Musicians listen to their forebears not only with an ear to an artist's technical imprint — the depth of production or the way a guitar is tuned — but to the invaluable message that's been imparted ...

From Asheville, North Carolina, an eclectic fusion of retirees, back-to-the-land hippies, tourists and natives to the region, a band called River Whyless emerges, blending American and international ...

In 2019, the four members of River Whyless secluded themselves in the North Carolina wilderness to record the follow-up album to 2018’s critically acclaimed Kindness, A Rebel. Eyeing a spring 2020 ...

The folk-rock band's ambitious new album confront tribalism, fear, anger and violence. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the ...

River Whyless came out of Asheville, N.C., in 2009 with a meticulously arranged brand of neo-traditional folk. They started getting notice a few years later, including raves from NPR’s Bob Boilen and ...

Indie folk foursome River Whyless’ love for nature is evident in everything they do, including their latest album Monoflora, out April 8 via Soundly Music. In addition to songs like “Heaven and Light, ...

Most bands’ goals are fairly straightforward. You want to make plenty of good songs, hope that audiences respond to them in a positive manner and then have faith that enough folks show up when you ...

Violinist/vocalist Halli Anderson always loved music, but when she met bandmates Ryan O'Keefe, Alex McWalters and Matt Rossino at Appalachian State University, everything changed. “I found that I didn ...

Being in a band can be a bit of a balancing act, and even more so when it is filled with talented songwriters. Halli Anderson, Ryan O'Keefe, Daniel Shearin and Alex McWalters of the Asheville, North ...

In front of an impeccably decorated set, River Whyless' members look straight into the camera. In some moments, they're upright and serious, but in others, they're laughing and goofing off. The ...

The North Carolina band River Whyless is made up of four virtuoso musicians: Ryan O'Keefe, Halli Anderson, Alex McWalters and Daniel Shearin. What makes them — and their new album, We All The Light -- ...

Asheville band River Whyless blends folk, experimentation and rich storytelling. Asheville band River Whyless, which blends folk, experimentation and rich storytelling, explores their decade-long ...