WORKSHOPS!
MAY 31 & JUNE 21
Although I'll be cancelling some upcoming shows over the next couple of months as Showman recovers from his injuries, this space in my schedule has allowed me to design a couple of workshops that I'm really excited about. I've got two workshops coming up - one in May and one in June. You can read all about them and sign up here.
BIG WING
The 7th Lonesome Ace album came out in October 2025 and is streaming away!
Bluegrass Unlimited says “Coole and Showman are masters of their respective instruments, and with this album, they have proven to be masters of re-imagining the recording tradition-based modern roots music”
Listen here!
COVID ALBUMS!
Me and Showman kept pretty darn busy through the COVID-times. We actually collaborated on three albums - “Much Further Out Than Inevitable” (a John Hartford tribute), “Afield” (fiddle and banjo duets), and “Adeline” (weird old-time jam band madness). I also put out a solo album of original songs entitled “The Old Man and the C Chord”. If you haven't checked them out already, you can do so here!
John Hartford's Windows Revealed!
When we recorded the Adeline album, we wrote in the liner notes that we had loosely followed John Hartford's "Windows" method of backing up fiddle music. It seemed like lots of folks didn't know what we were talking about, so when a British publication called "The Old-Time News" asked me to write an article to explain it a little bit, I was happy to get the chance.
I was lucky enough to get to talk to my friend Bob Carlin a bit about his time with John and even got permission to use some of John's own words to help explain. If you'd like to read it, click here.
