Let the music do the talking: In an age of overdubbing and autotune, Aoife O’Donovan binds her music to its roots. Often accompanied by acoustic guitar, she can command a room with her delicate voice and clear-sighted songwriting. Her other projects include the bluegrass band Crooked Still and the Grammy Award-winning trio I’m With Her, plus a decade spent contributing to “A Prairie Home Companion.” At every turn, O’Donovan brings a refined subtlety that lets the music speak for itself.
Thursday 7/29, $10-300. 7pm. Festy, Chisholm Vineyards, 1135 Clan Chisholm Ln., Earlysville. thefesty.com.