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JP HARRIS & THE TOUGH CHOICES
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JP HARRIS & THE TOUGH CHOICES
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J.P. Harris is the real deal. This isn’t your glam country music, with rhinestones and glitter. He’s an ex-gutter punk road warrior making down-home American honky tonk, the way it should be, from both the heart and the bottom of a whiskey bottle. With heaps of awards to his name, including “Best Country Album” from Nashville’s own hometown paper Nashville Scene, Harris isn’t just perpetuating musical stereotypes; he’s the actual living, breathing, authentic thing, and it shows in his music In short, J.P. Harris plays Country Music. Not “Americana,” not “Roots,” “Folk,” or any other number of monikers used to describe a slew of spin-off genres; he plays from the foundation of these styles, the music that has influenced four generations of songwriters. In a world where prefixes have been added to the term “Country,” JP simply sticks to the old-fashioned sounds. JP says of his younger days, “There’s nothing more romantic than being a 15-year-old kid with a backpack and a pair of boots and an acoustic guitar slung over his shoulder jumping on a freight train.” so he’s been riding the honky-tonk train for a little while now and he’s one of the best young voices in this tradition. His songs have the grit and swagger of the best old-school country singers, and a kind of rich baritone that lends itself perfectly to the idiom. He lives the life too. He’s a long-haul roadster pulling into dark bar after dark bar to bring a little honky-tonk into our livesTICKETS
€15 available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 1890 200 078 (1-8pm M-F, 4-8pm Sat)
– 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets.Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.