SIMON JOYNER (USA)
Simon is widely regarded as one of the great singer-songwriter’s of our generation.
Two albums released locally, Pocket Moon and Songs From A Stolen Guitar. There will be a reissue of his third album, 1994’s The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll (30th Anniversary reissue late 2024). This album was a favourite of legendary BB1 radio host John Peel, earning Joyner the highest accolade when Peel played the album in its entirety – something he only ever did for a Bob Dylan and a Siouxsie & Banshees album.
“Joyner has been chipping away at the subtle absurdities of life since 1991, his rambling balladeering usually garnering comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt. He also shares a wry approach to self-reflection with modern practitioners like Mark Kozalek, Bill Callahan and the late David Berman.” – MOJO
“… the reigning heir to Henry Miller’s dark emotional mirror, Townes Van Zandt’s three-chord moan, and Lou Reed’s warehouse minimalism: his name is Simon Joyner.” — Gillian Welch
“Simon is my favorite lyricist of all time. He has shades of all the greats (Van Zandt, Cohen, Dylan) but exists in a space all his own … He truly is an American songwriting treasure.” — Conor Oberst
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For tens of thousands of years the Pyipgil Gundidj clan has gathered in ceremony on this country. Since 1977 the Port Fairy Folk Festival has been celebrated each year on the land of the Pyipgil Gundidj clans – on Peek Whurrong country. The Port Fairy Folk Festival pays their respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledges that the land we gather on each year for the Festival is the traditional lands of the Peek Whurrong people.
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© Port Fairy Folk Festival
For tens of thousands of years the Pyipgil Gundidj clan has gathered in ceremony on this country. Since 1977 the Port Fairy Folk Festival has been celebrated each year on the land of the Pyipgil Gundidj clans – on Peek Whurrong country. The Port Fairy Folk Festival pays their respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledges that the land we gather on each year for the Festival is the traditional lands of the Peek Whurrong people.