Dave & Dave and Oliver Wood with support from Seth Walker
Weds. April 30 7:30 PM
$35
Dave & Dave
Dave Simonett and Dave Carroll, of Trampled by Turtles, are playing a rare duo show.
Simonett is TBT’s lead vocalist/guitarist, while Dave Carroll accompanies him on banjo
and harmony vocals. The duo plays an assortment of songs spanning Trampled By
Turtles, Dave Simonett’s solo work, some choice cover songs and more.
deadmanwinter.com
Oliver Wood
Whenever Oliver Wood isn't touring with The Wood Brothers — the Grammy-nominated
roots trio that he co-founded in 2006 — he typically begins his mornings the same way:
in Nashville, at home, with a coffee cup in his hand and a notebook in his lap.
"There's a chair in my living room, right in front of a window," he says. "Every morning, I
go down there to drink my coffee, meditate, and write. It's like a therapy session for me,
because I can write without any specific goal in mind. I can be creative without being
self-judgmental.”
Many of the songs from Fat Cat Silhouette, Wood's second solo record, began taking
shape in that chair. Produced by his Wood Brothers’ bandmate Jano Rix, it's an album
of unexpected twists and turns. Longtime fans will recognize the earnest, elastic voice
that has always anchored the Wood Brothers' mix of forward-looking folk and southern
country-funk, but Fat Cat Silhouette doesn't spend much time looking backward.
Instead, it abandons convention, breaks a few rules, and positions Oliver Wood as a
roots-music innovator who's every bit as interested in the process as the product.
"I wanted to get outside my box and embrace the uncertainty of what's out there," he
explains. "I wanted weird guitar tones. The song 'Yo I Surrender' has the worst guitar
sound I've ever heard in my life, and I just love it. I wanted more percussion and less
drums. Once we began experimenting and doing whatever we wanted, the pressure
melted away and I felt liberated.”
On the album's opener, "Light and Sweet," Wood matches an imaginative storyline with
a melody that leaps from ground level into the stratosphere. Eight songs later, he brings
things to a close with "Fortune Drives the Bus," which he recorded on an iPhone in his
own backyard. While tracking the rest of Fat Cat Silhouette to analog tape, Wood
pushed himself to keep things weird. This is an album that finds the art in the
unexpected, and Oliver Wood — whose songwriting and vocal chops remain as sharp
as ever — at his most adventurous.
www.oliverwoodmusic.com
Seth Walker
Among the most prolific artists on the Americana scene today, Seth Walker is a multi-dimensional talent who combines a gift for melody and lyric alongside a rich, Gospel-drenched, Southern-inflected voice with a true blue knack for getting around on the guitar. With his 12th studio album Why The Worry, Walker further builds upon this reputation.
Set straight by the title’s mantra, Why The Worry finds the veteran singer-songwriter letting go of the worry about perception, the worry of over-preparation, and the worry that seeps in constantly from the news and noise of everyday life. Taking a page from Willie Nelson, Walker embraced the country music legend's sage wisdom, “I’ve never seen worry accomplish anything, so I decided not to do it.” Indeed, the album was just about finished when Hurricane Helene hit Walker where he lives in the mountains around Asheville, and as a result, the record almost didn’t see light. As catastrophe took shape, the album’s importance wavered in his mind until the central theme came back into view. The worry wouldn’t undo any damage, and there was still service in song.
Growing up on a commune in rural North Carolina, the son of classically trained musicians, Walker played cello long before discovering the guitar in his 20s. When his introduction to the blues came via his Uncle Landon Walker, who was both a musician and disc jockey, his fate was forever sealed. Instantaneously, Seth was looking to artists like T-Bone Walker, Snooks Eaglin, and B.B. King as a wellspring of endless inspiration. The rest is history. He's released twelve albums, broken into the Top 20 of the Americana Radio Charts, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart and received praise from NPR, American Songwriter, No Depression and Relix, among others.
Alongside his extensive songwriting and recording pursuits, Walker is consistently touring and performing at venues and festivals around the world. Along with headline shows, he's been invited to open for The Mavericks, Marc Broussard, The Wood Brothers, Raul Malo, Paul Thorn and Ruthie Foster, among others.
Prior to relocating to Asheville in 2020, Walker did stints residing in Austin, New Orleans and Nashville. He’s used those experiences wisely, soaking up the sounds and absorbing the musical lineage of these varied places. With a bluesman’s respect for roots and tradition, coupled with an appreciation for—and successful melding of—contemporary songwriting, Walker sublimely incorporates a range of styles with warmth and grace. Perhaps Country Standard Time said it best: “If you subscribe to the Big Tent theory of Americana, then Seth Walker—with his blend of blues, gospel, pop, R&B, rock, and a dash country—just might be your poster boy.
sethwalker.com
$35
Dave & Dave
Dave Simonett and Dave Carroll, of Trampled by Turtles, are playing a rare duo show.
