Thurs 7/9
6:00 pm - Doors | 7:00 pm - Opening Act: Kat Mills | 7:45 pm Darrell Scott - Showtime
Location: Main Theatre
General Admission: $42.20 + $3 fee, Advance; $47.48 + $3 fee, Day of Show
**This is a sit-down general admission show.
Four-time Grammy Nominee, Darrell Scott is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist widely regarded as one of the most respected voices in contemporary American roots music. A masterful storyteller with deep roots in country, bluegrass, folk, and Americana, Scott delivers powerful performances where his expressive voice, heartfelt songwriting, and exceptional musicianship takes center stage.
Scott has built a career defined by authenticity, instrumental versatility, and lyrical depth. His voice and instrumental work appear on hundreds of studio sessions recorded from Nashville and Los Angeles to Toronto and London. He’s shared the stage and studio with artists including Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Joan Baez, Tim O’Brien, Sam Bush, Robert Plant, and the Zac Brown Band.
Beyond touring and recording, Scott has contributed to a variety of collaborative and theatrical projects including Nashville Ballet’s production Postcards from the Boys which was inspired by and set to his music. Scott’s production credits include albums for Guy Clark, Wayne Scott, Steep Canyon Rangers, Susan Werner, Willi Carlisle, and Malcolm Holcombe. He hosts a songwriting workshop each year in Nashville called Songfood, helping other writers develop their skill and songwriting voice.
Scott has received multiple Grammy and Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame nominations and was honored with a 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association. He’s earned Songwriter of the Year awards from both ASCAP and NSAI. This fall, he will be inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.
Opening Act: Kat Mills
Kat Mills has proudly been involved in Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival (NY), Floyd Fest (VA), Solar Fest (VT), The Takoma Park Folk Festival (DC) and other events lining up with issues of social justice and environmental responsibility. Favorite opening sets have supported Levon Helm, Dar Williams, Dori Freeman and Sarah Lee Guthrie. Songwriter series, in-the-rounds, and house concerts have been a mainstay. But Kat Mills is equally at home on a theater or café stage, having played notable songwriter venues including The Towne Crier, The Lyric Theatre, Caffe Lena, Jefferson Center, and Kirk Avenue Music Hall. She has been a finalist in the NewSong/LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition, has had original song placements in film and podcasts, and appears as a backing vocalist for other artists, most recently with super-group “Reelin’ in the Years: A Tribute to Steely Dan” at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock NY.
