Ellis Paul & Vance Gilbert

Thursday, May 17
8pm
$15

Artists' Websites: www.ellispaul.com | www.vancegilbert.com

Why They're Worth Watching:
Ellis Paul's charismatic, personally authentic performance style has influenced a generation of artists away from the artifice of pop, and closer towards the realness of folk. Though he remains among the most pop-friendly of today's singer-songwriters - his songs regularly appear in hit movie and TV soundtracks - he has bridged the gulf between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger more successfully than perhaps any of his songwriting peers.
This May he is joined on the road by acclaimed acoustic artist Vance Gilbert. Gilbert unflinchingly renders blame and absolution, trapped hearts and free-riders, class and station, uncertainty and resolution, the spiritual and the visceral, the forever and the now, all side by side in song. His is a presentation steeped in deep humanism and bravery, stunning artistry and soul, and unbridled joy. No great surprise to the learned acoustic listener

For Fans Of: Folk Music, Jonatha Brooke, John Gorka, Patty Griffin

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