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Visiting Artist Series: Carbon Leaf in Concert

The Visiting Artist Series welcomed Carbon Leaf, a quintet founded in Richmond, Virginia, in 1992 known for its alt-country, Celtic, and folk-infused indie rock, to Salter Hall on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Wabash College's Salter Hall was the first stop of Carbon Leaf's "I Want to Be Leaf" fall 2025 tour.

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The band, featuring current members Barry Privett (vocals), Terry Clark (guitar), Carter Gravatt (multi-instrumentalist), John Markel (bass), and Jesse Humphrey (drums), was formed in 1992 in Ashland, Virginia.

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Privett at the mic.

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From left, Humphrey, Privett, and Markel on stage.

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Privett delivers a vocal.

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Clark at stage right.

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Carbon Leaf released its first studio albun, Meander, in 1995.

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The band has released 18 EPs or studio albums.

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Humphrey (rear) anchors the rhythm section.

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Gravatt on stage.

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Privett has a comfortable stage presence.

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In 2004, the band released "Indian Summer," an albun that included the single, "Life Less Ordinary."

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"Life Less Ordinary" is the band's highest charting single, rising to no. 5 on the adult album alternative and no. 29 on the hot adult contemporary charts.

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Gravatt delivers backing vocals.

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Privett is a bit of a multi-instrumentalist himself, as he plays a number of penny whistles.

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Privett delivers with Markel on bass (rear).

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Privett under the lights of Salter Hall.

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In 2010, the band split with its label in order to maintain grater contorl over the release and distribution of its music.

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Privett awash in a spotlight.

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The band has used crowdfunding efforts to record multiple albums.

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Carbon Leaf released "Time is the Playgouund," in September 2024, it's first full-length new studio album in a decade.

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Gravatt with an acoustic guitar.

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Privett enjoyed the Crawfordsville crowd.

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Privett with another woodwind instrument.

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Markel adds backing vocals.

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Clark (left) and Privett near center stage.

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The lighting was a definite nod to the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."

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From left, Clark, Privett, and Gravatt, the three remaining founding members of the band.

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Clark (left) and Privett harmonize.

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This current tour includes more than 40 dates.

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This Carbon Leaf lineup has played together since 2017.

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A view from the sound and light board.

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(from left) Clark, Privett, and Humphrey.

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Privett bathed in stage light.

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Markel enjoys the spotlight.

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Gravatt on the banjo.

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Gravatt strums a melody.

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Similar photo with a different lighting cue.

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Privett on tambourine.

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Privett mid-set.

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A view from the wings.

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Gravatt from stage left.

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The group closed the set with a more intimate stage set-up.

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Privett (left) and Gravatt during the encore.

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Clark (left) and Privett on stage.

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Prevatt smiles at Gravatt as the show winds down.

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Carbon Leaf closed with a bow...

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...and a wave good bye.

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