Joe Jencks with Carol Crittenden

Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series presents Joe Jencks with Carol Crittenden

Joe Jencks is a 25-year veteran of the international Folk circuit, an award-winning songwriter and a celebrated vocalist based in Chicago. Known for his performances of musical beauty, social consciousness and cultural exploration, Joe delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart, soul, groove and grit. Blending well-crafted instrumentals and vivid songwriting, Jencks serves it all up with a lyric baritone voice that has the edgy richness of a good sea-salt caramel. Jencks has penned several #1 Folk-songs including Lady of The Harbor, and is a fan favorite throughout North America and beyond. A dual US-Irish citizen, Jencks has also served as a Cultural Ambassador with the U.S. State Department.

Carol Crittenden has been known to “light up the stage” with her sweet soaring vocals and thoughtful, melodic tunes. She weaves her personal perspective into her work, whether in her emotionally intimate or acclaimed social-justice-minded songs, including her notable song, “RISE.” She has recorded and toured as lead singer of Four Celtic Voices, with a #1 CD on the Billboard World Music Chart and was recently honored to perform her original tunes at WFUV DJ John Platt’s “On Your Radar” at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC.