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Lonesome Ace Stringband

"Three powerful musicians playing and singing some powerful music" - Bluegrass U...
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event
Fri. November 22nd 2019 + Add to Calendar Recreation Oak Bay (All Ages)
7:30pm - 10:00pm  Doors at: 6:00pm $25/ $30 at the door

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Lonesome Ace Stringband

Presented by:

Beacon Ridge Productions
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2560 Vista Bay Road, Victoria, BC Victoria BC
Open / Operational

Hard-copy tickets

Physical tickets at: Recreation Oak Bay

Event Description

"Three powerful musicians playing and singing some powerful music" - Bluegrass Unlimited

The Lonesome Ace Stringband is an old-time band with bluegrass chops that play some righteous folk and country music. There's a depth of groove and sense of space not often heard in bluegrass today, a level of instrumental interplay and vocal blend uncommon in old-time, and an on-stage rapport that transcends all of this.

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 (New Country Rehab, The David Francey Band, The Foggy Hogtown Boys, Fiver).

Instrumentation alone instantly sets LAS'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 LAS that they just don't sound like any other band.

One must, however, look at the roots of LAS to understand where the sound comes from. Starting in 2007, the band took up residency in Toronto's legendary Dakota Tavern routinely playing 10 sets of music every weekend. LAS spent 7 years as a house band before ever taking the show on the road or recording a note. In these days when new records and buzz-bands come at us like a jacked-up news cycle, this workaday approach hearkens to another era. Those years were a gestation period that allowed for a type of looseness and intuition to develop, something that can only come from experienced musicians clocking hundreds of on-stage hours together.

As of 2019, the band has toured internationally, been engaged at some of the largest festivals in North America (Merlefest, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Rockygrass), and recorded 3 albums. On the first two albums, Old Time (2014), and Gone For Evermore (2016) the band leaned heavily on the traditional old-time cannon to express what it needed to say musically. In 2018, with the release of When the Sun Comes Up, the band showcased its songwriting and studio savvy, offering up a more progressive interpretation of old-time music, and taking it's sound to new places. All three albums have been embraced by both fans and critics alike.
2019 will see LAS at festivals and concerts throughout North America, as well as four European tours. Wherever they go, listeners will hear a compelling and original band fueled by the creative spirit that is the seed of all traditional music.

https://lonesomeace.com/home

Advance tickets available at Oak Bay Recreation Centre reception (1975 Bee Street) in person or by calling 250-595-7946.

The Upstairs Lounge is a licensed restaurant and bar, doors open at 6 pm for dinner service, the concert starts at 7:30 pm. Please note this is a LISTENING VENUE!

Venue

Recreation Oak Bay
1975 Bee Street
Multi-Purpose / Hall
Open / Operational

Event Poster

Lonesome Ace Stringband @ Recreation Oak Bay Nov 22 2019 - Mar 28th @ Recreation Oak Bay

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