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Oliver Swain's BIG MACHINE
Oliver Swain has been a celebrated musician for years, held in high regard in ac...
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Sat. February 27th 2016 + Add to Calendar
St. James Community Hall
8:00pm Doors at: 7:00pm
$20 ($16 members)
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The Rogue Folk Club
3214 West 10th Avenue Vancouver BC
V6K 2L2
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Physical tickets at: The Rogue Folk Club, Rufus Guitar Shop, Highlife Records, Prussin Music Inc., Red Cat Records
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Oliver Swain has been a celebrated musician for years, held in high regard in acoustic and folk music styles for both his astonishing instrumental and vocal abilities, though he seldom gives the genre a fully traditional treatment. Oliver Swain strays towards the whimsical, the spiritual, and the socially conscious side of what he likes to refer to as "chamber folk odyssey", and it's these beguiling and provocative elements that make him unique as an artist and songwriter. The anticipated new album Never More Together is a rich and sublime example of Swain's personal obsessions; clawhammer banjo, bowed bass and slack key guitar style, and fascination with ethnomusicology. Modern rock and early R&B are curated within the traditionally-based songs, used as a springboard into the imaginati... more...Venue
St. James Community Hall
3214 W. 10th Ave. Vancouver BC