What do you get when you blend of an award-winning singer-songwriter rock star with a stand-up comic? The answer is Fred Eaglesmith.
Eaglesmith likes characterize himself as "Johnny Carson meets the Rolling Stones." And now, he's bringing his rock-tinged, comic wit in the form of his well-honed Traveling Steam Show Tour to theaters across North America, exactly the types of venues both the Stones and Carson played as their careers headed for the entertainment stratosphere.
Just as fast as he is to make you sing, rock out and laugh, he is also skilled at bringing an audience (or fellow superstar) to tears. When asked to recall the last time a piece of music had moved him to tears, Tom Waits singled out an Eaglesmith song, "Your Sister Cried." Of the song's lyrics, Waits confessed, "It just tore me up."
Eaglesmith's genre-spanning songs have been recorded by many artists, including Miranda Lambert, Cowboy Junkies, Todd Snider, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith. His most recent album of his songs is "Tambourine," which follows "6 Volt" and "Cha Cha Cha."
Eaglesmith's Traveling Steam Show Tour Dates:
Nov. 29 - Horning's Mills Community Hall - Horning's Mills, Ontario
Dec. 3 - London Music Club (solo) - London, Ontario
Dec. 4 - Moonshine Café (solo) - Oakville, Ontario
Dec. 12-14 - Winter Weekend 2014, Old Town Hall - Waterford, Ontario
Dec. 27 - Bay City Music Hall - Hamilton, Ontario
Dec. 30 - Hugh's Room - Toronto, Ontario
Jan. 3 - Wellsville Creative Arts Center - Wellsville, N.Y.
Jan. 4 - Jammin Java - Vienna, Va.
Jan. 6 - Ashland Coffee & Tea - Ashland, Va.
Jan. 7 - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, N.C.
Jan. 8 - Eddie's Attic - Decatur, Ga.
Jan. 9 - Cafe Eleven - St. Augustine, Fla.
Jan. 10-17 - Delbert McClinton & Friends Sandy Beaches Cruise
Jan. 20 - Ace's - Bradenton, Fla.
Jan. 21 - Full Moon Farm - Floral City, Fla.
Jan. 23 - Duling Hall - Jackson, Miss.
Jan. 24 - Red Dragon Listening Room - Baton Rouge, La.
Jan. 27 - McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Houston, Texas
Jan. 29 - The Old Church - Perkins, Okla.
Jan. 30 - Love & War in Texas - Plano, Texas
Jan. 31 - The Live Oak Music Hall - Fort Worth, Texas
Feb. 3 - The Blue Light - Lubbock, Texas
Feb. 4 - The Cooperage - Albuquerque, N.M.
Feb. 5 - The Rhythm Room - Phoenix, Ariz.
Feb. 7 - Genghis Cohen - Los Angeles, Calif.
Feb. 10 - The Barn - Gilroy, Calif.
Feb. 12 - Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz, Calif.
Feb. 13 - Chico Grange Hall - Chico, Calif.
Feb. 14 - Palms Playhouse - Winters, Calif.
Feb. 15 - The Center for the Arts - Grass Valley, Calif.
Feb. 17 - The Tractor - Seattle, Wash.
Feb. 20 - The Green Frog Acoustic Tavern - Bellingham, Wash.
Feb. 21 - The Hub at Cowichan Station - Duncan, B.C.
Feb. 23 - Fulford Hall - Saltspring Island, B.C.
