Kelley Smith w/ Kyle Orla at Pulse Barre + Fitness – Duluth, MN

Glad You’re Here is partnering with Pulse Barre & Fitness in Duluth, MN to offer up a series of Listening Room style intimate acoustic concerts with the best artists from the Twin Cities and the Twin Ports.

September 6th we have Kelley Smith coming from Aitkin, MN and hometown hero Kyle Orla playing the opening slot. Get ready for a night of intimate acoustic songcraft and exquisite musicianship.

Folksinger/songwriter Kelley Smith is a hopeless romantic who fancies old poetry and grandpa sweaters. All at once whimsical and haunting, Smith delivers deeply affecting lyrics with wry charm and a time traveler’s voice. Prone to melancholy and daydreaming, Kelley spent her childhood roaming the woods of Minnesota and singing to forest animals. To this day, her longing for that landscape runs deep and seems to find its way into her songs in one way or another.

Kyle Orla is a folk musician and educator from Duluth, Minnesota. An ever-student of early folk traditions, Kyle threads the needle between old melodies cloaked in relevant aesthetics. His guitar playing is adventurous, unburdened by convention, but deeply marked by the golden age of the 20’s-30’s repertoire.