When William Elliott Whitmore first emerged with his 2003 death-folk magnum opus Hymns for the Hopeless, he cast an immediate spell over the alternative-folk cognoscenti. Since then, the haunting Iowa artist’s work has become a splendid compendium of American roots music, packing prime specimens of folk, blues and country all in a single catalog.
Whitmore’s calling card is a preternatural voice that conjures prewar ghosts with a patina that’s stunning for a modern artist of his age. Grit, gravity and blues like this usually only come from a lifetime of tribulation.
Opening will be country-rocker Jordan Foley, who himself owns one of Orlando’s most distinctive voices.
8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, Will’s Pub.
Will’s Pub
1042 N. Mills Ave., Orlando, FL
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