"He’s got such a heavenly voice and talent for writing deeply inspiring and intimately connective songs...." –No Depression
"Storytelling is one of the calling cards of this young Folk singer."
–American Songwriter
JAMES LEE BAKER
Denver, Colorado
An ideal artist for listening rooms and intimate venues, James Lee's songs are lyric and story forward with soaring vocals reminiscent of Cat Stevens or Ellis Paul and melodic finger-style guitar playing in the vein of John Gorka or David Wilcox. His songs center around themes of beauty in paradox, spirituality without dogmatic boundaries, the tender heart of the human condition, and the importance of family and virtue.
Recent Releases
Impressions (2022)
Did Galileo Pray? peaked at #10 on FAI Folk Charts in January 2023
Morningside peaked at #21 on FAI Folk Charts in May 2022
A collection of covers from known artists like David Mead, Anaïs Mitchell, David Gray, Ellis Paul, and others. Recorded at Blue Rock Studios in Wimberley. Engineered by Chris Bell and produced by Roscoe Beck.
100 Summers (2020)
100 Summers peaked at #1 on FAI Folk Charts in September 2020
Includes multiple-award-winning tunes Returning to Paris and The Last Cowboy in Hutchinson County. Recorded at Blue Rock Studios in Wimberley. Engineered by Chris Bell and produced by Roscoe Beck.
Accolades
2019 Finalist, Wildflower! Festival Al Johnson Performing Songwriter Contest
2019 Finalist, The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival's Emerging Artists Contest
2019 Semi-finalist, Unsigned Only Songwriting Contest
2019 Official Showcase SWRFA
2021 IAMA Male Artist of the Year