Five records into his late-starting career Joe Fournier has refined his style - if you can actually say "refined" for a guy who sings with a voice that is as much a holler as it is singing. He simply plays American roots music - country soul, folk, rockabilly and blues - with stories that will make you laugh, cry and cringe, sometimes all in the same verse. His first appearance, at age 12, was filling in for the hired act who was too drunk to play. The people ate it up and Joe was hooked. He soon found himself making good money playing country and rock in local bands every weekend. The next 25 years were spent on and off the road. Joe's first release, Raw Sugar Shed (2002) received rave reviews and in no time flat he was fielding calls from publishers and managers from Nashville to Europe and beyond. The next two years were spent touring around Canada, England and Scandinavia to enthusiastic crowds. In Nova Scotia he received three MIANS nominations for best songwriter, best male vocalist and best country/roots album. Joe also appeared at Canada's National Arts Centre and was featured twice on CBC radio in concert. Since then, he's released four more critically acclaimed discs - Whiskey Stars (2003), Three Chord MacGyver (2005), Dirt Road Joyride (2008) and Truth & Twang (2009) - and has steadily built a following on the international festival and house concert circuit.

Download full PDF version here (includes interview)