My bandmate Molly Jewell will be joining me for the UK dates, and I’ll be hitting the Continent solo.  We have a new live cd available only at the shows for now, later in the year it will be available online – but for now only on tour.  Hope to see some new and old friends out there…

Returning to MUSIC CITY ROOTS with my band on September 9, 2015: You can watch the show online here: livestream

I grew up in Woodbury, Tennessee.  Most of my family lines all trace back to the first days settlers moved into this area.  I have only had the chance to play a few times back home.  That’s my Grandpa and Grandma Simmons in Cannon County years ago:

We began recording the new album a few weeks back and I’m really excited about how it’s sounding: You can read about the updates here:
Stephen Simmons Kickstarter Project or browse the photo album on Facebook here: Recording 2015

I am taking off Oct 8th for my Fall 2014 Europe/UK Tour.  I’ll begin with solo shows in The Netherlands, Norway, UK & Ireland over the next month and then meet up with my band from Nashville in Germany for a week of shows.  I am excited to have all of them with me for the first time (this will be my 10th tour across the Atlantic).  My good buddy and guitar player Dave Coleman will stay with me through the end of the tour.  And we’ll be home in time for Thanksgiving! 🙂

Check back in with us regularly as I am updating show info and adding gigs still (it’s a long tour).  Also, if you see an open date when I’m in your area and want to inquire about a House Concert or a venue I may have missed feel free to reach out mail@stephensimmonsmusic.com

Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones.  As always, hope to see you out.

~SS

EUROPE FALL 2014 TOUR
Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Ireland & Germany

NETHERLANDS:
10/10/14
Hoorn, NL at Backstage Hoorn
10/11/14
Simpelveld, NL at Theater De Klimboom
10/12/14
Haarlem, NL at De Waag
10/13/14
Diessen, NL at Diessen House Concert
10/17/14
Vlierden, Netherlands at Huiss concerts Vlierden
10/18/14
Alphen Ana de Rijn, NL at Hendrick’s Pub
10/19/14
Amsterdam, NL at Cafe Westerdok
10/23/14
Den Haag, NL at Haags Pop Week

NORWAY:
10/24/14
Ringebu, NO at Ringebu House Concert
10/25/14
Bergen, NO at Barbarista
10/28/14
Haugesund, NO at

UNITED KINGDOM:
10/29/14
London, UK at The Green Note
10/30/14
Tring, UK at Tring Athletic Football Club
10/31/14
Lichfield, UK at Holy Cross Parish Hall
11/01/14
High Wycombe, UK at King’s Mead Concerts

IRELAND:
11/04/14
Wexford Town, IE at The Yard – Candlelight Show

GERMANY BAND TOUR:
11/07/14
Offenburg, DE at Spitalkeller
11/08/14
Lauchhammer, DE at Real Music Club
11/09/14
Dresden, DE at The Blue Note
11/10/14 & 11/11/14 (2 nights!)
Norderstedt, DE at Music Star
11/12/14
Heilbronn, DE at Red River Saloon
11/13/14
Eppstein, DE at Wunderbar Weite Welt

GERMANY DUO TOUR:
11/18/14
Waldkraiburg, DE at Haus der Kultur
11/19/14
Wurzburg, DE at House Concert Wurzburg
11/20/14
Würzburg, DE at Tiepolo Keller
11/21/14
Gaildorf, DE at Cafe Carty
11/22/14
Coppenbrügge, DE at Private House Concert

“Simmons has made his share of scruffy-smart folk-country and roots-rock albums, steering his narratives into the Southern Gothic shadows, but his new album, Hearsay, is a quietly bold surprise. Suddenly, there are sentimental strains to his storytelling, suppleness to his phrasing and an elegant, loping fluency to the grooves. ”

 – Jewly Hight / Nashville Scene

Listen here at Bandcamp , iTunes or Amazon.

10 New Original Songs by Stephen Simmons

Produced by Stephen Simmons & Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by Dave Coleman at Howard’s Apartment Studio

*digital only release;
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