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Crooked Willow – Esofea County Park
June 8, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Bring your lawn chairs and your dancing shoes! Gather with us in our Vernon County Parks, June – August for amazing live music. Music goes from 6-8 pm. All shows are free, tips for bands are greatly appreciated!
Food for this event will be provided by Sole Burner – Chaseburg. We will have Driftless Brewing Company beer on tap as well as beer and snacks from Footjoy Farms and Brewery!
All proceeds from Driftless Brewing Company beer sales go directly back into the parks.
Music takes place in the main shelter. Link to map here: https://tinyurl.com/3f2b9f46
About Crooked Willow:
Crooked Willow is comprised of Elisi Smith-Waller on vocals and banjo, Tim Waller on guitar and vocals, and Erik Hanson on the bass and vocal harmonies. We play a variety of music with roots in Americana, but we love to find new twists on old favorite styles like Pop, Jazz, and Old Time. “As a Folk/Americana/Roots string band formed in friendship and connected through music, they take audiences on a journey through reimagined covers and original works.” Lee Neves – Seven Magazine
Crooked Willow is comprised of Elisi Smith-Waller on vocals and banjo, Tim Waller on guitar and vocals, and Erik Hanson on the bass and vocal harmonies. We play a variety of music with roots in Americana, but we love to find new twists on old favorite styles like Pop, Jazz, and Old Time. “As a Folk/Americana/Roots string band formed in friendship and connected through music, they take audiences on a journey through reimagined covers and original works.” Lee Neves – Seven Magazine
Crooked Willow formed in 2013 when Tim Waller and Elisi Smith-Waller approached their musical friends to share their love of music. The original members of Crooked Willow included Tim Waller, Elisi Smith-Waller, Erik Hanson, and Dan Driesen. Over the years, there have been changes to several of the members, but the friendships and love of music have never changed. Some of the other members through the years have included, Kari Brown, Kara White, Sylva Hanson, Kari Gallagher, Danny Driesen, and Tim Foss. As past members of the band, they will always be a part of the Crooked Willow family.
Through the years Crooked Willow has had the great opportunity to play at some of the area’s music festivals including Larryfest, Great River Folk Festival, Midwest Music Fest, Riverfest, and the Honeycrisp Hootenanny.
So, what is next for Crooked Willow? It is past time for a record to be made. We are hopeful that the winter of 2022 will bring some music to share wherever you are.