Solo accordion singer/songwriter

6 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, WORLD: Judaica



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â**** - Brilliant stuffâ â The Globe and Mail

âThis is the album of the year.â --Sam Parton, The Be Good Tanyas

âHis mighty pen can tug heartstrings, as well as write witty, biting satireâ â Now Magazine

âA truly gifted songwriterâ âThe Georgia Straight

âGenius.â --Penguin Eggs Magazine

Geoff Berner writes peculiar, witty, sometimes heartbreaking songs with way too much insight into human nature. When he sings them, he stands alone on stage, playing his accordion, Estella. The music is a unique mix of folk, punk, and klezmer. The effect can be at times haunting, confrontational, or just absurd. Sometimes all three at the same time.

âI play accordion.â The Vancouver native says, point blank. âI make no apologies for it. Itâs part of my heritage as a Jew of Eastern European descent. I choose to present my songs this way.â

In spite (or perhaps because) of his unorthodox approach, heâs earning a living as a traveling, recording musician. Following the release of his debut EP, âLight Enough to Travelâ on punk rock label Sudden Death Records, heâs toured Europe 5 times, played at over a dozen Canadian folk and jazz festivals and performed throughout the U.S. Radio and television appearances have included features on Canadian, Norwegian, Northern Ireland, Czech, and Slovenian National Radio.

Heâs shared bills with such luminaries as Corb Lund, Alberta Slim, D.O.A., Billy Bragg, Chuck Brodsky, Carolyn Mark, the Show Business Giants and the Be Good Tanyas, who cover Bernerâs song âLight Enough to Travel. The list of other artists covering his songs has reached 20 and climbing.