Weary Ramblers

Name: Weary Ramblers
Start: 2025-10-02T20:00:00-05:00
Location: The Maintenance Shop

Schedule

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Maintenance Shop | Ames, IA

Weary Ramblers (folk)
Thursday, October 2 | 8PM | $16 ($12 w/ ISU Student ID)
SEATED SHOW
For fans of: Noah Gundersen, Greg Brown, Bo Ramsey, Pieta Brown
Acclaimed 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” according to Iowa Public Radio.
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, and more.
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 and has toured internationally with fiddle troupe, Barrage 8, playing shows in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. She has recorded and filmed PBS specials with George Benson, and has performed with countless others including 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.