In today's Artist Spotlight, Brian talks about an incredible country folk singer songwriter from West Virginia, CHARLES WESLEY GODWIN! Since starting his live performing career in Estonia, he has thrilled fans with his old school, Appalachian sound. To date, he's released three albums, with the latest being 2023's "Live From The Church".
With a style similar to artists like TYLER CHILDERS and THE WHITE BUFFALO, Charles Wesley Godwin can best be enjoyed on songs like "Lying Low", "Jesse", "The Jealous Kind", and Brian's favorite "Seneca Creek"!.
To follow Charles Wesley Godwin online, visit:
https://site.tannerusreymusic.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CharlesWesleyGodwin
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlesgodwinmusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charleswgodwin/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlesWesleyG
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charleswgodwin?lang=en
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ErsJAz6qJ5cqjoVAvfvaC
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Biographical information on Charles Wesley Godwin from his website (http://www.charleswgodwin.com/):
For a while there, Charles Wesley Godwin was in something of a funk. A typically prolific writer, and one who over his first two critically-acclaimed albums had proven himself to be a reflective and soulful songwriter and singer — a storyteller in the vein of his heroes like Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Bruce Springsteen— Godwin found himself in a state of stasis last year. To hear him tell it, he was frozen in place — unable to find the words to what he hoped would become his new songs and under a level of pressure he’d never previously experienced.
And yet, what would ultimately inspire the man was right in front of him all along: family.
“I had to get back to the basics,” says the introspective, self-aware artist of what finally set him and his new songs free. “I decided I was going to write about my life and my family. It’s where my heart was guiding me: to be super personal and dig right into the weeds of my life.” The resulting LP, Family Ties —Godwin’s forthcoming third album, set for release on September 22 via Big Loud Records — is a truly stunning achievement, and the culmination of years of hard work to arrive at this point.
Demo’ed on a Tascam 4-track (thanks to his love for Springsteen’s seminal Nebraska) and then recorded with his bandmate and longtime producer, Al Torrence, at one of his dream studios, Echo Mountain in Asheville, North Carolina, Family Ties is a portrait of home, of relationships, of lessons learned and lived. Perhaps most excitingly, the 19-track release showcases a tunesmith at the peak of his powers — melding melody with memories, workmanship with wisdom.
“All it was was just a matter of time and continued grinding,” Godwin says without hesitation of what he believes has now allowed him to meet this moment — ready to unveil his most intensely personal and accomplished material yet, all while continually playing to some of the biggest crowds of his career.
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With a style similar to artists like TYLER CHILDERS and THE WHITE BUFFALO, Charles Wesley Godwin can best be enjoyed on songs like "Lying Low", "Jesse", "The Jealous Kind", and Brian's favorite "Seneca Creek"!.
To follow Charles Wesley Godwin online, visit:
https://site.tannerusreymusic.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CharlesWesleyGodwin
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlesgodwinmusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charleswgodwin/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlesWesleyG
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charleswgodwin?lang=en
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ErsJAz6qJ5cqjoVAvfvaC
Also, don’t forget to check out Inspiring How UC That on our other platforms:
Website Links: www.ihuct.org
www.inspiringhowucthat.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiringhowUCthat
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiringhowucthat/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IHUCT
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ihuct
E-mail: inspiringhowucthat@gmail.com
As always, if you like this video, please give us a thumbs up and click Subscribe and the notification bell to keep up with our Artists Spotlights, Interviews, and other fun videos. If you or a loved one are an artist who would like to spend time with us for an interview, please email us at inspiringhowucthat@gmail.com. Love you all! God bless!
Biographical information on Charles Wesley Godwin from his website (http://www.charleswgodwin.com/):
For a while there, Charles Wesley Godwin was in something of a funk. A typically prolific writer, and one who over his first two critically-acclaimed albums had proven himself to be a reflective and soulful songwriter and singer — a storyteller in the vein of his heroes like Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Bruce Springsteen— Godwin found himself in a state of stasis last year. To hear him tell it, he was frozen in place — unable to find the words to what he hoped would become his new songs and under a level of pressure he’d never previously experienced.
And yet, what would ultimately inspire the man was right in front of him all along: family.
“I had to get back to the basics,” says the introspective, self-aware artist of what finally set him and his new songs free. “I decided I was going to write about my life and my family. It’s where my heart was guiding me: to be super personal and dig right into the weeds of my life.” The resulting LP, Family Ties —Godwin’s forthcoming third album, set for release on September 22 via Big Loud Records — is a truly stunning achievement, and the culmination of years of hard work to arrive at this point.
Demo’ed on a Tascam 4-track (thanks to his love for Springsteen’s seminal Nebraska) and then recorded with his bandmate and longtime producer, Al Torrence, at one of his dream studios, Echo Mountain in Asheville, North Carolina, Family Ties is a portrait of home, of relationships, of lessons learned and lived. Perhaps most excitingly, the 19-track release showcases a tunesmith at the peak of his powers — melding melody with memories, workmanship with wisdom.
“All it was was just a matter of time and continued grinding,” Godwin says without hesitation of what he believes has now allowed him to meet this moment — ready to unveil his most intensely personal and accomplished material yet, all while continually playing to some of the biggest crowds of his career.
#charleswesleygodwin #countrymusic #artistspotlight #fyp #inspiringhowucthat #livefromthechurch #lyinglow #jesse #thejealouskind #senecacreek #folk @CharlesWesleyGodwin
*Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS*
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