Veronika Jackson

Veronika Jackson started her music career at an early age, singing in the school choirs at ten. She was raised in a musical-influenced family in St. Petersburg, Florida. In her teens, her love for acoustic folk and R&B music grew as she followed such artists as Odetta, Dolly Parton, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Joan Baez, Ella Fitzgerald, and later, Diamond Teeth Mary, a blues performer who inspired many folk artists through her performances at the Florida Folk Festival.

Veronika Jackson has taken the acoustic folk guitar and the history of her culture as an African-American woman. She has generated her own original, authentic, and exciting style of music.  She is a rare and unique performer. Her smooth and strong interpretive vocals are very expressive. Her clear, simple rhythmic clean way of Piedmont blues-style guitar picking compliments her performances. She has been told that her music says something, it educates and inspires.

Veronika has combined acoustic folk music and R&B to create her unique music. She has shared her musical talents with audiences throughout the southern and northeastern states and with music lovers across the Atlantic Ocean where she has performed in various venues and festivals.

“Some folk, some blues, sometimes” Her latest CD, is a compilation of her original compositions and some favorite songs she enjoys performing. She has been wonderfully received everywhere she goes. Her reputation as an entertainer and a consummate artist continues to grow.  Her stage presence and sound have a sincerity that will grace your heart.  Her performances take you to another place and time.

“I enjoy performing. Mostly I desire to keep alive the grassroots of  American folk music and share it with others from various backgrounds and cultures. I love entertaining, telling stories, and bringing joy to the music lovers' hearts.”  Veronika

(Veronika Jackson at 19th Annual Poconos Blues Festival 2010)