Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
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CARRIE ELKIN & DANNY SCHMIDT
July 16, 2025
Tickets available June 18 from StarsOverWimberley.org
7:30 p.m.
Lobby bar opens at 6:30
The Wimberley Playhouse
A concert in tribute to all live music fans for their support, honoring Stars’ co-founder and music lover, Randy Renter (1950-2024) underwritten by Denise Renter. Proceeds go to WimberleyArts.org
Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin are two acclaimed solo singer/songwriters who also happen to perform together when they can, trading songs and stories, and adding lush harmonies to each other’s songs. If the chemistry seems especially amorous, they come by it honestly, as they are a rare breed: a romantic partnership in real life, as well as a musical partnership in artistic life. And the two together on stage make for a classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.
Austin native Danny Schmidt was a Kerrville New Folk winner in 2007, and named on the Chicago Tribune's list of the "50 Most Significant Songwriters in the Last 50 Years.” He's best known for his riveting poetic lyrics, which have drawn favorable comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt for their depth and complexity.
And gypsy spirit Carrie Elkin is best known for her incredibly soulful and dynamic vocals, which have drawn favorable comparisons to Patty Griffin at her most powerful, and Nanci Griffith at her most intimate. She has a tidal wave singing voice and a stage whisper writing voice which brings you to the edge of your seat, emotionally. DR-Need a paragraph break here
Together, Danny and Carrie's respective strengths, individually, merge into a much greater whole, a performance of great energy and spirit, and one that audiences seem to be able to connect with on a multitude of levels, at once: Emotionally, Spiritually, and Intellectually.
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