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Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door.
Tickets available for $10 at the door on the night of the show, while supplies last. Doors open at 7:30pm. |
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| South Haven, MI - Since 2001, South Haven's wandering son Andru Bemis has traversed the ends, edges and in-betweens of North America more times than he can count. A turtle in a land of private automobiles, Bemis wends his path by foot, thumb, bus and passenger train, performing each day in the cities and towns along his route. While his travels and lifestyle earn frequent comparisons to Carl Sandburg, John Steinbeck and Woody Guthrie, it's Bemis's unmistakable voice, expressive self-taught styles on banjo and guitar (and occasional fiddle or banjo-ukulele), engaging stage presence, and exquisitely crafted tunes of travel and longing which have earned him rapid respect and a dedicated following throughout Mexico, Canada, the U.S., and beyond. Curtis Eller is New York City's angriest yodelling banjo player. He sings about pigeon racing, performing elephants and Jesus, all of which he has seen with his own eyes. He started his show-business career at the age of seven as a juggler and acrobat in the Hiller Olde Tyme Circus in Detroit, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. His biggest musical influences are Buster Keaton, Elvis Presley and Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Eller and his band, The American Circus stubbornly perform and record in New York City. They have appeared at funerals, horse races, burlesque revues and punk rock dumps. Haunted by the ghosts of silent film and wearing a dead man's clothes, Mr. Eller and the band have staggered their way into the hearts of audiences from London and Amsterdam to Los Angeles and Montreal. |
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