
Jordan Smart & Willy Tea Taylor with Jodi Jones
Jordan Smart is a folk singer based in Latonia, KY. Covering a broad range of subjects —from parental epiphanies and questionable lavatory visits, scathing political commentary and hitchhiking cross country, satirical talking blues to love, loss, grief and even pickles — Smart aims to have a song for every occasion. If he can’t make you laugh, cry, or at very least think, feel free to approach him for a refund. There is no question that Willy Tea Taylor’s life as a singer/songwriter was predetermined – his role realized the moment he wrote his first song. His inspirations drawn from two separate wells; Living the life of a cattleman’s kid and experiencing true visionaries music like Greg Brown, John Hartford, and Guy Clark. The image of Guy Clark and friends sitting around the kitchen table loaded with ashtrays full of butts, half-smoked cigarettes, food, and booze on one Christmas Eve in 1975 burned into Taylors’s soul. Those guys, swapping songs without pretense, lit Willy Tea’s fire. And ever since, its led purpose with passion – finding a hang by curating relationships through musical friendships that get him closer to his own Clark style kitchen table. From his early days co-fronting The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, to singing solo in countless cowboy bars, to pitching countless wiffle ball games, Willy Tea has never lost the vision. Now Willy Tea Taylor has taken his vision of the “hero hang” on the road. and his talented traveling band The Fellership is made up of his fantastically talented buds who play Willy’s songs with a brand of reckless abandon and utter humility that spits in the face of pretense. The way The Fellership plays Will’s songs is the way they demand to be played and, in their short time together, they have been awe-ing every audience lucky enough to see them. Jodi Jones opens the show Folksinger Jodi Jones is determined to boldly dream a better tomorrow in the wake of a broken and weary world. Deeply rooted in the musical traditions of…
Share
Get events like this in your inbox
Free weekly digest. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Never miss a show
Get a free daily email with your area shows and low-ticket alerts.
You Might Also Like

Apr 3
We The Sound radio
Natalie's Grandview

Apr 3
The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective
Natalie's Grandview

Apr 4
Swingin’ N Shakin’ with Whirlybirds
Natalie's Grandview

Apr 4
Celebrating The Life, Music and Legacy of Sly & the Family Stone
Natalie's Grandview

Apr 4
Joslyn & The Sweet Compression
Natalie's Grandview

Apr 8
Blues & Beyond: The High Definitions
Natalie's Grandview

Apr 8
Such Sweet Thunder: Tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Natalie's Grandview

Apr 8
Trad Nua Celtic Series: One for the Foxes
Natalie's Grandview