Charles Wesley Godwin

West Virginia singer-songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin made place- and upbringing-rooted Seneca (2019), plus How the Mighty Fall and Family Ties. His Big Loud Records album Christian Name, produced by Al Torrence, includes collaborations with Luke Combs and Wyatt Flores.

William Matheny, a West Virginia-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, crafts Appalachian Americana, rock, and alt-country. Known for vivid storytelling and relatable songs such as "Christian Name" and "Living Half to Death," his acclaimed albums include "Strange Constellations," "That Grand, Old Feeling," and "Material Witness." Matheny has contributed to Southeast Engine and The Paranoid Style.