As part of our Summer Folk in the Bar series, the Turner Centre is excited to welcome, Joël Fafard, all the way from Roberts Creek, British Columbia. The award-winning guitarist performs Southern roots and blues classics with the soul of a purist and the showmanship of a seasoned entertainer. He sings with the sexy, sandpapered-sounding vocal style of the new-generation bluesman. He tells his between song stories with the confidence of a late show host delivering his monologue. And when he lets rip a solo on his resonator guitar, it’s easy to hear how he once earned both a Juno nomination and a Western Canadian Music Award for his skills on the Guitar.
Turner Centre GM Gerry Paul met Joël at a music convention in Kansas City, Missouri back in 2017 and fell in love with his music straight away. The Kerikeri show is at the start of a 26 date tour around the country and and we’re delighted to be able to share an intimate evening of music with this internationally renowned musicians and songwriter.
Country music legend Harlan Howard used to say that all you need for a great country song is three chords and the truth. Maybe so, but when you take simple, southern-style country, folk and blues music and put it in the hands of a killer guitarist, a whole world of people who never even knew they liked country, folk and blues music in the first place, start sitting up and paying attention.
