Pepper Jane and her guitar, Maureen, present a cross-genre repertoire of favourites, surprises and originals that swing from lofty croonings to belted lashings of aural delights.

Growing up on a mixed enterprise farm on the Darling Downs, Pepper was singing from a young age, in churches, choirs, musicals, showers, on pushbikes and a tree stump at the bus stop.

Around age 14, the sporadic Miss Jane began a new woody, wiry misdemeanour, learning some guitar chords and penning a few tales of woe and misdirection. Some (undisclosed) years later she picked up a guitar, this time loitering with actual intent, to begin cultivating the charismatic performer that is Pepper Jane.

Finally, after 2.5 minutes onstage in an outlying tent at Woodford Folk Festival on January 1, 2014 and an unfortunately dry summer, the time had arrived to leave agronomy, pizza delivery, pouring beers and workaholism behind. To chase the dream. To live it.

Sometime after this is where you meet her.

I Am Wyldwoman! Playing Drums, Percussion With Time Riders RI. I Sing Lead, Backing Vocals And Harmony. I'm Also The Recording Technicion For The Band!!!

Songwriter & musician based in NH, USA. See my Youtube channel for more music: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanBusker72/videos

Welcome and thanks for visiting my page.  

I’ve been performing, teaching, writing and recording music for over 25 years.  In that time I’ve seen my share of struggles.  More importantly, I’ve had some amazing experiences.  I’ve had the honor of sharing stages and opening shows for some of the biggest names in the industry such as Willie Nelson, Kieth Urban and Ronnie Earl.  From 2010-2013 I played slide guitar for the Eric Grant Band.  During that stretch, I enjoyed the thrill of hearing myself on mainstream commercial radio for the first time.  I vividly recall listening to New Hampshire's 93.3, excitedly waiting for our first single to air.  We were also honored to record our second album at the legendary Soundstage Studios in Nashville.  Working with the world class producers of New Voice in that iconic building was an experience I can't imagine that I'll ever forget.  The lessons learned in those sessions continue to inspire me both as a musician and a producer.  


While I'm grateful for all of the wonderful experiences I've enjoyed as a band member, I'm excited to turn my focus toward my own music.  While there are many great memories that have brought so much happiness and excitement to both my career and, in the grander sense, my  life, I look forward to creating my own story going forward.  I hope that you might consider joining me as I set out on this new phase of my musical journey.

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