With a sound that crosses the boundaries of old time, bluegrass, and folk music, the Lonesome Ace Stringband has maintained a unique combination of traditionalism right alongside creative thought. Their seventh album, Big Wing, is a collection of six original songs by
From Toronto, the Lonesome Ace Stringband remembers Hank Williams, perhaps the world's greatest country artist, and indeed its likely creator, in their latest single. The Aces, consisting of John Showman on fiddle and Chris Coole on banjo, have been opening up
The Lonesome Ace Stringband tows a fine line between tapping the traditional while also creating a sound that's entirely their own. It's not an easy task; after all, reverence and relevance can often be at odds. But they succeed in spades
Lonesome Ace Stringband - photo by Joel Varjassy Toronto's old time power trio, Lonesome Ace Stringband, has a new music video for their latest single, Praying For Rain, which touches on a topic fresh in all our minds these days. It tells
Toronto-based old time power trio Lonesome Ace Stringband has announced the release of their next album, Try To Make It Fly on October 13, along with a new single today. Known throughout the US and Canada for their powerful live performances,
Who doesn't like a John Hartford song? He never seemed to write one that wasn't fun, memorable, or cogent in some way, several of which have become familiar worldwide. And he stayed within the bluegrass/old time tradition throughout his life
Toronto's Lonesome Ace Stringband is a trio that truly defies description. Driven by Chris Coole's clawhammer banjo, you might be tempted to call them an old time group, but they feature a good bit of bluegrass music in their show.
Canada’s Lonesome Ace Stringband comes about their purist pedigree quite naturally. Its three core members — Chris Coole (banjo), John Showman (fiddle) and Max Heineman (bass) — pride themselves on being journeyman musicians and veterans of some of Canada's top
