WNC Original Music

This is a special episode which is simply a free song by Western North Carolina songwriter Adrianna Blanks. Below is a link to download the song as an mp3
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The story behind the song - My parents, Blanks & Tanya Marie Bettenhausen, died when I was 10 months old. The song is about my relationship to my grief losing them so young. It was hard growing up because there was no textbook for how to deal with this specific type of loss. I was put in a lot of general counseling but the only place I saw myself represented were characters like Sabrina, and Harry Potter. That’s why I wanted to write this song and share my story, because if it helps even one person, then it was worth opening up about.
 
Adrianne Blanks- Songwriter, Vocals @adrianneblanksMatt Blanks- Piano @soaringsoundstudioDan Hood- Guitar, Pedal Steel @danhoodmusicTaylor West- Bass @_eddtaylor_ Alfred Sergel IV- Drums, Percussion @alfredsergel.4Gage Owens- Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer @gage_owens_Dave McNair- Mastering Engineer
Recorded at @siouxsiouxstudio
Album Art - Kristen Marie Greene @kristenmariegreene & Nina D’Angier
 
Find Arianne at the places below for more of her music
https://adrianneblanks.bandcamp.com/album/words-are-spells
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/adrianne-blanks/1618962451
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4V9OVzZ6IRAgCbeTi6Qsls?si=iCRF1yLESZaNuGFqMs6QHg
https://open.spotify.com/album/4TW7bjIGcdIpgUAOjkwluv?si=_XLnXt8rTheOBgZnLeC6sw
 
www.wncoriginalmusic.com

This episode features selections from Represented, the  WNC Musicians For Change compilation album in support of voting rights and access. Here's a link to the whole thing. All tracks are free, and contain links to valuable voting information.
https://wncoriginalmusic.bandcamp.com/album/represented
 
For a great selection of voting resources visit https://www.vote.org/
 
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Fantomex
https://www.fantomex.band/
https://fantomex.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.instagram.com/fantomex_the_band_duh/
 
Josh Gray
www.joshgraymusic.com
www.facebook.com/joshgraymusic
www.instagram.com/joshgraymusic
 
Nick Mac
https://www.facebook.com/nickmacmusic
https://www.instagram.com/nickmac828
https://www.nickmacmusic.com
 
Couldn't Be Happiers
https://www.couldntbehappiers.com
https://www.instagram.com/couldntbehappiers
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/couldnt-be-happiers/1326700227
 
Kathryn O'Shea
https://www.kathrynosheamusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/ kathrynosheamusic
 
Bonny Dagger
https://Facebook.com/bonnydaggermusic
https://www.Bonnydagger.bandcamp.com
 
Taylor Maxson
http://taylormaxson.bandcamp.com
 
The Get Right Band
https://thegetrightband.com
https://www.facebook.com/thegetrightband
https://www.instagram.com/thegetrightband
 
Andrew Thelston
https://m.facebook.com/andrewthelstonmusic/
https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewThelston
http://www.andrewthelston.com/
 
Jim Swayzee
https://www.jimswayzee.com
https://www.instagram.com/swayzeemusic
https://www.facebook.com/swayzeemusic
 
Matt Geary
https://houseofgeary.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/matt_geary_music/
https://www.tibetanbuddhist.org
 
Valravne
https://valravne.bandcamp.com/
 
Landon Gray
https://www.instagram.com/landogray
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/landon-gray-the-lucky-strikes/1445472004
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3y20mz9XGnvqJAJRHrUtG8
 
 
Chris  Titchner
https://www.christitchner.com
https://christitchner.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/christitchner
 
 
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This episode features selections from Represented, the  WNC Musicians For Change compilation album in support of voting rights and access. Here's a link to the whole thing. All tracks are free, and contain links to valuable voting information.
https://wncoriginalmusic.bandcamp.com/album/represented
 
For a great selection of voting resources visit https://www.vote.org/
 
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Artists featured on this episode
 
Julia Sanders
https://www.facebook.com/JuliaSandersBand
 
The Blue Eyed Bettys
https://www.facebook.com/theblueeyedbettys
 
Tin Roof Echo
https://tinroofecho.com/home
 
The Deathbots
https://www.facebook.com/thedeathbots/
 
Eleanor Underhill
https://www.facebook.com/eleanorunderhillandfriends
 
The Lily Vakili Band
https://www.facebook.com/LilyVakiliBand
 
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Day and Dream join the podcast and we figure out which is which!
 
