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Spoleto Festival USA Announces Grammy-nominated BRANDI CARLILE in Concert at the TD Arena at the College of Charleston on Monday, May 30 at 8:30pm
Tickets on sale Friday, February 26 at 10:00am Donor pre-sale begins Tuesday, February 23 at 10:00am spoletousa.org | 843.579.3100
February 19, 2016 (CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA)—Spoleto Festival USA today announced that Americana singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile will perform a Memorial Day concert as part of the 2016 Festival. She will be joined on stage by her full band for the concert that will include songs from her Grammy-nominated and critically acclaimed album The Firewatcher’s Daughter. The concert will be in the TD Arena at the College of Charleston on Monday, May 31 at 8:30pm. Tickets start at $25 and go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 26. A donor pre-sale will start Tuesday, February 23.
Known for her soaring melodies and rich, rugged voice, Brandi Carlile’s sound traverses the genres of folk, rock, and country underscored by a lyrical honesty. The Firewatcher’s Daughter—released in March 2015—features Carlile’s longtime collaborators Phil and Tim Hanesroth, known as “The Twins,” who will join her on stage in Charleston. Of this musical partnership, Rolling Stone magazine said: “Everyone sings. Everyone plays. Everyone writes songs. At its most collaborative, Brandi Carlile—the band, not the person—recreates the sort of primordial Americana pioneered by vocal groups like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young . . .” The harmonies also evoke Fleetwood Mac, who Carlile has acknowledged as a significant influence on The Firewatcher’s Daughter songwriting. Other collaborators with whom Brandi Carlile has worked during her career include producers T-Bone Burnett and Rick Rubin, and she collaborated with Elton John on her 2009 album Give Up the Ghost. Singles from The Firewatcher’s Daughter include “Wherever Is Your Heart” and “The Eye” and follow the success of previous songs “The Story” and “That Wasn’t Me.”
The Brandi Carlile concert will conclude a jam-packed opening weekend for Spoleto Festival USA that takes place in Charleston, South Carolina May 27 through June 12. The Festival will be jump-started on Thursday, May 26 with a concert in the College of Charleston Cistern Yard by Old Crow Medicine Show, who will also perform on opening night. Other events taking place over opening weekend include opera, theater, classical music, chamber music and concerts presented as part of the Wells Fargo Jazz series. Tickets for all performances are available now from spoletousa.org or by phone from the box office at 843.579.3100.
About Spoleto Festival USA For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, South Carolina’s historic theaters, churches, and outdoor spaces with over 150 performances by world-renowned artists as well as emerging performers in opera, theater, dance, and chamber, symphonic, choral, and jazz music. For more information on Spoleto Festival USA 2016, May 27–June 12, please visit spoletousa.org or call 843.579.3100.