{"product_id":"spencer-burton-october-30-30","title":"Spencer Burton October 30 $30","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOctober 30 2026 $30      8:00PM START\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is a seated show.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDinner is not included with ticket price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWe have\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elimited dinner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereservations\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ewith staggered ordering times between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e5:30 and 6:45.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAll of our guests that choose \"ticket with dinner reservation\" are welcome anytime after 5:30 on show nights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eOn show nights our regular lunch menu is not available. Our kitchen serves our wood fired pizza along with homemade show night specials, between the times of 5:30 and 7:00 to ensure you have time to eat before the show starts.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWe will do our best to feed all of our guests in a timely fashion from our small homestyle kitchen.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWhen fully booked the dinner option will not be available in the show night selection box. Guests choosing the \"ticket only\" option are welcome anytime after 7:00.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePlease contact us if you have any questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eneatmusicandcoffee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cwbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@gmail.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e613-433-9960 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCome have fun at Neat!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spencerburtonmusic.com\"\u003eSPENCER BURTON\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ONjJcOUAbs\u0026amp;list=RD-ONjJcOUAbs\u0026amp;start_radio=1\"\u003ePLAY VIDEO - PRAIRIE MOON\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9ziBLIGA_rc\u0026amp;list=RD9ziBLIGA_rc\u0026amp;start_radio=1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, San Francisco, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePLAY VIDEO - N\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOTHING'S CHANGED\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Eg6mAG8dRUU\u0026amp;list=RDEg6mAG8dRUU\u0026amp;start_radio=1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePLAY VIDEO -\u003c\/span\u003e GOING FISHIN'\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpencer Burton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHome, as we so often hear, is where the heart is. It’s where you belong and where your\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003estory begins. There’s no place like it, but paradoxically, it’s not a place; it’s a feeling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e–simultaneously sweet, simple, the anchor of the soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the course of his last two lauded LPs – 2024’s North Wind and 2021’s Coyote –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpencer Burton deeply considered and contemplated the concept, even retreating to a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003esecluded cabin in the sticks of Northern Ontario to record the former and find “home” for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehimself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltimately he did, but that blissful discovery would soon be tempered by an unforeseen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eburden, and on his new self-titled collection, Burton ruminates on how to return to it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This album was also written in isolation, though not by choice,” he begins, recalling the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eharrowing experience of his son requiring emergency life-saving surgery at the foot of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2025. “Our lives were turned upside down; it was very sudden and very urgent.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis wife refused to leave the bedside, and since only one parent could remain in the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecramped hospital room around the clock, that once again left Burton with ample time for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003einsular introspection – albeit this time, not by choice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I just started writing songs about the whole experience, and playing them for my family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebecame a way for all of us to cope with and work through the situation,” he shares about\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe weeks-long ordeal. “They don’t necessarily feel like ‘hospital songs,’ but they do\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecarry a recurring theme of home – of wanting home and finding home when you can’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephysically be there.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe resulting collection – like the transformative experience that inspired it – is one rich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith hope, home, and healing. What began as the seeds of something deeply personal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003esprouted into something optimistic and undeniably communal – both figuratively and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eliterally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost of the songs were written and, for a good while, solely performed on an acoustic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eguitar in a sterile and stodgy Ontario hospital; however, the album – produced by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003elongtime friend Matt Kelly and engineered and mixed by Erik Nielsen – features a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ediverse and decorated cast of musical collaborators amassed from different eras of his\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecareer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The last few albums were done down in Nashville, but this one was so personal, I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewanted to make it nearer to home with people really close to me,” shares Burton, listing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoff a list of familiar names who added backing vocals and various instrumentation to the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003esonic collage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe material is beautifully delicate and dulcet – the purest distillation of his prolific,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003edecades-long pursuit in the arts, spanning his roots in Ontario’s seminal early-00s punk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003escene to his dark-tinged alt-country stylings as Grey Kingdom through to the candid,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecompelling country-folk catalogue of the last decade-plus, fittingly released under his\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003egiven name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis latest works have earned acclaim from esteemed outlets like Exclaim! and the CBC,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea coveted Canadian Folk Music Awards nomination, major tours supporting the likes of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurton Cummings and City and Colour, and high-profile slots at revered festivals from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMariposa to Riverfest. His latest is sure to maintain the impressive momentum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Prairie Moon” opens the album with a perfect summation of all that follows – simple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003epoetry, alliterative, vulnerable, and alive, set to a dynamic backdrop of sweetly subtle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand pristinely nuanced instrumentation. It’s effortlessly engaging and memorable,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeverything seemingly in its right place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClosing your eyes to “I Need a Song,” you float into an immaculate concert hall in rural\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTennessee, seated in the centre of a wholly rapt audience as the lush harmonies and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003epoignant instrumentation slowly decay into the arched ceiling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Little Boy” and the penultimate “Bound for Home” carry considerable weight, the latter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003einspired by Burton’s then-bedridden son reporting on his dreams from the night before –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall longing to be home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd fittingly, “Prairie Moon Pt. 2” serves as the perfect response to that longing call,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003erevisiting the sonic envelopment of the opening track and embodying the primary theme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the record as a whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It was one of those miracle situations,” reflects Burton, looking back on the surreal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexperience that spawned the offering. “[My son] is back to being a kid, safe and sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith us at home. I typically write for myself, but these songs were really for me and for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emy family, to get us through this very specific thing. But going back and revisiting them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom the other side of it all, it occurs to me we all face hardships as parents or just as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003epeople, and everyone needs comfort and hope and to know they’re not alone.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndeed, these 10 tracks offer a powerful testament to the\/ idea that one can find home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhere it originally wasn’t; that a home can be built atop connections and comfort and,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emost importantly, the people that remind us we’re right where we belong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neat Coffee Shop","offers":[{"title":"Ticket Only","offer_id":50468408459457,"sku":"SpencerBurton-T","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with Dinner Reservation","offer_id":50468408492225,"sku":"SpencerBurton-DinnerRes\u0026T","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2078\/3543\/files\/SpencerBurton_Neat_2026.png?v=1786060648","url":"https:\/\/neatmusicandcoffee.ca\/products\/spencer-burton-october-30-30","provider":"Neat Coffee Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}