The Jaes

USA

HOW IT ALL STARTED! The Winter of 2023 reknowned folk duo Janie Rothfield (Connecticut) and Allan Carr (from Aberdeen, Scotland) were on tour in the Midwest-friends suggested they contact superb folk duo Sean Hoffman and Ellen Coplin in Fort Wayne, Indiana about a Wednesday night pub gig. Janie and Allan invited Sean and Ellen to join them on a few songs and tunes (no rehearsal-no previous time playing together) and from that moment they knew this was the start of a something really special-resulting in a fiery and creative exploration of their shared love of traditional music from both American and Celtic influences including prolific original material, and a desire and willingness to be fearless with musical explorations and arrangements. Magic!

2023-2025 With busy duo and other band commitments and touring, the two couples managed to cross paths again in Indiana, Edinburgh Scotland, and Virginia…continuing their creation of new repertoire and pushing the musical boundaries resulted in the original sound that is THE JAES! Calendar matching enabled the foursome to get together in December 2024, to create and record 5 pieces of music (at the home studio of Al Tharp in Lexington VA) launched on bandcamp in March 2025. An addition three new pieces of music were created and recorded in June 2025 with plans for a full release in FALL 2025! The JAES continue to push the boundaries of creativity with their traditional and original repertoire which has turned into their unique and exciting "JAES" sound!

In Spring 2025, The JAES had their first tour and concerts together with shows in Missouri, Indiana, Pennsylvannia and NY and a debut Festival appearance at Folky Fish Fest in St. James MO. Upcoming tours include Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 in the Midwest and Northeast, and plans are underway to bring their music to EUROPE in FALL 2026! Stay tuned for more details.