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Thanks to Cormac Russell for the closing song
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Self described star gazers and forest dwellers, Day & Dream creates music that sounds like your favorite warm fuzzy blanket. Long time artists, musicians and singer/songwriters, Peter Frizzante and Abby Amaya, initially met in New York City, but didn't start their indie-rock dreampop shoegaze band together until they moved to  Asheville, North Carolina. Abby’s roots are in California 60s coastal pop, while Peter’s is post-punk, indie-rock. Working together, the now husband and wife team showcase their admiration for sun-soaked sonic landscapes, lo-fi lounge, neo-psychedelia, fuzzy guitars, jazz tones, and melodic pop structures. Reverb soaked and layered with soft whispery vocals, the result is an energetic and memorable reverie. Peter, the morning person, and Abby, the night owl -- their band name is a nod to their opposite sleep schedules. The pair is often writing music or lyrics at home in between work and daily chores, finding inspiration in the human condition and the pain and joy of life. The band has played with many different local drummers (Jake Cavinder, Matt Hendler, Mike Fasano) and bass players (Marcos Waldheim, Erik Jan, Lowell Hobbs, Matt Tobia, Daniel Hyman). Their first  single, Nocturnal Creatures,  was recorded at El Rancho Morbido Studios with Ryan Slagle (Black Mountain, NC) and debuted in July 2018. This was soon followed by their first full length album, “With Every Breath You Die” in February 2019,  recorded at Standard Electric Studios with Engineer Damon Moon & mastered by Greg Hendler in Atlanta. They went back to the studio in July of 2019 to record a handful of  tracks at Echo Mountain Studios (Asheville, NC). The singles were engineered by  Kenny Harrington, mastered by Jason NeSmith of Chase Park Transduction Studios (Athens, GA) & Geoff Pesche of world renowned Abbey Road Studios (London).  After canceling most shows booked for the last two years, the band has stayed busy indoors with numerous live streams & shooting music videos. They’ve had singles featured on several compilations: Green Witch Records  (NYC), Sunday Records (Chicago), Stereoactive Media (Austin/Brooklyn), Shoegaze  Pilipinas (Philippines), Holy Crap Records (Black Mountain, NC), Editoris (Panama), OIM Records (Oakland, CA), Bummer Recordings (Chattanooga, TN), and Shiny Happy Records (Indonesia). In 2021, they signed with Lilystars Records (ADA, Warner Music Group), owned by Clementine Castro (Oranges & Lemons, The Camerawalls). The band issued several singles: Rabbit Hole, Separation Anxiety, and a remix of Cabin Fever by indie-electropop legends, Sweet Trip. Their second album, "The Art of Remembering" (mixed & mastered by Chrisanthony Kryptoneum Vinzons), released in February 2022, followed by a bout of live shows. Day & Dream is an official 2022 SXSW artist. Please stay tuned for live show updates.
 
Canadian born but raised in Ireland, Cormac Russell has taken his music across the globe, including tours in England and China. He released his acclaimed fourth album titled 'Ghost Town' last year, which won some very favorable reviews in the press, as well as airplay on national and international radio. He will be releasing his fifth LP titled 'The Year I Broke The Stars' on October 28th. Playing all the instruments himself, he draws from a wide range of influences; from indie contemporaries like Kurt Vile and Bill Callahan to literary giants like Whitman and Rimbaud. 

Welcome Laura Jane Vincent to the podcast! Lots of fun and misunderstandings.
 
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https://www.facebook.com/LauraJaneVincentmusic
https://www.instagram.com/laurajvincent
 
Thanks to His and Hers for the closing song
www.hisandhersnc.com
 
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Laura Jane Vincent is a performer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter. She writes
ballads of strength loss and triumph featuring stories of those who should know better but just
simply can't help themselves. Her most recent album “All These Machines” released February 2020, is available everywhere. She tours the entire east coast and Midwest when there’s not an unexpected global health event in the way. She is currently working on her 3rd full length album, once again at Black Rabbit Audio studio with award winning producer Tom Troyer, who also is a permanent member of her live band.
 
