J.P. Harris & The Touch Choices tour Europe in support of album "Home Is Where The Hurt Is"
16-04-2015J.P. Harris & The Touch Choices are kicking off their extensive European tour THIS MONDAY in Brighton, before heading down to Spain, hitting Switzerland and Germany, residing in The Netherlands and Belgium for a couple, continuing through Scandinavia before ending in a two week stroll throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. See all tourdates below!
An Alabama native -- just like the previous six-plus generations of his bloodline -- J.P. Harris and his family headed west to California and Nevada when he was a kid. Then, when he was 14, Harris set out on his own with little more than a backpack, a tarp, and a bedroll to his name, living a story more common in 1937 than 1997. Harris made his way to the Northeast, picking up whatever work he could -- laborer, lumberjack, luthier. Suffice it to say, the man knows a thing or two about difficult scenarios. It's not surprising that, when Harris eventually carved out a music career for himself, he dubbed his band J.P. Harris & The Touch Choices. And those are the guys, along with some guest stars like Nikki Lane and Chance McCoy (of Old Crow Medicine Show), filling out the sound on his latest album, "Home Is Where the Hurt Is". The set is a collection of twang-laden gems, but don't call it “roots music.” Harris eschews labels like “Americana” and “folk,” preferring to have his music branded as straight-up, capital 'C' Country.
TOURDATES:
2015.04.20 Brighton (UK) @ The Verdict Jazz
2015.04.22 Barcelona (ESP) @ Rocksound
2015.04.23 Valencia (ESP) @ Loco Club
2015.04.24 Madrid (ESP) @ Boite Live
2015.04.25 Lierganes (ESP) @ Los Picos
2015.04.26 Gijon (ESP) @ Acapulco
2015.04.28 Bern (CH) @ Les Amis
2015.04.29 Liesberg (CH) @ Little Nashville
2015.04.30 Bensheim (DE) @ Musiktheater Rex
2015.05.01 Untermeitingen (DE) @ Four Corners
2015.05.02 Groningen (NL) @ Rhytmn & Bluesnight
2015.05.03 Venlo (NL) @ Down By The River
2015.05.06 Selm (DE) @ Lumberjacks
2015.05.07 Amsterdam (NL) @ Bitterzoet
2015.05.08 Eeklo (BE) @ N9
2015.05.09 Oude Leije (NL) @ Kultuurfabriek Kooi-Aap
2015.05.10 Den Bosch (NL) @ W2
2015.05.11 Randers (DK) @ Graceland Randers
2015.05.12 Storebro (SWE) @ Gillestugan
2015.05.13 Stockholm (SE) @ Scandic Grand Central
2015.05.14 Gothenburg (SWE) @ Kom Musik
2015.05.15 Bollstabruk (SWE) @ Bollsta Folkets Hus
2015.05.16 Oslo (NO) @ Buckleys
2015.05.17 Malmo (SWE) @ Folk a Rock
2015.05.18 Esbjerg (DK) @ Huset
2015.05.20 London (UK) @ The Horatia at Texas Joe's BBQ
2015.05.21 Oxford (UK) @ The Bullingdon
2015.05.22 Newcastle (UK) @ The Cluny 2
2015.05.23 Aberdeen (UK) @ The Tunnels
2015.05.25 Dublin (IRL) @ Ubangi Stomp Club
2015.05.26 Kerry (IRL) @ St Johns Theatre Listowel
2015.05.27 Cork (IRL) @ Crane Lane Theatre
2015.05.28 Clonmel (IRL) @ Clonmel World Music
2015.05.29 Castletownbere (IRL) @ High Tide Club
2015.05.30 Donegal (IRL) @ Balor Arts Centre
2015.05.31 Cookstown (IRL) @ Red Room