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Mesmerizing folk duo Ordinary Elephant has spent the better part of the last decade on anever-ending tour that’s earned married couple Crystal and Pete Damore widespread criticalacclaim and made fans of luminaries like Tom Paxton and Mary Gauthier. In 2017, the pairtook home the International Folk Music Award for Artist of the Year on the strength of theirbreakout album, Before I Go, and two years later, they returned with the similarly laudedHonest, which the Associated Press hailed as “one of the best Americana albums of the year.”The band’s new stripped-down, self-titled collection is the purest distillation of their soundyet, showcasing the arresting power of the couple’s gorgeous harmonies and intricatefretwork...

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Mesmerizing folk duo Ordinary Elephant has spent the better part of the last decade on anever-ending tour that’s earned married couple Crystal and Pete Damore widespread criticalacclaim and made fans of luminaries like Tom Paxton and Mary Gauthier. In 2017, the pairtook home the International Folk Music Award for Artist of the Year on the strength of theirbreakout album, Before I Go, and two years later, they returned with the similarly laudedHonest, which the Associated Press hailed as “one of the best Americana albums of the year.”The band’s new stripped-down, self-titled collection is the purest distillation of their soundyet, showcasing the arresting power of the couple’s gorgeous harmonies and intricatefretwork. The songs are timeless, rooted in rich, character-driven storytelling, and theperformances are similarly transportive, fueled by delicately intertwined banjo, guitar, andoctave mandolin. Though the songs were born out of a period of deep uncertainty, the recorditself is a work of profound self-assurance, one delivered by a duo whose personal andprofessional lives embody the limitless possibility of honest, organic collaboration. Press playon Ordinary Elephant and you’ll hear more than just a husband and wife; you’ll hear thesound of sincerity and commitment, of patience and gratitude, of learning to let go ofexpectation and revel in the simple beauty of the moment.https://www.ordinaryelephant.net/

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