River Whyless

River Whyless is an American folk band from Asheville, North Carolina.[1]

River Whyless
River Whyless on stage at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ, June 2017.
Background information
OriginAsheville, North Carolina
GenresFolk
Years active2012 (2012)-present
Websitewww.riverwhyless.com
Members
  • Ryan O'Keefe
  • Halli Anderson
  • Daniel Shearin
  • Alex McWalters

History

Daniel Shearin, Ryan O'Keefe, Halli Anderson, and Alex McWalters met as students at Appalachian State University. Each moved to Asheville, North Carolina, after graduation.[2] McWalters said that they considered moving to Austin, Nashville, New York, or L.A., but chose Asheville.[3] O’Keefe, Anderson and McWalters were already performing in a band when Shearin joined them in 2012.[2]

River Whyless released their first full-length album titled A Stone, A Leaf, An Unfound Door in 2012. They followed that by releasing a self-titled EP in 2015.[4][5] In 2016, River Whyless released their second full-length album titled We All The Light via Roll Call Records.[6][7][8][9] We All the Light, combines bluegrass-harmonies with fiddle and guitar to create a distinctive sound."[10]

The band changes their environment to get different perspectives while songwriting. They have written music in a woodshed in Maine, a living room studio in Oregon belonging to Justin Ringle of the band Horse Feathers, and a variety of other settings outside of Asheville.[2]

On October 19, 2017, their song "Life Crisis" was used as the episode end-credits music for the FX seriocomedy Better Things.

Band members
  • Ryan O'Keefe: vocals, guitar[11][1]
  • Halli Anderson: vocals, violin[11][1]
  • Daniel Shearin: vocals, bass, harmonium[11][1]
  • Alex McWalters: drums[11][1]
Halli Anderson of River Whyless at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ, June 2017
Ryan O’Keefe of River Whyless at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ, June 2017
Daniel Shearin of River Whyless at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ, June 2017
Alex McWalters of River Whyless at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ, June 2017


Discography

Studio albums

  • A Stone, A Leaf, An Unfound Door (2012, self-released)
  • We All The Light (2016, Roll Call Records)
  • Kindness, A Rebel (2018, Roll Call Records)

EPs

  • River Whyless (2015, Backwoods Nation)

References
  1. "Sense Of Place Asheville: River Whyless". NPR Music. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. Moses, Desire' (1 April 2013). "River Whyless patches world music influences into new album". Cville. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. Benton, Hayley (6 October 2016). "Can you make it big as a musician in Asheville?". Citizen-Times of USA Today. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. Golden, Grant. "River Whyless: River Whyless EP". Paste. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. "The 10 Best EPs of 2015". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  6. "Review: A band with a fresh sound emerges from Asheville". WTOP. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. Boilen, Bob. "Review: River Whyless, 'We All The Light'". NPR Music. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  8. O'Hearn, Amie. "RIVER WHYLESS DROP BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED THINK PIECE ON 'WE ALL THE LIGHT' (ALBUM REVIEW)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  9. "River Whyless On World Cafe". NPR Music. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  10. Stroud, Scott (10 September 2016). "Review: River Whyless, a band with a fresh sound emerging from Asheville". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  11. Wickstrom, Matt. "'River Whyless' moves from tiny desks to the big stage". The Kentucky Kernel. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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