Showman and Coole

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Showman & Coole - 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 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. 
They have performed across North America and Europe at festivals such as Merlefest,
Celtic Connections, Rockygrass, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Mariposa, Wintergrass,
Gooikroots, and The John Hartford Memorial Festival. In 2022, the duo released two
albums; “ Afield” a collection of old-time fiddle tunes, and  “Much Further Out than
Inevitable – A Tribute to Some Music of John Hartford.” They are currently releasing
a steady stream of new and original singles on all online platforms and working
compiling this new music on CD and vinyl in time for January 2026.