Tour

Rising Appalachia makes music where Southern folk traditions, New Orleans swamp culture, and Atlanta’s street spirit all meet. Known for their seamless harmonies, songcatching, and storytelling, the band has released ten albums and toured throughout North America, South America, Europe, the Celtic Isles, Australia and beyond — performing everywhere from the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Red Rocks to NPR’s Tiny Desk. All the while, the band has cultivated a devoted grassroots following traveling to communities big and small by train, horseback, bio-diesel bus and sailboat.

Their forthcoming album, Trade My Troubles, arrives as a soft light from a quieter, more introspective place. It features songs that celebrate rest, renewal after burnout, and replenishment in the wilds and in tradition. The generous 16-song record is bookended by a traditional Irish traveller song and an Appalachian fiddle tune, both nods to their ancestral lineages. In between, there are songs about motherhood, moonlight, heartbreak and birdsong. Due out in October 2026, Trade My Troubles features special guests Aoife O’Donovan, Ayla Nereo, Bonnie Paine, and Brittany Haas.