©2012 Ronald Lee Shelton Photography - at Oak Grove Folk Festival in VA
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Bryan Elijah Smith & The Wild Hearts
Their unique sound defined by their raw energy & Smith's unabashedly genuine songwriting & voice makes this band one worth not only listening to but experiencing live. Completely independent of any outside label or management, they are a self-produced well oiled machine. They even wrote this bio. Smith has opened for such acts as Nathan Moore, The Barr Brothers (at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC), Paul Curreri, Trent Wagler, Fastball, Emmitt-Nershi Band and Corey Smith (at Wilson Hall in Harrisonburg, VA). Smith has also jammed/performed with Steve Kimock, Zach Gill (of ALO & Jack Johnson's band), Greensky Bluegrass, Brock Butler (of Perpetual Groove), Trevor Garrod & Reed Mathis (of Tea Leaf Green), Hot Buttered Rum and Pimps of Joytime on Jam Cruise 9 & 11. Smith has a catalog of over 500 original songs, has released 7 full legnth albums since October 2009 & has performed up and down the entire East Coast as well as in Roatan Honduras. Smith & the Wilds Hearts have opened for Trampled by Turtles & Old Crow Medicine Show on the Dreaming Creek Main Stage at FloydFest X, Trevor Hall, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Sons of Bill & The Steel Wheels. The latest album, Turn It Up, was recorded like they did back in the 60's. Released on October 3rd, 2012, "Turn It Up" consists of 11 original Alternative-Americana tracks written & produced by Bryan Elijah Smith. The Wild Hearts, consisting of Jeff Miller on piano, banjo & vox, Justin Shifflett on drums & Tyler Reardon on bass, helped fuel the fire behind this record with their raw energy & distinguishable sound. Recorded, engineered & mixed by Bryan Elijah Smith at Empty Sound Productions in Dayton, VA. Mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering (The Shins, Lera Lynn, The Black Keys, Ryan Bingham & Eric Clapton). |
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Photo Gallery
©2012 WMRA Photography - at Oak Grove Folk Festival in VA 
©2012 Photo by Daniel Christie - Main Stage at FloydFest in VA 
©2012 Photo by Lauran Shafer - Main Stage at FloydFest in VA 
©2012 Photo by Melissa Brittany 
©2012 Ven Smith Photography - at The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, WV 
©2012 Photo by Amy Strunk at The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, WV 
©2012 Ven Smith Photography - at The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, WV 
©2012 Erin Droms Photography 
2012 Reception Photo Booth 
©2012 Erin Droms Photography 
©2012 Erin Droms Photography - at Camp Barefoot Music Festival in WV |
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