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It’s not unusual to see Jangling Sparrows on stage as a solo act, a duo, or even a full band. The local outfit is the project of singer-songwriter Paul Edelman, who deftly bounces from a folk sound as a solo artist to blue-collar rock ‘n’ roll with his band behind him.

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Independent Tribune – Fronted by eclectic guitarist-vocalist, Paul Edelman, the band’s most recent release 140 Nickels was voted a “Best Indie Album” selection by the L.A. Music Critic Awards, who added, “Watch for these guys near the top of the Americana music scene!”.

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Patch.com – Asheville’s Jangling Sparrows, fronted by eclectic singer/songwriter/guitarist Paul Edelman, create Roots-y, Americana-flavored Rock, a truly original sound that Edelman has cleverly dubbed, ‘Zyde-Folk’. The group’s most recent release 140 Nickels was voted a “Best Indie Album” selection by the L.A. Music Critic Awards, who added, “Watch for these guys near the top of the Americana music scene! … Patch recently did 5 Quick Questions with Edelman, here’s how it went.”

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NRV News – The Mountain Xpress picked the ‘Sparrow’s recent Mid-December show as a ‘Smart Bet,’ noting, “the duo (also featuring Dave Baker) are putting some lush, tight harmonies and moody, pulsing bass drops on new, unreleased music and choice cuts from all three (Jangling Sparrows) releases.”
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Mountain Xpress Smart Bets

NRV News Article

AntiMusic-Singled Out-Burnin A Hole

Asheville Citizen Times

Mountain Xpress

Spartanburg Herald Journal

Review of Live Solo Performance (Richmond)

JANGLING SPARROWS 140 NICKELS CD REVIEW MUSIC CONNECTION

Bristol Herald Courier

Rock N Roll Music Co. feature interview

140 Nickels-Nashville Blues Society review

lJANGLING SPARROWS BRING A LITTLE CHRISTMAS SPARK SINGLE REVIEW INDIE PULSE MUSIC

On The Horn-Best of 2017

JANGLING SPARROWS TOP TEN SINGLE THE ALTERNATE ROOTov 29/2017

Hendersonville News-Times

Hickory Record

Bristol Herald Courier

Washington County News

140 Nickels-Music News review

140 Nickels-Rockwired review

JANGLING SPARROWS 140 NICKELS CD REVIEW PROFESSOR JOHNNY P’S BLOGSPOT

JANGLING SPARROWS 140 NICKELS CD REVIEW OFF THE RECORD

JANGLING SPARROWS 140 NICKELS CD REVIEW NO DEPRESSION (1)

JANGLING SPARROWS 140 NICKELS CD REVIEW INDIE PULSE MUSIC

JANGLING SPARROWS 140 NICKELS CD REVIEW THE ALTERNATE ROOT

Stranger Things and Truer Words-Ali Marshal-Mountain Xpress

Paul Edelman Crafts Gem in Stranger Things and Truer Words-Pittsburgh In Tune-Jeffrey Sisk

Paul Edelman Proves That Contentment Doesn’t Always Kill the Songwriter-Kevin Oliver, Columbia Free Times

Charleston City Paper-Chris Haire

Asheville Citizen Times-Laura Blackley

Wayne Bledsoe-Knoxville.com