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90.7 WFUV Live Sessions – Interview
Jesse Welles has a lot to say about this American life — its sorrows, ignorance, and grace — especially over the last couple of years. He is prolific in the best way, releasing eight albums since 2024, both studio and field recordings, and at the time of his FUV Live concert at The Bitter End, Under the
Jesse Welles Speech and Q&A at Trinity College Dublin
Grammy-nominated musician Jesse Welles speaks to the Phil on all things music and his body of work. The Phil is the world’s oldest student society, founded in 1683 and situated in the Graduate Memorial Building in Trinity College Dublin. We’ve hosted some of the world’s finest, both as members and as Honorary Patrons. The 341st
Where are all the protest songs? | NPR
So while the question that’s often popped up on my social platforms recently — Where are all the protest songs? — does have an answer, beyond the occasional sing-along on Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” it’s actually rare for the outcries of the people to be channeled through a pop song, or in a pop
Show Review: Freo.Social by X-Press Magazine
Review: Jesse Welles at Freo.Social Jesse Welles at Freo.SocialWednesday, January 28, 2026 At Freo.Social on Wednesday night, nestled amongst a small entourage of seasoned concert-going veterans, it was difficult to know what a debut Australian tour should feel like. When you see enough gigs, you can’t help but have a certain expectation. For an artist
Power of Protest Song featured Jesse Welles
The power of the protest song With everything that’s going on in the world I’ve been thinking about the power behind people’s right to protest — and the equally powerful strength of a protest song. Music and protest go hand in hand, whether it’s Woody Guthrie, Billie Holiday or more recent acts like Green Day, Rage Against The Machine or Jesse Welles. Bruce Springsteen
Ozark native nominated for Grammy Awards – This moment is bigger than awards
At music’s biggest night, we had an Ozark native nominated for 4 Grammys. Jesse Wells was in the running for categories like Best Folk Album and Best Americana Album. We spoke with friends and family at a watch party for him today who say Proud doesn’t even begin to cover it. Yes. Friends and family
Red Carpet Grammy Interview
I want to know what makes you react. How are you able to do these songs so quickly? And what gives you that spark to react and do these viral songs? Uh, I see it go down just about like everybody else. And, uh, I suppose I’m in a hurry, so that that makes it
Red Carpet USA Today Interview
What do you enjoy about this whole experience? Uh the it’s a great shade of red, the carpet. Yeah, I think that’s wonderful. Yeah. What’s keeping you optimistic in 2026? The innate feeling of a duty to be optimistic and to have faith in the future. I think it’s the responsibility of artists not to
Red Carpet On News Interview
Hey, how’s it going? Firstly, can you introduce yourself on camera and say what you’re nominated for? Of course. My name is Jesse Welles, and uh, honestly, I got four nominations, but I I don’t know what they are, so… I can tell you. Okay. Best Folk Album, best Americana album, best Americana root song,
Jesse “Keeping Folk Music Alive” on CBS Sunday Morning
Protest songs have long been a force in pop culture, and now they’re making a comeback, thanks in part to singer songwriter Jesse Wells. With Robert Costa, we take note. The story of America can be told through the lyrics of folk music. As folk singer Pete Seager put it, “A song isn’t a speech.
Jesse Welles has brought back protest music
Review: Jesse Welles has brought back protest music and he doesn’t care who he hurls rocks at. One of social media’s biggest new talents has dropped into town and he’s got a few bones to pick with everyone. If you haven’t come across Jesse Welles yet, chances your social media algorithm is mostly skewed towards…
Jesse’s Favorite Award
Grammys aside, name an award or honor you’ve won that means the most to you. I won a race in my hometown. A foot race. It was a 10k in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and I did it last year, around the time I was writing these albums. I spent years abusing my body with drugs,
Folksinger For Our Time
Jesse Welles: A Folksinger for Our Time For centuries, folk music has simply and clearly expressed the lived truths of everyday people, from troubadours in the Middle Ages to gospel songs among slaves in America. In the 1930s and 1940s, it was Woody Guthrie who railed against European fascists and Dust Bowl disasters. In the
Jesse Receives the Bram Stoker Medal for Outstanding Cultural Achievement
Jesse Receives the Bram Stoker Medal for Outstanding Cultural Achievement from The University Philosophical Society of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. The Phil is honoured to present Jesse Welles with the Bram Stoker Medal for Outstanding Cultural Achievement. Jesse Welles is an American singer-songwriter, known for his raw vocal delivery, socially charged lyrics and stripped-back performances
Singing for Truth and Justice
Jesse Welles Sings Out for Truth and Justice Jesse Welles is being hailed as the new voice of a generation and his milestone tour stop at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore Auditorium shows why. Jesse Welles is having a dream year for a musician in 2025, rocketing to stardom in a way that makes him seem
Jesse Welles – Live at Farm Aid 40
Jesse Welles performs at Farm Aid 40 in Minneapolis at Huntington Bank Stadium, on September 20, 2025. Learn more about Farm Aid’s 40th anniversary festival at https://farmaid.org/2025Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews
Jesse Welles plays Stephen Colbert
Viral musical sensation Jesse Welles brings his GRAMMY-nominated political folk to the Ed Sullivan Theater for a solo performance of “Join ICE,” a tune from his latest EP, ‘No Kings.’ Keep watching for a bonus song from Jesse Welles and visit his website for tour date information.
New Generation of Folk Protest Singers – NPR
The set-up for a typical Jesse Welles video is simple: the 32-year-old stands in an open field under a string of powerlines, clutching an acoustic guitar. From behind a tousled, curly mop of hair, he stares straight into the camera and starts singing. “If you’re in need of a gig that’ll help you feel big,
