# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Paul Thorn ~SPECIAL SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: When it comes to songwriting, less is more, and simplicity is strength. Just ask Paul Thorn, who’s spent three decades turning soulful grooves and small syllables into songs that pack a big wallop. Maybe he learned the power of minimalism from his years as a pro boxer; maybe it just comes naturally. But whether he’s targeting heads, hearts, hips or the occasional funny bone, he somehow manages to condense large nuggets of wisdom into tight little mantras, the kind embroiderers stitched onto pillows before internet memes existed.  
  Thorn’s new album, Life is Just A Vapor, contains some beauties: “Life is a vapor, let’s live it while we can”; “tough times don’t last, but tough people do” (from “Tough Times Don’t Last”); “any mountain up ahead is just a hill” (from “Old Melodies”). They’re words of advice, comfort, support, encouragement, often meant to uplift, especially in times of struggle.
”American Blues Scene writer Don Wilcock calls Thorn “an everyman (who) addresses things we all think about, but few can articulate with the kind of candor, humor and folksy truth that immediately endear him to almost everyone lucky enough to hear his music.”
  Whether he’s expressing love in “I Knew,” warning an ex’s new conquest about the dangers ahead in “She Will,” extolling the value of holding off on sex in “Wait” or listing the ingredients for making a marriage work in “Courage My Love” (“a half-acre on your daddy’s land / and a little luck / a load of white gravel in our driveway / so we don’t get stuck in a rut /a 3-horsepower lawnmower and courage my love”), Thorn delivers his messages with consummate skill — and pinpoint precision. One minute, he’ll unwind an outrageous tale full of wild characters (often accompanied by his own cartoonish illustrations); the next, he’ll tug at heartstrings with confessions of love, loss or failed dreams, balancing wit and pathos with an ease only the best storytellers can pull off. One of Thorn’s favorites was his friend and mentor John Prine, who inspired the title tune.
www.paulthorn.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stoughton/paul-thorn-~special-solo-acoustic-show/200028740757327
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 22

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Stoughton
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 381 E Main St, Stoughton, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53589
- **lat**: 42.91659
- **long**: -89.21689
- **full address**: 381 E Main St, Stoughton, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53589

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Paul Thorn ~SPECIAL SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW! being held?
  - **A:** Paul Thorn ~SPECIAL SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW! takes place on Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm at 381 E Main St, Stoughton, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53589.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Paul Thorn ~SPECIAL SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW!?
  - **A:** Paul Thorn ~SPECIAL SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW! is organized by Stoughton Opera House.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Paul Thorn ~SPECIAL SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW! 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 Stoughton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Paul Thorn ~SPECIAL SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW! sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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