This North Carolina duo’s music radiates a mysterious warmth; at times their songs sound like whispered secrets, and at others their vocal harmonies and rich instrumentation deliver a “lush, full-band sound” (Garden & Gun). NPR hails their music as “engineered to settle worried minds, slow the blood and lend an empathetic ear” with “songs about life lessons that feel lived-in and hard-won.” A fan favorite at Virginia Arts Festival’s 2019 Williamsburg Live, Mandolin Orange returns to the festival for a must-hear performance in the acoustically superb Sandler Center for the Performing Arts.