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Erin Enderlin

“One of the best things about country music was that it was adult music,” Erin Enderlin says. “It was real music that dealt with hard issues in life so that people going through those things don’t feel so alone.”
The observation is signature Enderlin: She has a way of turning a song or even just a thought into an outstretched hand to the lonely or ashamed. While she first turned heads as a godsend to those aching for an artist with some golden-era country backbone, she has since emerged as a literary songwriter and superb vocal stylist with a knack for sharply drawn––and often sad––characters. Backsliders, avengers, lovers, and victims––they’re all in her acclaimed albums, such as 2019’s Faulkner County and 2017’s Whiskeytown Crier.

Enderlin’s new single, “Somebody’s Shot of Whiskey,” sounds like a grinning defense of a good time––and it is, riding a pocket groove that echoes the laid-back cool of 70s Emmylou Harris with lines that evoke the unapologetic irreverence of Loretta Lynn. Like Emmylou and Loretta, it’s also more than a party: Enderlin often uses a character’s vulnerability as a gateway to their strength. Amidst acoustic guitar, crisp snare, and cheeky fiddle, Enderlin’s protagonist admits she’s not for everybody, then celebrates not just self-acceptance, but love with another person that can only be found when we are wholly and unapologetically ourselves.

In everything she does, Enderlin sings like the heir to Patsy or Tammy, then writes like Eudora Welty decided to pick up country music. Over the last year and a half, more people––some with big microphones––have noticed.

Enderlin is a go-to writer for stars and legends as well. Her catalog includes Alan Jackson’s “Monday Morning Church,” Lee Ann Womack’s “Last Call,” Luke Bryan’s “You Don’t Know Jack,” and a host of other songs for Reba, Willie Nelson, Randy Travis, Rodney Crowell, Gene Watson, Joey+Rory, , Terri Clark, Whisperin’ Bill Anderson, and more.

Tina Cossey Band

Tina Cossey, a California native, started performing at the age of five. Being no stranger to the gypsy life, she performed and was inspired by all types of music. As a child, her dad would play the blues and though she didn’t know it yet, it would become a part of her life. At the age of eight Tina’s roots would be planted in Arkansas where she evolved and found her sound in the blues. Her soul has always loved blues with the heartache and pain that it conveys, but she was ultimately drawn to the hope that it also offers.

Josh Parks, Lead guitarist, found his home with the Tina Cossey Band in 2023. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Josh began playing the guitar at 13. After moving to North Little Rock in 2016, Josh’s music revealed influences of rock, blues, reggae, and soul. Josh says “I play the Blues because I was born to be a musical healer. The Blues is the root of so many kinds of music and is possibly the most healing kind of music. It hooked me the first time I heard it. It’s what I am. It’s in my blood. It’s what I was born to do.”
Slide/rhythm guitar, Jared Admire, grew up in Little Rock and was around music from an early age. He heard his brother play guitar and mom and sister play piano, but he didn’t really get serious with guitar until after playing saxophone in the school band. During that time, he discovered improvisation. Jared played and learned the fundamentals, but around age 15 he had dropped the horn altogether and was fully focused on playing guitar. Being inspired by many different styles of music, he strives to have an eclectic multi-genre sound.

Bass player, Ryan A. Hinman, grew up near Texarkana in the small town of Hooks, TX. He started playing music on the trombone at the age of nine. In high school, he picked up bass guitar then later the 6 string and started writing his own songs. The Blues has always been an important aspect in his musical journey, as it has taught him about the freedom and diversity in music even with a limited set of chords.
Drummer, Darius Blanton, is a multi-talented multi-instrumentalist. Born in Little Rock, he started playing music at the age of six. He began playing various instruments including drums. Darius started playing blues to be able to express himself. In his words, he “always plays from the heart.”

Abby Anderson

Blending new age tones and personal, heart-felt storytelling with catchy, overarching pop melodies, Abby Anderson’s authentic and genre-bending sound is one that was developed long before her move to Nashville at the age of 17.

The second oldest of seven kids, Anderson caught the performing bug at a young age. Classically trained in piano from the age of five to writing her first song at age nine, she says, “I think I’ve always known I was going to do this, I don’t remember ever thinking I wouldn’t.”
Quickly hitting the Nashville grind, Abby’s hard work paid off in 2017 when she signed a record deal with Black River Entertainment. Over the next two years Abby’s star was on the rise. In 2018, she was recognized by Pandora as a “Country Artist to Watch” and was named on both the “CMT 18 for 2018” and “Next Women of Country Class” alongside Ashley McBryde. Shortly after, she released her debut EP, I’M GOOD. With that, her career had taken off, and Anderson has accrued over 100 million streams since.

