As part of the Phoenicia Playhouse’s 50th Anniversary Season, Flying Cat Music welcomes award-winning songwriter and celebrated vocalist Joe Jencks!
Joe Jencks is a 27-year veteran of the international Folk circuit based in northern Illinois. Merging conservatory training with his Irish roots and working-class upbringing, Joe delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart, soul, groove and grit. He is known for his performances of musical beauty, social consciousness, and invitational exploration of complex ideas. Jencks delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart, soul, groove and grit. Blending well-crafted instrumentals and vivid songwriting, Jencks serves it all up with a lyric baritone voice that has the edgy richness of a good sea-salt caramel.
Tickets available at the door or in advance here: https://our.show/flyingcatmusic-2026-joejencks
Sunday, May 10th 2026
Doors @ 1:30 pm
Show @ 2:00 pm
@ The Phoenicia Playhouse - 10 Church Street, Phoenicia NY, 12464
Jencks has penned several #1 Folk songs, including the ever-relevant “Lady of The Harbor,” and has become a fan favorite throughout North America and beyond. His album Poets, Philosophers, Workers, and Wanderers earned the #1 CD, #1 Song, and #1 Artist on the Folk Alliance International/ Folk DJ Radio Charts. A dual U.S.-Irish citizen, Joe also performed as a Cultural Ambassador during the Obama Administration, traveling to multiple Caribbean nations with the U.S. State Department, singing both original and American Folksongs about work, workers, and Civil Rights. Joe was the musical director for an annual Veterans retreat: Warriors Heart to Art, writing songs with military vets. Joe is also a recording artist, producer, and a Folk DJ. (My Highway Home ~ on Folk Music Notebook) and performs annually across the U.S., Canada, and Ireland.
Learn more about the artist: https://joejencks.com/
“The spirit of Folk music is people working together. Joe is a fantastic singer who carries on the traditions.” ~ Pete Seeger
“In a dark and frequently shallow time, how refreshing to hear a man willing to wear his heart on his sleeve. How refreshing to hear someone sing with passion about matters which are not directly related to HIM. A man with a golden voice, who has a great feeling for history, and the role that songs play in documenting that history.”
~ Luka Bloom, Singer-Songwriter
"In these times, we need the singers who will do the homework and tell the stories! Joe Jencks is among the fine next generation singers who are ready to carry on the tradition as well as look into the future" ~ Holly Near
