Joe Fournier
Dirt Road Joyride
Classic country, swampbucket blues and 2 minute pop
Get ready for the latest roots rockin' rant from Joe Fournier - Dirt Road Joyride. This time Joe pulls out all the stops from hopped up bluegrass, full out power pop, twangy cajun waltzes, country soul and Rockpile influenced rock n' roll. With titles like I Drive A Wreck, Gooned Up, Juanita Dog Walk and Bigger Than Actual Size, you just know it's gonna live up to what the Halifax Daily News called Joe's music - a junkyard Bakersfield rant! Joe is a three-time Nova Scotia Music Awards nominee and ECMA favourite. His two previous discs, Raw Sugar Shed and Whiskey Stars, have been released both in the US and Europe and have earned enthusiastic reviews. He's shared stages with the likes of Fred Eaglesmith, Sarah Harmer, Tom Russell, Alabama 3 and Robbie Fulks... to name a few. In 2003 Joe was invited to London, England to play at the famed Borderline Club as part of their Americana Festival, which led to a multi album record deal in Europe. Joe will be out stompin' the boards all this year to get the word out. Expect shows filled with wry humoured, hook filled crowd pleasers. The boys in the band will try to keep up on doghouse bass, slide and dobro, mandolin, wacko percussion and anything else they can fit in the pickup.
Blues: Swamp Blues