In addition to pleasing audiences in the United States and Europe with the alternately witty and insightful songs featured on his 5 solo CDs Lost In Your Hometown, Behind The Midway, King For A Day, Live and Otherwise Volume 1, and Lazy Afternoon, Jason Wilber has played lead guitar for notable folk, rock, and country artists John Prine, Hal Ketchum, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, Greg Trooper, Carrie Newcomer, and Tim Grimm.

Highlights of Jason’s work with John Prine include two Grammy nominated albums: Live On Tour and In Spite of Ourselves (which spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Country Charts) and the 2006 Grammy Award winning album Fair & Square.

Jason Wilber’s TV and radio appearances include Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Sessions At West 54th Street, Austin City Limits, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, CNN’s Entertainment Week, The Road, Mountain Stage, E-Town, and The Grand Ole Opry.

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Jason Wilber Turns Tables On Songwriter

In an ironic turn of events, Canadian songwriter Ron Hynes has found himself the subject of someone else’s song. Jason Wilber, who is the protégé of singer-songwriter John Prine, penned the song “Watching Picasso” after seeing Hynes, a Newfoundland native and five-time East Coast Music Award winner, perform at the Ship Inn in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Wilber stopped by the small pub at the behest of Jimmy Rankin on a night off during a November 2004 tour of Eastern Canada with Prine.

“I knew Jimmy had great taste in music, but to be honest after he lead us into this dark little noisy bar, I guess I wasn’t expecting much” says Wilber, who has been performing professionally for 23 years. “But once Ron started singing, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. After about 20 minutes I noticed that my mouth had been hanging open since he’d started singing! I was just completely blown away by Ron’s artistry and the depth of his songwriting. It was such an inspiring experience that I went back to my hotel room that night and started writing about it.”

In the song “Watching Picasso”, which appears on Wilber’s new CD Lazy Afternoon, he describes the scene at the Ship Inn that night and compares Hynes to some of the great masters of fine art, while lamenting the obliviousness of the audience to the masterpieces before them. A clip of the song can be heard at: http://www.jasonwilber.com/picasso

Jason Wilber will be playing lead guitar for John Prine on his 2006-2007 tour. In addition to releasing five CDs featuring his own songs, Wilber has also played lead guitar for other notable artists like Prine, Hal Ketchum, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, and Carrie Newcomer. His work with John Prine includes the 2006 Grammy Award winning album Fair & Square.

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