| Jack Harris | |
| Birth Place: | Builth Wells, Powys, Wales |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar |
| Genre: | Irish folk, folk, blues, country, gospel |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
| Website: | jackharrismusic.com |
Jack Harris (born 20 April 1986) is a Welsh-born folk singer-songwriter,[1] musician, and poet. He is multi-award-winning, most notably winning the 2005 New Folk Songwriting Competition at Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, the first non-American to do so.[2] Jack Harris has been described as "a priest of song" by singer Anaïs Mitchell.[3]
He has released three albums. His second album, The Flame and the Pelican, featured at number six in the July 2011 EuroAmericanaChart.[4]
He has made several appearances at the Green Man Festival, and opened for such folk musicians as Martin Simpson, Tracy Grammer, Dick Gaughan, Martin Carthy, and Dave Swarbrick.[5] He currently lives in London, and performs frequently in London folk clubs, as well as further afield.