FRANK'S TRUCK STOP (2025)
Glenn Jochum’s latest album, Frank’s Truck Stop, is a joy to listen to. Fans of roots and country rock will find so much to enjoy in this collection of songs. Jochum has a soulful, sincere voice that really engages you, and the playing of Don Cerce Jr complements it perfectly. Cerce is an amazing player and an inductee of the New York State Country Music Hall of Fame who brings his talents to this record. His emotive playing is a fine counterpoint to Jochum’s singing and lyrics—they’re quite a dynamic duo.
“Rose in her Hair” starts off the fun—Glenn gives us a bluesy vision of better days here, singing “Come share the vision that life on the land brings/Come see the world with an innocent face”—advice that all of us can take to heart in these hyperconnected, tumultuous days. You have to like his optimism here—it’s infectious.
The title song is a jaunty, fun tune that evokes a place where “We’re down-home folks, who like telling jokes, where food tastes like the frying pan.” It’s a song that reminded me of listening to country music with my dad when I was growing up in the 80s, and would feel right at home in your collection of Glen Campbell or Johnny Cash albums. It’s a neat trick to tell a story and evoke a little world out of time in just three minutes, but Glenn accomplishes that here, has you tapping your feet along with the song, and he makes it sound easy.
No collection of country tunes would be complete without a heartbreaking tale of loss, and Glenn doesn’t disappoint, with “Smithereens,” among other tunes. “I can see the misty mountains...but I’ll never see this place again, cause I shattered my dreams...I smashed it all to smithereens,” he croons, and you can hear the regret and sadness in his voice. It’s not the cheeriest thought, but sung with such conviction and sureness that you can’t feel too sad about it. Like the best blues and country songs, it leaves you wanting more. Reflections is another song that speaks to loss and love, a brooding, sad tale of a broken relationship.
Copyright Blues is my favorite song on this collection. It has the kind of humor that I love in music, and Glenn is great at this sort of song. “Everybody told me about you, they all said that you would leave me blue, but I didn’t mind, my love for you was blind,” he sings, and you can almost see him grinning through the blues. “They might steal your copyright and walk away from you,” he says, concluding that he’s going to confiscate pictures of his lover and toss them in the sea to exorcise his loss. If you’re heartbroken and need to see the humor in it, this is the song for you. I was laughing at the image. It’s excellent advice for the broken-hearted. “What if?” is another great song in this vein, where he’s musing on the uncertainties of life and songwriting.
The other songs on this album are just as good as the ones I’ve highlighted. It’s been on rotation in my collection since I bought it, and I hope it will be in yours, too. Glenn is a poet, a fine songwriter, and if you enjoy your country and blues with a dash of humor, you’ll be happy you got this record.
- Christopher Tuthill, Author of Osprey Man, Poughkeepsie, New York
Glenn Jochum has done it again! The 10th solo album by the North Fork balladeer effortlessly segues from gut-wrenching stories of lost love to lighthearted tongue-in-cheek country-western romps. Standout songs for this listener include the title track (served with a heaping helping of extra corn) and the bouncy environmental sing-along (Got to Protect It). One of Jochum’s greatest gifts is taking listeners to a time and place through his lyrics, and this outing adds new colorful threads to the tapestry of his life story, generously shared with his audience. A five-star album!”
- Scott Homer, Occupational Therapist, Earlton, New York
Glenn Jochum's music is truly transformative, taking me to unexpected places . I think his latest music CD is fantastic. it offers a really unique, heartfelt, and upbeat listening experience. Frank's Truck Stop is transformative in a way that reminds me of the Beatles, and this is the kind of music that deserves to reach a wide audience . Above all, it is a really fun album to listen to! Two of the songs really resonate with me--Cause of All Your Pain and Reflections are particularly catchy songs and I have the lyrics memorized and I am singing them in my head long after hearing them!
