Israel Cannan, l’homme venu du bout du monde

Je voudrai vous parler d’Israel Cannan, un auteur-compositeur Australien au style unique. Après avoir parcouru l’Australie en long, en large et en travers, Israel débarque en Europe, plus particulièrement à Londres pour y déverser sa bonne humeur et ses récits de voyages. Bientôt ça sera au tour de la France puisqu’il sera de passage chez nous le samedi 17 septembre prochain à l’occasion du Groundswell festival , une bonne occasion de le découvrir en live. Mais avant cela, découvrez-le tout court au travers d’une interview qui vous donnera l’occasion d’apprécier ce personnage attachant.

Who are you Israel ? Tell us a little bit about you, like how long have you been playing folk music?

Hello, Who am I? That’s a good question, sometimes I’m not exactly sure! Well, I was born in Sydney Australia and moved to a little beachside town just north of Sydney soon after that. I grew up with music & creativity all around me, My mother is a guitar teacher, my sister’s are singer’s & dancer’s & it was very natural for me to pick up the guitar and start playing. I learned to play the drums when
I was about 10 years old and beat them as hard as I could for most of my teenage years before discovering that I could play an acoustic guitar and actually write my own songs… That’s what I have been doing ever since.

I would say that my style is a type of Folk. Sometimes more mellow and other times with a bit more pop or rock influence, just depending on what song I’m playing.
I like so many different artists and band’s, As a kid I remember listening to stuff like The Police, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Cat Stevens & the list goes on.

I write all my own material… Occasionally I’ll do a co-write with a friend or something but for me I never really set my sights on being the worlds best musician, I care more about writing good songs with Lyrics that actually say something. For me I just try to be as honest as I can be when writing lyrics, there’s inspiration all around at all times it’s just a matter of trying to tap into it…

To be honest I don’t really have one STAND OUT moment so to speak… Not yet anyway ; )
I really enjoyed launching my first LP in my home town to about 500 Friends, Family & Fans. For me that was a great experience, especially when the crowd sings your own songs back to you! Maybe playing in France for Groundswell Festival can be a stand
out moment ; )

It sounds cliche but I think that Bob Dylan’s song’s are pretty profound, for that reason I will still be listening to his song’s when I grow old.

Yes, It will be my very first performance in your lovely country & I can’t wait!!! I just wish I could speak better French!

You could wish me a long and prosperous life of writing songs that matter and hopefully making the world a little bit better along the way!

EE 

http://www.israelcannanmusic.com/

http://www.myspace.com/israelcannan%20