Nashville-based Korby Lenker is a singer, songwriter, author, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who grew up in Twin Falls as the son of a mortician.Korby has performed internationally and has shared the stage with such legends as Willie Nelson and Ray Lamontagne, as well as Nickel Creek, Tristan Prettyman, Susan Tedeschi, and many others.

He’s had wins in the Merlefest folk songwriting contest as well as the Kerrville Folk Festival’s elite New Folk songwriting competition and can often be heard on legendary Seattle indie rock station KEXP. He is here celebrating the release of his 7th album, Thousand Springs, which got its start last spring in Southern Idaho as Korby recorded base tracks everywhere from the basement of the mortuary to a cabin north of Ketchum. While here, Korby will be working with students from Wood River High School.

Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project Idaho Stories, Oct 20, 2016 – Jan 6, 2017.

The Center’s commitment to Enhancing Arts Education

Korby Lenker will be performing in and working with local schools as a part of The Center’s ongoing commitment to Artist Residencies. Artist Residencies are supported by Gayle Marie and in part, with funds for International Guitar Night and Las Cafeteras provided by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.