Singer and songwriter. Tyler Childers’ music is a mix of neotraditional country, bluegrass, and folk. He released his breakthrough album Purgatory in August 2017. Childers has released four studio albums and a number of EPs and singles. Born and raised in Lawrence County, KY learned to sing in church where he sang in the church choir. Childers released his first album, Bottles And Bibles. He has also released two EPs recorded in 2013 at Red Barn Radio, a radio show from Lexington. The two EPs were later released as one under the name Live on Red Barn Radio I & II after the success of his album Purgatory, and reached No. 5 on Heatseekers Albums. In September 2018, Childers won Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2018 Americana Music Honors & Awards. Country Squire, a second album under the Hickman Holler label, and Childers’ third overall, was released on August 2, 2019 “All Your’n,” the second single from the album, was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. In September 2020, Childers released Long Violent History; a surprise album consisting mainly of traditional fiddle tracks. The album closes with the title track, “Long Violent History”, an original song that discusses racism, civil unrest and police brutality. Don’t miss the chance to see this authentic artist live.
