(UPBEAT MUSIC) - I THINK THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT MUSIC IS THAT IT'S ABOUT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

- STING STANDS UP AND I'M JUST LIKE THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.

- THERE'S LIKE THERE'S BEEN SO MANY AMAZING SONGWRITERS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THE ATLANTA SCENE - I'D SAY ATLANTA ARTISTICALLY RAISED ME.

- WE GREW UP IN THE APPALACHIAN FOLK TRADITION AND ATLANTA'S 90'S HIP HOP REVOLUTION.

- THIS IS SOUNDS LIKE ATL, I MEAN EVERYTHING IS ATLANTA.

(UPBEAT MUSIC) - WELCOME TO SOUNDS LIKE ATL.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) OH, YOU GUYS ARE IN FOR A TREAT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT SHOW THIS EVENING.

OUR FIRST ARTIST TONIGHT IS INCREDIBLY TALENTED, JOY CONAWAY.

- [AUDIENCE MEMBER] YEAH!

- SHE'S A SINGER/SONGWRITER, WHO LOVES TELLING STORIES THROUGH THE SOUND OF HER MUSIC.

HER WHOLE GOAL IS TO BRING JOY THROUGH HER TALENT AND GIVING IT TO YOU.

PLEASE GIVE HER AN ATLANTA ROUSING WELCOME.

PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER.

JOY CONAWAY.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) - MY NAME IS JOY CONAWAY.

I AM AN INDIE ARTIST, VOCALIST, IN ATLANTA AND I'VE BEEN SINGING ALL OF MY LIFE, GREW UP A CHURCH KID, AND IN HIGH SCHOOL, I ACTUALLY WENT TO ARTS HIGH SCHOOL, AND I KIND OF STARTED DEVELOPING I GUESS MY SINGING VOICE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I DIDN'T REALLY CONSIDER ARTISTRY UNTIL COLLEGE.

SO IT'S MAYBE ABOUT 10 YEARS, 10 YEARS KIND OF DOING MY LITTLE ARTISTRY THING.

(JOY LAUGHING) JOY CONAWAY SOUND.

OKAY.

SO MY SOUND, I WOULD SAY ACOUSTIC, POP.

I WOULD SAY FOLK, AND A LITTLE DASH OF SINGER/SONGWRITER.

LIKE I'M NOT REALLY, I WOULDN'T CONSIDER MYSELF LIKE A MAINSTREAM ARTIST.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M DOING IT FOR.

I REALLY LOVE WRITING.

AND I REALLY LOVE LIKE EXPRESSING MYSELF THAT WAY.

SO IT MIGHT NOT BE A TRENDY SONG, BUT IT'S LIKE A GENUINE SONG.

(GENTLE MUSIC) (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ AN AVALANCHE COULD FALL ♪ ♪ IT WON'T MEAN ANYTHING ♪ ♪ IF I'M SAFE IN YOUR ARMS ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE HOLDING ME ♪ ♪ MY DEEPEST FEARS, THEY FADE AWAY ♪ ♪ LIKE A MIDNIGHT SKY FADES INTO DAY... ♪ ♪ THEY FADE AWAY ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ STARING AT THE DARK CLOUDS ♪ ♪ CLOUDS WAITING FOR THE STORM, STORM, STORM, STORM ♪ ♪ YOU CAN BRING THE RAIN DOWN ♪ ♪ LET IT POUR, POUR, POUR, POUR ♪ ♪ YOU CAN BRING THE FIRE ♪ ♪ LET IT BURN ♪ ♪ AND I WILL BE STANDING WHEN IT'S ALL DONE ♪ ♪ I WOULD FIGHT A LION FOR YOU ♪ ♪ I WOULD TAKE A LIFE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ BUT MY DEEPEST FEAR, DEEPEST FEAR, ♪ ♪ MY DEEPEST FEAR IS LOSING YOU ♪ ♪ I WOULD FLOAT A WORLD FOR YOU ♪ ♪ FIGHT A THOUSANDS STORMS FOR YOU ♪ ♪ MY DEEPEST FEAR, DEEPEST FEAR ♪ ♪ DEEPEST FEAR IS LOSING YOU ♪ ♪ NOW I DONE SEEN IT ALL ♪ ♪ I DONE HAD PLENTY SCARES ♪ ♪ BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THEM ALL ♪ ♪ NONE OF THEM CAN COMPARE ♪ ♪ TO THE FEAR OF SEEING YOU WALK AWAY ♪ ♪ AS YOU TURN MY BLUE SKIES INTO GRAY ♪ ♪ AND FADE AWAY ♪ ♪ YOU CAN BRING THE THUNDER ♪ ♪ BRING THE LOUD SOUNDS ♪ ♪ AND YOU CAN LET THE EARTHQUAKE BREAK THE GROUND ♪ ♪ YOU CAN BRING THE HURRICANE ♪ ♪ LET GO ♪ ♪ WHEN ITS ALL OVER I WANT YOU TO KNOW ♪ ♪ I WOULD FIGHT A LION FOR YOU ♪ ♪ I WOULD TAKE A LIFE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ MY DEEPEST FEAR, DEEPEST FEAR, ♪ ♪ DEEPEST FEAR IS LOSING YOU ♪ ♪ I WOULD FLOAT A WORLD FOR YOU ♪ ♪ FIGHT A THOUSAND STORMS FOR YOU ♪ ♪ MY DEEPEST FEAR, DEEPEST FEAR ♪ ♪ DEEPEST FEAR IS LOSING YOU ♪ (HARMONIZING WITH THE MUSIC) (HARMONIZING WITH THE MUSIC) (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) - ANYTIME I PERFORM, ANYTIME SOMEONE COMES TO ONE OF MY SHOWS, I WOULD HOPE THAT WHEN THEY HEARD ME PERFORM OR WHEN THEY HEARD ME SING, IT WAS MAYBE LIKE A PAUSE ON WHATEVER BAD MOMENT THEY WERE HAVING.

