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placeStratford
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Americana
Alt-Country
Folk
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Americana to the bone, Canadiana in the heart & soul
Canadiana/Americana best describes the music of singer-songwriter Barry James Payne (String Bone). Well worn by the rumble of the road, Payne writes songs that bring his true to life narratives close to the ear with tender arrangements and gruff sincerity. Mixing folk, blues, country, rock, and other contemporary and traditional elements, his sound is both fluid and solid, thus true to its name. A good story teller, he was roaming the streets of his old stomping grounds in, London, ON at the early age of 14 and experienced some truly legendary musical shows (before he reached the age of majority) by the likes of Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, James Cotton, Long John Baldry and countless others coming through the Chicago circuit in the mid-seventies as well as all of the big rock bands of the day. Payne loves all kinds of music and this contrasting love provides all sorts of influences for his meaningful lyrics and melodies to emerge.
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Art type: Live Music
Music type: Original Music
What this Artist plays most of the time
Genre: AmericanaAlt-CountryFolk
Home base: Stratford
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Aeolian Hall - London, Ontario
2021/11
Tracks - Olds
2024/10
The Dakota
2023/09
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