- Allison Ruggerio, licensed massage therapist/acupuncturist-Sound Beach, NY
We listen to Glenn Jochum's latest CD almost everyday at dinner time.
It's beautiful. I'd say it's his best so far and the music is fabulous!
- Dr. Sharmini Jayamaha, Nephrologist, Riverhead NY
"First of all, Frank was my father's name so right off the bat I'm liking it! We like the country blues vibe. All of the tracks are great! We particularly like the blues feel to track five track while six and seven made me think of Johnny Cash. Track nine was serious, but then track 10 was fun! Love your sister's artwork on the back by the way."
- Andrea Dzierwa, Engineer, Clifton Park, NY
ROLLING HOME (2016)
Take one portion of Moby Grape, and mix in some Grateful Dead. Season with a palette of country and acoustic rock flavors ranging from the 1950's to today, put it in your singer/songwriter blender, and you have Glenn Jochum's "Rolling Home."
Featuring an eclectic song cycle, superb musicians, and deft arrangements and production, Jochum takes on a variety of subjects, weaving his unique wordplay through relationships, social issues, and a subject that's especially close to his heart -- the environment. If you're a fan of classic melodic song construction, and lyrical content that stays with you after the music's over, roll Glenn Jochum's album into your home.
- Robert Emproto (Amazon Customer Review of Rolling Home)
This album is so easy to listen to, I never get tired of it. I especially love the meaningful and heartfelt feelings that emanate from the songs. Glenn is the real deal, a really good friend, and a relentless joker with a sass of silliness. He is refreshing and cheerful, and is amazingly passionate of his music....you feel that in every song on the album!! I recommend it highly!!
- Rosane L. Cassella (Amazon Customer Review of Rolling Home)
Glenn Jochum sings from his heart. His voice, at times tender, at times tough, is always true. It is a voice that has experienced heartbreak, disappointment and joy. His musical style is eclectic, ranging from folk, country, rock, blues and blue-eyed soul. Rolling Home is the work of a mature artist who is still expanding his boundaries. I look forward to see where he ventures next.
- Brinkley 1 (Amazon Customer Review of Rolling Home)
NOT LONG AGO (2012)
Not Long Ago features some of Glenn’s most melodically memorable songs written early in his robust songwriting catalog...songs of longing, innocence, and fleeting relationships gently let loose like kites in the wind, while writing of love that endures and inspires, with deliberate elemental references throughout many of the songs. "Keep the Dreamer Free" evokes haunting, existential loneliness experienced aboard a Naval vessel at sea and far from land and loved ones, while "Nicole's Song" is a stirring observation of childhood innocence and the sheer joy and freedom one feels as a child playing on the beach. Glenn confided in those close to him that this was his inspiration to begin a family of his own and he named his second child after the little girl who was playing by the ocean in that sailor’s town of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Songs such as "Free as the Wind", "Crazy Patterns", "Close to Where I'm Going", "Stronger Every Day" and "Jewels" were penned in the '70's during or around the time Glenn worked as a landscaper for photographer Peter Beard, living rustically and simply among pines and dunes and with the sound of the Atlantic Ocean’s waves in the distance on Montauk’s south shore of Long Island...One can feel the hush of the warm southern breeze in songs like "Not Long Ago", or the gentle etherical rocking on "Out of Love", with Don Cerce Jr.'s pedal steel freeing our senses dreamily into an imagined sunset. On this album, Glenn was blessed for the final time with nephew Kevin Lord Homer’s sweet contributions on bass. It also would complete the trilogy of albums premier keyboard player Gabe Shuford of Stony Brook University would add his talents to. With a cover capturing a youthful Glenn Jochum in the early 1970's - incidentally, taken by longtime friend and current musical partner Dennis Foster ("The Winosaurs"), Not Long Ago likewise captures a period of a songwriter's life. As bonus tracks, the more recently penned "You Are the One" and the "The Great Pickle Works Disaster" (on the actual disaster on Eastern Long Island in 1926, and penned with long time music partner, Rick Hall of the North Fork "Earthtones") round out a warm, gently rocking and free-spirited snapshot of this writer's journey.