In 2019, she was recognized as a member of the Music Row Magazine’s “Next Big Thing”, Sounds Like Nashville’s list of “Country Artists to Watch” and “Bobby Bones Show Class Of 2019”. Though it appeared her dreams were coming true, Abby was feeling anything but perfect. “I found myself listening to the people around me more than I was listening to myself” she remembers.
In 2020 after her European tour was cut short due to Covid, Abby was forced to stop and sit with the thoughts and feelings she had been ignoring and suppressing as her career began to thrive. She gave herself permission to finally listen to her instincts and create her own identity rather than trying to fit into a mold. After meeting chart topping Executive Producer Marshall Altman, Abby began a new Journey in 2021. “Bad Posture”, the lead single off her forthcoming album, was just the beginning. “Writing ‘Bad Posture’ was a wake up call. It was everything I had been feeling the last three years of my career, and it felt so good to write my story freely.”

Grateful for the experiences and early life lessons that have helped her recognize and accept happiness, Anderson is releasing new music that embraces her past and her present with a sound that fully captures who she is as an artist and songwriter. With a new marriage, new music she loves, and a new outlook on life helping propel Abby into the future, she is full of joy and positivity, which is apparent in her new music.

Available now, “Bad Posture” is the first taste of new music from her new album due 2022. For the latest follow along on Instagram @AbbyAndersonMusic, TikTok @AbbyAndersonMusic and Facebook.com/ AbbyAndersonMusic.

Tigirlily Gold

Sister duo Tigirlily Gold has been playing music together since they could walk, and officially formed their band in high school. Growing up, they crisscrossed the mid-west, growing a fierce fan base and playing amphitheaters across their home-state of North Dakota. After moving to Nashville, they landed a weekly residence at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row on Nashville’s famed lower Broadway. Playing four-hour sets, three to four nights a week, the sisters developed a performance style that’s not only captivating and fun but shows just how entertaining is in their blood.

After releasing their original song “Somebody Does,” in 2021, the track topped the iTunes chart and Tigirlily Gold was signed to Monument Records. They released their self-titled debut EP in July 2021, working with multi-Grammy Award Winner Shane McAnally, and hit the road with artists like Walker Hayes and Ashley McBryde.

Now, the powerhouse duo embarks on a new musical chapter with their debut album, Blonde, out now. Blonde is a deeply personal project that includes tales of love and loss alongside powerful anthems and songs of female empowerment. Their debut single at country radio, “Shoot Tequila,” reached the Top 40 and found viral success with millions of views across social media, and millions of streams across platforms. The song helped Tigirlily Gold get nominated for two CMT Awards and win their first ACM Award for New Duo/Group. Their much-anticipated follow up single “I Tried A Ring On” is at Country radio now and is officially their second top 40 radio single. The sisters performed the song at the 2024 ACM Awards and have made their Grand Ole Opry debut and performing their music to a national audience on the “TODAY Show.” Poised for a breakthrough year, Tigirlily Gold is ready to bring girl group energy back to country.

Chapel Hart

Chapel Hart is a trio of Mississippi women who sing pure country music the way it was meant to be sung.  The group was a huge hit when they competed on America’s Got Talent and their talent propelled them to a spot on the 2023 CMA Television Awards show with their original hit, “You Can Have Him, Jolene.”  Danica and Devynn Hart and their cousin Trea Swindale combine their Mississippi roots with Louisiana spunk to put on a high energy show that will show you why they were inducted into CMT’s Next Women of Country in 2021.  www.chapelhart.com

The Big Dam Horns

The Big Dam Horns play your favorite party and dance tunes from the 1960’s through today.  Taking their name from Little Rock’s iconic bridge, the 12-member group brings its horn infused one-two punch of jazz, blues, soul and R&B with a little rock and roll thrown in for good measure.  They will have you stomping your feet, clapping your hands and dancing the night away.  www.facebook.com/TheBigDamHorns

Kish & Pamela

Kish and Pamela will bring their rocking contemporary country sound to the stage and be sure to entertain you. Kish Moody and Pamela Hopkins, who returns from tour the week before Depot Days, will play many of your favorites and some original music currently on country radio!  Get ready for a fun show full of energy and sing along with your favorites. www.pamelahopkinsmusic.com

Memphissippi Sounds

Two gifted musicians, Cameron Kimbrough and Damion “Yella P” Pearson, better known as the Memphissippi Sounds, bring their custom blend of urban Memphis hip-hop and north Mississippi hill country blues to the stage.  The blues will reach right into you as you hear Yella P on the harmonica or listen to the two riff on their guitars.  It will be clear why their debut album received a Blues Award nomination for Best Emerging Artist Album.  You’ll see for yourself why they are a King Biscuit Blues Festival favorite. www.memphissippisounds.com

Crutchfield

Contemporary Christian band Crutchfield from Malvern, Arkansas will kick off music at Depot Days.  Crutchfield has opened for well-known Christian groups like Crowder and Skillet and will bring their blend of a little rock, a little country, a little pop and a whole lot of faith to the Terry Scoggins Memorial Stage in the Front Street Park in downtown Newport. www.crutchfieldtheband.com

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