ArtistInfo

Simon Hopper

voc, acg,
Folk and World

'His songs are topical and intelligent. They don’t pull political punches they try their damnedest to seek a deeper context or reference point in a quest for understanding.' hifi+ magazine If you like your stories unflinching, raw and tender, then this uncompromising, sensitive songsmith is ripe for discovery. At turns provocative, poignant and funny, Simon’s songs pour out of an informed social conscience and a chequered storybook of personal experience. Born in Dublin – the third of six children – to an Irish Catholic Family, Simon was brought to England in his first year and raised in the 1950’s and 60’s, the son of a Lancashire coal-miner. With several careers in fields as diverse as financial sales and dyslexia consultancy (“I had kids to feed”), Simon is now focused on his “tertiary career as a singer/songwriter/guitar player”. He says: “It’s what I’ve always most wanted to do – it’s time.”

Instruments

• Vocals
• Acoustic guitar
• Backing Vocals
• Mandolin

Genres

• Folk
• World

Plays With