EUGENE RIPPER Trailblazing Canadian punk folk rocker merges and mashes acoustic punk folk blues twisted country and rock nr oll to serve up an entertaining singer songwriter performance. From his roots with Canada’s first wave surf punk rockers Stark Naked and the Fleshtones and throughout a solo career featuring a mashup of punk, folk, blues, country rockabilly and rock n roll, Ripper nails it down with his unique musical vibe all wrapped up in DIY punk rock ethos. " Ripper puts spikes back in folk music."  VANCOUVER PROVINCE “A one man folk punk explosion - a real cool time”  HALIFAX DAILY NEWS "One of Canada's most respected songwriters."  TORONTO STAR