He likes one fan’s description: Like Cohen, but with a sense of
humour; Dylan, without the angst.
People keep telling Kev Corbett he really doesn't sound like anbody else. He's a wordy guy with a big heart. A serious guitar
picker. A man who loves a great story, especially if it isn't his. He’s comfortable in his own skin, not a hint of
pretense.
He's experienced, too: he's got about 20 countries worth of touring under his belt, keeps placing in songwriting competitions, and had opened in the last year for Stephen Fearing, Jill Barber, Ben Sures, and Annabelle Chvostek.This year, he toured coast to coast and back by train over two months. Five days later, he set out to do it again.
Kev Corbett is the best kind of folksinger, writing zingers
that can veer hilarious, heartbreaking, lusty, pious, political,
fighty, thoughtful, wistful, helpful, and/or clever; and then usually throw a self-deprecating monologue on top. It’s hard not
to pay attention; stories become songs break down into stories, and you
realize he's not singing about his own life. He's singing ours.
Cockburn, low Birkenstock factor, Cohen, with a sense of humor, Prine, low corn factor, Waits, low whiskey factor, Willie Nelson's lovechild