-Beth Jochum - sister, and honored to be a guest guitarist on Not Long Ago
SHELTER ME (2009)
Glenn Jochum's the kind of indie folk artist you catch playing live at a coffee shop or winery and end up paying more attention to him than your own date. His songs on "Shelter Me" are full of life, soul, and emotion. Each track dances across genres and moods with a firm foundation in folk rock. If you dig Neil Young, Jerry Garcia, and Eric Clapton, pick this LP up and play it during your next introspective drive through the country.
- Brian Smith (Amazon Customer Review of Shelter Me)
A talented musician and songwriter of catchy tunes, sing-a-long songs, Glenn's got a great soulful voice and some real talented musicians on this cd. You won't be disappointed. I wasn't and that says alot!! The acoustics are great!!
- Trish (Amazon Customer Review of Shelter Me)
Glenn, with his somewhat smokey voice, takes us deep within ourselves with his metaphorical lyrics. Sounding a
bit like Stevie Ray Vaughn, he sings from his gut about universal feelings. These songs are sure to reach your heart.
- Debbie M Johnston (Amazon Customer Review of Shelter Me)
MY VACATION (2006)
Jimmy Buffett fans take heed: Quite a bit of Mattituck resident and veteran musician Glenn Jochum's newest release has a mood quite similar to that of the major label "Margaritaville" singer/songwriter. How can one not help but get that feeling upon hearing the first strains of album opener, "It Takes Two to Eat Mangoes"? As he's displayed on earlier releases, however, Jochum as a songwriter and performer is deeper and more introspective than ... Buffett could ever hope to be."
- Syl Nathan, Demolition, Good Times Magazine
NASTY WEATHER (2003)
Nasty Weather is a 15-track CD that captures the essence of the spiritual world. Glenn Jochum is a man who has a passion for life, love, and music... his verses are poetic and delivered in almost biblical hymns. In the songs, "Call of the Wild" and "Meadow of Light," it is almost as if he is preaching to us about the welfare of the world.
- Dana Ensalata, Demolition, Good Times Magazine
A mainstay of the music scene on the east end of Long Island for more than a decade, Glenn Jochum performs earnest folk-based music that recalls Gordon Lightfoot in style and sound and Bruce Cockburn in substance. His tunes are frequently stirring and while it's unlikely Jochum will convince Karl Rove to trade in his Brooks Brothers suit for hemp ponchos and recycled rubber sandals, those attuned to his message will surely find ample inspiration in Nasty Weather.
- Jim Santo, Demo Universe
In his five decades as a singer/songwriter Glenn Jochum has evolved from journeyman to master craftsman. He is a lyricist whose songs of joy, sorrow, pain, optimism, romance and regret, rank with those of the heavies: Dylan, Prine, Lightfoot, Eric Andersen (of Thirsty Boots fame) and Jimmy Buffett.
As a vocalist, Jochum is at once Motown soulful, Hank Williams’ high-lonesome and rock ‘n’ roll gritty.
This is good, honest music, from a good, honest musician.
-Patrick Timothy Mullikin, writer, humorist, former sailor, world traveler
ON THE BEACH (1999)
The core of this East End rock-lite outfit singer-songwriter-bandleader Glenn Jochum, guitarist Jody Brown, drummer Jeff Raine and bassist Steve Sacher has assembled an enjoyable and often pointed collection of observations. The playing is exceptional, especially Brown's careful picking and guest keyboardist Tru's embellishments. Also effective is Jochum's timbre... Jochum's songs, of course, are the real gems here. The record's title track is simply beautiful, while "Suburban Cowgirl" examines the "better way of life" some of us have been sucked into" "She's just a child of the well-trimmed lawn... a real suburban nightmare." Check it out.
