members:
Nope
Influences:
Neil Young, Jay Farrar, Dylan, Clapton, Flaming Lips, Skynyrd
Sounds Like:
Neil Young, Tom Petty, Ray Lamontagne
Hometown:
York Maine
Country:
United States
Albums:
 
Albums:
Recent Activity  
theMonk1 uploaded a new video (5 days ago)
This is a tune that came to me last weekend when I was hanging out on the porch. I'm always sad to see the end of the fall, wish it could be like t...   more
 
 
theMonk1 uploaded a new video (2 weeks ago)
Seen a shooting star tonight
And I thought of you.
You were trying to break into another world
A world I never knew.
I always kind of wondered
If you ev...   more
 
 
theMonk1 uploaded a new video (1 month ago)
"Are You Ready for the Country" from Harvest.
 
 
theMonk1 uploaded a new video (1 month ago)
I've been out of commission for a while due to ripping a tendon in my left thumb. I couldn't play guitar for more than 5 minutes at a time, it was ...   more
 
 
theMonk1 uploaded a new video (5 months ago)
Great song from Son Volt's CD "The Search"

Got caught up in a breakaway dream
Destination city of New Orleans
Cheap Motels and big rig swell...   more
 
Channel Comments (6)
DansAm76 (2 weeks ago)
How bought Mr Soul? Id love to here that.
DansAm76 (2 weeks ago)
Great soul...good sound man. Wish I could play that well.
SaitenPicker (1 month ago)
Hi! Now I have had a look at all your (Neil Young) videos..... Respect, how you play and sing. Like to me very well because I Neil Young very much may.... not only as a musician!!!
Please me already about your next clips.
Many greetings from Germany
Hubert
sistermoonshine13 (10 months ago)
See you around the tube TheMonk:))) (((HUGS)))
MrLucky923 (10 months ago)
Jeff, awesome music!! I love it!!
reliablebow (11 months ago)
Sounding good Jeff, real good...