Bio

Folk/Americana Singer-Songwriter

Jaspar Lepak (pronounced JAS-per LEE-pack) is a singer-songwriter whose music is poetic, resonant, and “always evocative” (Mostly Minnesota). Shaped by the places she has called home—Tucson, Seattle, Durban, and Minneapolis—she sweeps across landscapes with an emotional depth that is extraordinary. Known for her clear, pure voice and deep attention to the natural world, Jaspar’s songs are bravely honest, tender, and sometimes playfully defiant. Her 2024 release So Strong—inspired by love, loss, motherhood, and the fight for reproductive justice—debuted at #6 on the Folk Radio Chart. “So Strong is comforting and charmingly unpretentious.” (89.3 The Current) 

Originally from Arizona, Jaspar studied classical piano and literature in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) before discovering songwriting on guitar after college. After establishing herself as a songwriter in Minneapolis, she spent two years in Durban, South Africa, where she found a devoted audience and recorded Forgiving Wind, praised by Rolling Stone South Africa as “full of beauty and original charm.” She later moved to Seattle, where her 2021 release Desert Ghosts charted in the Top 10 on folk radio. Over the past 20 years, Jaspar has released 10 albums, steadily building a dedicated following across the U.S. and abroad.

Jaspar's song "P is for Placenta" is featured on the Yale School of Medicine's website, and her song “Dandelion” was featured on The Seasons Project, an 80-song modern folk anthology curated by Christine Lavin. Her music has also been spotlighted on 89.3 The Current and Democracy Now, with “I Know a Woman” airing on a segment honoring LGBTQ+ activist Edith Windsor. She has also collaborated with bestselling novelist JoAnn Ross, who was so inspired by Jaspar’s performance at a farmers market that she made one of her heroines a songwriter. Jaspar’s song “One Brave Life,” written for Ross’s novel The Inheritance, was released as a single in 2021.

Now based in Minneapolis, Jaspar performs locally and tours nationally, often joined by keyboardist Ben Cook-Feltz. Her eleventh album, We Are All Travelers Here is set to be released in the fall of 2026.
 

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PRESS QUOTES

“So strong is comforting and charmingly unpretentious.” ~ The Current

“political and heart wrenching folk songs” ~ Mostly Minnesota

“not only timely but a deeply disturbing reminder of liberties on the verge of being curtailed” ~ Americana UK

"You'll find more than enough beauty and original charm to make you a fan." ~ Rolling Stone South Africa 

“Jaspar Lepak is the real deal when it comes to songwriting and guitar work, and as a vocalist she has few—if any—peers.  She is a songwriter's dream.” ~ Christine Lavin 

 "Jaspar's evocative imagery transports us, with fine musical clarity nestled in a landscape of natural wonder." ~ Jean Geiger, 91.3 FM KBCS 

“It's one of those voices that can move all over the place, get big and small, wild and shy, sincere and acerbic, without ever losing its clarity and precision.”  ~ Peter Machen, Sunday Tribune South Africa 

"Jaspar Lepak's crystalline voice and lyrical phrasing is a wonder, a beacon of true musicality. Listening to her evocative songs sung with that gorgeous voice, I am reminded of how I felt as a young man, the first time I heard Joni Mitchell. Jaspar Lepak is a special talent whose presentation transcends age, styles and fads." ~ Tom May, River City Folk 

“Her core shines without compromise or submission, her words reveal insight, lyricism, humour and compassion. The real deal. It gets no better than this.”~ Helge Janssen, Artslink.co.za 

"Jaspar's poetry sings with magical metaphor."  ~ Auntmama, 91.3 FM KBCS  

  “Lepak’s voice has that earnest Emmylou Harris tinge, giving her songs a heartfelt and emotional quality that penetrates deeply.” ~ John Ziegler, Duluth News Tribune 

  “She’s a compelling and sometimes even riveting singer, pure and pretty without being precious, emotionally raw without being raunchy, with a clean, clear voice that drifts between folk, country and that middle ground that has been identified, by those who decide these things, as Americana...”  ~ Richard Haslop, Audio Video Magazine SA  

​ “Delicate folk songstress Jaspar Lepak has the kind of Americana, lullaby ghost of a voice that listeners search for in roots music.”~ Twin Cities A.V. Club