Bio

Born: Washington, DC

Sign: Pisces

First Instrument: Ukulele

First Song: Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ In the Wind”

First Gig: Western Jr. High Talent Show

Now Play: Guitar, Harmonica, Mountain Dulcimer, Mandolin, Banjo

Musical Influences: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee; Sam Phillips & T-Bone Burnett; John Martyn; Beatles; Doc Watson; Celtic Music; Paul Westerberg; the Roches; and my favorite dj’s as a kid: Damian Einstein, Cerphe Colwell, Mary Cliff

Favorite Beatle Song: Ticket to Ride

Moved to Austin Because: Went to University of Texas

First Band: Eaglebone Whistle (Eaglebone Whistle,
Philo Records, out of print, except for some boxes in the closet)

Acoustic Guitar and Dulcimers Made By: Stephen Wise, Austin, TX

Electric guitar: Fender Nashville Tele with a Daneletro neck through a ’71 Deluxe Reverb amp

First Solo Album: Pick It Up, Green Linnet Records

Favorite Harmonica Player: Sonny Terry

Harmonicas: Jane is one of a very few women harmonica players endorsed by Hohner. She plays Marine Band, Echo, and Autovalve harmonicas.

Second Solo Album: Jane Gillman, Green Linnet

States Never Played In: Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, N. Dakota, Mississippi

Duo Album: with Darcie Deaville, Ways to Fly, Flying Fish/Rounder

Some Favorite Gigs: Vancouver Folk Festival, anything in Italy

Some folks who have sung my songs: Chenille Sisters, Nanci Griffith, Christine Albert, Gene Parsons/Meridian Green, Lucky Bags

Side Projects: musical theater (productions include Woody Guthrie’s American Song, 1990-1997, Dark of the Moon, 2000), as musical director, band leader, instrumentalist

Currently playing with: Sarah Pierce Band and Sam Baker