Monday, December 10, 2007

Christmas in Fallujah - by Jefferson Pepper

It seems Billy Joel's powerful new ballad shares its title with a song from a Pennsylvania-born artist named Jeffeson Pepper.
Mixing alternative rock, warped bluegrass, punk, folk, Americana and alt country, Jefferson Pepper inhabits an eclectic, rootsy territory all his own. No pretension, just honest, plain-spoken poetry for anyone with enough awareness and good taste to listen.
You can hear Jefferson's song here.

2 comments:

Ruth Etters said...

Awww, that's so great you're giving the Pennsylvania boy recognition. I know Jefferson Pepper and I know his version had a lot of personal meaning to him.

Here's a youtube video he put up just this morning on his version.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ca41rMyH56k

Thanks again. You rock!

Anonymous said...

The song was written for Pepper's neighbor, David Maples, who was a medic serving in Iraq. David's mother, Lisa McCutcheon, posted a great video on You Tube today. You can see it here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca41rMyH56k