Born
and raised into a family of musicians in New York City, Jeremiah Lockwood
has been haunting the streets and subways of New York City with his guitar
since the early nineties. After meeting Piedmont blues master Carolina
Slim at a street fair in 1993, the two began performing together regularly
in the subway system. Jeremiah and Carolina Slim have been written about
in numerous publications both locally and abroad and have appeared at
venues including Avery Fisher Hall and the Tisch Auditorium at the New
School.
American Primitive is Jeremiah’s first solo album and his
first attempt to capture on record the ethos of his subway and street
performance. The music on this record distills an intimate knowledge of
American traditional music through the particular spiritual and psychological
vantage point of urban living and the world of street performance.
The album, produced by Stuart Bogie (Egyptian Brain Surgery Productions),
also features the talents of guest artists who represent some of the best
of what New York City’s music scene had to offer. It is an album
containing a broad area of Americana sounds. The music pierces forward
in a straight line, embracing both tenderness and dirt.