Jack Garton鈥檚 accordion doesn鈥檛 play that incessant bouncing polka, or that tedious carnival-ride refrain. Garton鈥檚 accordion plays raspy chords and smoky riffs: ones you usually don鈥檛 hear from the squeezebox.
Backed by the roller coaster roots band the Demon Squadron, named after Garton鈥檚 grandfather鈥檚 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 Vernon鈥檚 Spitfire Lounge Saturday night, where they blew the crowd away with their boisterous blend of roots music mayhem. Garton鈥檚 concert is the second of what is shaping up to be a stellar fourth season for the Vernon Folk-Roots Music Society.
Check out a clip of Garton鈥檚 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
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