Xanthe Alexis is unmistakable for her powerful voice and enchanting lyrics. The singular aura of magic surrounding her is a reflection, in equal measure, of her birth in the Superstition Mountains in Mesa, Arizona. Her childhood was steeped in the mysticism of blended cultures and gave her a passion and sensitivity for the unseen world of Spirit. Her Mother introduced her to the likes of Linda Rondstat, Joni Mitchell and Ella Fitzgerald at an early age. She began writing songs just before her beloved sister died of heart disease. This gave Xanthe an additional window into the depth of pain and the need for a language in which we can speak the expanse of human emotion.

Nashville may be known around the world as Music City USA, but anyone who lives there knows the real roots of the music are not always found under the brightest lights.

If you want authentic, roots-driven Americana — the kind built from family, faith, fables, bloodlines, hardship, humor, and old mountain truth — you need to find the room where Richie Owens is playing.

Richie Owens did not come to Nashville chasing a version of country music. He was born into it.

A fifth-generation Appalachian musician, storyteller, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Richie grew up surrounded by the sounds of East Tennessee, the Smoky Mountains, old-time gospel, early country, folk ballads, mountain blues, and the working-class stories that shaped American roots music. His family history runs deep through the same soil that gave the world Dolly Parton, Tennessee mountain music, and the lasting traditions of Appalachian song.

Richie has toured the world as a member of Dolly Parton’s band, performed on major international stages, produced and recorded with legendary artists, and worked across music, film, and storytelling for decades. But at the heart of what he does now is something more intimate, more personal, and more powerful: carrying the story of Appalachia forward.