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Because she’s a Pushcart Prize nominated poet and English teacher by day, Jen McClung puts lyricism first. But as a long-time musician and the daughter of a working steel guitar player, Jen also knows that it takes more than just good lyrics to make a great song.

Jen grew up in a place and at a time when girl-with-guitar singer/songwriters were really just coming into their own. At sixteen, she was offered a development contract with a major record label (we won’t drop their name here, but let’s just say the initials are WB). Jen faced a choice—ride the wave to pop stardom, risking the loss of identity and artistic freedom along the way, or stick with her own fiercely independent style, making her own road to the top. Jen chose the road less traveled by. Now, more than a decade later, Jen has built a fan following, released two albums, and toured the country—all without giving up any part of who she is or what she brings to the music world she loves.

The release of her second album, Over and Over, finds Jen living in Ames, Iowa and teaching at Iowa State University. She’s made her way in the world as poet, artist and musician, and she’s pushing forward with this and other projects all the time. Over and Over has taken Jen to many cities already—among them Atlanta, New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Minneapolis, Des Moines and LA—but the tour continues. To find out how to bring Jen to your town, to learn more about her work, or just to listen to a couple free samples, you’re in the right place.