Join us for an evening with David Wilcox and fellow artists, Mai Bloomfield, and Andy Gullahorn, for a special night of music and storytelling. This unique event is a 2-night series taking place during David's special Wilcox Weekend being held in Montreat and is an exclusive White Horse Member Event. Reserve your seats now - these shows will sell out!
There are songwriters who chronicle life, and then there’s David Wilcox—an artist who metabolizes it. He has long been a quiet force in American folk music; a musician’s musician, a writer’s writer, and a seeker whose gift lies in making the personal feel universal. With the upcoming release of The Way I Tell the Story (2025), Wilcox proves, yet again, that resilience isn’t just a survival skill—it’s an art form. The record shimmers with musical sophistication but leaves just enough space for the listener to feel what Wilcox has always done best: tell the truth, gently but without apology. The music he’s creating now comes from a place that can’t be faked. In recent years, Wilcox’s life has been shaped by his wife’s Parkinson’s diagnosis—a shift that reordered his priorities and redefined his sense of time, love, and presence. But rather than retreat, Wilcox leaned in. “Times get tough, and music gets good,” he says, and means it. These songs don’t dramatize. They don’t resolve neatly. They sit in the complexity of living—open-eyed, unafraid, quietly brave. Wilcox’s career began in earnest in the late 1980s, when his self-released debut The Nightshift Watchman caught the attention of A&M Records. His major-label debut, How Did You Find Me Here (1989), became an unexpected hit, selling over 100,000 copies largely by word of mouth and live shows alone—an unheard-of feat for a debut folk record. Critics took note of his deft guitar work and emotional clarity, but it was the unassuming wisdom threaded through his lyrics that truly set him apart. Rolling Stone praised his “soulful insight,” while The New York Times called his music “a kind of open-hearted therapy.” What followed was a string of acclaimed albums—Big Horizon (1994), Turning Point (1997), What You Whispered (2000)—each one refining his reputation as a songwriter who knows how to say hard things in soft, lasting ways. Over the years, he’s shared stages and collaborations with artists like Shawn Colvin, Patty Larkin, Pierce Pettis, and John Gorka—fellow crafts people committed to song over spectacle. But Wilcox has never followed the current. He’s followed the work, and in 2018 Wilcox won top honors in the 23rd annual USA Songwriting for his effervescent “We Make the Way by Walking” from his album, The View From the Edge. That work has earned him quiet but enduring respect. His songs have been covered by k.d. lang and Tony Rice; his guitar work studied by those who understand that precision, when rooted in care, becomes its own kind of virtuosity. His influence runs deep, especially among younger artists trying to build something real in a world obsessed with surface. Wilcox’s music still resonates, especially now, because it doesn’t try to outpace the moment. It meets it. In his world, craft is a form of care. Introspection is a public offering. And staying soft in a hard world isn’t a liability—it’s a kind of leadership. For audiences seeking something more than noise, more than nostalgia, Wilcox’s songs remain a rare kind of company. Not flashy. Not loud. Just deeply, generously alive.
Mai Bloomfield is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has traveled the world partnering with musical greats such as Jason Mraz, with whom she has co-written many songs, including “A Beautiful Mess” and “Have It All.” As a solo artist, she’s received songwriting recognition from the Kerrville, Telluride, and Rocky Mountain Folks Festivals. As a cellist, she’s played on over 100 records, including Leonard Cohen’s final album, You Want It Darker. Mai is a founding member of the band Raining Jane and helped start the non- profit, Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls LA, where she teaches songwriting. She recently worked with the American Music Abroad Program through the U.S. Department of State, facilitating songwriting workshops and cultural exchange with groups in Pakistan and Zimbabwe. Whether performing, writing, or mentoring, Mai brings strength, vulnerability, and heart to her work. Her songs often speak of the pursuit of finding the light inside the dark–a theme magnified in her own life when she became a breast cancer survivor. Writing and touring between chemo treatments, Mai learned first-hand that music is medicine. She does inspirational speaking engagements and is currently writing a memoir, hoping her story will encourage others on their creative paths.
Andy Gullahorn - known as a man of few words - is a singer/songwriter who also writes his own
bios.
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