About
Old Man Luedecke
Instruments: Banjo
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Old Man Luedecke, is one of Canada’s best loved and most intriguing roots singer-songwriters. “An original, he is a musical singularity to be savoured and shared”, says the Vancouver Folk Festival. His memorable melodies, poetic sense and easy charisma appeal to a new generation and anyone searching for new growth from old roots.Old Man Luedecke was born in Toronto but has made his home for years in the music rich maritime province of Nova Scotia, on the east coast of Canada. There his music has been wholeheartedly adopted and is becoming representative of the traditional storytelling folk elements and the way it speaks to new generation of people craving such meaning in their music.
Luedecke is a young man with an old soul who doesn’t sugar coat his fears and this lets his songs breathe with a fresh breeze of bittersweet hopefulness. He channels a refreshing energy from folk giants like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger with maybe a hint of Loudon Wainwright III. But it’s Luedecke’s contemporary lyrics coupled with the irresistible rhythm of the old time banjo that connect and make him so loved with his audiences. His ability to tap into a common muddled and dark search for mean... show more
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Past Events
22
May
20:00 22:00
The Cove Inn
27
Apr
2024
14:00 16:00
25
Apr
2024
20:00 22:00
26
Nov
2022
19:00
26
Nov
2019
19:00
26
Oct
2012
19:00 23:00
07
Jun
2012
20:00 23:30
13
May
2011
19:30 22:30
Musician Past Posters
Musician Articles
Old Man Luedecke on lost instruments and finding the gold
Acclaimed two-time JUNO Award-winning banjo plucker plays The Cove Inn on May 22.
Author: Seamus Cowan
Published by: The Review-Mirror
