Folk-pop artist, Carly Taich, writes about doubt, faith, fear, and love in a way that isn’t off putting or boring. Her lyrics, framed by swooning violins and catchy, unusual melodies, take us to another era, or dimension, where honesty reigns and forgiveness is free. There is a storybook mysticism to all Carly produces, with one foot planted in this reality. The paradox between the two worlds leaves listeners wondering if she is inviting them into a dream or attempting to wake them up.
A multi-award winning songwriter, Carly has become a known name in her hometown of Asheville, NC and beyond. Her 2020 EP, It Tends to Glow, was featured by NPR and American Songwriter, and Blurt Magazine named her debut 2017 record, Reverie, “a start-to-finish, no-filler/all-killer gem—a veritable calling card to greatness if enough ears find it.” In December 2022, she crowd-funded her sophomore album.
Carly’s crystal clear voice rings like a bell in the night: “Out with the tragic, in with the magic, something feels different now. Light in the darkness, calm in the chaos, give me a likeness to Thou…”
And everyone’s invited to answer.
Hannah Kaminer is a folk/Americana artist based in Asheville, NC. Raised in small towns in western North Carolina, she fuses echoes of Appalachian traditions with wistful, Americana-style songwriting. Kaminer’s songs have been recognized in the finals of the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest (MerleFest), with an NC Regional Artist Project Grant, and by the Brown Bag Songwriting Competition. Kaminer has released two studio albums, Acre by Acre (2015) and Heavy Magnolias (2018). Kaminer co-produced Heavy Magnolias with award-winning engineer Julian Dreyer. In 2020, she pivoted to produce Music for Quarantine, connecting musicians to virtual gigs performed for loved ones in isolation. As of summer 2023, Kaminer is working to release a new album with her band (Hannah & The Wistfuls).