Jared Estes

About Jared Estes

"I've recently been listening to a couple of albums by a guy called Jared Estes - and I have been pretty impressed with what I have heard. A very spare production, some stinging acoustic guitar and some very untypical lyrics about the stuff that actually happens. He also does a few cool folky covers. You should definitely take a listen."

Dan Tindall - Prosity Records

"Jared "Doc" Estes of olympia. washington, does folk with a loud, joyful, almost punkish swagger. his latest album, 'jared's insomnia cafe', is collection of quality originals and a few arrangements of traditional folk standards, including the great folk tunes 'codine' and 'in the pines'. the production is stripped down. ecstatic folk with an Olympia touch."

J Moss - The Modern Folk Music Of America

"Jared Estes is a prolific, and happily eccentric, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. As chief of his own Tongue & Groove Records label in Washington state, Mr. Estes splits his efforts between issuing his own recordings, and distributing other artist's music. Estes offers up two distinct sides of his muse: Jared "Doc" Estes, folk revivalist and campfire entertainer - and - Insomnia Café, a heavy-rock/psychedelic/Zappa-inspired brew that's un-relentless, but no less fun than his acoustic stylings. The 2015 Insomnia Café release, Volume 2: Karen Johnson, is probably my favorite Jared Estes release to date. This seven song LP lives high on the heavy side of experimental rock, with certain tracks being particularly memorable."

Tom Hedrick - Story of Now Records

“Jared Estes is a singer songwriter living and working in Olympia, Washington (USA). He has been working on his project Insomnia Cafe, series of folk& indie rock songs CDs, which are like his own free republic of mind sounds. Listening to his CDs you can feel an enthusiastic and talented musician whose set of songs are a works in progress, always looking for new sounds and performances and, at the same time, diggin' all his influences, all the americana roots he is interested in revealing as timeless. His own songs are raw, intense, heartfelt recordings showing all his range and talent. You will hear simple (not that simple) folk songs, in which he shows all his wisdom as storyteller. “Dream Lover” is a terrific performance, so well played and sung, with a spooky wonderful delivery. This one, like the astonishing “A Psalm”, are two great songs offering the best of a singer carrying on a folk, alt folk song, to its limits and beyond."

- Fernando Garcin, Musician from Spain