Regular folks, exceptional music: This duo from the heartland (Kansas City, Missouri) has its roots in Ozark old time music, honoring traditional songs and tunes that resonate with human experience.
For each concert Betse & Clarke take an audience on a musical field trip. Betse Ellis plays powerful and beautiful old time fiddle tunes, sings traditional Ozark songs, and shares her own songs with themes relating to human experience. Expect her to tell some stories along the way, featuring personal moments with her fiddle mentor Violet Hensley. Long known for her energetic style in her former band The Wilders, Betse’s earned a level of maturity while maintaining her contagious enthusiasm.
Clarke Wyatt is an engaging finger-style banjo player, drawing inspiration from great traditional and inventive banjoists of earlier decades such as Mike Seeger and John Hartford. His melodies match the fiddle, and also build rhythmic interest to embrace the music’s character. He also plays finger-style guitar, when it suits the musical style and texture
Adults $15 online*; $20 at door
Kids 13 and up $10 online* and at door
Kids 12 and under are FREE
*Credit card fees apply
Phone: 651-437-4320
Email: hastingsartscenter@gmail.com
2019/08/02 - 2019/08/02
Additional time info:
Doors open at 6:30pm
Hastings Arts Center
216 4th Street East, Hastings, MN 55033