Danny Schmidt (Young and Rusty Opening)
Sat, Sep 07
|Lamar Senior Activity Center
"Danny Schmidt is a force of nature: a blue moon, a hundred-year flood, an avalanche of a singer-songwriter. His songs are a flood of poetry, mythology, folk wisdom, and surprise." - Matt Watroba, Sing Out! magazine
Time & Location
Sep 07, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:40 PM
Lamar Senior Activity Center, 2874 Shoal Crest Ave, Austin, TX 78705, USA
About the Event
Named to the Chicago Tribune’s list of the "50 Most Significant Songwriters in the Last 50 Years", Austin native and Nasville-based singer/songwriter Danny Schmidt has amassed a cult following for his poetic, poignant lyrics. With a craftsmanship and emotional depth drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt, and with fantastical narratives reminiscent of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Salman Rushdie, Schmidt is considered a preeminent writer.
Sue Young's pure voice and Rusty Nelson's rough edged vocals combine in a perfect blend. This Folk and Americana duo from Austin, Texas has been collaborating since 2010. Their songs and sound evoke a simpler time; a drive down a country road, a wade in a creek, a ferryboat ride across the Mississippi.