• File This Under “Awesome” – Chuck Ragan’s Latest Album & Touring Band Unite Old With New

    B. Dutch Seyfarth Posted On September 24, 2011
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    Over the last decade, Florida’s Chuck Ragan, best known for fronting Florida punk rock superheroes “Hot Water Music” has not-so-quietly re-configured his songwriting abilities to a wider, more diverse audience than the sweat soaked punk rock clubs he came from. Years of honing his folk rock chops are paying off and not surprisingly coming full circle as evidenced by a recent invite to open major worldwide tour for rock and roll legends Social Distortion (whose 1990 Johnny Cash cover of  “Ring Of Fire” more or less created the country punk sound).

     

    But unlike the guitar/bass/drums world of punk rock music, Chuck Ragan’s current live band shows a nod to old school country music traditionalists. Featuring Chuck Ragan on acoustic guitar, upright bass player Joe Ginsberg, and the wildly animated fiddler Jon Gaunt, the folk rock trio has been knocking audiences dead night after night with favorable audience word of mouth from newly converted fans.

     

    Many readers in the No Depression music community have seen Chuck Ragan perform solo over the last few years but the new trio lineup combined with new songs could very well likely represent a mass audience turning  point for this rock and roll troubador. With all that being said, file the following live video under awesome:

     

     

    Chuck Ragan – Nomad By Fate, filmed at the National in Richmond, Virginia

     

    Upcoming tour dates: 

    Tue Sep 27, 2011 Bristol Academy, United Kingdom

    Wed Sep 28, 2011 Manchester Academy 2, United Kingdom

    Thu Sep 29, 2011 Dublin Academy, United Kingdom

    Fri Sep 30, 2011 Glasgow ABC, United Kingdom

    Sat Oct 1, 2011 Newcastle Northumbria Students Union, United Kingdom

    Sun Oct 2, 2011 Nottingham RockCity, United Kingdom

    Tue Oct 4, 2011 Amsterdam De Duif, Netherlands

    Wed Oct 5, 2011 Hamburg Gunspan, Germany

    Thu Oct 6, 2011 Berlin Postbahnhof Germany

    Fri Oct 7, 2011 Wien Arena, Austria

    Sat Oct 8, 2011 Munchen Backstage Werk, Germany

    Sun Oct 9, 2011 Zurich Dynamo, Switzerland

    Tue Oct 11, 2011 Wiesbaden Ringkirsche, Germany

    Wed Oct 12, 2011 Cologne Live Music Hall, Germany

    Thu Oct 13, 2011 Munster Skaters Palace, Germany

    Fri Oct 14, 2011 Antwerp Trix, Belgium

    Sat Oct 15, 2011 London Shepherds Bush, United Kingdom

    Sun Oct 16, 2011 Cardiff Uni Souls, United Kingdom

    Mon Oct 17, 2011 Portsmouth Pyramids, United Kingdom

    Fri Nov 4, 2011 Miami Beach, FL Fillmore Miami Beach, United States Sat

    Nov 5, 2011 Orlando, FL House of Blues Orlando, United States

    Tue Nov 22, 2011 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom, United States

    Fri Nov 25, 2011 Louisville, KY Expo Five, United States

    Sat Nov 26, 2011 Toledo, Ohio Omni, United States

    Sun Nov 27, 2011 Grand Rapids, MI The Orbit Room, United States

    Tue Nov 29, 2011 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre, United States

    Sun Dec 4, 2011 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre, United States

     

     

     




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