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Claudia Nygaard & Chad Elliott in a Nashville Round

A California native living in Nashville, Tennessee, Claudia Nygaard is the owner of a gorgeous, powerful voice and performs with a sweet mixture of engaging candidness and unparalleled musicianship. Claudia has performed at over 150 fairs and festivals in 47 states and across Europe, and was chosen one of the Emerging Artists at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in New York.
Chad Elliott, of Coon Rapids, Iowa, joins Claudia in a an exciting Nashville Round Show. Chad Elliotts soulful, foot-stomping stagecraft has great artistic and lyrical substance. His laid-back storytelling and his skillful fingerpicking help to weave his well-crafted songs together. His Americana song-style and extraordinary voice puts him on the road for 200 performances a year; often with greats like Odetta, Tom Paxton, Loudon Wainwright III, R.L. Burnside, Greg Brown, Bo Ramsey.
BOTH PERFORMERS are back in Mount Vernon by popular demand after 2 or 3 previous Mount Vernon/Lisbon LilFest performances each.
The LilFest Series brings worldwide quality performances to an intimate concert setting. These two artists follow in the footsteps of other international performers like Nathan Bell, Phil Heywood, Malcolm Holcombe, Radoslav Lorkovi, Guy Mendilow, Jim Post, James Lee Stanley, Eric Taylor, The Sweet Potatoes, Lucie Thorne & The Yearlings. LilFest searches the world for deeply rooted songs and stories of passion and power for our modern lives.
SHOW DETAILS for Claudia Nygaard and Chad Elliott
WHY: Big voices with Nashville polish, energetic guitar playing, sweet, strong & sassy stories & songwriting, Americana perspectives.
WHERE:LilFest Series at the Uptown Theatre in the First Street Community Center
221 First Street NE, Mt. Vernon, IA, 52314
WHEN: Saturday, February 11th, 2017 at 7:30 PM. Doors at 7:15 PM.
HOW MUCH: Suggested contribution of $15.00. Sponsor Seats available for @ $50 each and ensure center front section seating if received by February 10thst.

TICKET QUESTIONS: Nancy Emrich Freeman, 847-256-0000
For further information, additional high-res photographs, interview arrangements: http://www.ChadElliott.net, www.ClaudiaNygaard.com or call Nancy Emrich Freeman above.