The Bluegrass Situation premieres "Way Out" music video, autumn tour continues, and everything will

Hello, family and friends.

I am happy to announce that The Bluegrass Situationpremiered the music video for "Way Out" today on their site, directed and edited by Sterlin Harjo. It was a work of love and contains footage from many tours across the USA with my dear friends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci4Zh2Mb-Xc

 It is a dark day for our country, as the ill-mannered, foul-mouthed, and unprepared president-elect takes the polls. We cannot let the darkness smother our light. Hold on to the light and push it forth. Create, speak your voice, and stand for what is right. We're going to make it through.

Autumn tour will continue until the winter months and I hope that we can share a song, a meal, a drink, and a conversation before then. We will keep making, we will keep fighting, and we will sing our songs in celebration of life and in defense and recognition of safety and happiness for all.

The tour poster above was lovingly created by May Yang at Flash Flood Printing, with the sprites made by Hector Hoyo, and printed to a limited 35 copies, 6 color prints on 16x20 beautiful french paper and available at tour dates only. See you guys out there, soon, soon, soon.

-love,

john and family

The first leg of the fall tour 2016 and the arrival of Far Cries and Close Calls vinyl!

Hello, everyone.

We hope the world and it's intricacies have been treating you well. John is gearing up to head out for a set of tour dates with his friend, M. Lockwood Porter, to select towns in the midwest US before his southwest and west coast sojourn. Here are a list of dates where John will be:

10/31 - The Shelter - Oxford, MS (w/ Holy Ghost Electric Show) 11/1 - 5spot - Nashville, TN 11/2 - Sugarland's Distillery - Gatlinburg, TN 11/3 - The Basement - Nashville, TN (w/  Joey Kneiser, Kent Eugene Goolsby) 11/4 - Stagger Inn - Edwardsville, IL (w/ Beth Bombara) 11/5 - Dead Wax Records - St. Louis, MO (w/ Beth Bombara) 11/6 - Uncommon Grounds - Chicago, IL 11/7 - Moeller Nights at The Village Theatre - Davenport, IA (with Vita and the Woolf) (Update: aware that the poster says Evanston, IL on the 11/4 date erroneously, but we will definitely be in Edwardsville that night. Thank you for understanding.)

Also, great news! The vinyl of Far Cries and Close Calls will be arriving on Halloween! We will be sending out all of the pre-orders on November 1st and fulfilling your orders instantaneously. Thank you for your continued support and your willingness to inject love into the air amidst the strange, the dark, and the cold. More updates coming soon, more tour dates to come, and more words to sing.

-love,

j and family

Far Cries and Close Calls available for purchase, plus new press and upcoming Colorado run!

Far Cries and Close Calls is available for purchase at all your local Oklahoma record stores! Check out johncalvinabney.bandcamp.com to order digital and physical CDs, plus the vinyl pre-order is still going. Grab your copy today!

Vesa at onechord.net had splendid words concerning this collection of songs, saying:

 "a very impressive collection of songs and his best album so far... John has found his own voice...unique combination of folk, americana, rock’n’roll and indie pop. I hope this one will get the recognition it deserves. In my books, Far Cries and Close Calls is one of 2016’s finest."

A music video for the song "Way Out" is finished and will be released in the coming weeks. Keep your eyes and ears at full attention!

Before John heads out on his 30+ day tour across America in support of the album, he will be making a run to the mountains of Colorado for a select set of theatre and brewery dates:

10/6 - Ft. Collins, CO - Swing Station (w/Ben Ballinger) 10/7 - Dolores, CO - Dolores River Brewery 10/8 - Ridgway, CO - Sherbino Theatre (w/ Foxfeather) 10/9 - Divide, CO - Paradox Brewing Company

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more news coming soon!

-john and family