Jacob Moon - Live in Niagara-on-The-Lake!

Jacob Moon has been bringing ingenuity and technical skill to his stagecraft

as a singer-songwriter for the past 25 years, and the 12 albums he

has released in that time tell a story of a man and his passions. You can

hear the passion in that stirring voice of his, and even in the emotionally

charged way he phrases his guitar solos. Raised on the troubadours of the

70s, but cutting his teeth on 80s rock and pop, Jacob has always been a

passionate and voracious music fan; drawn as much to soul, gospel, Dylan

and Joni as he was to the progressive suites of Yes, Rush and Genesis.

All these influences have made their way into Jacob’s original brand of folk-rock,

which distills all that harmonic and lyrical sophistication into songs that feel lived-in,

rootsy and organic.

Every artist starts out with heroes. But not every artist gets asked by their heroes to

join them, as artists, on their stage. It’s a compliment that Jacob Moon keeps getting

from the musicians who have inspired him since he started as a singer-songwriter out

in Hamilton, Ontario back in 1997. Artists like Rush, Marillion and Gordon Lightfoot

have taken a shine to Moon’s renditions of their songs and have lavished him praise

and a spotlight that has gained him international attention. Rush invited Jacob to

perform for them on two separate occasions and even enlisted him to contribute

a song to their 40th anniversary edition of ‘2112’.

It’s the inventive covers that draw fans in, but it’s Moon’s original material and

his compelling live show that make them pull up a chair.

Ron Sexsmith has said: “Jacob Moon is an exceedingly gifted and watchable performer....

seems completely at home on stage” and Danny Miranda (bassist for

Queen) concurs. “Tremendous command of the instrument...amazing voice. I can

honestly say that I am overwhelmed by his music”.

Jacob Moon is known for his giftedness as a singer, songwriter of award-winning pop

and folk songs. He is also a master of the art of ‘live looping’, a performance style

where he records what he’s playing in real time using a looping pedal, and then layers

sound upon sound until his one guitar sounds like an entire orchestra.

Jacob’s 12th album, ‘Under a Setting Sun’ was released in March 2022 and marks

a return to original songwriting for one of Hamilton’s most celebrated artists.

Recorded in Winnipeg in August 2021, this 6-song collection of songs was paid for

entirely by his many loyal fans. Jacob says, ‘It’s about the dying of the light, the

passing of things, and our response to that’. The album’s full-band sound is based

around Jacob’s warm baritone and his deft fingerstyle guitar work, with help from

slide guitarist phenom Joey Landreth (Brothers Landreth).