JP Beausoleil, the “Bohemian Songster”, plays a wide variety of traditionally
based music that includes, but is not limited to: Delta, Piedmont, and country
blues, mountain music, acapella work songs and ballads, early jazz and swing,
as well as a handful of original music. Accompanying himself on banjo, acoustic,
and steel guitars, Beausoleil’s music stems from years of “easy living and hard
traveling” as he puts it. JP’s music defies ones typical expectations of a solo
acoustic act. Beausoleil takes this music and redefines it by swallowing it whole
and infusing his soul into it, which ensures his audience is emotionally
captivated and leaves fully satisfied.
A self-taught musician, Beausoleil grew up in a household that praised
traditional acoustic music, and, his style bears the influence of years spent
listening to the old time music. His influences also include Doc Watson, Louis
Jordan, Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Hank
Williams, and the New Lost City Ramblers to name a few. JP has performed
publicly since 1996 either solo or with a variety of like-minded musicians,
including the jug band The Wild Whiskey Boys. After relocating to Arizona in
1999, Beausoleil held multiple regular shows in Flagstaff, AZ and the northern
Arizona region, including weekly shows at Mogollon Brewery, Bigfoot BBQ, and
Uptown Billiards as well as performing annually at a variety of folk festivals
around the Southwest. JP has opened and shared the stage with some of the
Southwest’s finest musicians. Beausoleil recently finished his "Duck Out Of
Water" tour which took him from his AZ home, through the southwest, into the
Deep South, up the East Coast, through New England, and back through the
mid-west. JP now resides in his native Rhode Island.
JP Beausoleil has a mission in his music. In his own words: “I am looking to bring
people the same joy and emotions I get from playing music; I want them to feel
deep down in their souls what I sing and why I sing it. I want them to forget their
troubles for a while and leave the show knowing everything is going to be all
right. Music has this ability, and I intend to show them this.”
based music that includes, but is not limited to: Delta, Piedmont, and country
blues, mountain music, acapella work songs and ballads, early jazz and swing,
as well as a handful of original music. Accompanying himself on banjo, acoustic,
and steel guitars, Beausoleil’s music stems from years of “easy living and hard
traveling” as he puts it. JP’s music defies ones typical expectations of a solo
acoustic act. Beausoleil takes this music and redefines it by swallowing it whole
and infusing his soul into it, which ensures his audience is emotionally
captivated and leaves fully satisfied.
A self-taught musician, Beausoleil grew up in a household that praised
traditional acoustic music, and, his style bears the influence of years spent
listening to the old time music. His influences also include Doc Watson, Louis
Jordan, Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Hank
Williams, and the New Lost City Ramblers to name a few. JP has performed
publicly since 1996 either solo or with a variety of like-minded musicians,
including the jug band The Wild Whiskey Boys. After relocating to Arizona in
1999, Beausoleil held multiple regular shows in Flagstaff, AZ and the northern
Arizona region, including weekly shows at Mogollon Brewery, Bigfoot BBQ, and
Uptown Billiards as well as performing annually at a variety of folk festivals
around the Southwest. JP has opened and shared the stage with some of the
Southwest’s finest musicians. Beausoleil recently finished his "Duck Out Of
Water" tour which took him from his AZ home, through the southwest, into the
Deep South, up the East Coast, through New England, and back through the
mid-west. JP now resides in his native Rhode Island.
JP Beausoleil has a mission in his music. In his own words: “I am looking to bring
people the same joy and emotions I get from playing music; I want them to feel
deep down in their souls what I sing and why I sing it. I want them to forget their
troubles for a while and leave the show knowing everything is going to be all
right. Music has this ability, and I intend to show them this.”
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JP Beausoleil - Country Blues
JP Beausoleil - The Miners Lament
JP Beausoleil - If The River was Whiskey
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