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Rising Americana\/roots rock singer-songwriter <\/b><\/p>\n
Wyatt Edmondson to release EP on February 21, 2020<\/b><\/p>\n
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If I Don\u2019t Try<\/i><\/b> shows the Nashville artist exploring his muse <\/b><\/p>\n
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Nashville-based Americana\/roots rock singer-songwriter Wyatt Edmondson is set to release his third EP, If I Don\u2019t Try<\/i>, on February 21, 2020 on all digital platforms, as well as on CD and vinyl.\u00a0 Recorded at Cathy Jo Studio and Great Hill Studio in Nashville, TN, and produced by Shawn Byrne and Ryan Youmans, the EP takes the listener on a journey of hope and maturity.\u00a0 From the resilient resonance of the aurally enticing opening title track \u201cIf I Don\u2019t Try\u201d to the understated acoustic shimmer of \u201cAmber\u201d to the intimate-partner travelogue of \u201cLovers Lake,\u201d Edmondson displays an original voice that\u2019s wise beyond his years.<\/p>\n
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Edmondson\u2019s knack for the art of storytelling is in evidence throughout the songs on If I Don\u2019t Try<\/i>. There is a depth inherent in the aforementioned \u201cLovers Lake,\u201d which chronicles teenage star-crossed lovers and their secret rendezvous<\/i>. He leans more toward his own personal experience in the case of \u201cYou Said It, I Meant It,\u201d a song that delineates the sorrowful arc of two people falling apart. All of his musical stories are told, and performed, from a deep-seated conviction to do things his own way.\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t have any interest in following the book,\u201d he says. \u201cI believe music should be what you want it to be. There\u2019s a lot of pressure to \u2018be commercial.\u2019 But I want to capture my music in a way that makes me<\/i> feel good, without trying to follow anybody\u2019s rules. I think it\u2019s really important to be authentic to yourself. As long as you put your heart and soul into your music and make it your own, people will see that \u2014 and they\u2019ll identify with it, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Born in Montgomery, Alabama 25 years ago, Edmondson ultimately moved to Nashville to pursue his music dreams, albeit in the midst of facing one particular obstacle along the way. Despite being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa as a teenager, Edmondson decided not to let his degenerative eye condition slow him down in the least. \u201cI remember so clearly being 15 and finding out I was losing my vision,\u201d he says. \u201cBut something in me was like, \u2018This is your chance to use what\u2019s been brewing and stirring up inside you to help prove that people can do anything they want to in spite of the cards they\u2019re dealt.\u2019 For me, that was music. It\u2019s really been the thing that gets me up in the morning. It keeps me going, and I\u2019m very thankful for that. I hope it can inspire others as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Growing up, Edmondson was raised in an artistic family \u2013 his father is a musician \u2013 and he found a love for the guitar at a young age.\u00a0 Early on, he gravitated toward guitar players like Led Zeppelin\u2019s Jimmy Page (\u201cthe first rock god I worshiped!\u201d) and Dave Matthews (\u201cas soon as I heard Dave play, I put down the electric guitar and picked up an acoustic\u201d), but hearing Bob Marley made him fall in love with the idea of songwriting.<\/p>\n
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He released two EPs, Higher Ground<\/i> and Lovers Lake<\/i>, and hit the road hard, earning fans through his engaging and dynamic live performances. With over 150 shows under his belt in 2019 alone, Edmondson\u00a0has also made his bones by appearing three times at the 30A Songwriters Festival (2020 will denote his fourth performance there), twice at River Jam Music Festival, and at the Mississippi Songwriters Festival (to name but a few). In 2020, he plans to continue his tour routing through the Southeast and will also venture to the West Coast, into Texas, and up to the Northeast.\u00a0 (See confirmed tour schedule below, with more tour dates and album release shows to be announced soon.)<\/p>\n
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Indeed, Edmondson sees the art of playing live as a two-way give-and-take between performer and audience. \u201cThe most important thing to do in any performance situation is to make it become a conversation,\u201d he says. \u201cI want people to leave knowing my name \u2014 but I also want to leave knowing theirs. Night after night, I get up onstage and try new things, hoping to find out what\u2019s going to light the fire. That\u2019s what drives me. It\u2019s my passion. And that\u2019s what I want to do with my life \u2014 I want to get up there and surprise not only the audience, but myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Wyatt Edmondson 2020 Tour Schedule:<\/b><\/p>\n
November 19 \u2013 Montgomery, AL \/ Cloverdale Playhouse<\/p>\n
November 22 \u2013 Dahlonega, GA \/ The Crimson Moon<\/p>\n
November 23 \u2013 Greenville, SC \/ Smiley\u2019s Acoustic Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n
December 10 \u2013 Boston, MA \/ Tavern at the End of the World<\/p>\n
December 13 \u2013 Eaton, OH \/ Taffy\u2019s of Eaton<\/p>\n
December 14 \u2013 Louisville, KY \/ Gerstle\u2019s<\/p>\n
December 15 \u2013 Nashville, TN \/ Hutton Hotel<\/p>\n
December 19 \u2013 Helena, AL \/ Goodfella\u2019s Social Club<\/p>\n
December 20 \u2013 Montgomery, AL \/ 1048 Jazz & Blues<\/p>\n
December 21 \u2013 Newnan, GA \/ The Cellar<\/p>\n
January 8 \u2013 Lynchburg, VA \/ The White Hart Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n
January 10 \u2013 Greensboro, NC \/ Little Brother Brewing<\/p>\n
January 11 \u2013 Richmond, VA \/ On The ROX<\/p>\n
January 12 \u2013 Madison, VA \/ Early Mountain Vineyards<\/p>\n
January 17-20 \u2013 Santa Rosa Beach, FL \/ 30A Songwriters Festival<\/p>\n
January 23 \u2013 Florence, AL \/ Singin\u2019 River Brewing Company<\/p>\n
January 24 \u2013 Montgomery, AL \/ The Tipping Point<\/p>\n
January 25 \u2013 Birmingham, AL \/ The Red Shamrock Pub<\/p>\n
January 26 \u2013 Nashville, TN \/ Hutton Hotel<\/p>\n
February 5 \u2013 Tupelo, MS \/ Blue Canoe<\/p>\n
February 7 \u2013 Tampa, FL \/ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino<\/p>\n
February 13 \u2013 Nashville, TN \/ Hutton Hotel<\/p>\n
February 15 \u2013 Madison, VA \/ Early Mountain Vineyards<\/p>\n
February 20 \u2013 Nashville, TN \/ True Music Room at Cambria Hotel<\/p>\n
February 21 \u2013 Memphis, TN \/ South Main Sounds<\/p>\n
February 27 \u2013 Mobile, AL \/ The People\u2019s Room of Mobile<\/p>\n
February 28 \u2013 Montgomery, AL \/ The Tipping Point<\/p>\n
March 5 \u2013 Asheville, NC \/ Ambrose West<\/p>\n
March 6 \u2013 Sylva, NC \/ Balsam Falls Brewing Co.<\/p>\n
March 13 \u2013 Wilmington, NC \/ Flytrap Brewing Company<\/p>\n
March 14 \u2013 Myrtle Beach, SC \/ Hard Rock Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n
March 19 \u2013 Washington, DC \/ DIVE<\/p>\n
March 21 \u2013 Madison, VA \/ Early Mountain Vineyards<\/p>\n
\u2026 more dates to be announced soon!<\/p>\n
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