The Owl Acoustic Lounge was cooking with some hot country picking courtesy of Winnipeg country/ folk/ rock duo the Sean Burns Duo, Oct. 12.

 I arrived in the middle of a hot solo from lead guitarist Kristopher Ulrich as a lone old man danced by himself and another dozen people looked on.

Sean Burns was a charismatic singer, telling stories and making jokes. He had a smooth voice which was reminiscent of Ridley Bent.

He talked about postcards and  his dad catching a fly ball and sang one of several countryish number “They say It Doesn’t Rain in Texas.”

 He told a story about ending up in a small town four hours outside of  Minneapolis, Minnesota , chasing a girl and winding up in an expensive hair salon before playing a catchy, uptempo rocker called “I’ll See You in Wisconsin.”
 It featured a subtly beautiful guitar solo from Ulrich.

They ended their set with a slower song about New York City.