Owen Stroud & Taylor Leonhardt @ The Redbird - 7:30 pm

Singer/songwriter Owen Stroud has been formed by a variety of musical influences - regional folksingers, classical masterworks, jazz standards, high-church hymnody, to name a few. A native of Austin’s northwest suburbs, Owen spent several post-college years living in other states, including a few years in Nashville, before returning to south central Texas in 2020. He has written and produced two albums to date: If There Are Other Places (2019) and The Handwriting Was Mine (2023). Part recollection, part rediscovery of home turf, Handwriting’s vibrant mix of songs features Owen settling into his signature blend of humor and poignance, whether he’s singing about winter storms, piquin salsa, or even the perils of I-35. When not performing, Owen is usually out hiking at a state park, working on a new batch of songs, or reading a book about some arcane aspect of Texas geography. https://owenstroud.com/

Native Texan and new-ish Nashvillian, Taylor Leonhardt…