The Canalside Free Concert Series features Iron and Wine, and Ben Bridwell on Thursday, July 30.

Iron and Wine: Over the course of his ten-year career, Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam has become one of today’s greatest story tellers, crafting meticulous tales full of love, religious imagery and wistful dreams.  It’s been more than three years since his last studio effort,The Shepherd’s Dog, which was widely praised by fans and critics alike. Beam continued to mine folk, African, rock, country, and Jamaican musical traditions, but switched the focus of his studio lens to 60s and 70s pop influences for the Kiss Each Other Clean sessions.

Ben Bridwell: A musician from Irmo, South Carolina. He plays and sings in the indie rock group Band of Horses. Their debut album on Sub Pop records, Everything All the Time, was released in 2006. Their follow up album Cease to Begin was released in 2007. Before Band of Horses Ben was also a member of Seattle’s band, Carissa’s Wierd. Band of Horses is currently on tour. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife and 2 daughters Annabelle and Ivy.