Friday, September 15, 2023
6:30 pm Doors // 7:30 pm Show
$20 Advance General Admission // $27 At The Door
All Ages
Ticket Purchases are Final and Non-Refundable
A special night of live performance by The Nunnery and Friends! Typically the solo looping project of Sarah Elstran, who will bring her songs to new life with a four-piece ensemble featuring Lydia Park on cello, Staš Hable on drums and Courtney Hartman on guitar -- all set to a stunning backdrop incorporating live visual projections by Erik Elstran. Courtney Hartman kicks off the evening with an opening set.
Courtney Hartman is a Colorado-born guitarist, singer, writer and producer best known for her work beneath the surface, writing and recording with artists throughout the folk community.
With the release of her newest album, Glade, Courtney takes us with her into a world of her own making, with songs about home and abiding; pulling out the marrow of what makes us good and what makes us kin. Written in the year following her return to a childhood home, the songs emanate from a place of quiet and sifting out. Although she brought in a handful of friends to contribute from a distance, for the most part, Glade was crafted alone in the dark morning hours.
Acoustic Guitar Magazine recognizes Courtney as a “distinctive guitar stylist... and a songwriter that delights and disturbs” while PopMatters calls her music “a delicate light glistening softly in the darkness.” Her debut album, Ready Reckoner, was written amidst a 500-mile walking pilgrimage and features collaborations with Bill Frisell, Anais Mitchell, Shazhad Ismaily and Sam Amidon. In 2014 Courtney received a GRAMMY nomination for her work with folk quintet Della Mae and in 2017 she was nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year by the Americana Music .Association.
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The Nunnery begins with one voice, layered upon itself becoming a lush soundscape.
Sarah Elstran is an independent musician that bridges the gap between bright-eyed pop composition and hands-on atmospheric live layering of voice. Her vocal loops give us the kind of detail and wide multi-octave range that we might come to expect from a marquee pop star, while her production decisions continually keep us guessing as to what rabbit holes her tracks might fall into next.