Lansdowne Folk Club presents fiery acoustic guitar-based blues, swing, and ragtime musician Jon Shain on Thursday, November 13, 2025.

Held at the Twentieth Century Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA, doors open at 7:00 PM and the show begins at 7:30 PM.  Tickets are $20 when purchased in advance online or with an advanced phone reservation and $25 without an advance reservation.  The Season Series cost for the two remaining Fall Season concerts is $34.

For reservations, parking information, advance ticket sales and more information visit website https://folkclub.org, email Lfolkclub@gmail.com, or call (484) 466-6213.  Only cash is accepted at the door.  When tickets are purchased online, we do not mail physical tickets.  Your purchase will be on the reservations list and giving your name at the front desk will get you admitted.

We provide free tea and coffee and have soda, water and snacks for sale.  People are free to bring food, and beverages.  Those who plan to eat there should email or call us in advance to reserve a table.

We suggest that our patrons park on the side streets near the Club or at the Septa train station lot two blocks away.  Street parking is available on Lansdowne Court (adjacent to the 20th Century Club) or on Dudley Ave, (across Lansdowne Ave. from the 20th Century Club).  Handicap parking* is behind the building.

* There is one ADA designated parking spot in the area behind the building, but we can set aside additional handicapped parking if you notify us in advance by email at Lfolkclub@gmail.com.

Hailing from Durham, NC, Jon Shain is a veteran singer-songwriter who’s been turning heads for years with his words, his fiery acoustic guitar work, and his evolved musical style – combining improvised piedmont blues with bluegrass, swing, and ragtime.

Jon grew up in Haverhill, Massachusetts, a Merrimack River mill town that had already seen its better days by the time he was a child in the 1970s. His family’s business was a small textile dyeing company, and he worked in the factory during the summers throughout his teens. At the same time, Shain began to discover his love of American roots music and songwriting, specifically drawn to the narratives about regular people and themes of social justice.

Shain cut his touring teeth from 1989 to 1998 founding the Chapel Hill, NC folk-rock group, Flyin’ Mice and their spin-off group, WAKE.  After the band’s breakup, Shain went solo, returning to his roots by touring in the folk and blues circuit. Shain has also become a sought-after guitar teacher and studio producer.

Over the last several years, Shain has headlined listening rooms both as a solo and with duo partner FJ Ventre throughout the US and he’s done two solo tours in Europe. He has opened shows for John Hiatt, Keb’ Mo’, Little Feat, and many other roots legends. When Shain is not recording, producing other artists, or performing, he stays busy giving private instruction in guitar, and teaching group workshops in songwriting and blues guitar.  Find out more about Jon at https://jonshain.com.

Other upcoming concerts include John Flynn on December 4, Stephen Di Joseph and Emmett Drueding on January 22, Mike Agranoff on February 26, Brittany Ann Tranbaugh on March 26, Grainee Hunt on April 23, The Close on May 14 and Flagship Romance on June 4.

Founded in 1993, the Lansdowne Folk Club is a 501(c) (3), all volunteer non-profit corporation dedicated to presenting folk, acoustic and blues music.