The Joans

Genre: Experimental, Gothic/Industrial, Pop/rock, Roots

So! The Joans are..........members of a diverse range of Adelaide bands combining their talents and inspirations to create a new sound that has been described as "spooky folk blues", conjuring a quirky, lusty mix of folk & blues with a good hint of debauchery. Featuring Di Caught (Problem Pony) singing songs of love, death, chain gangs, lunar thoughts and longing whilst strumming her beloved ukulele while local surf jazz/dirty rock & occasionally crooning heartthrob Jim Redgate (GT Stringer, King Daddy and James Beige) has his way with his banjo and guitars. Kim Perry of Adelaide Hills string outfit The Fiddle Chicks adds the melodic twist with her unique and thoughtful violin playing and Rob Eyers (Sweet Baby James & Rob Eyers & many many other great bands) adds his downright dirty rhythms to complete the picture. In their short life as a band so far, The Joans have played some pretty special shows including The Adelaide Festival Centre, the hugely successful Tom Waits show as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival, The Trinity Sessions, the beautiful Wheatsheaf Hotel and ABC radio station - to name a few!