John Price- Guitar, Vocals, Mandolin, Percussion
Better known as jp, grew up in the South, singing Southern Baptist hymns and playing classical piano and folk guitar. Between an arts focused school, music lessons and church life, music was a large part of his daily experience (still is). After touring with a USO dance troupe and with the performance group Up With People through Europe, the US and Japan, jp settled in Boston. He has sung with Alice Gerrard and has plyed with the Flexible Flyers and Gamelan Galak Tika. JP credits Tim Rowell, Tim O’Brien, Todd Rundgren, Hank Foster, Prince, The Allman Brothers, Herbie Hancock and Frank Zappa as his musical influences. As a day gig, he works for Perkins the School for the Blind.
Tim Rowell- Banjo, Vocals
Tim Rowell has been playing banjo for more that 30 years. Having been heavily influenced as a young lad by Pete Seeger and a whole raft of wonderful musicians from the Hudson River Valley, Tim eventually discovered a deep affection for southern Appalachian string band music. During college Tim was taken under the wing of a fine banjo player from the Ozarks by the name of Steve Mote. In addition to playing, Tim developed a love of teaching. Winner of several awards from the Lowell Banjo and Fiddle Contest (including first place in the Old-Time Banjo category in 2008) Tim also has a BA in music compositions as well as having survived a bunch of theory classes from the Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles. Tim has also been known to give beginning lessons in piano, voice, mandolin, dulcimer and ukulele. You can find him most days at his music school in Lexington, Minuteman Music Center.
Tim Baldanzi- Mandolin, Vocals
Tim has been making music in the Boston area since 1992... initially with the rock bands the Cowpokes, i ginkgo, and willie bernstein. In 2001, he simultaneously got tired of lugging amplifiers around, got bitten by the old time music bug, and got laid off from his day-job. He spent his severance pay on a mandolin, began learning to play fiddle tunes on it. Before joining up with Jubilee Mule, he played with the old time band Little Rabbit. Tim currently resides in Littleton, MA. He works at home as a freelance graphic designer and enjoys torturing his wife and young son with his so-called fiddle playing
Ren Price- Percussion, Banjo Uke, Bass
Ren Price has a diverse taste in music ranging from classic rock, celtic and newgrass to classical. Also an accomplished trumpet player, currently Ren is the bassist for the Marblehead High jazz band and he formerly played bass for the rock group Red Tape, in addition to his work in Jubilee Mule. Ren has been discribed by well established musicians as a sensitive and accurate percussionist. His influences include Mars Volta, Victor Wooten, Winton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma and Yes.
Etienne Cremieux- Fiddle
From classical to jazz and from bluegrass and old time music to rock, Etienne's musical inspiration cuts across multiple genres. He went from Suzuki school kid to Suzuki school dropout and owes more than he can say to the many mentors who have guided and influenced his journey. Etienne is as comfortable jamming bluegrass on his fiddle as he is shredding on a five-string electric violin. His high energy performance is full of fearless improvisation.