COLBY ACUFF:

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Sometimes it seems like country has forgotten its wild roots – or least outgrown them, changing as  it has to reflect an ever-evolving world. Then there’s a guy like Colby Acuff.

A fourth generation Idaho native with a rugged spirit true to his mountain home, honest-to-a-fault  lyrics and a sound as raw as the remote wilderness, Acuff’s untamed brand of country stands  proudly apart in today’s format, pure and untouched by modern gimmicks.

Self-taught and largely self-contained, he’s already used it to find success on his own terms – and  with new major-label backing from Sony Music Nashville, plans to do the same nationwide. … Just  don’t expect him to follow the pack.

“If you wanna do something right, you’ve gotta do it yourself,” Acuff says, speaking with the  hardscrabble charm of an old-soul troubadour.

Hailing from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a Rocky Mountain oasis near the very top of the continental U.S.,  that proudly-independent attitude forms the heart of Acuff’s outgoing personality – and a creative  drive stretching all the way back.

Growing up, Acuff was always busy with three things – fishing, duck hunting and making music – and it was music that captured his imagination. He learned piano at 5, drums at 9 and guitar at 11,  took the stage for the first time at 12 and was even writing songs by 15 – and even those early  efforts were unique, inspired by bold artistic outliers.

Favorites included bluegrass trailblazers like Flatt & Scruggs, who broke away from the great Bill  Monroe to go their own way, plus country “outlaws” like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson – some  of the first to successfully buck the Nashville system. Even modern-day mavericks like Sturgill  Simpson and Tyler Childers have his admiration, although Acuff has always followed his own  winding path. So winding, in fact, he eventually wondered what else he could do … and with typical  go-your-own-way flair, went and found out.

Studying economics in college, Acuff excelled in finance, sold real estate for rent money and was  even offered a job as a junior stockbroker – a cushy opportunity for any recent graduate. But he  turned it down cold. He could have worked 15 years and been handed a successful business, Acuff  explains. But that wasn’t him. As much as he bristled at the thought of office life, even worse would  be following a course he didn’t chart himself.

Instead, Acuff became a fly-fishing guide, spending days on the river and selling out bars each night. The hometown hero traveled the Northwest releasing three independent albums from 2020  through 2022, including the “life changing” If I Were the Devil. A mix of plainspoken vocals, piercing  lyrics and country heart as sturdy as Rocky Mountain granite, he dug deep into his soul and the  wild country around him, with themes so vivid and distinct they were somehow universal.

From two-stepping honky tonk anthems with a frontier philosopher’s eye, to serene campfire  confessions, full of spiritual scar tissue and road-weary wisdom, each one was written solo and  pulled straight from the life he actually lived – and because of that, none were your “typical” country  song.

“I’ve never written for radio, I’ve never written for anything other than me and my fans – and I don’t write love songs,” Acuff says with a laugh. “My girlfriend hates that about me.”

Dark, stormy and desolate, “If I Were the Devil” was a fitting example and has now been streamed  more than 27 million times. Meanwhile, Acuff’s career total has surpassed 42 million, and a new  frontier lays ahead.

Working with acclaimed producer/engineer Eddie Spear (Zach Bryan, Brandi Carlile, Cody Jinks),  Acuff’s first major label project is in motion, recorded with a new team of top-flight talent at  Nashville’s Sound Emporium. Another batch of gritty, solo-written songs – plus the first ever co writes of a promising career – it will help introduce a country talent as wild and free as the Idaho  mountains themselves. But despite his new chapter, he’s got no plans of taming down.

“You’ve got two options: you can make music for you and the people who are gonna hear it, or you  can make music for the people who are gonna pay for it,” Acuff says. “And I always lean toward  making music for you and your fans.”

JORDAN FOLEY

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Jordan Foley is a singer-songwriter in the folk-Americana realm based in Orlando, FL.

Jordan packs a punch with his growling voice and heavy-hand acoustic rhythm and can be found playing all over the Central Florida area and beyond.

Jordan’s music has been described by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay as “a special brand of Americana for admirers of bands like American Aquarium, Lucero and Ryan Bingham.”

On Jordan’s live performance, Orlando Weekly stated, “He doesn’t try too hard because he doesn’t need to. Confident in the pocket and the natural power of his expression, Foley’s probably one of the more finished and articulated young examples to emerge in the local Americana scene lately.”

In 2017, Jordan was nominated in the Best Singer-Songwriter category for Orlando Weekly’s Best of Orlando. This year, he’s been nominated for Best Folk Act!

Jordan’s debut album, Give to Get a Day, was released on all music streaming services and on CD on April 27, 2018. The album includes originals like See You Letter and Clouds. The record features local musicians Tanner Johnson, Zack Maruniak, Rhemy Ventura and Sara Underhill, and it was recorded at TSM Studio in Longwood, Fl.