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This Old House 4:210:00/4:21
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A Mother's Tears 4:220:00/4:22
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My Old Friend 3:540:00/3:54
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Marker 26 5:020:00/5:02
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Yellow Butter Moon 3:050:00/3:05
Florida Cracker Collective fall / winter Florida tour schedule
The Florida Cracker Collective is headed your way this fall / winter!
We've got a Florida CD release tour on the the books for the Florida Cracker Collective. Mark your calendars and pass the word! The ticket link for the Larimer Arts Center show in Palatka on November 22nd is already live. Get your tickets here: Arts Alliance of Putnam. Please note that the Mariner Sands show in Stuart, FL is a private event in a gated community there, so unless you're a resident . . .. The show in Fort Myers next March will also have a ticket link and I'll put that out as soon as it's available.
As you might imagine, clearing calendar dates for the Collective is a chore given the separate active schedules of component parts thereof, so additional dates for the full band (other than festival appearances) will likely be in the fall / winter 2027 / 2028 (good Lord willin' and the crik don't rise!) However, I have numerous solo shows (and have openings for a couple more) and a few shows with Ron & Bari on the calendar as well. You can see the full calendar on the widget below or on my website Calendar. If you'd like to see me / us nearer to you, at your home for a house concert or a listening room venue in your community, just give me a shout and we'll see what we can do.
Orlando Weekly Review of Blacktop Road - August 11, 2026 - Bao Le-Huu
Doug Spears returns in fine homespun musical form with first new album in 15 years
Review of Blacktop Road - Bao Le-Huu, The Orlando Weekly (August 11, 2026)
"The Americana of Blacktop Road comes from a folk tradition near to the roots and has little to do with pop-gentrified commodities like The Lumineers. It’s got the kind of rural heart that comes from actual country people, not the lifestyle caricatures of the Nashville industrial complex. Moreover, the marrow of Spears’ music is even more specific to here and exudes Floridian terroir. In a state defined by tourism and transience, he’s a true native, a fifth-generation Floridian whose roots predate all the fantasy, glamour and bullshit. This is where he’s from, and where he’s coming from as a songwriter." Read the full review in The Orlando Weekly.