Antje Duvekot & Joe Crookston

A former Artist-in-Residence at Folk Alliance International, Joe Crookston of Ithaca, New York, is a writer, singer, guitar picker, painter, clawhammer banjo player, and believer in all things possible. You’ll be pulled in by the magic and musical world he creates, and you’ll end up in the moment, humming and buzzing with the rest of the crowd. He’ll sing to you—you’ll sing with him. He’s plumbing for lyrical gold, like some kind of social archaeologist. Joe’s story songs are universal, masterful and his concerts are a grand celebration of all of us. At the end of the night, you’ll leave inspired, with a renewed sense of what’s possible. 

New England folk institution Ellis Paul has called Antje Duvekot the next great American folk singer-songwriter. Born in Germany, Antje immigrated to the U.S. as a teen. Following the path of Natalie Merchant, Dar Williams, and Patty Griffin, she developed a sound all her own. The Boston Globe says that her “provocative, dark-eyed ballads are becoming the talk of the folk world.” Antje is a winner of the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival’s Best New Folk Award, and the Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act.

Joe Crookston and Antje Duvekot are touring in the Midwest in early November performing a creative storytelling collaborative concert called Imagine Nation.

They will perform the entire show together on stage, weaving in and out of harmonies presenting as a duo.