Chad Elliott.
Chad Elliott will be our Monday Zoom Lunch guest today, December 18, starting at noon central time. He’s a Midwest singer-songwriter who blends folk, blues and soulful writing into an original sound. He’s also a painter, storyteller, children’s author, and probably a lot more. Let’s learn together about this engaging man.
Here’s the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85234350079
Mention his name to anyone around these parts who is familiar with the Iowa music scene and they will describe him with classic, well-worn, superlatives:
Awesome.
Entertaining.
Incredible.
He’ll blow you away.
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/chad-elliott/651888
"In the wide scope of Americana music live stories timeless as the land. With dynamic swells amid driven and transient melodies, Chad Elliott tells them one song at a time," - Sam Burrish, Sioux City Journal
Link: Chad Elliott was featured in the Des Moines Register Storytellers Project
Awards and Honors
2020 Kerrville New Folk - Finalist
2018 Kerrville New Folk - Finalist
2015 Unsigned Only Competition - Semi-Finalist - Americana
2015 Folk Alliance International - Official Showcase
2014 Newsong Contest - Midwest Finalist
2013 Top 25 Albums on brokenjukebox.com - So Sang the Crow
2013 Iowa Blues Challenge - Winner Solo/Duo
2013 Rising Star - Finalist
2012 Show Me the Music Song Contest - Finalist - Americana
2012 Int. Folk Alliance Conference - Official Showcase Artist
2011 Iowa Motion Picture Awards - Best Original Music Score
2011 Mixies Award - "Most Creative Tour" - One Horse Town Tour
2009 International Songwriting Contest - 3rd Place Winner - Americana
2009 Woody Guthrie Song Contest - 1st Place Winner
2008 Kerrville New Folk - Finalist
2006 Folkalley.com’s - Open Mic Winner
2006 Just Plain Folks - Top 20 New Folk Songs
Elliott will be a part of the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat in 2024 as a songwriting and author. Other artists include masters of folk, jazz, country, rap, and rock. Participants will have an opportunity to experience cross pollination of workshops including poetry, fiction, opinion, screenwriting, and songwriting. Learn more:
https://okobojiwritersretreat.com
Our Monday Zoom Lunch sessions are a regular feature of this column. Subscribers receive a link early on Monday morning. The conversations are recorded and uploaded into podcast form. Subscribers receive a link early on Monday morning.
Do you know about the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative, a service linking readers to writers who share an interest in commentary from the state?
Chad will be a great addition to the Okobojii Writers' Retreat!