Mandolin Orange, Mountain Man

Mandolin Orange is more than just an amusing play on words. It’s a captivating tribute to traditional Southern music. The Americana duo of Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz released their sixth record, Tides of a Teardrop, this February on Hillsborough’s Yep Roc Records. They performed stripped-back renditions of two of their new songs, “Golden Ember” and “The Wolves,” in NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series in August, as well as “Wildfire” from their previous record, Blindfaller. Marlin, Frantz, and their touring band—keyboardist and guitarist Josh Oliver, bassist Clint Mullican, and drummer Joe Westerlund—will play at Koka Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday night. Folk trio Mountain Man—Alexandra Sauser-Monnig (Daughter of Swords), Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso), and Molly Sarlé (see page 18)—will open. Earlier this year, they released a collection of John Denver covers, a follow-up to their enchanting album Magic Ship, which was one of the INDY’s top twenty albums of 2018.