Singer-songwriter JULIE WILLIAMS is turning heads in Nashville’s country music scene with songs that tell the stories she wished to hear as a mixed race child. A regular host of The Song Suffragettes, Julie was named in Rissi Palmer’s Color Me Country Class of 2021, featured on She Wolf Radio’s Ones 2 Watch list and her single Southern Curls was covered by Billboard, CMT, PBS NewsHour, and numerous music publications.
Having opened for acts such as RaeLynn and Mt. Joy, Julie tours with the Black Opry Revue, a showcase of Black artists in country, blues, folk, and Americana music, and performed with the group at CMA Fest 2022 in Nashville.
In 2023, CHRIS PIERCE was handpicked to be the special guest opener for the NEIL YOUNG Coastal Tour. He recently gained additional worldwide prominence with “We Can Always Come Back to This”. His hit song aired on 3 episodes of the #1 NBC primetime series ‘THIS IS US,' then went on to #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart.
Pierce has also done worldwide headlining tours and has performed with: Neil Young, B.B. King, Steve Earle, Seal, Al Green, Allison Russell, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Jill Scott, Keb’Mo, Blind Boys of Alabama, Aaron Neville & others.
Other recent events include a solo concert at The Kennedy Center, a duet with Sara Bareilles for 'Playing for Change', a sold-out concert with Allison Russell, and multiple performances/interviews on NPR’s WORLD CAFÉ, SIRIUS XM VILLAGE FOLK SHOW and MOUNTAIN STAGE among others.
His 2021 album, 'AMERICAN SILENCE' garnered critical acclaim from NPR, Rolling Stone, NoDepression, SiriusXM, The Bluegrass Situation, AmericanaUK and Acoustic Guitar. PopMatters named ‘AMERICAN SILENCE ’THE #1 Best Folk Album of 2021 and FolkAlley named "Residential School" from AMERICAN SILENCE one of the 100 Essential Folk Songs.
ROBERTA LEA is a singer/songwriter, producer and artist from Virginia who, after the pandemic, decided to take a chance on her dream and pursue music full time. Although it's only been a short time, Lea has been featured in the Nashville Scene's Country Music Almanac 2022's "Artists To Watch" list and started the 2022 New Year with 6 nominations (including Best E.P.) at the local Veer Music Awards; winning Song Of The Year for her single "Sweet Baby Ray".
She also became a member of a collective called "The Black Opry". It's an organization dedicated to creating safe spaces and support for black artists and fans of country music.
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