{"product_id":"in-store-concert-october-24th-showman-coole-chris-haddox-1-ticket","title":"In-Store Concert, October 24th - Showman \u0026 Coole, Chris Haddox - 1 TICKET","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaturday, October 24th: it's the pride of Toronto, Showman \u0026amp; Coole!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough twenty years and a couple of thousand shows together in bands such as The Foggy Hogtown Boys and The Lonesome Ace Stringband, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Showman and Chris Coole\u003c\/strong\u003e have developed a deep and instinctual musical bond.  Their music lurks in a truly unique space that is somewhere on the outskirts of old-time, bluegrass, and folk. The songs of John Hartford, Hank Williams, Dock Boggs, and The Band share space with the fiddle tunes of Eck Robertson and Ed Haley. The duo’s original songs and tunes take in all these vistas and paint something both personal and timely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey have performed across North America and Europe at festivals such as Merlefest, Rockygrass, Greyfox, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Mariposa, Wintergrass, The Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival, and The Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum. In addition to the five Lonesome Ace albums, John and Chris have released two duo albums -  “ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfield”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a collection of old-time fiddle tunes, and   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Much Further Out than Inevitable – A Tribute to Some Music of John Hartford.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“John Showman has made his mark as “one of the very best and most influential fiddle players in Canada” \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Steve Pritchard, CIUT 89.5 FM).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Renowned for his clawhammer banjo picking, Coole now establishes himself as a gripping songwriter.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Roddy Campbell, Penguin Eggs Magazine)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_43 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eOpening the show will be \u003cstrong\u003eChris Haddox\u003c\/strong\u003e.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eChris Haddox is a Logan, West Virginia born and raised songwriter\/singer\/multi-instrumentalist who is now based out of Morgantown, West Virginia.  He writes and sings his voluminous collection of songs about (to quote him) “religion, firearms, courthouse squares, goats on trampolines, shoes, fiddles, and hurricanes”—whatever catches his eye. He deftly combines humor, sarcasm, and blunt honesty to create songs that are accessible and relatable to a wide variety of audiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_43 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThis stellar musician is also a community leader who has directed Habitat for Humanity and worked to preserve old neighborhoods, a WVU professor of sustainable design, and an amateur musicologist who researches musicians from the southern coalfields of West Virginia. That’s a lot of breadth for someone the music community knows as a well-loved, easy-going consummate picker and gifted songwriter in the traditional folk, country, and Americana vein.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_43 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eChris released his first album on March 25, 2022 at the age of 61.  By April it had climbed to #11 on the Folk Alliance International chart, with all tracks from the album receiving steady airplay on 60 or so stations across the U.S., and a few further afield.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe show\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- seating is extremely limited!  We are offering pre-sale on 65 tickets and then will revert to standing room only on the day of the show.  Doors at 7pm, music starting around 8pm.  $20 guarantees a seat, though not any seat in particular!  First come, first pick.  This show will be BYOB.  Please call us at the shop with any questions!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTICKET PURCHASES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE, unless the event itself is cancelled.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Acoustic Music Works","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556796592359,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0442\/6573\/4306\/files\/Showman_Ticket_WEB.png?v=1788362181","url":"https:\/\/acousticmusicworks.com\/products\/in-store-concert-october-24th-showman-coole-chris-haddox-1-ticket","provider":"Acoustic Music Works LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}