Weary Ramblers - "Driftwood" Album Release w/ Kelley Smith

Schedule

Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 | Des Moines, IA

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xBk presents
Weary Ramblers - "Driftwood" Album Release Show
w/ Kelley Smith

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Doors: 5pm | Show: 6pm
All Ages
Day Of Show Ticket: $20 + fees
*All seating available on a first come, first served basis. Arrive early for your best choice of seats*
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Iowa folk duo Weary Ramblers bring years of experience to the stage with award-winning songwriting and chemistry. Chad Elliott and Kathryn Fox showcase multi-instrumental performances with tight harmonies and great storytelling.
“Weary Ramblers are nothing short of an Iowa-based super duo.” - Iowa Public Radio
Winners of 21st annual International Acoustic Music Awards in “Best Group/Duo” Category!
Semi-finalists in the 2024 International Songwriting Competition!
Semi-finalists in the 2025 Unsigned Only Music Awards!
Nominees for 2025 Josie Music Awards for “Duo of the Year - Americana,” “Song of the Year - Americana Duo/Group/Collab” & “Music Video of the Year (Performance Focused/Duo-Group)”!
“That man’s music is as honest as was Woody Guthrie’s.” - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Chad Elliott blends folk roots and soulful writing to deliver an original sound with over two decades of being on the road.. Elliott is lauded as “Iowa’s Renaissance man” by Culture Buzz Magazine. He has penned more than 1,500 songs in his career while also cultivating his skills as a painter, sculptor, illustrator and author. Elliott’s career demonstrates a love of folk, roots and singer-songwriter music. He has worked with and shared the stage with artists of the highest caliber, including Odetta, Tom Paxton, Loudon Wainwright III, Ruthie Foster, Greg Brown, Bo Ramsey, etc.
“The richness of Kathryn Fox’s upbringing resonate deeply within her music and lyrics, conveying an alluring sympatico with her audiences that few artists achieve." – The Culture Buzz
Deemed “fiddler extraordinaire” in Cityview Magazine, Kathryn Fox is a DownBeat award winning artist. She played on the Grammy-nominated track “All My Tomorrows” with Kate McGarry. Kathryn toured internationally with fiddle troupe, Barrage 8, with shows in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. She has performed, recorded PBS specials and recorded with George Benson, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, Pharrell Williams, Natalie Cole, Gloria Estefan, Osmond Brothers, Gloria Gaynor, Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Kenny Loggins, Mark O’Connor, Ryan Montbleau, Seth Walker, Edgar Meyer and Joshua Bell.
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