Artist - Dalton Dover Holler Live Session 1

"I love it, let's go" Dalton Dover calmly gestures as he tunes up his guitar, all in preparation for his Holler Live Session at The Betsey Trotwood pub in London, England.

Dover has quickly become of country's most promising new acts, based on the strength of a stretch of heart-pounding singles that he's released, starting with 2021's 'You Got A Small Town'

Not only a killer vocalist and a free-flowing guitarist, Dover delivers fist-pounding anthems that range every emotion - from the elation of finding comfort from somewhere or someone to the heart-wrenching struggle and self-doubt in your decisions in love, life and everything in between.

"I'm about to sing y'all my first ever song that went to country radio, and this song right here is called 'Giving Up on That'". 

A 2010s country-influenced heavy hitter, the song loses none of the emotional weight that burns through it's reverb-heavy studio recording here in the pub. If anything, it glows even brighter from Dover's raw and powerful vocal delivery.

Crossing the never-ending tightrope between being a sinner and a saint, the flaws and aspirations that Dover expresses through his music are as evocative as those expressed by the Luke Combs' and Jelly Roll's of the world, a sincere and unposed songwriter etching his very being into three chords and the truth.

"A lot of people have been saying that this is part two of [Joe Diffie's song] 'Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox', but I'm gonna let y'all judge it for yourself", Dover suggests before delving into his second song, the unreleased 'Bury Me In This Bar'. 

As he suggests about the whiskey in the song, such an opinion isn't too far away - it's a hedonistic, tall-boy sinker, with one heck of a big chorus. Even just on the acoustic, Dover rips into its smokey, southern rhythm, treading through a swampy beat as he bellows from his throat.

It shows the different sides to Dover's songwriting and character - at once a deeply-candid and contemplative person, while also a unfettered, rip-roaring artist not yet even at the peak of his powers.

Performing his songs 'Giving Up On That' and 'Bury Me In This Bar', this is Dalton Dover for the Holler Live Sessions.

Holler Presents Dalton Dover for the Holler Live Sessions, performing his songs 'Giving Up On That' and 'Bury Me In This Bar'.

Holler Live Sessions: Dalton Dover

The session shows the different sides to Dover's songwriting and character - at once a deeply-candid and contemplative person, while also a unfettered, rip-roaring artist not yet even at the peak of his powers.

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Artist - Adam Doleac Holler Live Session 1

Adam Doleac's sound and has indisputably changed in the years since he made his debut in 2017. 

From the soaring country-soul of early hits like 'Whiskey's Fine' to the synth-country that peppers his 2022 debut record 

Doleac has found his place by constantly mixing it up - concocting a cocktail of emotions that, more than anything, shows his flexibility and maturity as a songwriter.

Arriving in London for the first time for his Holler Live Session, the candidness of a stripped-back set such as this allows Doleac to exhibit just how all the songs he writes all possess something in common; heart.

"This first one I'm going to play for you is called 'Coulda Loved You Longer'" Doleac begins. "I wrote this song about my wife - who's here with me today - but also, being in new places and meeting new people, I often feel that way about people I love, or places I love; I wish I could've been there sooner. I'm sure I'm going to feel that way about London".

MacKinnon Morrissey, Doleac's wife, watches on from the side of the bar room. She is the soul that nestles within his songwriting; the love he has for her pours out of his music, actually making his songwriting more accessible and relatable to any situation. 

What's most telling though is how life and love allows Doleac to grow creatively; he thinks outside the box and takes influence from loved ones in a more tangible, expressive way.

"The story behind this one is one of my favourites actually" Doleac continues as he introduces his second song. "I'd just met my girlfriend, now wife, and she was walking down the stairs. My little brother was in town, and he'd only seen her in workout clothes, he hadn't seen her dressed up before" 

"So, she was all dressed up - we were taking him out for his birthday - and she came walking down the stairs, he turned around and said 'damn, you look famous! Normally, I'm supposed to be the famous person or whatever, and I liked that it turned it on her and she looked famous".

"The story would also be better if I was the one telling my girlfriend that she looked famous" he laughs, "but it was my brother - that's the truth - and that's how i got this title. It ended up being my first gold record as a country artist, so thank you for that!"

