Townes Van Zandt, Greg Brown, Tom Waits, Chris Smither, Bo Ramsey, Bob Dylan, Eric Taylor, John Prine, Storyhill, Mississippi John Hurt, Steve Earle, Blaze Foley, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Dave Moore, John Hartford, among others.
The music seems to carry on in the tradition of the
“Iowa Sound” started decades ago. For those that don’t know, “The Iowa Sound” is a “distinctive combination of folk,
blues and roots-rock that perfectly captures the rugged artistry of Iowa's landscape.” Pretty much, Chad Elliott.
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Award-winning Iowa songwriter, Chad Elliott has performed for folk music audiences in the U.S. and Canada, sharing the stage with such great artists as Tom Paxton, Loudon Wainwright III, Odetta, Eric Taylor, Buddy Mondlock, Dan Zanes, R.L. Burnside, and Storyhill.
Elliott's songs stand out and have earned him accolades in the folk world over the past few years. Recently he was nominated as a finalist at Kerrville Folk Festival for their New Folk competition. He was also chosen the winner of FolkAlley.com's Open Mic Finals and had a song chosen out of 300,000 songs as an award nominee for Top 20 New Folk Songs on Just Plain Folks which put him on the list with such greats as Art Garfunkel, Lori McKenna and Janis Ian.
Elliott's unique life as an prolific artist and songwriter makes for interesting stories he shares on stage.
Stories about living with the homeless, about love, about divorce, about fatherhood, and about inspiration in the modern world.
Congrats on the show this weekend!! I really wish i could have been there, dam soccer. but I know now especially your gonna be pretty busy but if you can my band Fly Vacation has a show at Vaudville Mews on the 25th at 5, and it would be fantastic if you could come.
Hey, Chad! Hadn't talked to you in awhile, so I thought I'd drop by and say hello. I wish you the best, musically and otherwise, and hope to see you sometime soon. noah...
Calling all music fans!!! Come out and enjoy Bandamonium at Terrible's Lakeside Casino on Saturday, September 5th! Gates open at 11am with the first band taking the stage at Noon. This outdoor event is FREE and open to all ages! Hope to see you there!
It was nice camping with you at Woodyfest. Glad I got to hear your music at the campground. I've posted a blog on the fest along with a bunch of photos. I'll send photos and videos as soon as I can.
It was great to meet you, too. I wish we could have talked more, and I am bummed we missed your set. Please let us know when you'll be back up here, and you can maybe do a Monday at the 331 with us!
Hey Chad! So, so, so nice to meet you @ FA. I enjoyed our conversations and your music very much so and I really, really want to play a show together soon. Emily & I are planning a month long tour in July. We will be up around the midwest it's looking like. The new songs sound great. Keep up the good work and we'll keep in touch.