Simonett is TBT’s lead vocalist/guitarist, while Dave Carroll accompanies him on banjo
and harmony vocals. The duo plays an assortment of songs spanning Trampled By
Turtles, Dave Simonett’s solo work, some choice cover songs and more.
deadmanwinter.com
Oliver Wood
Whenever Oliver Wood isn't touring with The Wood Brothers — the Grammy-nominated
roots trio that he co-founded in 2006 — he typically begins his mornings the same way:
in Nashville, at home, with a coffee cup in his hand and a notebook in his lap.
"There's a chair in my living room, right in front of a window," he says. "Every morning, I
go down there to drink my coffee, meditate, and write. It's like a therapy session for me,
because I can write without any specific goal in mind. I can be creative without being
self-judgmental.”
Many of the songs from Fat Cat Silhouette, Wood's second solo record, began taking
shape in that chair. Produced by his Wood Brothers’ bandmate Jano Rix, it's an album
of unexpected twists and turns. Longtime fans will recognize the earnest, elastic voice
that has always anchored the Wood Brothers' mix of forward-looking folk and southern
country-funk, but Fat Cat Silhouette doesn't spend much time looking backward.
Instead, it abandons convention, breaks a few rules, and positions Oliver Wood as a
roots-music innovator who's every bit as interested in the process as the product.
"I wanted to get outside my box and embrace the uncertainty of what's out there," he
explains. "I wanted weird guitar tones. The song 'Yo I Surrender' has the worst guitar
sound I've ever heard in my life, and I just love it. I wanted more percussion and less
drums. Once we began experimenting and doing whatever we wanted, the pressure
melted away and I felt liberated.”
On the album's opener, "Light and Sweet," Wood matches an imaginative storyline with
a melody that leaps from ground level into the stratosphere. Eight songs later, he brings
things to a close with "Fortune Drives the Bus," which he recorded on an iPhone in his
own backyard. While tracking the rest of Fat Cat Silhouette to analog tape, Wood
pushed himself to keep things weird. This is an album that finds the art in the
unexpected, and Oliver Wood — whose songwriting and vocal chops remain as sharp
as ever — at his most adventurous.
www.oliverwoodmusic.com
Seth Walker
Among the most prolific artists on the Americana scene today, Seth Walker is a multi-dimensional talent who combines a gift for melody and lyric alongside a rich, Gospel-drenched, Southern-inflected voice with a true blue knack for getting around on the guitar. With his 12th studio album Why The Worry, Walker further builds upon this reputation.
Set straight by the title’s mantra, Why The Worry finds the veteran singer-songwriter letting go of the worry about perception, the worry of over-preparation, and the worry that seeps in constantly from the news and noise of everyday life. Taking a page from Willie Nelson, Walker embraced the country music legend's sage wisdom, “I’ve never seen worry accomplish anything, so I decided not to do it.” Indeed, the album was just about finished when Hurricane Helene hit Walker where he lives in the mountains around Asheville, and as a result, the record almost didn’t see light. As catastrophe took shape, the album’s importance wavered in his mind until the central theme came back into view. The worry wouldn’t undo any damage, and there was still service in song.
Growing up on a commune in rural North Carolina, the son of classically trained musicians, Walker played cello long before discovering the guitar in his 20s. When his introduction to the blues came via his Uncle Landon Walker, who was both a musician and disc jockey, his fate was forever sealed. Instantaneously, Seth was looking to artists like T-Bone Walker, Snooks Eaglin, and B.B. King as a wellspring of endless inspiration. The rest is history. He's released twelve albums, broken into the Top 20 of the Americana Radio Charts, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart and received praise from NPR, American Songwriter, No Depression and Relix, among others.
Alongside his extensive songwriting and recording pursuits, Walker is consistently touring and performing at venues and festivals around the world. Along with headline shows, he's been invited to open for The Mavericks, Marc Broussard, The Wood Brothers, Raul Malo, Paul Thorn and Ruthie Foster, among others.
Prior to relocating to Asheville in 2020, Walker did stints residing in Austin, New Orleans and Nashville. He’s used those experiences wisely, soaking up the sounds and absorbing the musical lineage of these varied places. With a bluesman’s respect for roots and tradition, coupled with an appreciation for—and successful melding of—contemporary songwriting, Walker sublimely incorporates a range of styles with warmth and grace. Perhaps Country Standard Time said it best: “If you subscribe to the Big Tent theory of Americana, then Seth Walker—with his blend of blues, gospel, pop, R&B, rock, and a dash country—just might be your poster boy.
sethwalker.com