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Skip Jones
Skip Jones
Born	Los Angeles, California, United States
Origin	Wisconsin Northwoods and Upper Midwest United States
Genres	Folk music
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Makin' Jam, Etc.; Cabin in the Wood Recordings;
Website	skipjones.net

Skip Jones (born in Los Angeles, California^[1] and raised in Utica, New York) is an American folk musician, storyteller and educator from Wisconsin, who writes and performs songs about a wide array of topics.^[2] He often promotes clean water, social harmony, and the old family values of shared music and time tested wisdom in his music, actions, and words.^[3]

^ Carol Wagner (March 19, 2016). "Meet Skip Jones". The Shawano Leader. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019. Jones was born in Los Angeles and raised in New York. He attended Marquette University in Milwaukee for a year and then served in the Navy for 14 years. When he returned, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and then worked for the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe for two years. From there his career in folk music began. He traveled the upper Midwest and going to the East Coast to perform. He lives in the Stockbridge-Munsee community. ... As one of the founders and early director of the Shawano Folk Festival and a folk performer for the past 40 years, I have had the opportunity to work with some of the greats of American folk music...
^ Bill Glauber and Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel (February 26, 2011). "Protesters jam Capitol Square, deriding budget bill". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 31, 2018. Near the stage where performers were warming up the crowd before the rally stood Skip Jones of Bowler. A large man with a long white beard, Jones is a folk singer, storyteller and educator who goes from school to school. Jones has 19 grandchildren, and he said one of them called him to say he needed to be in Madison. So he came. "I don't like the anger and the hatred," he said. "I think we need to be forward-thinking these days, and Walker's bill will devastate a generation. We have shortages in schools, and they are our future."
^ Elkins, Stephanie (September 18, 2011). "SIMPLY FOLK INTERVIEWS | Skip Jones". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved February 23, 2020. Skip is one of the Wisconsin's leading advocates for clean water, social harmony, and the old family values of shared music and time tested wisdom.

[shaw_leader-1] Carol Wagner (March 19, 2016). "Meet Skip Jones". The Shawano Leader. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019. Jones was born in Los Angeles and raised in New York. He attended Marquette University in Milwaukee for a year and then served in the Navy for 14 years. When he returned, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and then worked for the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe for two years. From there his career in folk music began. He traveled the upper Midwest and going to the East Coast to perform. He lives in the Stockbridge-Munsee community. ... As one of the founders and early director of the Shawano Folk Festival and a folk performer for the past 40 years, I have had the opportunity to work with some of the greats of American folk music...

[arch_Prot-2] Bill Glauber and Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel (February 26, 2011). "Protesters jam Capitol Square, deriding budget bill". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 31, 2018. Near the stage where performers were warming up the crowd before the rally stood Skip Jones of Bowler. A large man with a long white beard, Jones is a folk singer, storyteller and educator who goes from school to school. Jones has 19 grandchildren, and he said one of them called him to say he needed to be in Madison. So he came. "I don't like the anger and the hatred," he said. "I think we need to be forward-thinking these days, and Walker's bill will devastate a generation. We have shortages in schools, and they are our future."

[wpr._Skip-3] Elkins, Stephanie (September 18, 2011). "SIMPLY FOLK INTERVIEWS | Skip Jones". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved February 23, 2020. Skip is one of the Wisconsin's leading advocates for clean water, social harmony, and the old family values of shared music and time tested wisdom.

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