AND I KNOW IT SOUNDS CLICHE AND I KNOW IT SOUNDS CORNY BUT WHEN PEOPLE ARE LIKE, HEY, I REALLY NEEDED THAT SONG.

OR LIKE, THAT REALLY HELPED ME.

OR IF, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN I'M GETTING DMS, LIKE THIS REALLY BOUGHT ME OUT OF A DARK PLACE.

THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO ME.

LIKE THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT OF THE ARTISTRY.

THIS NEXT SONG YOU'RE GONNA HEAR IS CALLED "PRETEND" AND "PRETEND," IT WAS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY A GROUP CALLED THE GIGABOTS.

AND THEY ACTUALLY HELPED PRODUCE MY FIRST EP CALLED "A TALE OF JOYOUS SORROW."

AND IT'S A LOVE SONG.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S ALSO A SONG ABOUT KIND OF MISSING EACH OTHER.

LIKE IN TIME.

I LOVED YOU.

YOU DIDN'T LOVE ME.

HE LOVED ME.

I DIDN'T LOVE YOU.

BUT I FEEL LIKE MOSTLY EVERYONE WOULD BE ABLE TO AT LEAST RELATE TO IT.

(GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ I STOOD STEADY AS A SOLDIER SHOULD ♪ ♪ TALLER THAN A REDWOOD ♪ ♪ I THOUGHT LOVE WAS UNDERSTOOD ♪ ♪ AND THE WHERE BECAME A CAME ♪ ♪ BRING IT TO YOUR HEART TO STAY ♪ ♪ WATERING YOUR EVERY PAIN ♪ ♪ AND NOW YOU SAY THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED ♪ ♪ YOU LIE ♪ ♪ DON'T SAY YOU HURT ME WHEN I CRY ♪ ♪ DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME BUT SAY GOODBYE ♪ ♪ IF WE DIDN'T INTEND TO MAKE IT TO THE END ♪ ♪ THEN WHY DID WE PRETEND TO TRY ♪ ♪ YOU SAID YOU'D LOVE ME TILL THE SUN WON'T SHINE ♪ ♪ YOU SAID YOU'D LOVE ME TILL THE SUN WON'T SHINE ♪ ♪ IF WE DIDN'T INTEND TO MAKE IT TO THE END ♪ ♪ THEN WHY DID WE PRETEND TO TRY ♪ ♪ BLINDED BY THE SUN BUT YOU SAY GOODBYE ♪ ♪ BLINDED BY THE SUN BUT YOU SAY GOODBYE ♪ ♪ PROBLEMS SMALL AS A TEAR DROP ♪ ♪ FREEZIN' IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER ♪ ♪ WHIRLWINDS OF GIVE AND TAKE AND TAKE ♪ ♪ A TREE CAN ONLY BEND SO MUCH THEN BREAK YOU ♪ ♪ SAFE AT A SUNSET ♪ ♪ BUT I CAN SEE THE MORNIN' ♪ ♪ SHININ' 'CAUSE MY HEART SAYS STAY, YEAH ♪ ♪ AND THEN YOU PUT ON YOUR SHADES ♪ ♪ DON'T SAY YOU HURT ME WHEN I CRY ♪ ♪ DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME THEN SAY GOODBYE ♪ ♪ IF WE DIDN'T INTEND TO MAKE IT TO THE END ♪ ♪ WHY DID WE PRETEND TO TRY ♪ ♪ YOU SAID YOU'D LOVE ME TILL THE SUN WON'T SHINE ♪ ♪ YOU SAID YOU'D LOVE ME TILL THE SUN WON'T SHINE ♪ ♪ IF WE DIDN'T INTEND TO MAKE IT TO THE END ♪ ♪ WHY DID WE PRETEND TO TRY ♪ ♪ BLINDED BY THE SUN BUT YOU SAY GOODBYE ♪ ♪ BLINDED BY THE SUN BUT YOU SAY GOODBYE ♪ ♪ WHY DID YOU SAY ♪ ♪ WHAT YOU MEANT ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE WHAT YOU MEANT ♪ ♪ IS THAT YOU LOVED ME UNTIL YOU QUIT ♪ ♪ AND MY HEART CAN'T PREPARE YOU WITH ♪ ♪ IF WE DIDN'T INTEND TO MAKE IT TO THE END ♪ ♪ WHY DID WE PRETEND TO TRY ♪ ♪ YOU SAID YOU'D LOVE ME TILL THE SUN WON'T SHINE ♪ ♪ YOU SAID YOU'D LOVE ME TILL THE SUN WON'T SHINE ♪ ♪ IF WE DIDN'T INTEND TO MAKE IT TO THE END ♪ ♪ WHY DID WE PRETEND TO TRY ♪ ♪ BLINDED BY THE SUN BUT YOU SAY GOODBYE ♪ ♪ BLINDED BY THE SUN BUT YOU SAY GOODBYE ♪ ♪ I STOOD STEADY AS A SOLDIER SHOULD ♪ (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) - ALL RIGHT CITY WINERY, ALL RIGHT!