- Kevin Amorim, NightBeat, Newsday.
Middle of the road, light rock with rich tones and intelligible lyrics would be the best description for the type of music this is. On the Beach is a long CD, a little over an hour—and the fourteen tracks are really well-constructed songs ... Some of the songs that stand out are "Preacher," "You Could Have Called," "On the Beach," and "Ghost Dancer." These players are all accomplished musicians. If you're looking for some real good songs and examples of how original music can sound turn to On the Beach. John McGee, Albumination, The L.I.E. If there is one theme threading each song on the recently released 14-track On the Beach, it is Jochum's poetic recalling of his early life on Long Island, the woods, lakes, and streams before the asphalt was laid and the strip malls constructed. His early life was spent in Hicksville, when most of the community was still potato fields ... most of his music, he contends, is about the pejorative effect the island's shrinking natural landscape has on him.
- Alexander Corey, The Long Islander
Performance Reviews
Jochum's husky voice and guitarist Jody Brown's jazz-like play spurred audience members to start dancing and singing along with the music.
- Frank Costanza, Long Island Advance (from a review at the Chowder House in Bellport)
"This collection is rife with images of Americana that always point toward home, where a sense of loss stems from the malaise of an indifferent TV generation ("I Do Nothing") that sits idly by while Wall Street dollars pave their way eastward at a threatening pace.
- Maureen Tuthill, Traveler Watchman
"Glenn Jochum is a musician of many talents from the East End of Long Island. In describing his music, I would hesitate to call it ‘folk,’ but he definitely has elements of folk rock, a genre which he clearly loves and plays superbly, in his music. I’m not sure if I’d call him a troubadour, but he is, surely, and one of the best ones I’ve seen performing in many years of attending shows. I think what stands out the most in listening to his music is his sense of joy and humor, which shines through in an infectious way, leaving the listener full of good cheer, which is about the highest compliment you can pay a musician, in my view. When he isn’t singing joyfully, he makes you think, asking some tough questions about the world and our place in it. But one thing he is not, is boring. Buy one of his CDs and you won’t regret it. You’ll be going on a musical journey that is well worth the trip. The East End has its own homegrown Steve Goodman, and you really must listen to him."
- Christopher Tuthill, author of the novel The Osprey Man
Read Christopher Tuthill's full review here!
"Since I have been listening to Glenn's music for about 50 years and was privileged to play with him on his CD’s “Nasty Weather,” “My Vacation” and “Shelter Me,” I can definitely recommend " 2019’s “My Little Town,” as one of my favorites. If I had to pick a few songs to highlight they would be Sunrise, Sunrise, My Little Town for the arrangement and its flow, the lyrics to Conversations With the Trees, Broke Down Saloon because I can visualize it and Neighbors because it’s clever and relatable. Glenn wears his heart on his sleeve; he has always included nature and emotion in his lyrics. Glenn also injects humor and satire into everyday experiences. We can all benefit from the hard work and joy he puts into his music. Truly a great songwriter with catchy tunes. Check him out!!!"
- Judith Klucitas, drummer, Begonia
Glenn Jochum is a troubadour for the 21st century. Influenced by artists such as Gordon Lightfoot, John Prine, the Beatles and The Grateful Dead, Glenn is an extremely versatile singer/songwriter. His songs of love, heartbreak and dreams can be hauntingly beautiful, environmentally conscious, tongue in cheek, a bit countryish, rock or just tender ballads. Glenn’s journeys of self discovery make you want to follow his characters with the hope that they succeed in love. He can pull your heartstrings and make you feel bad when they fail or exalt in their triumphs when they succeed. You will find each of his albums to be mini-concerts that you just don’t want to end. Go along on Glenn’s trips. You’ll be glad that you did.
