“Song of the Artist” by Jack Barksdale

Jack Barksdale is a folk and Americana singer-songwriter from Fort Worth, Texas, who began performing original music at age nine after receiving a toy guitar at age four. Inspired by folk, rock, and blues legends including Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Johnny Cash, he has shared the stage with artists including Wynonna Judd, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Junior Brown, John Fullbright, and Hayes Carll. He released his first studio album Death of a Hummingbird in 2022, followed by the instrumental EP Phantom Trails in 2023. In June 2025, he released his full-length album Voices under Truly Handmade Records, formed by the estate of Guy Clark. His music has garnered over five million streams on Spotify and has been featured on SiriusXM and Americana Radio.