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In 1987 EJ was dared
to "put out the hat" and play in public busking for
money by his grandmother Juanita. He only knew five tunes at
that time but it was enough to earn him $13 and a pinch on the
behind by a passing college girl. He decided that night what
he wanted to be when he grew up.
After getting a strong start in the traditional
Scottish style of bagpiping at the St. Thomas Episcopal School
under the instruction of Michael Cusack, EJ joined the Hamilton
Pipe Band led by Donald MacPhee. He took lessons constantly,
was a committed member of the band, and competed at every opportunity.
In 1991 EJ co-founded the group Clandestine
with Lars Sloan, Randy Wothke, and J.W. McCormick to play the
Texas Renaissance Festival. By 1993 he had been performing for
years with Hamilton Pipe Band, had been to Scotland with some
success winning the "Best Overseas" prize in the Grade
II World's and was about to go to Carnegie Mellon University
to study under James MacIntosh.
In 1994 EJ dropped out of college and came
back to Texas with guitarist Jen Hamel with whom he reconstituted
Clandestine and went back to the Texas Renaissance Festival
as a founding member of the Rogues.
By 1996 Clandestine, with EJ, Jen Hamel,
Gregory McQueen and Emily Dugas, was a full time touring music
group and in 1998 they went on the road all over the U.S. with
jaunts into Canada and occasional trips to play in France.
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In 2002 EJ recorded his first solo album "The Willow."
In 2006 EJ won the Professional Piobaireachd
event at the Houston Highland Games.
In late 2006 Clandestine re-formed with EJ, Gregory McQueen,
Emily Dugas, and Al Cofrin.
In 2008 EJ won the Professional Strathspey and Reel competition
at the Grandfather Mt Highland Games.
EJ continues to study traditional piping
and tours continually with Clandestine and Teribus as well as
making Scottish Smallpipes in his workshop in Asheville.
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EJ
Jones, The Willow
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and exhilarating collection of original and traditional tunes...uptempo
and uplifting." - Dirty Linen |
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Jen Hamel, Fine
Small Storm |
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Ed Miller, Never
Frae My Mind |
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Ed Miller, Generations
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Jiggernaut, Evolution |
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CDs
by Clandestine may be purchased here.
New 2008 release! ReD! |
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More Recordings EJ
played on Robert
Earl Keen's recent CD, What I Really Mean, as well
as on the new Clandestine CD, the Teribus CD How I Learned
to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombard and is slated to
play on Ed Miller's new CD due out before January 2009 featuring
the songs of Robert Burns.
EJ has also been a guest
performer on the following recordings:
Turlach
Boylan, Tidy Cottage and Shame the Devil
Jen Hamel, Fine Small Storm
Jiggernaut,
In Search of More and Evolution
Richard
Kean, Shrine
Ed
Miller, Never Frae My Mind and Generations
of Change
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End
of the World.mp3
(6.1 MB) |
The
End of the World (whole track)
EJ Jones, The Willow |
V0-RoseOfSharon.mp3
(872 KB) |
Rose of
Sharon (sample)
The Rogues, V.O
with Brian Thomas on French horn |
WillowWaltz.jpg
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EJ's tune,
The Willow (sheet music)
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