Born and raised in East Tennessee, Jordan Burris continues to carry a torch for the music that shaped his life. From the folk and country music of his childhood to the bluegrass music he studied while a student at East Tennessee State University, he is mindful to approach and represent these forms with artistry, discipline and respect. Jordan has performed along side such acts such as Old Crow Medicine Show, Andy Wood, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Stacey Earle, Diana Jones, Chet O’Keefe, The Hackensaw Boys, The Wild Feathers, The Cactus Blossoms and Brian Ritchey. He is the co-creator of Knoxville area Americana band, Pale Root. The group’s released two full-length albums (Pale Root (2015), Riding High (2019)) and performed throughout the south. New music is planned for 2022 including a long awaited Jordan Burris solo album.