PERFORMER | Daveed Diggs voice |
Andy Hayward puppetry | |
DEBUT | 2022 |
DESIGN | Jason Weber designer |
Rollie Krewson designer/builder |
Jamdolin is the frontman for the Troubadours in Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, debuting in the episode "Flight of the Flutterflies." His instrument of choice is, appropriately, a mandolin. He is also prone to speaking almost entirely in rhyme.
He and the Troubadours arrive in the Great Hall for the annual New Day's Day Festivities. Jamdolin initiates the proceedings with the Scitter-Scatter game to pick who will unveil the new swarm of Flutterflies. When Boober becomes the unwitting victor, Jamdolin helps him overcome his fears with a song ("Go with the Flow") and an intimate talk in Boober's hidey hole.
His physical design and role as leader of a band of wandering musicians are inspired by that of Cantus the Minstrel from the original series. Much like the previous Minstrels, Jamdolin and his band visit the Rock on special occasions, such as the Night of the Lights in episode 114 (where he appears solo), the arrival of Mezzo in episode 206, and the Great Radish Ball in episode 209.
In "Night of the Lights," he calls himself an "honorary nephew" to the World's Oldest Fraggle.