Simon Finn

British folk musician

Simon Finn is an English psychedelic folk musician. Finn was born 4 March 1951 in Godalming, Surrey, moved to London in 1967, where his first performance was opening for Alvin Steward at the Marquee Club in Soho. He released his Pass The Distance LP in 1970, which in later years attained legendary status. The album featured contributions from Rob Bucklin, Paul Burwell, Ken Elliott, and David Toop. "Pass The Distance" was remastered and re-released on Durtro/Jnana Records in 2004 and again in 2008 on vinyl by Mayfair Music. In the same year, after a 35 year absence from the music scene, he began touring again. His first performance was in support of the band Current 93 at St George the Martyr Church in Toronto in June 2004. Since then he has performed in Moscow, Athens, Glasgow, Barcelona, New York City, Chicago, Copenhagen and many other cities around the world. His second album, Magic Moments, was his first new recording in 35 years and was released by Durtro/Jnana Records. Finn resided in Montreal, Canada for most of the interim, and now divides his time between London and Montreal. He had been touring extensively both as a solo artist and as a member of Current 93. He is now again strictly a solo artist, on occasion backed by musicians such as Joolie Wood, Sarah Hepburn, Mikkel Elzer, Ian Hothersall, and Maya Elliot.