Coyote Joe Stevens & Ingrid Elizabeth (Miss Amazing Grace)
EAR TO THE GROUND (2009)
THE HARVEY TOUR (2008)
BOXES & BAGS (2006)
Influences
Indigo Girls, The Weepies, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Kelly Joe Phelps, Bob Dylan, Patty Griffin, Greg Brown, Lori McKenna, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman, Po' Girl, Nick Drake, The Eagles, Tom Petty, Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, Be Good Tanyas, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dixie Chicks, Mike & Amy Finders Band, Joe Purdy, Erin McKeown, Mason Jennings, and many more to come.
Living the dream...
June 29, 2008 @ Woodland Park Zoo. Seattle, WA.
Sounds Like
"We Are The Same" by Eric Himan (w/Coyote Grace) @ The Ritual Cafe in Des Moines, IA!!
"Heart Beat" by Melissa Ferrick (w/Coyote Grace) @ Schuba's in Chicago, IL
"Wagon Wheel" (by Old Crow Medicine Show) @ El Rio in San Francisco, CA -- Special ELECTION version!!
"Forever's Song" @ Blend in Chapel Hill, NC
"Summertime (Girls Like Me)" @ Dolores Park Cafe in San Francisco, CA
Girl meets Girl. Girl becomes Boy. Girl and Boy become a band.
Meet COYOTE GRACE.
If you want a lesson in organic chemistry, take notes as you watch the sparks fly between the acoustic downhome duo, COYOTE GRACE. This folktastic phenomenon is the result of combining one guitarist Joe Stevens, a transman from Northern California, with one upright bassist Ingrid Elizabeth, a sassy femme originally hailing from the hills of Southeastern Ohio. Together, they capture the eyes and the hearts of live audiences nationwide with their bluesy folkgrass sound, sweet harmonies, poignant songwriting, and mid-song dance moves.
Coyote Grace has shared the stage with such folk icons as Indigo Girls, Melissa Ferrick, Cris Williamson, and Lowen & Navarro. They can also be found wooing the crowds at colleges, festivals, conferences, coffeehouses, pubs, house concerts, farmers markets, and community centers alike. Although they spend most of the year on the road, the duo now resides in Sonoma County, California.
Spring 2009 brings the release of Ear to the Ground, the duo's long-awaited sophomore studio album. In this latest evolution of their unique Americana/roots sound, Coyote Grace displays a striking musical maturation from their debut effort, filling out the duo's sound with guest musicians on fiddle, mandolin, guitar, keys, and drums. Ingrid Elizabeth shows a stronger songwriting & vocal presence, while Joe Stevens continues to wear his heart on his sleeve with his emotionally charged, raw lyrics. The album's mood ebbs and flows, winding from a sparse banjo/vocal duet, through a slow bluegrass ballad, to blues-driven full band sound to swinging country fiddle tune to pensive piano-kissed lullabye -- a soundscape as tangible as the duo's newfound home in the rolling hills of Sonoma County.
The two met while living in Seattle, and have been performing as a duo since December 2004, sharing the stage with bluegrass, old-time, folk rock, jazz, and cabarets alike. Coyote Grace spent the entire year of 2007 touring the country in their 1978 Chevy RV (Harvey), promoting their debut studio album, Boxes & Bags. Aptly titled, the album pays homage to the trademarks of their nomadic troubadour lifestyle, featuring 12 original tracks of acoustic alt-folk sounds, weaving fabrics of upbeat folkgrass, front-porch blues, lovesick serenades, broody funk, and freight train folk rock into a curious tapestry conveying themes of transformation, introspection, and the impermanence of identity.
During their travels, the troubador pair became a trio when they invited Tucson-based songwriter/guitarist Courtney Robbins to join the tour. To commemorate their year on the road, they released The Harvey Tour, a collection of live recordings, in Summer 2008. The live album features new original songs from Robbins, Stevens, & Elizabeth, as well as old favorites from each of their debut studio albums, with a handful of fun cover tunes for a true taste of the live show experience. All albums are available on their website: www.coyotegrace.com
Hello my friends.. I am lovin the new CD and the Picture Frame gives me goose bumps (not sure to smile or cry) I do both cant wait to see you both in Col. :) smiles and sunshine your way !!!!
yes please! i hope we bump into each other again very soon! we should definitely play music together somewhere out there, that would make us very happy people. we love you both! see you again ~ poeina and felicia
HEY! congrats on emerging! there are so many lovely friends in that contest this year. I will be there... not emerging, just hanging. so glad we'll be in the same place for once!! love you guys!!
ps-do you guys get an extra pass? i'll sell your merch for ya :)
i just Can't wait to see you guys tonight. so glad you made it back this way. Its sure to be a good night, lots of true follwers will be there supporting your sexy ass's.
I loved seeing you guys at Pittsburgh Pride... Ive been listening to the new cd non stop... love it... thanks for being such beautiful talented human beings... and thanks for taking this adorable picture with me... you made my day! Im going to try and catch you two in your part of the world in July!
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
"summertime girls" has become my summer theme song! (sadly, i'm a city girl, so there's no underwear dancing to anything.) will miss your being in ohio due to finances and the indigo girls at louisville pride.
I hope you guys schedule something the week of June 30th in the Bay Area. My mom (no kidding, and straight from the great state of Michigan) wants to see you! lol
Hey Ingrid and Joe! Can't wait to see ya'll perform at Wisteria Summer Solstice mid-June. Drumming, and music and dancing, oh my! Welcome back to southern Ohio!
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