Bryan Elijah Smith & Jay Austin at Pale Fire

Bryan Elijah Smith is an international award winning singer-songwriter based out of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Having opened for artists such as Jim Lauderdale, Ryan Montbleau, Sierra Ferrell, Joe Pug, Old Crow Medicine Show and Trampled By Tramples, Smith’s unique and haunting vocals will leave you with a sense of timeless nostalgia. With nearly 2,000 songs written, 12 independent releases spanning various genres, his music has been compared to the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Colter Wall and Gregory Alan Isakov. Smith is a two-time winner of the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest and his song ‘In Through The Dark’ is featured in the hit NETFLIX series ‘Virgin River’, which was also nominated for an Independent Music Award in the ‘Used In Film/TV’ category in 2020.

Smith will be joined by the talented Jay Austin on violin, who has been performing with him since 2010, and together they promise to deliver an electrifying performance that will move both your feet and soul.