Tyler Childers Features on Compilation Album Benefitting Flood Relief in Western North Carolina
By Alli Patton
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Tyler Childers, Waxahatchee, S.G. Goodman, Nathaniel Rateliff, Adeem the Artist, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, along with dozens of other artists across genres, have recently contributed to Cardinals At The Window.
The 136-track compilation album was compiled to benefit flood relief in the Western North Carolina area, a region which is currently rebuilding from recent devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.
According to the collection's Bandcamp platform, Cardinals At The Window was made possible by Libby Rodenbough, David Walker and Grayson Haver Currin, with additional support from Shirlette Ammons, Martin Anderson, Anna Morris, Cory Rayborn, Nick McGregor, Nick Sanborn and Rusty Sutton.
"In recent weeks, the world watched with increasing horror as the suddenly unnatural waters of Appalachia overran entire communities and cities, towns and farms," Currin writes in the album's description, reporting on the reality the region is facing today. "Places so many of us have loved for so long may now only exist as fading memories and lingering highwater marks, devastated not only by nature but also the fundamental ways we have changed nature. For some of us, it is a tragedy beyond imagination; for others on the ground, it is absolute reality."
Currin continues, "Cardinals at the Window—named for an expression we’ve all heard in Appalachia, meaning that there’s a little luck on the way—is our modest attempt to help the best we can, to do what we might to help restore some small piece of a place so many of us love so much."
The collection features brand new songs from many of the acts featured, with Childers sharing 'Bus Route (Live)', Waxahatchee offering up a Gillian Welch cover, Adeem the Artist showcasing an Elizabeth Cotten classic and much more.
The project is available for purchase on Bandcamp. All proceeds from the album will be split between Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Rural Organizing and Resilience (ROAR), and BeLoved Asheville.
