Bill Kirchen & Austin De Lone Unite Forces

Kirchen and de Lone have been collaborating for more than 40 years. Kirchen is dubbed as the “Titan of the Telecaster,” and was co-founder of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, an Americana group before Americana became a thing.

De Lone dropped out of Harvard to move to London and start Eggs Over Easy. The band is considered the Godfathers of British pub rock, which paved the way for punk and new wave.

Transatlanticana is a mix of Americana, roots and rock. The LP dropped this month via Red House Records and features a tribute to Merle Haggard, “Hounds of the Bakersfield,” and a cover of Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin.”

Bill Kirchen will make a solo appearance at the National Folk Festival in Greensboro, N.C., Sept. 9-11 and in Bordentown, N.J., Sept. 23. He also has shows scheduled with Jim Lauderdale in Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 19 and with long-time pal Commander Cody in Huntington Beach, Calif., Oct. 8. Austin de Lone doesn’t appear on these dates as it stands.

However, the duo is slated to perform together for the rest of the gigs including the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco Sept. 30-Nov. 2. Lineup and set times have yet to be unveiled for the event.

All shows are with Bill Kirchen, Austin de Lone and band unless noted in bold.

Aug. 31 – New York, N.Y., Joe’s Pub
Sept. 1 – Philadelphia, Pa., Tin Angel
Sept. 2 – Richmond, Va., The Tin Pan
Sept. 3 – Alexandria, Va., The Birchmere (special guests Tom Principato Band)
Sept. 9 – Greensboro, N.C., Center City Park (National Folk Festival) (Bill Kirchen)
Sept. 10 – Greensboro, N.C., Center City Park (National Folk Festival) (Bill Kirchen)
Sept. 11 – Greensboro, N.C., Center City Park (National Folk Festival) (Bill Kirchen)
Sept. 15 – Wimberley, Texas, Wimberley United Methodist Church
Sept. 16 – Baton Rouge, La., Red Dragon Listening Room
Sept. 17 – New Orleans, La., Chickie Wah Wah
Sept. 19 – Buffalo, N.Y., Sportsmens Tavern (Bill Kirchen & Jim Lauderdale)
Sept. 23 – Bordentown, N.J., The Record Collector Store (Bill Kirchen)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 – San Francisco, Calif., Speedway Meadow @ Golden Gate Park (Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival)
Oct. 8 – Huntington Beach, Calif., Don the Beachcomber (Bill Kirchen & Commander Cody)
Oct. 28 – Austin, Texas, El Mercado’s Music Lounge
Oct. 29 – Houston, Texas, McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Oct. 30 – New Braunfels, Texas, Gruene Hall
Nov. 3 – Fairfield, Iowa, The Depot Brewery
Nov. 4 – Minneapolis, Minn., Lee’s Liquor Lounge
Nov. 5 – Berwyn, Ill., FitzGerald’s
Dec. 2 – Shirley, Mass., Bull Run Restaurant
Dec. 3 – Buffalo, N.Y., Sportsmens Tavern
Dec. 4 – Rochester, N.Y., Lovin’ Cup
Dec. 8 – Philadelphia, Pa., Tin Angel

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