- Andy Suntup, Green Mountain State Naturalist and Musicologist
Glenn Jochum’s latest album, Frank’s Truck Stop, is a joy to listen to. Fans of roots and country rock will find so much to enjoy in this collection of songs. Jochum has a soulful, sincere voice that really engages you, and the playing of Don Cerce Jr complements it perfectly. Cerce is an amazing player and an inductee of the New York State Country Music Hall of Fame who brings his talents to this record. His emotive playing is a fine counterpoint to Jochum’s singing and lyrics—they’re quite a dynamic duo.
“Rose in her Hair” starts off the fun—Glenn gives us a bluesy vision of better days here, singing “Come share the vision that life on the land brings/Come see the world with an innocent face”—advice that all of us can take to heart in these hyperconnected, tumultuous days. You have to like his optimism here—it’s infectious.
The title song is a jaunty, fun tune that evokes a place where “We’re down-home folks, who like telling jokes, where food tastes like the frying pan.” It’s a song that reminded me of listening to country music with my dad when I was growing up in the 80s, and would feel right at home in your collection of Glen Campbell or Johnny Cash albums. It’s a neat trick to tell a story and evoke a little world out of time in just three minutes, but Glenn accomplishes that here, has you tapping your feet along with the song, and he makes it sound easy.
No collection of country tunes would be complete without a heartbreaking tale of loss, and Glenn doesn’t disappoint, with “Smithereens,” among other tunes. “I can see the misty mountains...but I’ll never see this place again, cause I shattered my dreams...I smashed it all to smithereens,” he croons, and you can hear the regret and sadness in his voice. It’s not the cheeriest thought, but sung with such conviction and sureness that you can’t feel too sad about it. Like the best blues and country songs, it leaves you wanting more. Reflections is another song that speaks to loss and love, a brooding, sad tale of a broken relationship.
Copyright Blues is my favorite song on this collection. It has the kind of humor that I love in music, and Glenn is great at this sort of song. “Everybody told me about you, they all said that you would leave me blue, but I didn’t mind, my love for you was blind,” he sings, and you can almost see him grinning through the blues. “They might steal your copyright and walk away from you,” he says, concluding that he’s going to confiscate pictures of his lover and toss them in the sea to exorcise his loss. If you’re heartbroken and need to see the humor in it, this is the song for you. I was laughing at the image. It’s excellent advice for the broken-hearted. “What if?” is another great song in this vein, where he’s musing on the uncertainties of life and songwriting.
The other songs on this album are just as good as the ones I’ve highlighted. It’s been on rotation in my collection since I bought it, and I hope it will be in yours, too. Glenn is a poet, a fine songwriter, and if you enjoy your country and blues with a dash of humor, you’ll be happy you got this record.
- Christopher Tuthill, Author of Osprey Man, Poughkeepsie, New York
Glenn Jochum has done it again! The 10th solo album by the North Fork balladeer effortlessly segues from gut-wrenching stories of lost love to lighthearted tongue-in-cheek country-western romps. Standout songs for this listener include the title track (served with a heaping helping of extra corn) and the bouncy environmental sing-along (Got to Protect It). One of Jochum’s greatest gifts is taking listeners to a time and place through his lyrics, and this outing adds new colorful threads to the tapestry of his life story, generously shared with his audience. A five-star album!”
- Scott Homer, Occupational Therapist, Earlton, New York
Glenn Jochum's music is truly transformative, taking me to unexpected places . I think his latest music CD is fantastic. it offers a really unique, heartfelt, and upbeat listening experience. Frank's Truck Stop is transformative in a way that reminds me of the Beatles, and this is the kind of music that deserves to reach a wide audience . Above all, it is a really fun album to listen to! Two of the songs really resonate with me--Cause of All Your Pain and Reflections are particularly catchy songs and I have the lyrics memorized and I am singing them in my head long after hearing them!
- Allison Ruggerio, licensed massage therapist/acupuncturist-Sound Beach, NY
We listen to Glenn Jochum's latest CD almost everyday at dinner time.
