Bio

“Smokin” Joe Wiseman grew up in rural Newfoundland where music was as much a part of life as eating and sleeping. Kitchen parties were a common form of entertainment before television and other forms of modern technology. The radio was the only medium for electronic music and “Smokin” Joe was exposed to all forms of music in the 50’s from traditional folk songs to blues and country to early rock and roll. All of these genres fall under the broad genre of roots music and it follows that h...