Spend an evening with The Arcadian Wild, a Nashville-based ensemble known for their intricate, heartfelt acoustic sound. Blending progressive folk, bluegrass, and choral harmonies, they create a musical style that is uniquely their own. Led by songwriters Isaac Horn (guitar) and Lincoln Mick (mandolin), joined by Bailey Warren on fiddle and Erik Coveney on bass, the group is celebrated for their rich arrangements and vivid storytelling. Their latest album, Welcome, brings warmth and clarity to themes of life and connection. Experience one of the most original voices in today’s folk scene, live in concert.
Written and recorded in The Arcadian Wild’s hometown of Nashville, TN, Welcome marks the start of a captivating new chapter for the genre-bending trio, whose innovative use of vocal harmony and counterpoint has helped redefine the possibilities of modern string band music. Fresh off a series of critically acclaimed singles and EPs, the album is both delicately beautiful and boldly adventurous, drawing on everything from country and classical to pop and choral music with lush, cinematic arrangements that balance the intellectual and the emotional in equal measure.
Though the group tours and records without a drummer, the songs here are deeply rooted in rhythmic propulsion, with tracks driven by intricately interlocking instrumental and vocal parts that cohere into a deceptively effortless whole.
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