It's beautiful. I'd say it's his best so far and the music is fabulous!
- Dr. Sharmini Jayamaha, Nephrologist, Riverhead NY
"First of all, Frank was my father's name so right off the bat I'm liking it! We like the country blues vibe. All of the tracks are great! We particularly like the blues feel to track five track while six and seven made me think of Johnny Cash. Track nine was serious, but then track 10 was fun! Love your sister's artwork on the back by the way."
- Andrea Dzierwa, Engineer, Clifton Park, NY
ROLLING HOME (2016)
Take one portion of Moby Grape, and mix in some Grateful Dead. Season with a palette of country and acoustic rock flavors ranging from the 1950's to today, put it in your singer/songwriter blender, and you have Glenn Jochum's "Rolling Home."
Featuring an eclectic song cycle, superb musicians, and deft arrangements and production, Jochum takes on a variety of subjects, weaving his unique wordplay through relationships, social issues, and a subject that's especially close to his heart -- the environment. If you're a fan of classic melodic song construction, and lyrical content that stays with you after the music's over, roll Glenn Jochum's album into your home.
- Robert Emproto (Amazon Customer Review of Rolling Home)
This album is so easy to listen to, I never get tired of it. I especially love the meaningful and heartfelt feelings that emanate from the songs. Glenn is the real deal, a really good friend, and a relentless joker with a sass of silliness. He is refreshing and cheerful, and is amazingly passionate of his music....you feel that in every song on the album!! I recommend it highly!!
- Rosane L. Cassella (Amazon Customer Review of Rolling Home)
Glenn Jochum sings from his heart. His voice, at times tender, at times tough, is always true. It is a voice that has experienced heartbreak, disappointment and joy. His musical style is eclectic, ranging from folk, country, rock, blues and blue-eyed soul. Rolling Home is the work of a mature artist who is still expanding his boundaries. I look forward to see where he ventures next.
- Brinkley 1 (Amazon Customer Review of Rolling Home)
NOT LONG AGO (2012)
Not Long Ago features some of Glenn’s most melodically memorable songs written early in his robust songwriting catalog...songs of longing, innocence, and fleeting relationships gently let loose like kites in the wind, while writing of love that endures and inspires, with deliberate elemental references throughout many of the songs. "Keep the Dreamer Free" evokes haunting, existential loneliness experienced aboard a Naval vessel at sea and far from land and loved ones, while "Nicole's Song" is a stirring observation of childhood innocence and the sheer joy and freedom one feels as a child playing on the beach. Glenn confided in those close to him that this was his inspiration to begin a family of his own and he named his second child after the little girl who was playing by the ocean in that sailor’s town of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Songs such as "Free as the Wind", "Crazy Patterns", "Close to Where I'm Going", "Stronger Every Day" and "Jewels" were penned in the '70's during or around the time Glenn worked as a landscaper for photographer Peter Beard, living rustically and simply among pines and dunes and with the sound of the Atlantic Ocean’s waves in the distance on Montauk’s south shore of Long Island...One can feel the hush of the warm southern breeze in songs like "Not Long Ago", or the gentle etherical rocking on "Out of Love", with Don Cerce Jr.'s pedal steel freeing our senses dreamily into an imagined sunset. On this album, Glenn was blessed for the final time with nephew Kevin Lord Homer’s sweet contributions on bass. It also would complete the trilogy of albums premier keyboard player Gabe Shuford of Stony Brook University would add his talents to. With a cover capturing a youthful Glenn Jochum in the early 1970's - incidentally, taken by longtime friend and current musical partner Dennis Foster ("The Winosaurs"), Not Long Ago likewise captures a period of a songwriter's life. As bonus tracks, the more recently penned "You Are the One" and the "The Great Pickle Works Disaster" (on the actual disaster on Eastern Long Island in 1926, and penned with long time music partner, Rick Hall of the North Fork "Earthtones") round out a warm, gently rocking and free-spirited snapshot of this writer's journey.
