# Event Details - **Event Name**: Bill Kirchen's Annual Honky-Tonk Holiday - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: 11-28-2025 "Bill Kirchen rules, it's just that simple." - the Austin-American Statesman Bill Kirchen and his Silent Knights will be stoping by on their annual Honky Tonk Holiday Tour. Featured is a sleigh-full of rarely heard holiday numbers from the blues, rock 'n' roll and honky tonk bags: "Silent Surfin' Night," "Truckin' Trees for Christmas," "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin," and more. But be ye not afraid, there'll be so much more than holiday songs of questionable taste; you can count on a truckload of dieselbilly classics, rockers, and country weepers to take the edge off the holiday fuss. So mark your calendars and check 'em twice - Santa Claus is back in town! Kirchen is touring with his all-star Texas guys - Jack Saunders on bass and Rick Richards on drums. Bill Kirchen is one of the fortunate few who can step on any stage, play those trademark guitar licks which he created for the seminal Commander Cody classic, "Hot Rod Lincoln," and elicit immediate recognition. As a founding father of the proto-Americana group Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, Kirchen wrought a diesel-fueled guitar hook that drove their Hot Rod Lincoln into the Top 10 nationwide. Kirchen went on to the Grammys where he was nominated for Best Country Instrumental in 2001. He has recorded with Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Dan Hicks, Maria Muldaur, Hoyt Axton, Hazel Dickens, Gene Vincent and Link Wray, and has toured the world as guitarist with Cody, Nick Lowe, Hoyt Axton and Emmylou Harris. Bill was inducted into the Hall Of Fame of the Washington DC Wammie Music Awards in 2001, alongside Dave Grohl and John Phillip Sousa. He joined a remarkable list of prior inductees including Bo Diddly, Duke Ellington, Ruth Brown, Marvin Gaye, Patsy Cline, Shirley Horn, Emmylou Harris, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady. His recent disc, "Transatlanticana," entered the Americana Radio Chart Top 10 in 2018, joining his extensive catalogue of over 2 dozen albums, from the Commander Cody discs on through his current 12 releases on the Proper and Last Music Company labels. Bill’s latest releases are "Back from the Ozone," a Lost Planet Airmen reunion CD out in October 2023 and, from 2021, the LPs "Waxworks" and "Tombstone Every Mile," along with The Proper Years and Tombstone on CD and in all digital formats, all on the Last Music Company label. "A Titan of the Telecaster guitar" - Guitar Player magazine "A devastating culmination of the elegant and the funky, a really sensational musician with enormous depth." - Nick Lowe "He is one of the singular instrumental stylists of American roots music, and to hear his sound once is to have it indelibly etched on one’s musical memory." - Pop Matters - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/shirley/bill-kirchens-annual-honky-tonk-holiday/200028739581050 - **Event Categories**: music, holiday, entertainment, christmas, live-music, calendar - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 22 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Shirley - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: 215 GREAT ROAD, Shirley, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01464 - **lat**: 42.58445 - **long**: -71.64635 - **full address**: 215 GREAT ROAD, Shirley, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01464 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Bill Kirchen's Annual Honky-Tonk Holiday - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/76921c868d6e50e9eb5422814f91293f8dfc91f6ccd4a01a5b31a84e6853976c-rimg-w650-h366-dc020d03-gmir?v=1763631529 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Bill Kirchen's Annual Honky-Tonk Holiday being held? - **A:** Bill Kirchen's Annual Honky-Tonk Holiday takes place on Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm to Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm at 215 GREAT ROAD, Shirley, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01464. - **Q**: Who is organizing Bill Kirchen's Annual Honky-Tonk Holiday? - **A:** Bill Kirchen's Annual Honky-Tonk Holiday is organized by The Bull Run Restaurant. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Bill Kirchen's Annual Honky-Tonk Holiday is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Shirley, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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