Krannert Center hosted its 11th biennial Guitar Festival this past September, marking 20 years of ELLNORA. The festival featured artists from across the guitar diaspora, including Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame artist Rosanne Cash, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, classical artist extraordinaire Sharon Isbin, and a return visit from hard-hitting blues-rock phenom Samantha Fish.
Free performances included jazz legends Dave Holland and John Scofield, gritty blues-funk from Grace Bowers and the Hodge Podge, and a Deadhead extravaganza from BERTHA: Grateful Drag. ELLNORA will return in 2027.
