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The Town Pants are back at The Smith Friday, October 30 for their Drinking in the Graveyard Party show! Kick off Halloween weekend with an evening of lively Celtic rock. Costumes encouraged!

Based in Ottawa, Ontario, The Town Pants masterfully blend Irish traditional, folk, rock, and roots Americana. Brothers Duane and Dave Keogh deliver powerful dual lead vocals that ignite every performance with fervour and vitality. The robust rhythm section, featuring Jeff Tripoli and Blake Propst, is complemented by the extraordinary violin skills of Johanna So, crafting a distinct “West Coast Celtic” sound that resonates with audiences long after the final note.

In a sea of Celtic folk-rock bands, The Town Pants distinguish themselves with their unmatched fusion of passion, energy, and spirit. Their imaginative and captivating songwriting cements their status as a leading force in the genre, promising an unforgettable musical experience.

Donna The Buffalo is not just a band; rather, one might say that Donna The Buffalo has become a lifestyle for its members and audiences. Since 1989, the roots rockers have played thousands of shows and countless festivals, including Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, Telluride, Austin City Limits Festival, Merle Fest, and Philadelphia Folk Festival. They’ve opened for The Dead and have toured with Peter Rowan, Del McCoury, Los Lobos, Little Feat, Jim Lauderdale, Rusted Root, and Railroad Earth to name a few. They also toured with Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen to help raise awareness about increased corporate spending in politics.

In 1991, the band started the Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg, NY. The four-day festival has become an annual destination for over 15,000 music lovers every year and was started as an AIDS benefit. It continues as a benefit for arts and education. To date, the event has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and is now one of three Grassroots Festivals: the biannual Shakori Hills Fest in North Carolina and the Virginia Key Festival in Florida. In 2016, GrassRoots Culture Camp was introduced in Trumansburg, New York, as four days of music, art, dance and movement workshops, including nightly dinners and dances.

American music masters Edgar Meyer (bass) and Mike Marshall (mandolin) join together with George Meyer (violin) for a special collaboration usually only heard on the summer bluegrass festival circuit!

Expect to hear works from the genre-bending Short Trip Home album of many years ago as well as new music written specifically for this tour.

Edgar’s son George is charting his own course in the musical world and represents the next generation of artists expressing their unique voices and perspective. He certainly has strong roots!