Biography

Ivor Simpson-Kennedy, hailing from Sydney Australia, is one of a new generation of exciting young blues talents to emerge from Down Under. Owning a dark, smoke filled voice and liquid smooth guitar stylings, he utilises these inherit skills to give his compositions a striking originality, paying homage to generations past while bringing a remarkably fresh approach to the table.

Having performed from Fiji to London, sharing stages with a variety of artists from Australian jazz legend Dale Barlow to Louisiana songstress Charmaine Neville, Ivor has made New Orleans, the spiritual homeland of his music, a second home, and is bringing his unmistakable brand of song writing and guitar playing to fresh sets of ears and eyes. Possessing a maturity in song and skill far beyond his twenty five years, Ivor is dedicated to playing the blues and carrying the rich tradition of the music on into the future.