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EC-CHAP Acoustic Artist Series: An Evening with Jon Pousette-Dart & Jim Chapdelaine

  • The Packing House 156 River Road Willington, CT, 06279 United States (map)

EC-CHAP Acoustic Artist Series: An Evening with An Evening with Jon Pousette-Dart & Jim Chapdelaine

Tickets $30.00 in Advance (ONLINE) / $35.00 at the Door

DOORS: 6:30PM / PERFORMANCE: 7:30PM

Special Note: It is a privilege to have Acoustic Duo Jon Pousette-Dart and Jim Chapdelaine grace The Packing House stage! Jon Pousette-Dart has been a long-time favorite of the EC-CHAP family. Join us for this legendary artist – A show not to miss!


Alittle bit of time has passed between when JON POUSETTE-DART as a teenager started forging a path in the musical landscape that started in the 60’s and laid a foundation with the original Pousette-Dart Band. Throughout the 70’s and into the 80’s the band earned a loyal national following and produced 5 releases for Capitol that made a deep imprint in the world of album radio, when we all used to only listen to vinyl.

When the band parted ways, Jon continued working and slowly began navigating back to where he started writing and recording in earnest with many of Nashville’s finest.

Some twenty odd years ago Jon crossed paths with Jim Chapdelaine one of the more formidable musicians he crossed paths with. Jon continued touring as their musical collaboration continued to brew into a satisfying vital musical landscape of it’s own.

Turn the clock ahead some years and a few questions might be asked.

What do two left handed guitar players and the combined experience of rummaging around the music business since the early 1970’s equal? It could equal a squalid path of broken dreams, less than half paid mortgages, multiple marriages, many junked cars, and closets full of suitcases of clothes with the indelible after scent of Marlboro’s and Budweiser’s ground into the sinews of years in dark dressing rooms contained in gin joints where the holy grail and graduation degree was 5 sets a night till closing time.

And so it came to be.

Monsignor Pousette-Dart and Senor Chapdelaine discovered they shared a gift both in the studio and on the stage that rose above the hum drum drudgery of day to day existence, and were able to reach into people’s souls and pull out pieces of magic that created joy and fresh air, no matter which roads or towns their journeys took them.

Jon Pousette-Dart and Jim Chapdelaine

And now as fate would have it, they have a renewed passion and vigor to explore the world of flats, sharps, repeats, words and crescendos to make small babies smile and precious mothers relax into their easy chairs and remember all the good that the world holds.

Men too.

So, no matter your predilections, or worries or concerns in your everyday life, consider taking a moment to breath, and buy a ticket when they come to your town.

It’s something to seriously consider to see and hear where little pieces of joy come to life.


Join us for a special evening of original music by these legendary artists! This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance" (EC-CHAP). Doors 6:30pm / Show 7:30pm. Tickets $30.00 Advance (Online) / $35.00 Door.

Soft drinks and snacks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive "BYOB&F" TM model - Bring Your Own Beverage & Food (Wine & Beer Only - I.D. Required).  You can also bring your paid ticket to Willington Pizza House (or WP Too) for eat-in or take-out the night of the show and receive 15% off your meal purchase. Ask for "The Packing House" pizza! Click HERE for secret recipe. 

 For more information, please visit: www.thepackinghouse/upcoming or call 518-791-9474.


The Packing House  |  156 River Road, Suite 1301Willington, Connecticut 06279  |  (518)791-9474