James Michael Rodgers

James Michael Rodgers’ combines roots culture and pop culture, and the collision of the two provides him with the guile to carve his own authentic path through the world of music.
His powerful voice and eclectic, pulsing rhythms create a cathartic and enchanting universe of his own with swirling currents of light and darkness.

His influences are a firmly classic selection of beatniks, bards and revivalists of the last sixty years: giants like Van Morrison, John Martyn, George Harrison and Bob Dylan. Modern influences include alt-folk figureheads like Bright Eyes, Kevin Morby, The Felice Brothers and Big Thief.

2023 started with two sold out headliner shows in Glasgow and Berlin. 2024
sees the releases of his Berlin singles collection and the completion of his Creative Scotland funded album due to be released sept 2025.
Thanks to his touring, he has built up a fanbase in Germany, Scotland, Italy, Switzerland, and further afield, both through independent tours and by supporting notable artists such as his platinum-selling friend Gerry Cinnamon, Nathaniel Rateliff, John Moreland and The Gardener & The Tree. His last singles were played on the likes of BBC Radio Scotland, RBB Radio Fritz and he has appeared on Scottish national television with his live band.

Rodgers hails from a small seaside town on the west coast of Scotland, Saltcoats. He lives in Berlin at the cockpit of the thriving folk music community, where he hosts the renowned Space Sessions.