Symphony Space Welcomes Smithsonian Folkways Artist Elizabeth Mitchell

By: Feb. 10, 2017
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A morning of folk songs and fun with ELIZABETH MITCHELL and special guests.

This twice GRAMMY Award nominated Smithsonian Folkways artist and her family band create gentle, heartfelt music, with homespun renditions of songs by Woody Guthrie, Bob Marley, The Velvet Underground, Vashti Bunyan, Gillian Welch, and more.The quiet sweetness and intimacy of Elizabeth's concerts cement her as an icon of today's family music scene.


At their annual Symphony Space performance, Mitchell always invites musical guests to surprise and delight the audience.

Coming on Saturday, February 25 at 11 am:


GRAMMY Award nominated artist Morgan Taylor
and The Gustafer Yellowgold Show

Tickets: $17 ($14 for members)

A 2016 GRAMMY Award nominee, Morgan Taylor presents his a multimedia musical adventure at Symphony Space backed up by a full band. The annual Gustafer Yellowgold's show, which Taylor calls "a highlight of my year," features storytelling, live music, and entrancing colored-pencil animations projected onto a large screen.

With its unique crossover appeal, the indie rock Gustafer Yellowgold show has been the wild-card opening act for Wilco and The Polyphonic Spree.Gustafer the character is a friendly creature who came to Earth from the sun and is living an explorer's life in a slightly psychedelic version of the Minnesota woods.

This year's show will include songs and visuals from Dark Pie Concerns and crowd pleasing classics.Taylor will also debut an all-new "cheese cannon," and a full-sized Gustafer costumed character will greet fans after the show.



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