She was named by the Triad Music Festival AMPD Expo as songwriter of the year for 2017. She is also the creator and curator of the twice annual music festival Glendonfest in Moore County, NC. Established in 2016, the event features 25+ regional and national touring acts over two days in the spring and fall.
In addition to promoting and performing her own music, Laura also is the manager and publicist
for a handful of select music clients, creatively directing their career trajectories and all tasks
related to booking and representation. She also serves on the community advisory board for the
North Carolina Folk Festival, and assists with the production and successful creation of various
entertainment events across the southeast. She lives in a 200 year old farmhouse on 21 acres in the middle of nowhere in southeastern rural North Carolina with her partner, drummer David Tippetts and an ever changing menagerie of fuzzy pets.
 
 
His & Hers is a husband and wife fronted Americana folk band from North Carolina.  Caleb and Sara Davis have been playing together as His & Hers since 2013.  They have released 3 albums, including “Come On In”, out in September 2022. 
 
His & Hers has played many festivals and stages, including Merlefest, AppaloosaFest, The CBC Bluegrass Festival, The Daniel Boone Festival, The Ramkat, The Blue Ridge Music Center Amphitheatre, The COMMA Theatre, Muddy Creek Music Hall, and many others.  They have shared the stage with and/or opened for many regional and national touring Americana acts including: Scythian, Dom Flemmons (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Mason Via (Old Crow Medicine Show), Zoe & Cloyd, Joe Mullins & Radio Ramblers, Cane Mill Road, Caroline Owens, Hank Smith & Pattie Kinlaw, Tyler Nail and many more.
 

Carrie Morrison didn't learn better the first time so she joins the podcast this week, including live performances with Jamie Leigh Bennett and Andrew Thelston
 
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www.carriemorrisonmusic.com
www.reverbnation.com/carriemorrison
https://www.facebook.com/100018954253852
https://www.instagram.com/carriemorrisonmusic
http://bit.ly/2r0r9Ip (YouTube)
https://www.boldlife.com/key-to-her-voice/
 
Find Andrew Thelston at https://www.andrewthelston.com
 
Thanks to Carrie Marshall for the closing song
https://www.instagram.com/carrie_marshall_/
https://www.facebook.com/carriemarshallmusic
https://www.carriemarshall.net
 
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Carrie Morrison's music will break your heart - in the best way. Melodic and memorable, her songs make connections. The singer/songwriter/pianist, a native of Louisville, Ky., has been playing piano since age seven. She moved to WNC in 2004, and has been a popular act in the area for more than 15 years. Morrison is known for melodically strong songs with personal lyrics, ranging from the deeply emotional to the slightly silly. Her EP "Carolina Blonde" was released in 2013 and produced by the late Terry Wetton. Album "Miles and Miles" was produced by Chris Rosser, of award-winning ensemble Free Planet Radio, released in 2017. Her latest project, EP "The Neverwhere Sisters," produced by Andrew Thelston and Daniel Nisbet, featuring cellist JamieLeighBennett, was released summer 2021. Morrison has had airplay on WTZQ and WNCW FM, and enjoys collaborations with several local artists onstage and in studio. Morrison is a teacher of Exceptional Children at Brevard High School. She is married to Mike, the love of her life, her champion, and best roadie.  (Something I am proud of: When I released "Miles and Miles," I sold out the lounge at Isis and then *almost* sold out the mainstage hall, in advance. That show was one of the best nights of my life. Also, the version of "Highway Song" on that album featured Grammy-winning bass player Eliot Wadopian, who passed away earlier this year. RIP, Eliot. What a sweet man and virtuoso.)
 
Carrie Marshall - Jazz and Blues Vocalist. Songwriter. Artist. Actress. Storyteller. There are defining moments that shape the unique story of our lives. Carrie loves to share her story through musical performances, interweaving known classic jazz and blues standards with her versatile, award-winning original songs. Whether taking a “Sentimental Journey” or singing the blues, Carrie, a recent breast cancer survivor, shares hope, joy, struggle and peace through music. She encourages listeners to tap their toes to the beat of their own “syncopated rhythm”, finding gold in even the darkest of places. 
 

The Well Drinkers jump in on this week's episode to discuss their EP and new single.
 
