Prior to his performance on the Amazon Music Sandbar Stage at the 2024 Sommo Festival in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island on Saturday, September 14, 2024, singer-songwriter Jonah Kagen sat down for an interview with SWOMP.
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SWOMP was also in the pit for his performance. Check out our photos, below:
Embodying contrast, Savannah GA native Jonah Kagen approaches the guitar with the instinctual know-how of a virtuoso, but also pens lyrics that are both deeply personal and universally relatable making them instant festival singalongs much like his influences before him, Townes Van Zandt, Jason Isbell, Andy Mckee.
At just 24-years-old, Jonah Kagen has already cut impressive figures with over 250 million global streams on the heels of his largely self-written and produced critically acclaimed debut EP The Roads and recent single “God Needs The Devil.”
Much of Jonah’s musical inspiration draws not only from the people around him, but nature as well, which he’ll have no shortage of as he heads out to perform at various festivals this summer and opening for Chance Peña this fall, followed by a stop at Nashville’s storied Americanafest.
The exploring won’t stop there as he’ll immediately move into his newly acquired Airstream, which serves as both home and studio, to continue finding inspiration in the world around him.
Follow Jonah at https://www.jonahkagen.com/.