On one hand, it remains astonishing that Joe Henry is so little known and that when he comes back to Australia in September he will play intimate venues like the Basement on the 9th and 10th.
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Henry’s work is thoughtful, carefully crafted and considered – as one might expect from a musician who has been making his own albums for nearly thirty years
An enormously gifted musician, he created soundtracks, worked with everyone from Helemet’s Page Hamilton to The Jayhawks, produced albums for late Solomon Burke, and Billy Bragg.
This is meditation and rumination, collage and canvas. Joe Henry doesn’t just strum a chord and sing a melody, he builds and paints, models and sketches sound into a poetry of song.
US troubadour and four-time Grammy winning producer Joe Henry is playing The Telstra Spiegeltent this September.
Beautifully treacherous: Joe Henry Songwriter and producer extraordinaire to return to Australia in the spring.