Evelyn Jess Bio

Evelyn Jess is a singer/songwriter from Ragged Harbour, Newfoundland.

Originally named Jessica Evelyn when she was born, she adapted her stage name by taking her Grandmother's Evelyn's name first as a tribute to her Grandmother's love and legacy

 

Evelyn's quirky, heartfelt songs explore Newfoundland's landscape, history and culture, while celebrating the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and focusing on themes of family, love, and mental health

 

Her composition ‘Trepassey in June’ won the 2018 Amelia Earhart Songwriting Competition and appears in her debut album ‘Bare Bones’ along with sister album ‘Bare Bones Live’ which were released in 2023 with nominations for MusicNL Folk Artist of the Year in both 2022 and 2023

 

As a featured solo artist, Jess has performed alongside Juno Award Winner, Serena Ryder, and has shared the stage with Newfoundland standouts such as Colleen Power, Kellie Loder, Sean Panting, Virginia Fudge, Jerry Stamp and Chris Picco

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‘Home to Newfoundland', the first video single from debut album ‘Bare Bones’, was released August 20th, 2021. To date, Jess has released four music video singles from the debut record released in 2023 on her Grandmother Evelyn's Birthday - May 13th

 

Home To Newfoundland - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1fM9bdi30E

Trepassey In June - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEMLGGixAV0

Waves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foxyeyNwY6A

Cape Cod by the Sand -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3JAZQ6Vxus