After having to postpone its September concert due to weather, the Barn Concert Series will pick things back up on Thursday with Nashville artist Katie Boeck and Austin’s J.M. Stevens.
The postponed Tim Easton show will now be held on Oct. 24 but with a new support act. Erin Enderlin couldn’t perform on the new date, so Cristina Vane will fill the slot.
Katie Boeck’s voice is earthy and cosmic. Her muses, modern and ancient. Her power, higher and worldly. Boeck doesn’t just revel in these contradictions — she weaves them together on her latest album, Calico, which came out last year. Calico captures the arc of maturing relationships — from naïveté and illusion to self-love and sovereignty. It’s an album about modern love and the longing that still tugs beneath the promise of our hyper-connected culture.
On the title track Boeck sings, “I’m in every direction / too many modes of connection.” On the album’s opener, “Over Again,” she ponders time and the gift of owning your history. “Would you do it over again/ lose ourselves along the path of good intentions.” These are songs about life taking unexpected courses and stories of love just out-of-reach.
“Katie Boech has one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard,” said Steve Ellis, founder of the concert series. “She will capture you with her delicate voice and win you over with her crystal clear songwriting.” “She’ll be playing with her trio that night so it will be very special.”
The parking and free dinner begins at 6 p.m. with Stevens opening the music at 7 p.m.
“This album feels more true to me than anything I’ve done yet. It just feels right in my heart,” mulled Stevens on his sophomore full-length, “Nowhere to Land.”
An acclaimed Americana and roots rock/pop singer, songwriter, and producer, Stevens returns three years after his well-received solo debut, “Invisible Lines.” The new collection, the 10-song Nowhere to Land is an overall mellower, more vulnerable record than its predecessor, though still speckled with some up-tempo rockers. It’s a thoughtful album further set apart by Stevens’ nuanced songcraft, intimate vocals, and organic production.
Stevens grew up in West Point, Mississippi, is the younger brother of Rogers Stevens, a co-founder and guitarist for Blind Melon.
The makeup date for the Tim Easton concert is Oct. 24. Vane, who will open the show for Easton, is a multi instrumentalist and talented songwriter in her own right. With her stepping in to open the show for the troubadour Tim Easton, it promises to be a stellar concert.
As they do at each show, the Barn will have free dinner and drinks for the audience and will put donation jars near the food tent to benefit a local charity. This shows donations will benefit both Loaves and Fishes of Columbus and Loaves and Fishes of Aberdeen.
The Barn will raise funds for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at the Oct. 24 show. All Barn concerts are held at 136 Mac Davis Road in New Hope unless intemperate weather happens, then the shows are moved to one of several indoor locations.
If necessary, announcements will be made about a necessary location change.
Tickets for all Barn concerts are $30 and can be found at barnconcertseries.com
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