While some of the sounds on Doleac's debut record may be different from his earlier recordings, when he plays an older hit like 'Whiskey's Fine', you recognise the lineage that's led him to writing something like 'Drinkin' It Wrong' or even 'Close That Tab'. His songs have become tall boys of country soul with a little zesty tequila-pop on top, and we're going to keep on sippin'.

Performing his songs 'Coulda Loved You Longer', 'Famous' and 'Whiskey's Fine', this is Adam Doleac for the Holler Live Sessions.

Holler presents Adam Doleac for the Holler Live Sessions in London, England, performing his songs 'Coulda Loved You Longer', 'Famous' and 'Whiskey's Fine'.

Holler Live Sessions: Adam Doleac

The Mississippi native's songs are tall boys of country soul with a little zesty tequila-pop on top, and we're going to keep on sippin'.

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Artist - Catie Offerman Holler Live Sessions 1

"I'm hanging out at the pub with Holler, having a good ol time" Catie Offerman laughs as she introduces herself at the beginning of her Holler Live Session. 

The first thing you'll observe about the Texan native is that the bubbly, witty charm that comes across in her music is no character acting - it permeates through her, her at-ease breeziness bleeding into not only the way she performs, but how she writes songs in the first place.

A technically deft musician, Offerman has reached that next level of being able to evolve her ability into producing captivating and emotionally layered songs. 

If you took the happy-go-lucky sentimentality of George Strait's more affable moments and mixed it with Sheryl Crow and Shania Twain's free-wheeling shrewdness in lyricism, you'll just begin to scratch the surface of understanding Offerman's style.

"I'm from Texas; where I'm from, we've got a lot of cowboys, so it's only fitting that I sing this song" Catie Offerman explains ahead of performing 'Ok Cowboy', the first song of her Holler Live Session. It's an unquestionably sharp and cool kiss off of a song, as Offerman lets the stetson-wearing rodeo king know this ain't her first rodeo. 

It's the way Offerman weaves her keen lyricism into such warm-hearted melodies that really hits home, and it's no different when she approaches heartbreak. 

By it's title, Offerman's latest single, 'I Just Killed A Man', may sound like a mid-2000s murder ballad in the key of Earl, but it's actually a crushing admission of knowing you're going to break someone's heart by ending things. Even though Offerman hasn't killed someone, that hurt is still going to weigh on her shoulders, even though it's for the best.

"It doesn't matter what side of the world you live on, we've all either broken up or been broken up with, and this is just another way of saying it". That matter of fact self-awareness belies just how enveloping Offerman's songwriting really is, and in the intimate setting of her Holler Live Session, it's on display for us all to enjoy.

Performing her songs 'Ok Cowboy' and 'I Just Killed A Man', this is Catie Offerman for the Holler Live Sessions.

Holler presents Catie Offerman for the Holler Live Sessions in London, England, performing her songs 'Ok Cowboy' and 'I Just Killed A Man'.

Holler Live Sessions: Catie Offerman

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Artist - Paris Adams 1

Our first British country act of this series is one of the rising stars across the pond.

Formerly a founding member of country trio The Adelaides, Paris Adams has set out on her own, releasing her debut solo single 'Gold', all whilst also making memorable appearances at C2C Festival and Song Suffragettes London in the first few months of 2023.

It's no surprise Adams' solo career is kicking off in such a positive direction - her rich, layered songwriting is equally enigmatic and candid, the songwriter finding solace in exploring all manner of genres to mould her sound, rather than just the country template.

Joining us on a Thursday afternoon at The Betsey Trotwood, Paris offers us an early sneak peek into what we should expect from her in the future, as well as an unreserved and harmonious performance of her aforementioned first statement, 'Gold'.

Performing her songs 'Gold', 'Alien' and next single 'Stupid With You', this is Paris Adams for the Holler Live Sessions.

Holler presents Paris Adams for the Holler Live Sessions in London, England, performing her songs 'Gold', 'Alien' and 'Stupid With You'

Holler Live Sessions: Paris Adams

The songwriter finds solace in exploring all manner of genres to mould her sound, rather than just the country template.

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