WYATT ESPALIN AND THE RIVERSTONES

237 Prince Avenue,Athens GA 30601

02 April, 2022

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WYATT ESPALIN AND THE RIVERSTONES In 2022, Wyatt Espalin shakes things up with his new band the Riverstones and a collection of songs that invites his fans to examine his songwriting through a different lens. Enlisting Athens, GA natives, Michael Jones (Catawba frontman) on guitar and Greg Surratt (Wonderland Rangers; Aquatic Souls Band) on bass and in-demand drummer, Jonathan Benton from California, Wyatt has surrounded himself with excellent musicians that can breathe new life into his older material (the band regularly covers Trees Leave songs) and his new tunes originally written for a solo acoustic album.  After returning to his roots and the rustic campground where he was raised by his grandparents in the North Georgia Mountains, he found a setting that would inspire “DIAMONDBACK”, a collection of mysterious songs released in 2020 that gave his audience a bird’s eye view of an artist rediscovering himself. Well, this fiddler/singer and champion clogger has discovered more and before the Year of the Rabbit, all may be revealed. Let the enlightenment begin!  After releasing Songwriter/Singer” in 2015, Wyatt went on to win the 1st Annual New Song Songwriting Contest at North Carolina’s popular L.E.A.F. festival. He has also spent the last few years sharing the stage opening for some of his songwriting idols Indigo Girls, Jennifer Knapp, Kevn Kinney, Chely Wright, Michelle Malone, Shawn Mullins, Patty Loveless, to name a few. During his performances, the haunting, intimate songs juxtaposed with the hilarious stories that he shares in the banter between them create a beautiful tension.