Vance Gilbert
May 17, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
$30
Vance Gilbert
“If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwife, the results might be something close to the great Vance Gilbert.”
-Richmond Magazine
Thirty years into his career, Vance Gilbert’s influence can be felt all over the contemporary Folk and Americana realm as he has helped pave the way for many of the BIPOC artists who have followed. His 14th album, The Mother of Trouble, features Grammy winner Lori McKenna, Joey Landreth, and Joe K. Walsh.
Vance was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. Starting out hoping to be an R&B and jazz singer, he discovered in college his affinity for the storytelling sensibilities of the acoustic singer-songwriter. He has shared the stage with the likes of Shawn Colvin, Arlo Guthrie, Anita Baker, The Milk Carton Kids, and Southside Johnny and has opened hundreds of shows for comedians George Carlin and Paul Reiser. He is a veteran of the Newport, Winnipeg, Rocky Mountain, Calgary, Ottawa, and Falcon Ridge Folk festivals, the Kate Wolf Music Festival, Australia’s Woodford Folk and Mullum Music Festivals, Mountain Stage, Boston’s Symphony Hall, Nashville’s Lyman Auditorium, and the Barns at Wolf Trap. He even has a tune on a Grammy- nominated children’s album. How rounded is that?