-Beth Jochum - sister, and honored to be a guest guitarist on Not Long Ago
SHELTER ME (2009)
Glenn Jochum's the kind of indie folk artist you catch playing live at a coffee shop or winery and end up paying more attention to him than your own date. His songs on "Shelter Me" are full of life, soul, and emotion. Each track dances across genres and moods with a firm foundation in folk rock. If you dig Neil Young, Jerry Garcia, and Eric Clapton, pick this LP up and play it during your next introspective drive through the country.
- Brian Smith (Amazon Customer Review of Shelter Me)
A talented musician and songwriter of catchy tunes, sing-a-long songs, Glenn's got a great soulful voice and some real talented musicians on this cd. You won't be disappointed. I wasn't and that says alot!! The acoustics are great!!
- Trish (Amazon Customer Review of Shelter Me)
Glenn, with his somewhat smokey voice, takes us deep within ourselves with his metaphorical lyrics. Sounding a
bit like Stevie Ray Vaughn, he sings from his gut about universal feelings. These songs are sure to reach your heart.
- Debbie M Johnston (Amazon Customer Review of Shelter Me)
MY VACATION (2006)
Jimmy Buffett fans take heed: Quite a bit of Mattituck resident and veteran musician Glenn Jochum's newest release has a mood quite similar to that of the major label "Margaritaville" singer/songwriter. How can one not help but get that feeling upon hearing the first strains of album opener, "It Takes Two to Eat Mangoes"? As he's displayed on earlier releases, however, Jochum as a songwriter and performer is deeper and more introspective than ... Buffett could ever hope to be."
- Syl Nathan, Demolition, Good Times Magazine
NASTY WEATHER (2003)
Nasty Weather is a 15-track CD that captures the essence of the spiritual world. Glenn Jochum is a man who has a passion for life, love, and music... his verses are poetic and delivered in almost biblical hymns. In the songs, "Call of the Wild" and "Meadow of Light," it is almost as if he is preaching to us about the welfare of the world.
- Dana Ensalata, Demolition, Good Times Magazine
A mainstay of the music scene on the east end of Long Island for more than a decade, Glenn Jochum performs earnest folk-based music that recalls Gordon Lightfoot in style and sound and Bruce Cockburn in substance. His tunes are frequently stirring and while it's unlikely Jochum will convince Karl Rove to trade in his Brooks Brothers suit for hemp ponchos and recycled rubber sandals, those attuned to his message will surely find ample inspiration in Nasty Weather.
- Jim Santo, Demo Universe
In his five decades as a singer/songwriter Glenn Jochum has evolved from journeyman to master craftsman. He is a lyricist whose songs of joy, sorrow, pain, optimism, romance and regret, rank with those of the heavies: Dylan, Prine, Lightfoot, Eric Andersen (of Thirsty Boots fame) and Jimmy Buffett.
As a vocalist, Jochum is at once Motown soulful, Hank Williams’ high-lonesome and rock ‘n’ roll gritty.
This is good, honest music, from a good, honest musician.
-Patrick Timothy Mullikin, writer, humorist, former sailor, world traveler
ON THE BEACH (1999)
The core of this East End rock-lite outfit singer-songwriter-bandleader Glenn Jochum, guitarist Jody Brown, drummer Jeff Raine and bassist Steve Sacher has assembled an enjoyable and often pointed collection of observations. The playing is exceptional, especially Brown's careful picking and guest keyboardist Tru's embellishments. Also effective is Jochum's timbre... Jochum's songs, of course, are the real gems here. The record's title track is simply beautiful, while "Suburban Cowgirl" examines the "better way of life" some of us have been sucked into" "She's just a child of the well-trimmed lawn... a real suburban nightmare." Check it out.
