+special guests ________________________________ Caleb Caudle’s body of work is shaped from the ground up. His artistry has emerged through endurance and the steady momentum of a life in motion, carrying him from small stages in the North Carolina foothills he calls home, all the way to the Grand Ole Opry. Now, Caudle is entering a pivotal chapter – one of a profound culmination where life and art converge in powerful ways. The recent discovery that he and his wife are going to be first-time parents has added a new perspective, full of the responsibility and wonder that welcoming a child into the world brings. On his new album, Heavy Thrill, this personal evolution mirrors his artistic journey. He takes full creative control, self-producing for the first time while recording at the storied Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, Tenn., where reverence for tradition meets his singular artistic vision. “Caudle has always known exactly who he is, peeling back layers to express his fears and victories with tenderness. That his first-person songs are so gutting is no surprise — he’s always been good at that.” - No Depression “Everything’s going wrong, psychological and metaphysical, for the North Carolina songwriter Caleb Caudle in “Knee Deep Blues.” In a lean, modal, Appalachian-flavored tune, with his voice answered by slide guitar, he’s pursued by demons, bloodhounds and birds of prey, and he “can’t handle the evening news.” The chorus insists, “I don’t wanna think like that,” but there are still bleak verses ahead.” - New York Times Best Songs of 2024 “The musical equivalent of high-proof bourbon – rich in flavor, with a subtle, satisfying bite.” - Rolling Stone

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