Jason Walsmith
Songwriter/Musician
Workshops: 1. Songwriting Collaboration. 2. How to Conquer the Blank Page.
Jason Walsmith is based in Earlham, Iowa. He is well-traveled and always looking for a new story to tell. Jason has spent the last 30 years touring North America in the band The Nadas, and taking photographs for publications and companies worldwide. Jason also has a solo album called “Overlander” and has been touring in his Storyteller Overland camper van playing hundreds of shows in the U.S. and Mexico for the past few years. The Jason Walsmith Storyteller “I’ll Play Anywhere Man” tour has had Jason performing in backyards, beaches, boats, farms, ranches, and stages in over 40 states. The album “Overlander” had three songs in the top 10 of the European American Country Music Chart in 2022.
In 2023, Jason recorded and released a new record with his band, The Nadas, with songs written by his long-time Nadas co-founder Mike Butterworth and producer Alex Dezen. The Nadas annually play around 50 shows in and around the Midwest, with other stops in Colorado, California and Arizona.
2026 brings more songwriting, touring, and performing—and more storytelling, picture taking, and spending time with his wife Emma, two nearly grown children Mitchell and Roan, five dogs, five cats, and six alpacas, two fainting goats and a baker’s dozen of laying hens on their fairytale property.
Learn more about Jason: https://jasonwalsmithstoryteller.com/
Jason is a member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative. Subscribe to his Substack column here: https://jasonwalsmith.substack.com/
Workshops
“Songwriting Collaboration.” Jason will talk about ways he has collaborated with songwriters and other types of writers over the years and share tips and tricks for working with others.
“How to Conquer the Blank Page.” Jason will share ways to get started with songwriting at whatever level you are working—from beginner to seasoned veteran.