49 Winchester have always sought to incorporate the conflicting impulses of both longing for home and longing for the road into their music.
49 Winchester have always sought to incorporate the conflicting impulses of both longing for home and longing for the road into their music.
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Hailing from Castlewood, Virginia, 49 Winchester have always sought to incorporate the conflicting impulses of both longing for home and longing for the road into their music. Over the course of their four studio albums, the eight-piece band’s Appalachian folk has gradually blossomed into a rockier and more rough-around-the-edges sound.
49 Winchester have patiently built a loyal following over the course of their three independently released albums, which began back in 2014 with their self-titled debut release. This was followed by The Wind in 2018, before the trio was completed by III in 2020.
The band’s mercurial, definition-defying style caught the attention of Nashville’s go-to label for Americana and alt-country music, New West Records.
In 2022, 49 Winchester released their first album with New West, Fortune Favors the Bold. the project received far-reaching acclaim, and served as a celebration of the band’s roots in Virginia.
The playful artwork depicts a coal miner, embodying 49 Winchester’s continued determination to pay homage to the blue collar traditions that have long formed the backbone of country music, as epitomised on ‘Hillbilly Daydream’.
Fortune Favors the Bold elevated 49 Winchester from regional heroes to national prodigies. Various outlets championed the group for their eclectic mix of influences, with Holler naming the 2022 album as one of its Albums of the Year.
In 2023, 49 Winchester are set to embark on a hotly anticipated tour across the US, which will see them playing in Tennessee, Arizona and more.
The much-loved Virginia band recently completed their 2023 UK and Europe run supporting Luke Combs.
The two fan-favourites originally appeared on the much-loved group's ‘III’ album.
The Ryman appearance is the latest feather in the cap of the Russell County bred band, following the release of their New West Records debut ‘Fortune Favors The Bold’ in 2022.
Zach Bryan, Turnpike Troubadours, Charles Wesley Godwin and more are also set to take the stage at the June festival.
Brandi Carlile, Margo Price, The War And Treaty and more are all set to also perform.
As part of the project, the Virginia group have covered Bobby Charles’ ‘Street People’ and Stevie Wonder's ‘Superstition’.