Harbor Stories: Unplugged | Chicago Farmer & Ernie Hendrickson

Schedule

Sun Oct 17 2021 at 06:30 pm

Location

Red Dog Grill | Ottawa, IL

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Join us for a night of live music with Chicago Farmer and Ernie Hendrickson.
Chicago Farmer, the son of a small-town farming community, Cody Diekhoff logged plenty of highway and stage time under the name Chicago Farmer before settling in the city in 2003. Profoundly inspired by fellow midwesterner John Prine, he’s a working-class folk musician to his core. His small-town roots, tilled with city streets mentality, are turning heads North and South of I-80.
“I love the energy, music, and creativity of Chicago, but at the same time, the roots and hard work of my small town,” he shares. Growing up in Delavan, Illinois, with a population of less than 2,000, Diekhoff’s grandparents were farmers, and their values have always provided the baseline of his songs.
He writes music for “the kind of people that come to my shows. Whether in Chicago or Delavan, everyone has a story, and everyone puts in a long day and works hard the same way,” he says. “My generation may have been labeled as slackers, but I don’t know anyone who doesn’t work hard - many people I know put in 50-60 hours a week and 12 hour days. That’s what keeps me playing. I don’t like anyone to be left out; my music is for everyone in big and very small towns.”
Shullsburg, Wisconsin native Ernie Hendrickson grew up on a steady diet of Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Jerry Garcia. These early heroes opened the gates to the deep well of American roots music which he continues to draw inspiration from. His 2007 solo record, Down the Road, which the Illinois Entertainer deemed “Groundbreaking” pushed him onto the Midwest’s radar as an emerging singer-songwriter. His second and third records ‘Walking with Angels’ and ‘One For the Dreamers’ found him working with industry veterans Bo Ramsey (Lucinda Williams, Greg Brown) and Chad Cromwell (Neil Young, Mark Knopfler) respectively. His latest effort, ‘Roll On’ released in the summer of 2019 was recorded in Chicago with producer Brian Deck (Counting Crows, Iron, and Wine). He has played stages from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to the Living Room in New York City and all points in between. His songs have been in regular rotation at over 100 different radio stations across the country and his fans will attest to the energy and fun found at his live shows, which in the spirit of his heroes are never the same and always evolving.
Doors open at 5pm
Dinner served 5pm to 6:30pm (Not included in ticket price)
Show begins at 6:30pm
Must be 21 or older
For more information contact us at 815-434-4406 ext 1
*Artists/details subject to change
Purchase your tickets here: https://harbor-inn.square.site/
Tickets are non-refundable. Non-Transferrable.
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Red Dog Grill, 411 Great Loop East, Ottawa, United States

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