Jake Xerxes Fussell & Sam Amidon
- Dinsdag, april 14
- 19:00-22:00
- Longboat Hall 103 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, M6J 3C2, Canada
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On April 14, 2026, Longboat Hall in Toronto hosts a double bill bringing together Jake Xerxes Fussell and Sam Amidon, two artists who work the living roots of American folk in their own distinct ways. Expect an evening that moves between intimate storytelling and subtle, agile musicianship, with tradition as the starting point rather than the finish line.
Jake Xerxes Fussell, raised in Georgia and now based in North Carolina, draws his repertoire from Southern ballads, work songs and country‑blues fragments collected in the field. On stage he favors unhurried tempos, a clear, melodic guitar tone and discreet accompaniment, letting the words, regional turns of phrase and atmospheres rise to the surface. His arrangements lean toward contemporary Americana without polishing away the grain of the source material, leaving space for the stories and landscapes carried by these songs.
Sam Amidon grew up in a folk family and shifts naturally between voice, banjo and fiddle. His set blends traditional material with jazz inflections, improvisation and an indie sense of form, often within a pared‑down frame where the voice leads. Across albums for Bedroom Community and Nonesuch, he has made that balance between tradition and rewriting his territory; live, it translates into a focused, conversational flow that leaves room for surprise.
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Longboat Hall
103 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, M6J 3C2, Canada