Wilder Adkins LIVE in concert

7501 Valley Run Drive,Raleigh NC 27615

24 September, 2022

Description

Concert Info Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner (alcohol is fine) and enjoy an evening of incredible music at Havenwood, a unique and intimate backyard venue in Raleigh. The backyard opens for guests at 6pm and the show will start at 7pm. Come on the early side to claim the patch of lawn you want. Light snacks, drinks and desserts will be provided. We are selling two types of tickets for this event: Indoor/Outdoor Reserved Tickets (30 total) for guests who want to make sure to see Wilder Adkins regardless of the weather. Purchasing one of these tickets will guarantee your seat if we have to move indoors and only costs an additional $5. Outdoor Only Ticket (60 total) for guests who are only interested in the backyard experience. If the event is rained out we will issue refunds upon request, minus the Eventbrite fee. Individual tickets are $15 with a max of $30 per family. ***if you are coming as a family for the outdoor show, purchase 2 tickets ($30 total) regardless of your family size*** If they are available we will sell tickets at the door on the day of the show. I recommend not waiting on this, it should be a lovely fall evening for a special backyard house show. Wilder Adkins Wilder Adkins’ songwriting gleans as much from the earthy poetry of Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver as it does from the works of folk luminaries Richard Thompson and Bruce Cockburn. He’s a true theosophical spirit, arrestingly taciturn, but possessed of startling guitar skills, a wit as dry as October leaves, and a tremulous, dented voice that’s frankly mesmerizing. His courtly-but-witty lyrics evoke a Deep South Shelley or Yeats, riding a joyful guitar dexterity. Adkins hails from Marietta, GA, but now lives and writes in Birmingham, AL. He grew up listening to his dad play renditions of Neil Young and Van Morrison songs on an old Guild Jumbo Acoustic. Some time spent in India helped to expand his melodic sense and also provided a chance to learn Hindi. Adkins’ songs, steeped in natural imagery, frequently touch upon the subjects of faith, doubt, hope, and sorrow. Grand Prize Winner of the 2016 NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition Featured Performer in the ASCAP Foundation's "Songwriters: The Next Generation" 2017 showcase at The Kennedy Center Winner of the inaugural "ASC Commissions Birmingham" song contest, 2014, with "Side By Side" Grand Prize Winner of the 2016 NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition Featured Performer in the ASCAP Foundation's "Songwriters: The Next Generation" 2017 showcase at The Kennedy Center