PUTNEY, VT – Twilight Music presents a double bill of mesmerizing folk duos: Ordinary Elephant and Lizzy Mandell & Colin McCaffrey. The concert takes place Friday, September 19, at 7:30 pm at Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill, Putney, VT. Doors open at 6:45 pm. Tickets are $22 in advance, $25 at the door, or $10 for livestream.
Ordinary Elephant—husband-and-wife duo Crystal and Pete Damore—has spent nearly a decade on the road, captivating audiences with harmony-rich, character-driven songs. The pair first garnered national attention in 2017, winning the International Folk Music Award for Artist of the Year with their breakout album Before I Go. Their follow-up, Honest, earned widespread critical acclaim, with the Associated Press naming it “one of the best Americana albums of the year.” Their latest, self-titled album distills their sound to its most essential form, highlighting hauntingly beautiful harmonies, delicate guitar work, and a rare kind of storytelling that resonates long after the final note.
Opening the evening are southern Vermont natives Lizzy Mandell and Colin McCaffrey, longtime collaborators whose new album To the Moon features 13 original songs, eight of them co-written. Colin is a multi-instrumentalist, award-winning songwriter, and producer whose fingerprints are on more than 200 Vermont albums. Lizzy’s debut solo album Made for Flying (produced by Colin) was named Best Album and earned her Best Songwriter of the Year. Together, their music reflects a deep creative partnership rooted in Vermont’s vibrant folk community.
Tickets and information are available at nextstagearts.org.
