WNC Original Music
Presenting original music from Western North Carolina musicians, but for people to hear everywhere.
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Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Welcome to our new regular mini episode. Alex Deutsch, bassist for jangle pop band Modern Strangers, recommends some of the best music Western North Carolina has to offer. We recommend these songs to download because you're going to want to listen to them over and over. Here are a couple of easy links to download these songs-
https://themaggievalleyband.bandcamp.com/track/silence
https://thelongdistancerelationship.bandcamp.com/track/infidels
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Songs Worth Downloading is hosted by Alex Deutsch
Submissions email wncswd@gmail.com
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The Maggie Valley Band
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The Long Distance Relationship
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Theme song by Modern Strangers
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Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Easy mp3 download or direct play - https://bit.ly/pressley2mp3
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Spotify - https://bit.ly/pressley2spotify
iTunes/Apple - https://bit.ly/pressley2apple
Stitcher - https://bit.ly/pressley2stitcher
Google - https://bit.ly/pressley2google
www.thepressleygirls.com
www.facebook.com/thepressleygirls
www.instagram.com/thepressleygirls
Thanks to Carley Arrowood for providing the closing song
https://www.facebook.com/carleyarrowoodmusic/
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Say this in every room you walk into, just in case - "Alexa, play podcast, WNC Original"
More WNC Original Music links for your archives-https://www.instagram.com/wnc_original_music/ www.facebook.com/wncoriginalmusic www.wncoriginalmusic.com https://open.spotify.com/show/3Rx8uNDtBXzcrmA6vHiph4 (Boo Spotify)
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Twin sisters, Katie and Corie Pressley, were born and raised in the Appalachian mountain community of Brasstown, North Carolina. They are affectionately called Chatter and Chitter on their mother’s popular Appalachian blog Blind Pig & the Acorn.
The girls enjoyed a musical influence literally from their arrival home from the hospital. Jerry Wilson, their grandfather, who they call Pap, was a musical legend in their neck of the woods.
Jerry performed for many years as part of The Wilson Brothers. The duo performed gospel music in the polished high harmonies of the classic brother duet style. They performed at churches, festivals, homecomings, and benefits throughout the south. Over the years they won many awards including the 1998 North Carolina Heritage Award. They were also featured in publications such as “The Old-Time Herald”.
The girls often tell the story of laying in their bedroom floor with ears pressed tightly to the floor to hear the sounds of music flowing up from the basement as Pap and his band practiced. Katie says “Mama would make us go to bed but as soon as the lights were out we’d sneak from the covers, lay in the floor, and let the music lull us to sleep.”
The Pressley Girls began singing in church with other children and gradually began to sing alone with Pap accompanying them on guitar. At about the same time, Corie and Katie joined the John C. Campbell Folk School Clogging Team.
Staying with the JCCFS Cloggers for over seven years, the girls then joined up with the Kudzu Kickers Clogging Team. Becoming proficient in the traditional Appalachian Dance Style seemed to help solidify the girls rhythm for music.
The family band evolved into Pap, Paul (Pap’s youngest son and the girls’ uncle), Tipper (Pap’s only daughter and the girls’ mother), Ben and Mark (sons of Pap’s oldest son Steve and cousins of the girls’), and Corie and Katie.
In the beginning, the twins could hardly be tied down to sing a song or two with the group before they ran off to play. But as time passed, each girl picked up her own instrument and learned the art of singing harmony from Pap and Paul.
These days, The Pressley Girls, Paul, and Tipper are making the music they were raised on and ensuring the tradition of Appalachian music is continued.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Cashapp - $mcdreamytater
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www.facebook.com/saltiray
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Use this phrase daily - "Alexa, play podcast, WNC Original"
More WNC Original Music links for your archives-https://www.instagram.com/wnc_original_music/ www.facebook.com/wncoriginalmusic www.wncoriginalmusic.com https://open.spotify.com/show/3Rx8uNDtBXzcrmA6vHiph4 (Boo Spotify)
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Salti Ray is a South Carolina-based band founded by members and lifelong friends Mary Norris and Noelle Taylor. Norris and Taylor grew up together in Charleston, SC, where they began writing music and developing the project that would later become Salti Ray. It wasn’t until a decade later that fate led them to Spartanburg, SC, where they crossed paths with current drummer Houston Garrett and bassist Jacob Lightsey and Salti Ray was formed. Self-labeling as “Not-Your-Father’s Indie Rock Band,” Salti Ray blends a myriad of musical styles, including folk, blues, and pop, in their traditional rock-influenced roots.
