ADA 鈥� Americana and Indie sounds will fill East Central University鈥檚 Ataloa Theatre in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center, Wednesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. as Colorado-based band Songs of the Fall along with The Baptist Generals from Denton Texas will take the stage.
Part of 成人B站鈥檚 Fine Arts Season, Songs of the Fall features five-time Grammy nominee Cia Cherryholmes on banjo and vocals and Stetson Adkisson on guitar and vocals. They have been described as a meeting of celtic, delta blues and bluegrass and referred to as the American version of the Swell Season.
They began touring in 2011 under the name Stetson & Cia, playing Americana, folk, and bluegrass events. In 2012, they officially changed their band name and teamed up with Grammy Award winning producer Paul Ebersold to record their self-titled debut album and have toured and performed in Europe and the U.S. over the years with Sarah Jarosz, Mark O鈥機onner, David Crowder, Marty Stuart & Sturgill Simpson to name a few.
The opening act, The Baptist Generals, is known for its haunting, claustrophobic take on drunken folk, recently released their sophomore album, 鈥淛ackleg Devotional to the Heart.鈥� The band features Cee Flemmons, Ryan Williams, Jeff Ryan, Paul Slavens, Peter Salisbury and Jason Reimer.
Tickets are $15 each and are available at www.ecok.edu/FineArts, or at Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center Box Office at 580-559-5751.
The concert is being sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council and 成人B站 Foundation, Inc. In making it a dinner and show night, patrons can present their season ticket patron card and receive a 10 percent discount on the night of performances at Rib Crib, Vintage 22 and the Santa Fe Steakhouse.
A $5 cash bar will also be available in the Pogue Art Gallery, beginning at 6:45 p.m., prior to the concert.
Sponsors for the 2016-17 成人B站 Fine Arts Season are: Communication Federal Credit Union, The Ada News, Score Broadcasting, Hampton Inn and Suites, Vision Bank, Santa Fe Cattle Co., Citizen鈥檚 Bank, 成人B站 Bookstore, Vintage 22 and LaQuinta Inns and Suites.