Jalan Crossland

American bluegrass-country musician

Jalan Crossland

Crossland performing at Avogadro's Number in Fort Collins in May 2019.

Background information
Born| Ten Sleep, Wyoming
United States
Genres|

* Bluegrass
* Alternative country
* Americana

Occupation(s)|

* Musician
* singer
* songwriter
* bandleader

Instrument(s)|

* Vocals
* guitar
* banjo

Website| jalancrossland.com

Musical artist

Jalan Crossland is an American bluegrass, Americana, and alternative country singer-songwriter and musician.

## Early life[edit]

Jalan Crossland was born and raised in Ten Sleep, Wyoming.[1][2] He attended Ten Sleep High School before his family moved to Pittsburgh where he attended David B. Oliver High School.

Crossland became interested in music as a child, after hearing his uncle play the banjo. In 1997 he placed second in the Winfield National Guitar Fingerpicking Competition.[3] In 1999 he won the first place title at the Wyoming Flatpick Championship.[4]

As a teenager he played electric guitar in a series of heavy metal bands in Pittsburgh.[5] Jalan’s son, Dylan Crossland, was born in 1990 and passed away in 2015.[1] Jalan worked with country bands as a free-lance guitarist and held a day job in a mobile home factory in Casper. He quit the factory job and began pursuing music full-time.[6]

## Career[edit]

Crossland is a banjoist, guitarist, and vocalist.[7][8] He created and recorded on his own label, Boom Chicken Rekkerds. He released his first album, Poor Boy Shanty in 2000.[9] In 2004 he released his second record, Moonshiner. In 2005 he formed the Jalan Crossland Band with bassist Shaun Kelley and drummer Pat Madsen.[9] They released the albums Trailer Park Fire & Other Tragedies in 2006 and Driftwood Souls in 2010.[3] The band took a hiatus in 2011 and Crossland released a solo album titled Portrait of a Fish.[7] The band later reconvened and in 2014, released the album No Cause For Despair.[10][11] In 2017 the Jalan Crossland Band released the album Singalongs for the Apocalypse.[12] Crossland was awarded Wyoming Public Radio's people's choice award for best Wyoming release of 2017.[13][14]

In 2013 Crossland was bestowed with the Governor's Arts Award by Matt Mead for his contributions to the arts in Wyoming.[4][15] He is the second musician to ever receive the award.[16] He was also named a "Wyoming Treasure" by the Wyoming Arts Council.[17]

The Jalan Crossland Band disbanded later in 2017 after Kelley was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and Madsen moved to the East Coast.[9] The band's final performance was September 22, 2017 at the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s 50th Anniversary and Community Fair in Lander.[18][19] In March 2019 he released the album Greatest Efforts, a compilation of 19 songs throughout his career which are considered to be fan-favorites.[20] Shaun Kelley died in September 2020.

## Discography[edit]

### Solo albums[edit]

* Poor Boy Shanty (2000)
* Moonshiner (2004)
* Portrait of a Fish (2011)
* Greatest Efforts (2019)

### Jalan Crossland Band[edit]

* Trailer Park Fire & Other Tragedies (2006)
* Driftwood Souls (2010)
* No Cause For Despair (2014)
* Singalongs for the Apocalypse (2017)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Segell, Michael (June 21, 2013). "Touring, the 'Wyoming Way'". The New York Times.
2. ^ "Jalan Crossland and Sean Devine at The Roman". The Billings Gazette.
3. ^ a b "John Hartford Memorial Festival – Jalan Crossland Band". johnhartfordmemfest.com.
4. ^ a b "Jalan Crossland in Concert". Brinton Museum.
5. ^ Writer, BENJAMIN STORROW Star-Tribune Feature (January 11, 2013). "Jalan Crossland: Still at it after all these years". Casper Star-Tribune Online.
6. ^ News, Northern Wyoming. "The last ride of the Jalan Crossland Band". Northern Wyoming News. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
7. ^ a b Short, Dale. "'Troubadour of Trailer Parks' Celebrates 20 Years on the Musical Highway". Beartrap Summer Festival | Casper, Wyoming.
8. ^ "Jalan Crossland – Under the Summer Stars | JUNIPER".
9. ^ a b c Eagle, Ellen Fike, Wyoming Tribune. "Jalan Crossland, Wyoming's favorite storyteller, looks to the future". Wyoming Tribune Eagle.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
10. ^ Kirkpatrick, Grady. "Jalan Crossland And Shaun Kelly On Morning Music". wyomingpublicmedia.org.
11. ^ Zwemke, Steve (January 15, 2015). "Jalan Crossland Band". listen.sdpb.org.
12. ^ Eagle, Josh Rhoten, Wyoming Tribune. "Review: Crossland explores dark territory on new album with wit and humor". Wyoming Tribune Eagle.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
13. ^ Siebert, Corby Skinner, Anna Paige, Ken. "Resounds: Jalan Crossland, Daniel Kosel". ypradio.org.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
14. ^ "Attic houses shows by local favorites, Jalan Crossland & Sean Devine in late february 2018". February 6, 2018.
15. ^ "Spend the Cheyenne weekend with Jalan Crossland and his band". Wyoming Arts Council. January 30, 2013.
16. ^ Roy, Tee. "Jalan Crossland Receives Wyoming Governor's Arts Award". K2 Radio.
17. ^ "Jalan Crossland: the Man, the Myth, the Legend". Sheridan, Wyoming Travel and Tourism. August 25, 2017.
18. ^ https://county10.com/jalan-crossland-band-to-disband-following-final-performance-in-lander/
19. ^ Rathke, Amy (September 20, 2017). "Jalan Crossland Band's "last big hurrah" this Friday in Lander".
20. ^ staff, Becky Kindvall Journal (April 16, 2019). "Jalan Crossland set for two nights at Miner Brewing Company in Hill City". Rapid City Journal Media Group.