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
Our Group Page - https://bit.ly/WNCOMGroup
Venmo - @andrew-thelston
Paypal - thelstonmusic@gmail.com
Andrew's YouTube Page
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Musician Andrew Thelston is known for his unique blend of guitar-heavy rock, big grooves, soaring vocals, and passionate live performances. For the past 2 years, his power trio has been mesmerizing crowds throughout the south east with his brand of high energy, rock n roll. Drummer Jeff Lott and bassist Roddy Wilder create a rock solid foundation for Andrew Thelston to weave a tapestry of epic guitar and vocal work. In May 2019, Andrew Thelston has also had his music featured on the hit Netflix show Lucifer. “Guitar-heavy rock that takes in late 1960s psychedelia, blues influenced solos, and occasional nods to acoustic folk, all tied together by Thelston's earnest, emotional vocals"-Greenville Journal “I can’t wait to hear more from such a talented artist. The future of Andrew Thelston is looking bright”-LOCAL LIVE Magazine “Andrew Thelston is one of the hardest working, talented and intelligent artists in the Asheville area”-LSTNIN
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Our Group Page - bit.ly/WNCOMGroup
Venmo and Cashapp - @jonworthymusic
Paypal - jpw5131@gmail.com
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Listen and follow Jon Worthy and the Bends at these places
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JW and the Bends upcoming tour dates
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Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Laura's tipjar info Venmo @Laura-Boswell-1 PayPal leboswell9@gmail.com
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Bobby Taylor Jr
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Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Visit our Facebook group - Facebook Group
Click here for easy streaming or download - https://bit.ly/CBCmp3
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Listen and follow Cardboard Box Colony at these places
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Bad Mary Band -
https://badmary.com
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Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Tip Jar information
Kathryn O'Shea - www.venmo.com/kathrynoshea
Mike Martinez - www.venmo.com/michael-martinez-0114
Debrissa McKinney - www.venmo.com/Debrissa-McKinney
www.paypal.me/Debrissa
http://bit.ly/OsheaEncoreMain
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Listen and follow Kathryn at these places
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Empire Strikes Brass - www.empirestrikesbrass.com
Madison Maxwell's band Baghead - www.instagram.com/13agh3ad
Mike Martinez's Band Natural Born Leaders - www.naturalbornleadersband.com
Cutlass - www.instagram.com/cutlass_sc
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“There’s a unique dynamic going on in the music of Asheville, North Carolina singer/songwriter Kathryn O’Shea. As a writer, her songs tend toward the confessional or autobiographical, the type we most often hear accompanied by an acoustic guitar. But O’Shea’s husky, low-toned moan is buoyed instead by her skeletal banjo playing.”
-The Greenville Journal
Known best for her hauntingly poignant lyricism and masterful vocal play, Kathryn has been featured by Sofar Sounds, WPVM Radio, WNC Original Music Podcast, and more. Last fall, she opened for the internationally renowned Los Angeles-based artist Terra Naomi at 7 Stages Theatre in Atlanta, then moved home shortly after and placed 2nd overall in the 11th annual Brown Bag Songwriter’s Competition at The Asheville Music Hall. Kathryn is currently recording her debut studio EP with M.G. O'Shea, a talented audio engineer who just so happens to be her big brother. Last summer, the two worked together to produce Kathryn's debut single, “Snow." Immersive Atlanta premiered the track wrote the following:
"The moment Kathryn O’Shea’s enormous voice slips into the jaunty bustle of ‘Snow,’ you’ll surely wonder what record label she’s gunning for. With a timbre as dynamic as Florence Welsh, the singer/songwriter strips back the sentimental mush from falling snow to tell a clever tale about getting holed in for the winter; even in just four minutes, she fleshes out a character who wrestles with more than just frozen desire.”
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Tip jar - www.venmo.com/jesse-frizsell
bit.ly/FrizMainEncore
Direct download or stream - bit.ly/FrizEncoreMp3
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Hailing from the mountains of western North Carolina, guitarist and songwriter Jesse Frizsell seamlessly combines aspects of modern and classic country with the smooth harmonies and feel heard in today’s biggest chart toppers. Frizsell has been a musician and songwriter for the majority of his life, in his own solo endeavors and as a leading member of local North Carolina bands.
Born in Asheville, NC, Jesse grew up learning and playing his favorite tunes by classic artists, from AC/DC to George Strait. By the age of 16, he was playing in various local bands, contributing as a guitarist, singer, songwriter and arrangement. Frizsell has performed at the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam both with his band and more recently as a solo artist. He has also opened for acts such as Bret Michaels (of Poison), Blackberry Smoke, Framing Hanley and shared the stage with Kevin Kinney (of Drivin’ N Cryin’) as well as Justin Biltonen (of 3 Doors Down).
More recently, Jesse writes songs for the heartbroken, the working man and those ready and willing to unwind after a long day. Songs like “Beer In The Shower” strike a chord amongst a wide audience, a combination of good hearted humor and desperation, a song to laugh to keep from crying. He participates actively in the local Asheville music scene and regionally in the Southeast. You can find him most weekends playing as a member of The Western Carolina Writers, Solo, playing songs from his latest album or with his bluegrass trio, Jesse Frizsell and the Riffers.
Jesse has released a two song EP, “A Couple of Songs for Drinking”,in 2018 and a full length album “Rose Gold Renegades”, in 2019, both available for streaming or download on iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify.
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Billy's tipjar - http://www.paypal.me/billylitz http://www.venmo.com/billy-litz (@billy-litz)
Hustle Souls merchandise - www.hustlesouls.com/store
Direct download or stream - https://bit.ly/LitzEncoreMp3
iTunes/Apple - https://bit.ly/LitzEncoreApple
Spotify - https://bit.ly/LitzEncoreSpotify
Stitcher - https://bit.ly/LitzEncoreStitcher
iHeart Radio - https://bit.ly/LitzEncoreIheart
www.hustlesouls.comwww.billylitz.com
www.facebook.com/hustlesoulsband
Experience Music Band Development Studio
www.experiencemusicavl.com
Thanks to Sanctuary Brewing. Remember, going there means you're also supporting these other organizations
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Billy Litz (trumpet-keys-guitar-vocals etc.) is a force of raw emotion channeled through a refreshing and increasingly rare blend of skilled musicianship and inspired songwriting. Born and raised in the thick of the central east coast he chased that certain something around the globe to the islands of Hawaii all the way to the heart of rural Africa. Now based in the mountains of Asheville, NC he has further embraced his rootsy americana sound that remains authentic and fresh by never denying his other musical influences from soul to funk to indie-rock to jazz.