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Chad Elliott

About Me


The music seems to carry on in the tradition of the “Iowa Sound” started decades ago. For those that don’t know, “The Iowa Sound” is a “distinctive combination of folk, blues and roots-rock that perfectly captures the rugged artistry of Iowa's landscape.” Pretty much, Chad Elliott.
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Award-winning Iowa songwriter, Chad Elliott has performed for folk music audiences in the U.S. and Canada, sharing the stage with such great artists as Tom Paxton, Loudon Wainwright III, Odetta, Eric Taylor, Buddy Mondlock, Dan Zanes, R.L. Burnside, and Storyhill.
Elliott's songs stand out and have earned him accolades in the folk world over the past few years. Recently he was nominated as a finalist at Kerrville Folk Festival for their New Folk competition. He was also chosen the winner of FolkAlley.com's Open Mic Finals and had a song chosen out of 300,000 songs as an award nominee for Top 20 New Folk Songs on Just Plain Folks which put him on the list with such greats as Art Garfunkel, Lori McKenna and Janis Ian.
Elliott's unique life as an prolific artist and songwriter makes for interesting stories he shares on stage. Stories about living with the homeless, about love, about divorce, about fatherhood, and about inspiration in the modern world.
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Member Since: 26/04/2006
Band Website: http://www.chadelliott.net
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Influences: Townes Van Zandt, Greg Brown, Tom Waits, Chris Smither, Bo Ramsey, Bob Dylan, Eric Taylor, John Prine, Storyhill, Mississippi John Hurt, Steve Earle, Blaze Foley, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Dave Moore, John Hartford, among others.
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CHAD ELLIOTT: Humbled at My Door $15.00
CHAD ELLIOTT: Bowl of Stars $12.97
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My Blog

"Swiftsure" Album Coming Soon

I am pleased to announce that I am releasing a new home-produced album "Swiftsure" on March 29th at a house concert in Spencer, IA.  It will be available online after the release at:www.cdbaby.co...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:09:00 GMT

"Humbled at My Door" CD coming Soon!

Hello Folks! I'm happy to announce that I am releasing a new CD with 15 new songs!  It is a home-recorded album.  To see the song list you can go to my website:  www.chadelliott.net.&nb...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:57:00 GMT