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Korby Lenker
Award-winning singer-songwriter, published author of fiction, and now actor and screenwriter, Korby is ever raising the bar on what it means to make vital art in a henpecked age. His live shows swing between a whisper and a shout, making audiences laugh one moment and cry the next and his skilled guitar playing has caused tastemaker roots mag No Depression to note "One of the most striking things about seeing Lenker perform is his relationship with his guitar. He doesn't just play it, he becomes it -- or, maybe, it becomes a part of him.
Even his approach to making records is unorthodox. Lenker recorded his latest batch of songs in his native Idaho, in various places important to him as a child - the Snake River Canyon, Craters of the Moon, and in a small cabin north of Sun Valley. Letting the natural landscape set the tone, he recorded during the day and slept in a tent at night. The result, Thousand Springs, earned, among other accolades, a 4 star review from MOJO Magazine (the Rolling Stone of the UK), who dubbed his effort Scintillating songwriting from a travellin man.
Among other things, Lenker is funny. For evidence, look no further than his video Unfortunate Peer Review, in which his friends (luminaries like Rodney Crowell, Kenneth Pattengale from the Milk Carton Kids, Mary Gauthier and many more) lovingly skewer Lenkers music and personality.
Korby is the recipient of numerous songwriting awards - most recently a 1st place win at the 2016 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriters contest (past alum include Gregory Alan Isakov and Deb Talan, to name a few). In March, NPR Music premiered the song and video he wrote and performed with Americana queen Nora Jane Struthers called Lets Just Have Supper. Korby tours constantly and has shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Ray Lamontagne, Nickel Creek and many others.
In addition to his musical creations, Korby is a published author. His collection of short stories, Medium Hero, came out December 2015 on Turner Publishing and received critical praise from such variegated sources as National Book Award-winning author Tim OBrien, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and Kirkus Reviews.
In summer of 2018, Lenker turned his efforts toward the small screen, creating a script loosely based on his life as traveling singer-songwriter. Lenker wrote, produced and stars in a web series called MORSE CODE, which has already been the subject of Nashville buzz. The Tennessean called it charming and dryly funny and the Nashville Scene gave the self-produced effort a coveted "Critics Pick. MORSE CODE continues to be funded by Lenkers fans through a platform called Patreon. It premiered August 3rd 2018 on Vimeo.
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LocationThe Firefly Lounge (View)
1015 N State St
Bellingham, WA 98225
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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