Rising Appalachia

What Rising Appalachia makes

Topics music, folk, southern, storytelling, harmonies

Rising Appalachia makes music where Southern folk traditions, New Orleans swamp culture, and Atlanta’s street spirit all meet. Known for their seamless harmonies, songcatching, and storytelling, the band has released ten albums and toured throughout North America, South America, Europe, the Celtic Isles, Australia, performing everywhere from the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Red Rocks to NPR’s Tiny Desk. Their forthcoming album, Trade My Troubles, arrives as a soft light from a quieter, more introspective place. It features songs that celebrate rest, renewal after burnout, and replenishment in the wilds and in tradition. The generous 16-song record is bookended by a traditional Irish traveller song and an Appalachian fiddle tune, both nods to their ancestral lineages. Due out in October 2026, Trade My Troubles features special guests Aoife O’Donovan, Ayla Nereo, Bonnie Paine, and Brittany Haas.

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