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JOAL KAMPS ‘Rocky Mountain FolkPop’ Western Canadian Music Awardwinner JOAL KAMPS is a freespirited singin’, songwritin’, stortellin’ sensation, passionate about connecting with audiences through music and laughter. His honest and engaging approach to performing draws listeners in, and by blending storytelling with songwriting, Kamps creates ‘Rocky Mountain FolkPop’ songs filled with rich stories of human experience influenced by Canadian history, Rocky Mountain folklore, and his own personal journey. Before his career in music, Kamps spent four years travelling around the world in search of adventure and the everelusive self. He went from sleeping in a car for six weeks one harsh Canadian winter, to walking the runways of Italy as a male model during Men’s Fashion Week, to building and installing BioSand water filters in impoverished communities in El Salvador. From Asia to Europe to Central America, he went wherever the winds would take him. Perhaps that’s what makes his songs resonate with the sojourner in all of us. In 2015 Joal toured his folk act through western Canada, Europe, and the United Kingdom. He also performed at various festivals including Jasper Folk Festival, The Calgary Stampede, Alberta Showcase, East Coulee Spring Festival, and Serenity Harvest Music Festival. Other past highlights include Canadian Music Week, BreakOut West, Big Valley Jamboree, and performing on CTV’s Canada AM. Joal and his wife Lauren live in Calgary, Alberta – near the Rocky Mountains where he finds inspiration for his music and coincidentally, camps! Joal spends his free time hiking in search of the next great swimming hole, or recharging his creative spirit beneath the boughs of a white spruce – his guitar and songbook always within arms reach. “The best surprise of the festival for me was special guest JOAL KAMPS and his wife Lauren. Their appearance Sunday morning was a breath of fresh air. Joal is such a seasoned performer and knows exactly how to connect with an audience.” Heather Adamson; Songs In The Valley: Harvest Festival Review WWW.JOALKAMPS.COM