- Kevin Amorim, NightBeat, Newsday.
Middle of the road, light rock with rich tones and intelligible lyrics would be the best description for the type of music this is. On the Beach is a long CD, a little over an hour—and the fourteen tracks are really well-constructed songs ... Some of the songs that stand out are "Preacher," "You Could Have Called," "On the Beach," and "Ghost Dancer." These players are all accomplished musicians. If you're looking for some real good songs and examples of how original music can sound turn to On the Beach. John McGee, Albumination, The L.I.E. If there is one theme threading each song on the recently released 14-track On the Beach, it is Jochum's poetic recalling of his early life on Long Island, the woods, lakes, and streams before the asphalt was laid and the strip malls constructed. His early life was spent in Hicksville, when most of the community was still potato fields ... most of his music, he contends, is about the pejorative effect the island's shrinking natural landscape has on him.
- Alexander Corey, The Long Islander
Performance Reviews
Jochum's husky voice and guitarist Jody Brown's jazz-like play spurred audience members to start dancing and singing along with the music.
- Frank Costanza, Long Island Advance (from a review at the Chowder House in Bellport)
"This collection is rife with images of Americana that always point toward home, where a sense of loss stems from the malaise of an indifferent TV generation ("I Do Nothing") that sits idly by while Wall Street dollars pave their way eastward at a threatening pace.
- Maureen Tuthill, Traveler Watchman
"Glenn Jochum is a musician of many talents from the East End of Long Island. In describing his music, I would hesitate to call it ‘folk,’ but he definitely has elements of folk rock, a genre which he clearly loves and plays superbly, in his music. I’m not sure if I’d call him a troubadour, but he is, surely, and one of the best ones I’ve seen performing in many years of attending shows. I think what stands out the most in listening to his music is his sense of joy and humor, which shines through in an infectious way, leaving the listener full of good cheer, which is about the highest compliment you can pay a musician, in my view. When he isn’t singing joyfully, he makes you think, asking some tough questions about the world and our place in it. But one thing he is not, is boring. Buy one of his CDs and you won’t regret it. You’ll be going on a musical journey that is well worth the trip. The East End has its own homegrown Steve Goodman, and you really must listen to him."
- Christopher Tuthill, author of the novel The Osprey Man
Read Christopher Tuthill's full review here!
"Since I have been listening to Glenn's music for about 50 years and was privileged to play with him on his CD’s “Nasty Weather,” “My Vacation” and “Shelter Me,” I can definitely recommend " 2019’s “My Little Town,” as one of my favorites. If I had to pick a few songs to highlight they would be Sunrise, Sunrise, My Little Town for the arrangement and its flow, the lyrics to Conversations With the Trees, Broke Down Saloon because I can visualize it and Neighbors because it’s clever and relatable. Glenn wears his heart on his sleeve; he has always included nature and emotion in his lyrics. Glenn also injects humor and satire into everyday experiences. We can all benefit from the hard work and joy he puts into his music. Truly a great songwriter with catchy tunes. Check him out!!!"
- Judith Klucitas, drummer, Begonia
Glenn Jochum is a troubadour for the 21st century. Influenced by artists such as Gordon Lightfoot, John Prine, the Beatles and The Grateful Dead, Glenn is an extremely versatile singer/songwriter. His songs of love, heartbreak and dreams can be hauntingly beautiful, environmentally conscious, tongue in cheek, a bit countryish, rock or just tender ballads. Glenn’s journeys of self discovery make you want to follow his characters with the hope that they succeed in love. He can pull your heartstrings and make you feel bad when they fail or exalt in their triumphs when they succeed. You will find each of his albums to be mini-concerts that you just don’t want to end. Go along on Glenn’s trips. You’ll be glad that you did.
- Andy Suntup, Green Mountain State Naturalist and Musicologist
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Phone:
631-599-0696 |
Address:
1985 Main Road Laurel N.Y. 11948 |