Curtis Eller - Friday 25th Nov Sun Inn, Stockton

I have never seen a live performance quite like this one. Eller comes on like a force of nature and his raw, fiery and often funny songs are delivered with demonic glee. His skeletal banjo tunes were backed up by a raw, punky band setting which let let him play from the heart, floor, walls and at one point perched on a window ledge behind curtains. Curtis Eller deserves a bigger following than witnessed last night's gig at the Sun Inn in Stockton because he is the hardest working man in the world of dark, twisted, banjo-fuelled, 1920s punk, channelling the spirit of Buster Keaton! Unique.

Curtis Eller - Friday 25th Nov Sun Inn, Stockton

Curtis Eller is New York City's angriest yodelling banjo player. He started his show business career as a juggler and acrobat, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. Mr. Eller and his band 'The American Circus' have performed at funerals, horse races, burlesque shows and vaudeville revues. His biggest musical influences are Buster Keaton, Stephen Foster and Abraham Lincoln. Yodelling and some strong language can be expected.
See more info at curtiseller.com

Curtis Eller: Sweat Shop Fire

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