Women of Americana A Celebration of American Music: From Bob Dylan to Bonnie Raitt
Schedule
Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
320 E Hyman Ave, Aspen, CO, United States, Colorado 81611 | Aspen, CO
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Early folk, gospel, and Western swing musicians laid the groundwork for Americana, extending back to the founding mothers and fathers of country music, including Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, and the Carter Family. From the mid-20th century through the present day, more singer-songwriter luminaries followed: Bob Dylan, The Band, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, and Brandi Carlile.A Celebration of American Music from Bob Dylan to Bonnie Raitt brings together some of today’s most accomplished and expressive female artists for an exuberant exploration of this expansive and singular American genre. Featuring vocalists and instrumentalists, Cristina Vane and Brennen Leigh, together they will interpret iconic songs, including “This Land is Your Land” (Woody Guthrie), “This Train” (Sister Rosetta Tharpe), “Just Like a Woman” (Bob Dylan), “Angel From Montgomery” (Bonnie Raitt and John Prine), and “Car Wheels On a Gravel Road” (Lucinda Williams).
Coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding, Women of Americana will entertain and inspire audiences at a historic moment in our nation’s history.
Women of Americana is produced by Eli Wolf. In his 20-plus years in the music business, Eli has A&R-ed and produced a wide array of artists spanning diverse genres, including singer-songwriter, alternative, country, Americana, R&B, pop, hip-hop, indie rock, jazz, world, classical, and film soundtrack. Career milestones include working closely with Grammy-winning artist Norah Jones since the beginning of her career; conceptualizing, executive producing, and A&R-ing Al Green’s Grammy-winning album Lay it Down; signing and producing Grammy-winning hip-hop/jazz crossover artist Robert Glasper; and signing and A&R-ing singer-songwriter Amos Lee. Eli produced Norah Jones’s album, Day Breaks, which charted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and has, to date, sold over one million albums worldwide. Additional career highlights include projects with Grammy-winning artists Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello, The Roots, Anita Baker, Wynton Marsalis, Angelique Kidjo, & Brittany Howard.
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