Wesley Randolph Eader
Folk
ABOUT
American folk & old-time country singer-songwriter Wesley Randolph Eader has family roots all over Tennessee, but he was raised among the Cascade mountains of the Pacific Northwest. His storytelling songs showcase a broad understanding of American roots music: country ballads, bluegrass stompers, talking blues, old time gospel camp tunes, and topical songs. His songs feel equally at home in an old-time string gathering or a honky tonk, and they have the unique ability to bounce between eras of vintage Americana, maintaining authenticity no matter the setting. His voice is a high and lonesome communicator of heartbreak, hillbilly humor and high poetry. One article from No Depression placed Eader’s distinctive voice and songwriting style within the more mythical tradition of American folk music: “Eader sings each song as if he’s been singing them forever, as if they were passed down like precious heirlooms, or discovered on one of A.P. Carter’s song expeditions.
