Recording, SXSW, and East Coast Tour with Daniel Markham

Hello, folks! More good news heading in your general direction.

This next week of March, I will be at Fellowship Hall in Little Rock, Arkansas recording my new full length record with the help of some close friends, Tulsa Sound hotshots, and the talented Megan Palmer (who has a great record herself that you should check out!) These songs are definitely the most mature and thought-out pieces I've ever composed and I am excited to share them with you, lyircally and musically.

Cosmic happenings in the pipeline this last week have led me to my first official SXSW showcase in Austin, TX on March 19 at St. David's Bethel Chapel at 11pm, alongside other killer Okie acts performing in one of the most spacious and resonant venues in the entire festival. Check it out!

Daniel Markham and I are going on an East Coast tour to sing songs from both our new records coming out this summer. Come catch us aorund your hometown or the places that you hold close.

------------------------------------------ 3/26 - Norman, OK - The Deli 3/27 - Springfield, MO - Lindberg's 3/28 - St. Louis, MO - Dead Wax Records (w/ Beth Bombara) 3/30 - Jackson, TN - Downtown Tavern 3/31 - Gatlinburg, TN - Sugarlands Distillery 4/1 - Richmond, VA - House Show 4/2 - Baltimore, MD - Club 608 4/3 - York, PA - Sign of the Wagon 4/4 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall 4/5 - Brooklyn, NY - Silent Barn 4/6 - Charlottesville, VA - The Garage 4/7 - Charlotte, NC - Evening Muse 4/9 - Athens, GA - Flicker Bar 4/10 - Anniston, AL - Caldwell Tavern 4/11 - Montgomery, AL - The Sanctuary 4/12 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Brewery 4/14 - Little Rock, AR - Whitewater Tavern 4/15 - Tulsa, OK - Mercury Lounge 4/16 - Tulsa, OK - Opolis ---------------------------------------------

More tours to be announced soon and some sideman work for some folks that I am ecstatic about. If you would like to listen/purchase any of the music I've recorded up this point for digital downloads, check out johncalvinabney.bandcamp.com, but if you would like hard copies, email us and we will gladly fill your order. Thanks a million. Until the next time we cross paths.

John Calvin Abney and family

As winter disappears and the year rolls on. Sessions and shows abound.

Greetings, people of the world.

(photo by Erin Rambo)

John has been a speeding bullet since the release of Vice Versa Suite EP in December. After returning from Europe backing Samantha Crain, he has been diving head-first into writing sessions for the the full length record. He made his way to the western slope of Colorado and completed the arrangements and lyrics for what will be recorded in March. Engineer Jason Weinheimer and rhythm section Paddy Ryan and Aaron Boehler, along with long-time guitarist Kyle Reid, will be accompanying John Calvin in the spring-time at Fellowship Hall in Little Rock, AR.

In addition to his next full-length record, John will be assisting a good group of songwriters on assorted instruments in the studio, including John Moreland, Chris Porter, Kierston White, and M. Lockwood Porter in coming months. All the songwriters listed are stellar and produce beautiful work. Check them all out individually.

Congratulations to John Moreland, fresh back from touring with Jason Isbell in Europe, for securing a spot on the Stephen Colbert Late Show on February 1st. Everyone tune in at your favorite watering hole/dive.

One of Oklahoma's wonderful little secret of a venue, Frank and Lola's in Bartlesville, OK, will be ceasing live music at the end of the month of February. John and countless other acts, locally and nationally, have performed here for years and mourn the loss of such a great venue. Though, they will still be open for food and drink ( which they do very well, we might add), music will be no more. John has the opportunity of performing here one last time on February 13th, Saturday. Come sing some songs with him before the great change.

John will be attending Folk Alliance International for his 3rd consecutive year from February 17-21 in Kansas City, Missouri, supporting Vice Versa Suite EP and his upcoming soon-to-be-cut LP.

As always, keep in touch here and via social media to keep up with the shows and the ever-turning wheels. We send our best into the world.

-John and friends.

Vice Versa Suite" EP available now on Bandcamp, iTunes, etc!

Happy Saturday, everyone.

Vice Versa Suite is available now online via Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify, etc. and through a short run of limited edition cassette tapes via Tape Gun Records in Norman, OK.

All proceeds from this EP sale will be going towards the production of my next full-length record, which is being recorded in the new year with a slew of excellent musicians and hard-working folks. 

stay tuned for more news concerning music and tour.

thank you dearly for listening.

listen to the new EP in it's entirety here: