Come enjoy snug harmonies, stellar songwriting, and intertwined clawhammer banjo and guitar with Ordinary Elephant, International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year--all while raising funds for local charities!
Thanks to generous support from A Still, Small Voice, all proceeds from the concert support Las Cruces charities: Cruces Creatives, Border Servant Corps, Casa de Peregrinos, and Children's Reading Alliance.
Event Schedule:
Date: Friday, September 20, 2024
6:30 p.m.: Doors open
7:00-9:00 p.m.: Performance, with roughly 20-minute intermission
Tickets are $20.
Ages: This event is open to all ages. However, just like life, the performance may include occasional strong language and some challenging topics.
About the Performers:
Mesmerizing folk duo Ordinary Elephant has spent the better part of the last decade on a never-ending tour that’s earned married couple Crystal and Pete Damore widespread critical acclaim and made fans of luminaries like Tom Paxton and Mary Gauthier. In 2017, the pair took home the International Folk Music Award for Artist of the Year on the strength of their breakout album, Before I Go, and two years later, they returned with the similarly lauded Honest, which the Associated Press hailed as “one of the best Americana albums of the year.”
The band’s new stripped-down, self-titled collection is the purest distillation of their sound yet, showcasing the arresting power of the couple’s gorgeous harmonies and intricate fretwork. The songs are timeless, rooted in rich, character-driven storytelling, and the performances are similarly transportive, fueled by delicately intertwined banjo, guitar, and octave mandolin.
https://www.ordinaryelephant.net/
Press:
"One of the best American albums of the year" —The Associated Press
"I’m a big fan…intimate songs, weaving harmonies, and stories that draw you in as if you were gathered around an enchanted campfire." — Eliza Gilkyson
"ORDINARY ELEPHANT’S ‘HONEST’ IS ONE OF THE BEST FOLK DUO RECORDS IN RECENT MEMORY" — PopMatters
https://youtu.be/2b8qHJ3j9Ik
