Jackson Holte is a 24-year-old songwriter and guitar player who has spent his adult life summering as a mule packer in the mountains of Montana and wintering as a musician in Missoula, most recently fronting his own project, the Highway Patrol. His solo set expands on the Americana sound that has made the Highway Patrol a barroom favorite in Western Montana and delves into his roots in folk songwriting and blues guitar playing. His dexterous picking breathes life into sturdy songs, bounding across genres to complement a mature voice that is alternately insightful or irreverent.

Holte’s first EP, Jackson Holte and the Highway Patrol, was released at the beginning of September, and is currently available online. He will be touring as a solo act during the fall before returning to Missoula and the band in December.