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Lonesome Ace Stringband at Key City Oct. 22
Key City Theatre will light up Tuesday, October 22 with the Lonesome Ace Stringband on their return engagement.
The band is made up of three Canadians lost in the weird and wonderful traditional country music of the American South. The band members Chris Coole (banjo), John Showman (fiddle) and Max Heineman (bass) are each journeyman musicians and veterans of some of Canada’s top roots music acts including New Country Rehab, The David Francey Band, The Foggy Hogtown Boys, and Fiver.
Instrumentation alone instantly sets Lonesome Ace Stringband’s sound apart: consisting of just fiddle, clawhammer banjo, and upright bass, the band moves freely between having a sound so powerful that it doesn’t seem like it should be coming from a trio, to a sparseness and fragility that draws the listener in and refreshes the ear. All three are compelling lead singers, each with his own character and range. This allows for the vocal texture to shift depending on how the song needs to feel – and what the song has to say. When those voices come together the power of the harmonies is unshakable. It’s clear to anyone who’s heard Lonesome Ace String Band that they just don’t sound like any other band.
Don’t miss this superb bluegrass trio!
Tickets are available at the Key City Theatre Box Office 250-426-7006 and online.
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