Jane Gillman

Jane Gillman was born in Washington DC, where the muddy waters of the Potomac flow and the political winds blow, to a writer mom and classical pianist dad, whose beautiful renditions of Brahms and Chopin floated upstairs each night, lullabies. She grew up observing the little details of life; one ear glued to the rock and roll stations on the transistor radio her parents had bought at a Sinclair gas station. She inherited her brother's well worn Beatle albums, wore grooves in Bob Dylan's strummy songs; got her first guitar at twelve, the first of many harmonicas at 14. While still in high school Jane began performing as a courageous solo act at the Red Fox Inn, a club a mile from home. At 17 she moved to Austin, where she began to perform in bands - including the highly regarded Eaglebone Whistle - and writing her own songs, honing her own sound. Miles, albums, friends, stories later, Jane Gillman's songs have touched hearts all around the world. Jane is proud to be one of a very few women Hohner harmonica endorses.