Jack GartonÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s accordion doesnÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™t play that incessant bouncing polka, or that tedious carnival-ride refrain. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s accordion plays raspy chords and smoky riffs: ones you usually donÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™t hear from the squeezebox.
Backed by the roller coaster roots band the Demon Squadron, named after GartonÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s grandfatherÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s special ops flight squadron in WWII, the band, like his grandfather, is a highly trained, deftly skilled crew of rocksteady, rambling musical talent. Garton and the squadron brought their weird and wonderful act to the VernonÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s Spitfire Lounge Saturday night, where they blew the crowd away with their boisterous blend of roots music mayhem. GartonÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s concert is the second of what is shaping up to be a stellar fourth season for the .
Check out a clip of GartonÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s concert here:
Upcoming concerts organized by the society include;
Bill Bourne - November 18
Stephen Fearing Trio with Oh Susanna - January 30
Shred Kelly - March 22
The Black Hen Roadshow - April 18
Slocan Rambler- May 12
Tiger Moon - June 8
Erin Christie
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