Jared Waterman only took up guitar when he ventured to northern Labrador to take a job as a fisheries officer. In addition to learning the guitar, Waterman started to listen to music by singer-songwriter John Prine, which led him to younger roots and alt-country artists such as The Avett Brothers and Jason Isbell. Inspired by their songwriting, Waterman began to write his own material, which became his debut album, Up to You. Chance encounter, musical pushWaterman grew up in Twillingate, Notre Dame Bay, surrounded by music, but by his own admission, he was more into sports. Do you have a new album of music that Weekend AM should know about for First Listen?

Source: CBC News May 26, 2019 16:30 UTC