SFF Presents: Showman & Coole

About this event

Join us for an intimate concert from SFF Presents featuring John Showman and Chris Coole on Sunday, November 15.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m and the show starts at 7 p.m. This is a general admission, all ages show. Beverages will be available for purchase, no outside food or beverages permitted in the venue.

About the Band

Over more than 25 years and a couple thousand shows — in bands such as The Foggy Hogtown Boys and The Lonesome Ace Stringband — John Showman and Chris Coole have built a rare and intuitive musical bond. Their sound lives somewhere between old-time, bluegrass, and folk, where tradition and originality share equal footing.

Their repertoire spans the songs of John Hartford, Hank Williams, Dock Boggs, and The Band, alongside the fiddle tunes of Eck Robertson and Ed Haley. Their own songs and tunes draw from these sources to create something unmistakably personal and resonant.

The duo has performed at leading festivals including MerleFest, RockyGrass, Grey Fox, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Mariposa, Wintergrass, the Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival, and the Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum.

Together they’ve released two duo albums — Afield, a collection of old-time fiddle tunes, and Much Further Out than Inevitable: A Tribute to the Music of John Hartford. In 2025, they released Big Wing, the seventh Lonesome Ace Stringband album, which Americana UK Magazine praised as “one of the most entertaining bluegrass albums of the year.”

www.lonesomeace.com & www.chriscoole.com

From SFF Presents