The Cedar Presents
Pieta Brown & Her Band with special guest Courtney Hartman
Saturday, November 28, 2026
Doors 7PM | Show 8PM
Seated | All Ages
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about this show
Iconic indie-folk songwriter Pieta Brown returns to The Cedar with her all star bandmates S. Carey, Mike Lewis, and Jeremy Ylvisaker in tow. Wisconsin-based Courtney Hartman joins for a special opening set.
Pieta Brown
“Pieta Brown is a major talent whose songs reveal themselves with unhurried creativity. Her artistry combines folk, country and dusky swamp in a graceful, supple and elegant genre of their own."
—American Songwriter
Hailed as a “self-styled poetess, folk goddess, and country waif” by the BBC, Pieta Brown first came to international prominence with the release of her self-titled debut in 2002. Since then she has released multiple highly critically acclaimed albums, EPs and singles, with much attention being paid not only to her distinct sound and style, but also the power of her singing and songwriting.
Although the Alabama-bred, Iowa-based Brown’s quietly riveting tunes and gritty, charismatic performing style resist easy categorization, they’ve helped her to win a fiercely loyal international fan base that extends to many of her fellow artists.
“When Pieta sings you’re aware of something effortless and natural, like rain on earth,” Mark Knopfler observed, while Don Was called her “a great singer-songwriter who possesses major star-power magnetism,” and Iris DeMent described her as “the best poet I’ve heard in a long damn time.”
Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon says Paradise Outlaw is “probably my favorite record ever made at our studio.”
Pieta has toured extensively since her first release, and has performed at festivals in the US, Canada and around the world, including Bonnaroo, Mountain Jam, Calgary Folk Fest, Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Portfairy Folk Festival, Celtic Connections, and more. Pieta’s songs and music have been heard in various TV Shows and indie films, and her albums Paradise Outlaw and Mercury both reached #1 on various radio charts. Pieta has also made guest appearances on National Public Radio shows including World Cafe, KCRW, Mountain Stage, E-Town, Folk Alley, and Weekend Edition.
“In her hands the blues hover with cloudy foreboding and old-time songs become billowy dances.”
—Chicago Reader
Courtney Hartman
Courtney Hartman, a Wisconsin-based, Colorado-born guitarist, singer, writer and producer, has spent 15 years deftly knitting together music communities across the bluegrass, folk and indie scenes. She turned early acclaim (including a 2014 GRAMMY nomination for her work with folk quintet Della Mae) into true partnerships, writing and recording with an ever-growing family of fellow artists. Popmatters calls Courtney “a real-life folk troubadour and scholar, informed by her travels and the relationships that she’s built through them,” and Acoustic Guitar Magazine says she is “a songwriter that delights and disturbs.” Her first two albums, Ready Reckoner and Glade, featured collaborations with Gregory Alan Isakov, Anaïs Mitchell, Bill Frisell and Sam Amidon. Over the past decade, Courtney has spent time in 28 different countries, seeking to bridge cultural divides through music diplomacy and creative cooperation. Her most recent release, With You, is a richly collaborative album centered around the themes of care and motherhood and includes performances by Watchhouse, Tift Merritt, Phil Cook and more.