Mother Country — live event
Mother Country is the latest project from singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Benton Roark, whose music has been described as “backwoods-choir elegance” (The Georgia Straight), “dirty-southern-gothic rock-country-folk” (Discorder Magazine), and “an experience of deep and darkling beauty” (The Austin Chronicle). A mix of fusion Americana, newgrass, and modern roots, Mother Country brings a haunting blend of old-time instruments, three-part harmonies, and ambient analogue effects to a repertoire of Roark originals and traditional tunes alike. Hailing originally from Georgia, Roark has been making music for nigh on two decades across North America as a songwriter and bandleader with various groups, including Rollaway (“tone poems in the style of My Morning Jacket,” Maverick Magazine), the Benton Roark Band (“magisterial” The Vancouver Sun), and Arkora, whose Songs from the Rainshadow’s Edge earned him a 2016 WCMA nomination for Composition of the Year. In many ways, this work served as a follow-up to The Return of the Lonesome Coyote Patchwork Pulpit, and Sundry Other Tales from the Rainbow’s End, a sprawling concept album inviting comparisons to Neko Case, the Band, and Fleet Foxes. His latest record - Modern Epic (2019) - drew comparisons to the Allman Brothers, Sea Level, and Stax/Volt releases and was called “superb both its instrumental explorations and soaring harmonies” (The Vancouver Sun). Roark returns to Atlanta with Mother Country for an evening of old-time originals, dark country, and arcane Americana with fellow musicians Peden Young, Dean Leeper, Scott Glazer, Trey Gibbs, Eric Taylor, and special guests.
Starts: 2023-12-22T20:00:36Z
Ends: 2023-12-22T22:00:36Z
Where: 1578 Piedmont Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia 30324, United States
Price: $15.88