The Concourse at the International will welcome folk duo Elenowen to its stage Saturday night at 8 p.m. Centering around being in the moment, the couple has kicked off this tour with a new perspective and a new album entitled, “For the Taking.”

Husband and wife Josh and Nichole Johnson met when they were just teenagers, claiming to fall hard and fast right from the start. Josh Johnson explained the summer of 2003 was when he bought his first guitar, and it was also the summer he started writing love songs for Nichole Johnson.

“I loved them,” Nichole Johnson said. “They were great love songs.”

Because Josh Johnson was from Knoxville and Nichole Johnson was from Nashville, the two began a long distance relationship through their teens. When the time came, Josh Johnson started college at Belmont University to study music business and be near Nichole Johnson, saying the decision was a no-brainer. Once the duo was in Nashville together, the idea of collaborating started to form.

In 2007, Josh and Nichole Johnson both wanted to put out a record. A friend suggested that they do it together, and so they began to work on their first album. The album featured “The Storm,” the first song they ever wrote together about their newlywed experience and the troubles they were struggling through during their first year of marriage.

Shortly after being signed on with a management company, the two received notice in January 2011 that the first season of “The Voice” was scouting talented new artists and accepted duos and original songs. They quit their day jobs and signed with a booking agency to try out the adventure. The fame they received from being on “The Voice” proved to help build their fan base and credibility.

“We truly had overnight success,” Josh Johnson said.

Knowing it wouldn’t last forever, the two rode the explosion of fame for as long as possible, trying to get on the path of who they were as musicians.

However, Josh and Nichole Johnson didn’t really know what they wanted from their career, and they started touring to try and fall back into the grind of things. Soon it became clear to Nichole Johnson you either love being on the road touring or it is just not meant for you.

“All my puzzle pieces have to be lined up for me to be in their career,” Nichole Johnson said.

And the puzzle pieces were just not matching. The confusion of where to go next was causing their marriage to suffer. Josh and Nichole Johnson felt trapped. They were living in Nichole’s parents’ basement and desperately needed a change. After a series of long talks and a reflection of their five years of marriage, the two decided to take a leap of faith. Although his dreams centered on music, Josh Johnson explained that Nichole Johnson’s dream was always to be a mother. They decided on the next step: starting a family.

Now their baby boy, Nolan, is taking the credit for their new perspective. Nichole claimed the fulfillment of having their child makes shows better.

“When you put the right things first,” Nichole Johnson said, “things start falling into place.”

Josh explained everything clicks now, and he truly believes it’s all because of Nichole Johnson being fulfilled and because Nolan brings them copious amounts of joy. Even though they still don’t have everything figured out, the two understand that it is just part of the journey.

“This is what your twenties are for,” Josh Johnson said. “You don’t have to have it all sorted out.”

So, now with a whole different view on life and their musical career, Elenowen is proud to be on this new tour promoting its new album. The duo will be selling advanced copies at this Saturday’s show, and they are proud of their progress. The new songs are a reflection of the struggles they went through and their day-by-day journey. Written in the basement they lived in, “For the Taking” shares their need to break out of the season they were in.

Getting back to the basics is their main concern. Nichole Johnson shared they want to write music solely about their life.

“We are as people and artists, one in the same,” Nichole Johnson said.

Specifically for Nichole Johnson, this tour is about bringing a new attitude to the stage. Claiming to always have a subconscious pressure to be a “true artist,” she is learning how to present in the moment and learning how to be herself. She wants to be seen as the mother, wife and musician she is all at once and not just give audience the piece of her that creates music.

“This is the season that I am learning how to be comfortable in my own skin,” Nichole Johnson said.

Elenowen is excited to show off their blend of genres at the Concourse on Saturday night. The duo is ready to portray themselves not only as singer/songwriters but as two best friends who love music and do not conform to any certain style, instead combining their favorites into one.

Nichole Johnson said they both hope to share this important message with their audience:

“We are trying to portray the message of being real and letting people know that these songs were written from a genuine place.”