About this Event
Ned LeDoux’s life has been scarred by tragedy, and when faced with unimaginable losses, the singer-songwriter was presented with a choice: either drown in the sorrow, or turn these lives gone too soon into music, into song-like statues of the people he misses most. LeDoux, who has been releasing solo music since 2017 but has been a touring musician since his teenage years, has always opted for the latter. It’s what has made the songwriter and son of country legend Chris LeDoux such a worthy heir apparent as a renegade, heartfelt crooner.
His first full-length, 2017’s Sagebrush, includes “Forever A Cowboy,” an instant classic addition to the outlaw canon which quickly became a fan favorite and a staple at his shows — of which he performs at least 200 every year. On his most recent album, Buckskin, LeDoux embraced a rollicking, freewheeling sound, a pummeling response to the hand he’d been dealt, which included tragically having to bury his beloved daughter Haven, who died at the age of two in 2019. It’s this history, filled with loss — his pops died in 2005 at the all-too-young age of 56 — that informs LeDoux’s work. But in his latest album, touchingly titled Safe Haven, he uses the memories of those he has lost to help him carry on with joy, celebration, and a faith that they are guiding his work.
LeDoux’s mission in music has always been clear, a philosophy that rings more loudly now than ever before. “I'm just trying to write my own story and I'm a terrible pretender. I can't write a song that I have no relation with because people would figure that out pretty quick. I'll just stick to what I understand,” he explains. It’s precisely what reveals itself on the first taste of Safe Haven, “One Hand In The Riggin',” an old cowboy tune that LeDoux has an intimate relationship with.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery, 350 Commercial Dr, Walford, United States
USD 36.22
