The Weary Ramblers bring their award-winning music to historic downtown Stillwater! Their music is a powerful combination of many genres – blues, jazz, bluegrass, rock and traditional folk. Join us for a summer night in Stillwater and get caught up in a unique and memorable evening of music.

Weary Ramblers combines the award-winning talents of Chad Elliot and Kathryn Severing Fox. They were just crowned the winners of the International Acoustic Music Association: Excellence in Acoustic Music – Best Duo or Group! Chad (Woody Guthrie Song Contest winner), and Kathryn (Downbeat winner) combine award-winning songwriting, multi-instrument skills, and tight harmonies to deliver memorable performances. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2024. Folk star Pieta Brown says,” I’m always enchanted by harmony chemistry and Weary Ramblers have it!“

Doors 6:00 | Music 7:00

According to Roots Music Report, this album was:

* #1 on Contemporary Folk Chart for 7 weeks

* “Pretty Lights of Denver” hit #1 on Contemporary Folk Song Chart, Overall Folk Song chart and Iowa Song Chart

*”Sweet Hazel Green”, “Medicine Creek” & “Pretty Lights of Denver” were in the top 10 on Contemporary Folk Song Chart

Both Chad and Kathryn are established musicians in their own rights. Chad Elliott - who is lauded as “Iowa’s Renaissance Man” by Culture Buzz Magazine - has been part of the Iowa music scene for many years and is regarded very highly by his peers. In addition to winning the Woody Guthrie Songwriting contest, he was a Kerrville finalist several times, and most recently was announced as a 2025 inductee to the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He has worked with artists of the highest caliber, including Greg Brown, Loudon Wainwright III, and Bo Ramsey. Chad writes and performs everything from traditional folk to powerful blues. He is also an accomplished painter, sculptor and illustrator at Elliott Art Studio in Jefferson, IA. Chad is also an author (Wilderman’s Treetop Tales and Rumble & Flash).

Kathryn Severing Fox is a classically trained instrumentalist who plays viola, violin, mandolin, piano, guitar and a violin/viola combo that has a unique sound. She received both a Bachelor of Music Performance degree and Master of Music degree in viola performance from the University of Miami, Frost School of Music. She played on the Grammy-nominated track “All My Tomorrows” with Kate McGarry and has performed with The Beach Boys, Lou Gramm, George Benson and many other notable artists. She is Adjunct Faculty at the School for Music Vocations at Southwestern Community College, where she teaches strings and piano tuning.