Jordan Tice is a singer/songwriter who combines witty musings on life, relationships, and time with deft finger-picking acoustic guitar skills. On his 5th record, Motivational Speakeasy, he breaks it down to just his voice and acoustic guitar for a collection of music that is while deeply informed by the rich history of American folk music, forward-thinking and modern in its conceit. Produced by Kenneth Pattengale (of The Milk Carton Kids), Motivational Speakeasy contains evidence of a variety of influences. From the classic Mississippi John Hurt style melodic blues of 'Matter of Time' and 'Goin on Down', to the dissonant Tom Waits-like shuffle of "Creation's Done"" to the philosophical early Dylanesque chatter of "Walkin" and "Where I'm At", Tice spins his influences into a variety of highly personal, well-crafted songs. In addition, the album contains 3 instrumental tracks where Tice showcases his narrative guitar-playing and composing with performances that range from British Isles inspired whistlefulness ('Stratford Waltz') to quirky ragtime ('Bachelorette Party', 'Ghost Story'). Folk fans might recognize Jordan Tice as a member of the instrumental bluegrass supergroup, Hawktail as well as his sideman work with many other artists in the folk/Americana genre such as Dave Rawlings, Andrew Marlin of Mandolin Orange, Yola, and comedian Steve Martin.