For the past twenty-five years, Michael Clem has been playing bass, singing and writing songs for the national touring act he co-founded, Eddie from Ohio. Over that time, EFO amassed a sizeable grassroots following, released nine CDs (all independently) & collected numerous Washington Area Music Association Awards. In the past seven years, with the band slowing down, Clem relocated from Northern Virginia to Charlottesville, VA where he’s established quite a foothold in its vibrant musical scene, from session work to bluegrass gigs to forming his own acoustic trio.

Ten years after his first solo album, Clem released his better-late-than-never sophomore album “Fifty Clementines” of thirteen previously unreleased songs in Jan 2016.
Recorded at the Charlottesville JLM Studios and co-produced with James McLaughlin, Clem brought in 30 friends from all over Virginia – among them: Ellis Paul, Terri Allard, Katherine Caine, Rusty Speidel – to contribute their amazing talents, to this unique and purely CLEM album.

Clem debuted FIFTY CLEMENTINES in two sold out shows. And now…The Special Birthday Shows are happenin’ again.
On Jan 7, they will perform at Jammin Java in Vienna.

“Fifty Clementines…it’s classic Clem – variety of styles, stories, and
instruments – each song offering its own unique blend of
instrumentation.” -Julie Murphy Wells, lead singer of Eddie from Ohio