When Buckman Coe and his fellow musicians take to the stage over the weekend in Port Fairy, they will be a microcosm of the international flavours and kaleidoscope of musical styles that make the Folkie great.
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Coe is from Vancouver, his bandmates Noa Eads and Kristie McCracken are from Coe’s Hawaiian band, with the remainder of the line-up made up of four Aussies, and together they make a style of music that blends rock, reggae, soul, folk and Americana.
“I was really excited that I got (on the bill) anyway, but as soon as I told my muso friends I was coming to play Port Fairy, they all had rave reviews,” Coe said.
It’s the singer-songwriter’s second visit to Australia and his first playing with such a mish-mash of musicians.
“(Playing with a pick-up band means) the songs are almost like new again,” he said.
“They’re as exciting as when you wrote them. Sometimes they’re even better because they don't have to be road-tested.”
Coe’s latest album is Malama Ka ’Aina – a Hawaiian phrase that means to respect the land – which was nominated in the Western Canadian Music Awards for World Album of the Year.
