Jason Eady & Abe Partridge

Jason Eady & Abe Partridge Live at Cafe Wha? | Live at Cafe Wha? | Thursday, March 19th | 5PM Doors, 6PM Show

With a decades-long commitment to his craft as a songwriter, Jason Eady has built his career on bringing his unique perspective to a variety ofgenres, from the “groove centered” blues of his native Mississippi to theclassic sound of Texas, the place he calls home. Known by critics and fansalike for his thoughtful, soulful writing and multi-genre mastery, Eady’sacumen as an artist is rooted in his ability to balance musical explorationwith tradition–the result is an artist who delivers authentic songsthat detailslices of Eady’s life that resonate with audiences, whether he’saccompanied by bluegrass pickers or pedal steel. At the heart of Eady’smusic is the song and his ability–proven by time and his extensiveaccolades–to remain loyal and authentic to himself while pushing hisstorytelling beyond the conventions of genre and form.

Abe Partridge is a heralded musician, singer/songwriter, visual artist, and podcaster based in  Mobile, Alabama. His 2018 debut, Cotton Fields and Blood For Days earned him rave reviews,  with Tony Paris saying in The Bitter Southerner: "He plays guitar the same way he writes lyrics,  bashing the strings with abandon until they are just about to come loose, then beautifully picking  the notes until every last word falls into place. More to the point, Partridge writes to make you sit  up and think. He wants to jar your reality. Sometimes, his lyrics are sly and subtle. Sometimes  they come at you with a roar and thunder, as if the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were  approaching, and the heavens were opening up to herald a warning."  

Since the release of his debut, Partridge has toured relentlessly, including several tours of the  Netherlands and the U.K. developing a reputation for moving, passionate, and sometimes  comedic, performances at prestigious songwriter festivals such as 30A Songwriters Festival,  Frank Brown Songwriters Festival, and Americanafest. He is a regular at the Bluebird Café in  Nashville and Eddie’s Attic in Decatur. He has performed on the syndicated radio programs,  Mountain Stage and Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. He has shared the stage with Morgan  Wade, Paul Thorn, Steve Poltz, Dan Bern, Jerry Joseph, Glen Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket),  Tommy Stinson, Shawn Mullins, John Fullbright, and more.  

Most recently, Partridge and co-producer Ferrill Gibbs released the Alabama Astronaut podcast,  where they explore songs previously undocumented at churches in Appalachia. The podcast  finds Partridge chatting with Holiness preachers and looking into the practice of snake handling.  It was in the Top Ten documentary podcasts on Apple Podcasts within days of its release and  now has over 40k downloads and a 4.9-star rating.  

When Partridge is not writing or touring, he is also a highly acclaimed visual artist. His paintings,  primarily acrylic on tarred board and watercolors, now hang in art galleries around the southeast  and in the private collections of Tyler Childers, Mike Wolfe (American Pickers), Rick Hirsch (Wet  Willie), and Tommy Prine. His artwork was featured in Stephen King’s 2019 sequel to The  

Shining - Dr. Sleep. He painted the cover art for Charlie Parr’s, Last Of The Better Days Ahead  (Smithsonian Folkways). He also created art for Tyler Childers’ 2022 release, Can I Take My  Hounds To Heaven?  

American Songwriter Magazine said, “Abe Partridge has established himself as one of the most  respected songwriters and visual folk artists in the southeast.”  

In November of 2022, Partridge released the EP Alabama Skies on Baldwin Co. Public Records  label which includes "Abe Partridge’s 403d Freakout". Partridge told Songfacts the story behind  the song: " 'Abe Partridge's 403d Freakout' was a song I wrote in about 20 minutes. It took me  two weeks to make it rhyme, and then it took me about six months to learn it. I just sat and  wrote a couple of pages of thoughts as they came to me. It was my attempt at describing my  thoughts chronologically as they sometimes occur in my head before I filter them. It is those  thoughts that I often have if I allow myself to mentally wander." 

Partridge's exhibit With Signs Following was on exhibition at the Alabama Contemporary Art  Center in Mobile, AL from January 13 - May 20 of 2023 and is expected to travel to other city  contemporary art centers in the next few years. His full-length studio album, Love In The Dark,  on BCPR label, was released on May 12, 2023.

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