In celebration of its 24th anniversary, the NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition — presented by Citizen Vinyl — will welcome eight finalists from across North America to Asheville for an evening of songs and connection. The event takes place at The Grey Eagle on Thursday, December 11. The internationally recognized event,...
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Jackson Grimm has immersed himself in traditional Appalachian music, from studying with Wayne Erbsen and Kevin Kehrberg and Warren Wilson College to enlisting Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist and storyteller Josh Goforth as the producer on his album. Onstage at the LEAF Performance & Songwriter Competition, on Saturday, May 10,...
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Charleston-based Babe Club crafts cool-toned synth-pop with an emotive edge. The band is the brainchild of Jenna Desmond and Corey Campbell, who met at the College of Charleston and quickly became creative collaborators. After graduating, they joined the Americana act Susto, touring nationally and performing at major festivals. While playing on...
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Andy Shaw is a singer songwriter based out of Columbus, Ohio, since 2004. Andy writes and performs music from a real place, conveying themes of love, heartache, social and political justice, and a curiosity about life and its meaning. His band the Andy Shaw Band, and duo the Shaw Brothers, have been staples in the region for more than twelve...
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Jay Brown is a roots music one-man-band from Black Mountain, North Carolina, who has been playing guitar and piano since the age of 7. A prolific songwriter, Jay's performances draw from a couple hundred original songs, as well as countless covers from the roots of Americana and beyond. Jay has spent years traveling and playing around the U.S.,...
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Linda Dunnavant is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter originally from Moultrie, GA. She calls her genre “dream folk Americana” and her songs are inspired by daydreams, delusions, second chances, old hurts, getting stuck, getting free, and the natural world. She released an EP in 2023 called Tiny Towns followed by an album in 2024 titled...
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