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The Well Drinkers are a progressive, original bluegrass and Americana band based out of Western North Carolina, whose range extends to festivals and venues across the Southeast.
 
Since the band's creation in 2019, the group has striven to combine traditional roots of their Appalachian region with progressive instrumentation, songwriting, and subject matter. The group doesn't shy away from the opportunity to bring experimental jams, jazz, Cajun, classical and reggae into their live performances
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Jake Bachman  |  lead vocals, mandolin
Adam Bachman  |  dobro, pedal steel, vocals
Josh Riley  |  upright bass, vocals
Jeremy Rilko  |  banjo, vocals
Andrew Wakefield  |  guitar, vocals
 

Billy Litz of Hustle Souls  stops by the podcast to talk about their new EP and solve most of the world's problems.
 
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Thanks to LITZ for the closing song
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Hustle Souls is an Asheville, NC based 4-piece who blend dust-covered-vinyl soul nostalgia with modern sensibility.; recently named one of "Music Connections" Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands. Driven by a lust for songwriting, the band’s fervid live performance is heightened by undeniable instrumental prowess and 3 part vocal harmony. With relentless touring, sold out shows and major festival appearances the band has earned a reputation as one of the East Coast’s most promising acts.
 
LITZ is a power house of sound and soul blending retro vibes with a modern spirit.  Formed in 2013 in Montgomery county Maryland  by brothers Austin, Logan and Michael Litz, And named after the family music store, Victor Litz Music, LITZ has toured through most of the country and is a staple of regional jam and electronic festivals.

Bonus episode with extra silliness from The Ghosts Of Liberty
 
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The Ghosts of Liberty visit the podcast, bring a special guest, sing songs, and slap.
 
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Thanks to Mike Walsh for the closing song
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The Americana roots duo that would evolve to become “The Ghosts of Liberty” got its start long before Emma and Tyler Millard knew they would eventually be married.
 
To tell that story, we must first roll back the clock to 2006. Tyler is 21 and sitting in a doctor’s office after having noticed that his peripheral vision had been giving him some trouble during a college game of ultimate frisbee. The news comes like a tidal wave when the doctor says, “You’re slowly going blind. You have RP. There’s no known cure.”
 
But it’s not in Ty’s nature to be held down. So he pivots. He picks up a guitar for the first time and begins playing o bsessively. Then singing. Then writing. He can no longer teach high school math, so he puts together a local blues-rock band in his small North Carolina town and begins playing full-time. Over the next several years, his musical chops get sharper as his vision slowly but surely continues to betray him. “It felt like a race against time.”
 
That Emma would end up singing for her supper was far less uncertain. She teaches herself how to wail and belt just like all the country greats as a little girl growing up in the heart of Texas. But this is just the beginning. As life goes on, from church choir to classical opera, musicals and fronting an alternative pop-rock band, she sees a lot of different audiences for a lot of different reasons, but one thing remains the same: how much she loves singing for every one of them. “Throughout my lifelong struggle with depression, and for all of life’s celebrations, music is my source of purpose. It’s my calling. It has always been what pulls me and pushes me when nothing else can.”
 
Fast forward to 2014. Emma meets Tyler for the first time at a “jam session” and they immediately hit it off as friends. She begins opening up for his band at local gigs, meanwhile spending hours offstage with him, writing and bonding over late night milkshakes and rural dive bar booths. Over time this bonding leads to the realization that each makes the other better in life and music. Tyler’s steady, funny and loving personality give Emma the confidence to believe in herself and to continue chasing her passion, while Emma’s spontaneous and sentimental nature provide Tyler with a ceaseless supply of inspiration and motivation. In 2018, under a giant oak tree, they make their union official in a beautiful late summer ceremony.
 
In January of 2020, six years after they met and hundreds of live shows later, “The Ghosts of Liberty,” their first child, was born. The name hails from a mutual fascination with the paranormal- (Emma believes, Tyler is a skeptic, but alas we digress) as well as a deep love for all things historic- and the abiding belief that all people are deserving of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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From the heartland of America, Mike Walsh has been playing music in Iowa and the midwest for some time now and has been able to fully craft his music into the soft rock, singer songwriter feel that it is today. Walsh has released three EPs and more than one music video and plans on getting back into the studio to record a full length album.