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J. Carmichael writes ballads about love, God,

and a world spinning out of control. He has been

defiant, perhaps to a fault, for most of his life, and

it echos in his music, from the way he writes, to

the instruments he plays, to what he writes about.

Never content being confined within a genre, he grew

up on Nashville Now and 90’s punk and indie and

is influenced by the songwriting giants of many

genres; just as comfortable at a fiddle

festival as he is at a punk rock show.

J has released 2 full length records and a

handful of EPs. He has also shared the stage

with the likes of Lucero, Mike Herrera’s Tumbledown,

John Moreland, Ha Ha Tonka, Scott Biram,

The Legendary Shack Shakers, Two Cow Garage, Parade of Bad Guys and more.

He is releasing his new album If It Hurts My Head, If It Breaks My Heart

in 2024 as a series of singles from spring until fall.

He will also be playing venues from Idaho to West Virginia

in support of the new releases this summer

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Jesus says if your right hand causes you to sin cut it off. How many of us have made our right hand our cell phones and social media? How can one break away from the garbage without reverting back to the early 2000s without podcasts and maps? Uh. Er. Asking for a friend… 😅 oh and since we’re on social media check out my new single Missing the Mark- available wherever you listen to music. Link in bio. Etc etc. hashtag hashtag hashtag algorithms make the money. Living in the future is weird. #jcarmichaelmusic #songwriter #missingthemark #independentmusic #hashtagsaredumb #algorithmskillart
Cheers to the first day of turkey season! God made the opener of turkey hunting on tax day so that we would have something to be happy about. Turkeys have always made me happy. Spending this season with both of my kids hunting for their first gobbler has brought me so much joy already and the season is only beginning. Here is to another day of chasing turkeys and paying taxes and making music. If you haven’t heard it yet my new single Missing the Mark is out now! Download if, stream it, etc wherever you listen to music. Link in Bio. #jcarmichaelmusic #missingthemark #mountainmandolinstudio #songwriter #idahosongwriter #turkeyhunting #turkeys #idahoturkeyhunting #nationalwildturkeyfederation #nonalcoholiccocktail #arkmocktails #taxday
Hey friends. I have a new single off the new record out today. Missing the Mark. (Now available wherever you listen to music! -link in bio). It seems appropriate that this is coming out in the middle of the youth turkey season though I didn’t plan it that way. I’ve been spending a lot of time this week in the woods with my kids chasing gobblers around with a 410 #rossi shotgun. This is my favorite time of year and it’s so exciting to be spending it with my kids in the field trying to fill their first tags. (Continued in comments) #missingthemark #jcarmichaelmusic #idahosongwriter #songwriter #mountainmandolinstudio #turkeyhunting #shooting #hunting #independentmusician #meateater #steverinella
Opening day of the youth turkey season here in Idaho. Spending some time in the woods with my son. Birds were gobbling like crazy a few days ago but this recent storm has shut them up. Hopefully that trend changes soon. #turkeyhunting #wildturkey #idaho #idahosongwriter #jcarmichaelmusic #mountainmandolinstudio
It’s a beautiful day. Turkeys are gobbling and taunting me till the season starts. Sun all day yesterday. Rain and thunder today. Unquestionably my favorite time of year. Turkeys and a constant flux between sunny beautiful days and much needed rain in these mountains. #jcarmichaelmusic #idahosongwriter #turkeyhunting #mountainstudio #mountainmandolinstudio #turkeyhunting #spring #springthunder
He is risen. And the turkeys are gobbling. Welcome to the best time of year y’all. Happy Resurrection Sunday. Don’t let the haters or the Bidens or the clowns get you down.
There’s a man going round taking names. #easter & #resurrectionsunday✝️ #preperations
Good morning from Honolulu! Flying home today, Lord willing, had this song St. Peter in my head this morning by one of my favorite songwriters- @mikeherreratd - now to go catch a plane. #jcarmichaelmusic #tumbledownband #mikeherrerastumbledown ##stpeter #octavemandolin #songwriter #coversong
Visited Pearl Harbor yesterday, had a lot of heavy conversation with my kids about WW2, and the internment camps that housed my kids Great Grandparents and other relatives. We fly home to Idaho today. I don’t think I could live on an island. But this is an impressively beautiful place and we’re all thankful for the chance to spend some time here.
Honolulu. It’s a great big world. I’m stuck in my hotel fighting off some nasty crud while my kids are boogie boarding… back to Idaho in a few days.
Trading the mountains and the snow for a few days in Hawaii with the family this week. It is beautiful here. Snorkeling is not my forte. Neither is raw fish. But it’s been fun. Have had a few ideas for songs running through my head but haven’t had time to write them down. Ukulele is also not my forte unless I can get them tuned in fifths… settling on a release date for the next single. Really excited to bring this one into the world. #missingthemark #traveling #songwriter #jcarmichaelmusic #idahosongwriter #mandolin #mandolinfamily #ukein5ths #hawaii
Heading to Hawaii for a few days. But first a train ride underneath the airport. Hoping and praying the door doesn’t blow off the plane. #jcarmichaelmusic #songwriter #traveling #idahosongwriter #country #countrypunk
Getting a number of shows booked for the spring and summer. Album mixing is coming along. New songs coming soon! Sorta nervous and excited to bring these songs out to the world. Hope to see some people out at shows. I will be trying to implement a few private shows for “members” in this whole process so if you haven’t signed up- it’s $5 a month, early access to pre release version of songs, full length videos etc. #jcarmichaelmusic #songwriter #idahosongwriter #mandolin #mandocello #octavemandolin #tenorguitar #5thstuning #country #countrypunk #musicaldissident