Caleb Caudle
On his latest release, Sweet Critters, Caleb Caudle continues to mine both the brightest and murkiest corners of his imagination, finding that purest of points where tenderness and grit collide, inspired by musical heroes like Buddy Miller and Guy Clark, and mentors like Elizabeth Cook and John Paul White.
It was White who Caudle tapped to produce Sweet Critters, along with Ben Tanner, at the duo’s Florence, Alabama studio Sun Drop Sound. “I was very excited to work with Caleb on this record. Iʼve been a fan for years and count him as a friend,” White says of working with Caudle. “Heʼs a stellar songwriter, so I knew heʼd bring the goods. And he did.” The album features Allison Russell, Aoife O’Donovan, John Paul White and Caleb’s own touring band.
He has played Stagecoach, Cayamo, Luck Reunion, Mountain Stage, Merlefest, Americanafest and recently supported Marty Stuart, Steve Earle, Hayes Carll, Elizabeth Cook, Brent Cobb, Charles Wesley Godwin and Ray Wylie Hubbard among many others.
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Laurelyn Dossett
Singer/songwriter Laurelyn Dossett lives and writes in Stokes County, NC. Her songs have appeared in films and television (Hell on Wheels, Ain’t In it for My Health) and have been recorded by many artists including Grammy-winning Levon Helm (Anna Lee) and Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops (Leaving Eden).
She has written the songs for seven plays, staged at Triad Stage and Playmaker’s Repertory. Her song cycle, The Gathering: A Winter’s Tale in Six Songs was commissioned by the North Carolina Symphony and premiered in Raleigh in 2011. She last performed it in 2019 with the Winston-Salem Symphony.
Laurelyn has written songs for various protest movements in North Carolina including My Beloved Enemy and Vote Against Amendment One. She remains a voice for social justice and environmental activism in North Carolina and beyond. The River’s Lament is her testament to the devastation of the Dan River coal ash spill. She founded and continues to host the annual “Songs of Hope and Justice” at the North Carolina Folk Festival.
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The Vagabond Saints’ Society has waited patiently for many years for the right time to pay tribute to one of their favorite cult albums – The Waterboys’ 1988 classic, “Fisherman’s Blues.”
The VSS will perform this timeless record classic in its entirety, featuring Doug Davis on lead vocals, as well as a selection of other Waterboys favorites featuring a selection of Triad & Triangle singers!
“Fisherman’s Blues” was the fruit of an intense reevaluation of the Waterboys’ previous anthemic post-punk, filtered through a new fascination with traditional Irish forms and instrumentation.
The result is neither rock ’n roll nor authentic “trad” music, but something all its own, rooted in the deeply passionate and romantic writing of bandleader, Mike Scott.
