The Rapid City Arts Council is pleased to present The Darning Hearts with special guest Ingrid Lane in concert on Friday, February 24, 7:30pm in the Cyclorama Mural Room at the Dahl Arts Center. Eliza Blue will be the opening act, filling out the evening of folk, bluegrass, old-timey and jazz… a little comfort food for the soul!
The Darning Hearts are a husband and wife duo based out of Rapid City, SD. Dylan James is a veteran “flat picker” who has played with several bluegrass bands and has done some of his best known work playing in a duo with Jami Lynn. NaTasha Lee has been a “booker” and promoter of shows for the last 10 years in the Rapid City area and beyond. NaTasha’s high soprano voice has an “old-timey” sound reminiscent of Jean Ritchie, Iris Dement, and other Appalachian folk singers, but maintains the smooth quality of singers such as Joni Mitchel and Joan Baez. The couple “darns” traditional Appalachian music with 20’s and 30’s swing music and then infuses it with their unique Darning Hearts flavor. NaTasha’s voice rings perfectly with Dylan’s raw, Doc Watson-esque vocals and heartfelt handmade songs.
Ingrid Lane began playing violin at age four. Classically trained, she studied violin and musical composition at Peabody Conservatory and the University of New Mexico. Her love for jazz and improvisational fiddle has taken her to stages from New York City to SXSW in Austin, TX.
Eliza Blue is a folk-singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Trained as a classical violinist, Eliza grew up listening to jazz and the blues. Both genres can be heard in her soulful tunes, though she is most often compared to Joni Mitchell and Gillian Welch. She has received national press, including write-ups in the New York Times blog and Minneapolis Star Tribune. In addition to her solo work, Eliza also performs as half of the folk duo, “The Nesters” with follow songwriter and banjoist, Jami Lynn.
Tickets are $10 for RCAC members and $15 for non-members. Tickets are available online at thedahl.org/tickets or call the Dahl box office at 605.394.4101 x200.
