EXCLUSIVE: VIVID Live Adds Justin Vernon Collaborator

Canadian singer/songwriter Frazey Ford will join Bon Iver's Justin Vernon at Vivid LIVE's Sounds Of The South concert.

Part of this year's festival, Vernon and The Be Good Tanyas' lead singer will be joined by pysch-folkers Megafaun, and jazz collective Fight The Big Bull, lead by Matthew E. White, to reinterpret Allan Lomax's iconic field recordings Sounds Of The South – A Musical Journey From The Georgia Sea Islands To The Mississippi Delta Recorded In The Field By Alan Lomax. Released in 1961 on six LPs, the recordings – which were collected during a two year project – it is a cornerstone of folk music history.

Today theMusic.com.au can reveal that Ford has joined the two-night event, after it was announced as part of the full reveal last month.

The Vancouver-based Ford was last in Australia supporting Paul Kelly a decade ago.

To get you in the mood (and as a hint for what you can expect) theMusic.com.au can today showcase the world exclusive stream of the track Banks Of The Arkansas, recorded three years ago during a three-night residency in North Carolina. The recording features Vernon on vocals, backed by Megafaun and Fight The Big Bull.

Sounds Of The South will take place at the following dates:

Saturday 1 June – Sydney Opera House Tickets
Sunday June – Sydney Opera House Tickets