Throughout the Festival - various venues
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.

Geoff’s art has taken him all over the world sharing bills with such folk luminaries as Spirit of the West, Chuck Brodsky, Attila the Stockbroker, and the Be Good Tanyas, who cover Berner’s song “Light Enough to Travel” on their hugely acclaimed release, “Blue Horse”.

With his first full-length CD, “We Shall Not Flag Or Fail, We Shall Go On To The End” just released in Canada, Geoff travels to Europe for shows in the U.K., the Republic of Ireland, and Norway.

‘An engaging mix of folk-rock songwriting that balances a bit of hard-hitting punk attitude with squeezebox romance, and a hint of klezmer.’
Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal.

Contact the Festival Office on 028 9023 2403 for further details.

www.geoffberner.com