Showman and Coole - The Lonesome Ace Brothers
Super-Deluxe Fiddle, Banjo, and Song
Through twenty years and a couple of thousand shows together in bands such as The Foggy Hogtown Boys and The Lonesome Ace Stringband, John Showman and Chris Coole have developed a deep and instinctual musical bond. Their music lurks in a truly unique space, 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.
They 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 - " Afield" a collection of
old-time fiddle tunes, and "Much Further Out than
Inevitable - A Tribute to Some Music of John Hartford."
"Powerful musicians, playing and singing some powerful music" -
Bluegrass Unlimited
"Danceable, poppy, and soulful, it's old-time that's modern and
timeless, both" - Bluegrass Situation
(Roddy Campbell, Penguin Eggs Magazine)