Australian Singer. Songwriter. Guitar lover.
Pofoco - Pop-folk-country music, the honest kind.

Joel
William
Harrison

Self-medicating with the process of creating, recording & performing. Papa et fiancé. Certified pun/Dad joke, DIY and guitar/plug-in enthusiast.

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The Music.

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Bio.

Joel William Harrison is a talented, honest singer-songwriter and guitarist from regional Australia, shaped by his connection to both Wagga Wagga and Canberra. His music sits somewhere between pop, folk, rock and country, carried by heartfelt songwriting, reflection and lived experience.For Joel, songwriting has always been more than a craft. It is a form of catharsis.“It’s like therapy. A way for me to work through the thoughts I can’t seem to shake, whether they’re good, bad or somewhere in between. They niggle away until the track is finished. It might take a day, a week or longer, but until it’s done, it feels like my subconscious keeps working away in the background.”Rather than chasing a fixed genre, Joel is drawn to songs that feel true.“People are always trying to pigeonhole artists, but I don’t really ascribe to that. If I had to describe it, I’d call it a blend of pop, folk and country, or PoFoCo as I like to call it. But really, I’m trying to make music that soundtracks my life and hopefully parts of other people’s lives too.”First drawn to the guitar through Marty McFly’s Johnny B. Goode moment in Back to the Future, and later inspired by the sounds of Richie Sambora and Slash from his older sister’s music collection, Joel’s influences have grown to include Garth Brooks, Sam Cooke, John Mayer, Diesel, James Bay, Jack Johnson and Keith Urban.With a 14-track album, Thinking Over, Over Thinking, two EPs, PoFoCo and Lucky Man, and a catalogue of follow-up singles, Joel has built a body of work that moves between introspection, melody and emotional honesty.Most recently, Joel released Tears, a song sparked by an overheard line that stayed with him: “You’ve given them enough of your life. Don’t let them take anything more from you.” Raw, reflective and unguarded, the song explores what it means to reclaim yourself after giving too much to people, places or seasons that have already taken enough.With more new music on the way in 2026, his next chapter carries the imprint of fatherhood, reflection and the lessons that come from paying close attention to the moments that have shaped him and us.Joel’s music is not about fitting neatly into a lane. It is about making songs that feel lived in, honest and human.