Joe Stanton

Singer/songwriter/fingerstyle Guitarist from the Canadian West Coast.

Joe’s philosophy of “playing wherever they’ll listen” has taken him and his Martin D28, on a 40 year

journey from his favorites haunts in his home on the Canadian Sunshine coast, to a concert in a hot air

balloon over the Swiss Alps, to the Kerrville Folk festival in the hill country of Texas, to the world

fingerpicking championships in Winfield Kansas, and aboard the historic “Canadian” VIA Rail train from

Vancouver to Toronto.

Joe’s acoustic guitar style has been likened to his heroes, Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, Bruce Cockburn, and

his songwriting has resulted in 5 cd’s, styles ranging from Bluegrass, to contemporary folk, to alt country,

Over the years Joe has performed all over Canada, The U.S. and Europe. Highlights include performing

for the Olympic Torch Relay at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, The Kerrville Folk festival in Texas, as

well as the prestigious Vancouver Island Music festival in 2012.