The Center for the Arts is pleased to present William Elliot Whitmore in the Marisa Funk Theater on June 14, 2024.
William Elliott Whitmore seamlessly blends blues, folk, and punk styles. His songs are haunting, rustic, powerful, and real. Since 2003 he has released fifteen albums, each one a byproduct of living his entire life on the family farm, being involved in the hardcore-punk scene in the local community, and touring hard across the country.
Born and raised on a small farm in Lee County Iowa, a love of the land has always been an important part of William Elliott Whitmore’s life. An appreciation for nature and its cycles being taught from an early age. That awareness of birth and death is a constant theme in the songwriting, through a lens of hopefulness and acceptance. These things unify us as people, a theme that is often explored in the music.
With a banjo, guitar and kick drum, Whitmore seeks to convey these ideas. For over twenty years he has traveled the world, performing everywhere from Rome, Italy to Rome, Georgia. He’s played basements, backyards, festival stages, and Carnegie Hall, and has no plans to stop anytime soon. “Life is hard, nasty, and unforgiving at times”, Whitmore says, “but it’s beautiful too, and music can be a reminder of what we all have in common, a desire to keep putting one foot in front of the other.”
Come out to support William Elliot Whitmore when he comes to The Center for the Arts on June 14, 2024.
WHAT: William Elliot Whitmore
WHERE: The Center for the Arts | 314 West Main Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945
WHEN: June 14, 2024 | Doors 7 pm | Show 8 pm
TICKETS: $23-33 | https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0S6g00000SiJeIEAV
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