Simon Gylden

Hi, I'm a songwriter and performer out of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Usually I just jot down what I happen to sing while my Hawaiian X gently rattles.

I love American pop culture from the 1920s and early 30s.
I loathe contemporary mainstream culture.

These are some of my favorite artists:
Woody Guthrie, Maybelle Carter, Jimmie Rodgers, Willie McTell,
Mississippi John Hurt, Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards, Rudy Vallée
and Cole Porter (especially when performing himself).
And these are some amazing tracks by other same era artists:
The Bentley Boys - 'Down on Penny's Farm'
Uncle Dave Macon - 'Way Down the Old Plank Road'
Blind Boy Fuller - 'Trucking My Blues Away'
Whispering Jack Smith - 'Miss Annabelle Lee'
Chick Straun - 'Don't Bring Lulu'
Gene Austin - 'Ain't she Sweet'
Somehow my own tunes end up sounding nothing like this.
***** Dixieland Drive Away ***** This is my first music video. Having no money, I shot it myself using an old super8 camera and some rolls of film I found at a yard sale.
Enjoy :)
The track is available on Simon Gylden: 'The Candy Apple Album'