Griffin, Watkins and Mitchell join forces in a celebration of American songwriting and performance in a special “singers-in-the-round” style show.
With a career spanning over two decades, Griffin is the recipient of a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album, a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album, and The American Music Association’s 2007 Artist of the Year and Album of the Year awards. Griffin’s songs have been covered by artists including Emmylou Harris, The Dixie Chicks, Joan Baez, Bette Midler and many others.
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Sara Watkins was a founding member of Grammy Award-winning acoustic trio Nickel Creek. She has since established a solo career including highly acclaimed studio albums and collaborations with artists such as John Mayer and The Decemberists. She has made frequent appearances on the radio show A Prairie Home Companion.
Anaïs Mitchell has been compared to Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Gillian Welch for her musical style. Winner of the Kerrville Festival’s New Folk Award and nominee for the Folk Alliance’s Best Contemporary Artist Award, Mitchell is widely recognized as a unique young voice in the resurging American folk movement.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students and children. Get tickets online at the artsinfocus.universitytickets.com or by calling Julie Moore at 270-534-3212.
To find out more about the artists, visit http://www.pattygriffin.com/ , http://www.sarawatkins.com/ , http://anaismitchell.com/