- MY CREATIVE PROCESS, LIKE WHEN I'M REALLY FEELING A SONG, I'LL WRITE.

I'LL WRITE THEN AND THERE.

IT'LL USUALLY MAYBE TAKE LIKE 15-20 MINUTES TO WRITE A SONG, BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO LEAVE THINGS AND THEN COME BACK.

SO FOR ME, I LIKE BEING AROUND MY PLANTS, A LITTLE GLASS OF WINE, LISTENING TO THE TRACK OVER AND OVER, AND JUST LIKE, WHAT SPACE AM I IN?

WHAT AM I FEELING?

AND I KIND OF PUT THAT INTO THE SONG, HONESTLY.

AND SO I'M LIKE, I'M JUST SHARING LIKE A STORY.

THAT'S REALLY KIND OF WHY I LOVE ARTISTRY, LIKE WRITING STORIES, AND I'M A BIG DISNEY KID.

SO, IF I CAN INCORPORATE LIKE A STORY IN MY MUSIC, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M GOING FOR.

I'LL STAND.

CAN I STAND?

IT'S IT COOL TO STAND?

IT'S COOL TO STAND?

(AUDIENCE CHEERING) IT'S NOT MUCH Y'ALL, I'M 5'2".

IT'S, YA KNOW.

(ALL LAUGHING) IT'S ONLY SO MUCH, OKAY.

THIS IS FIRE, YEAH?

(MELLOW MUSIC) ♪ AH, HEY AHHHH, AH, HEY AHHH... ♪ ♪ THERE'S A LOVE STORY THAT I'VE NEVER TOLD ♪ ♪ SOMETHING YOU FEEL DEEP INSIDE YOUR SOUL ♪ ♪ THE KIND OF VIBE THEY SEE BECAUSE IT SHOWS ♪ ♪ THE SMALL SPARK THAT YOU LIGHT WITHIN ME ♪ ♪ NEVER PLAY WITH FIRE, BUT NOW I'M BEGINNING ♪ ♪ TO FOLLOW THE LIGHT, TO FOLLOW THE FIRE ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE SMOKE TILL WE GET HIGHER ♪ ♪ OOOOOO, OOOOOO ♪ ♪ TO FOLLOW THE LIGHT, TO FOLLOW THE FIRE ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE SMOKE TILL WE GET HIGHER ♪ ♪ YOU AND ME, AND ME WITH YOU ♪ ♪ THE MATH IS EASY, FOUR, THREE, TWO ♪ ♪ WALK WITH ME LIKE ONE WOULD DO ♪ ♪ BE WITH ME, I'LL LIVE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ YOU AND ME AND US PLUS THEM ♪ ♪ SUBTRACT THE BULL FOR THE WIN ♪ ♪ TWO TIMES ONE IS TWO AGAIN ♪ ♪ THE TWO OF US A PERFECT 10 ♪ ♪ AND I'M NOT SAYING EVERY DAY IS PERFECT ♪ ♪ YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TO RIDE ♪ ♪ THAT MAKES IT SO WORTH IT ♪ ♪ KEEP ME UP HIGH UP ON YOUR ROLLER COASTER ♪ ♪ FOR THE RIDE LET'S CHOOSE ANOTHER TOAST ♪ ♪ THE SMALL SPARK THAT YOU LIGHT WITHIN ME ♪ ♪ NEVER PLAY WITH FIRE, BUT NOW I'M BEGINNING ♪ ♪ TO FOLLOW THE LIGHT, TO FOLLOW THE FIRE ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE SMOKE AND WE GET HIGHER ♪ ♪ TO FOLLOW THE LIGHT, TO FOLLOW THE FIRE ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE SMOKE AND WE GET HIGHER ♪ ♪ OOOOOO, YEAH, OOOOO ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE LIGHT, TO FOLLOW THE FIRE ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE SMOKE AND WE GET HIGHER ♪ ♪ YOU AND ME AND ME WITH YOU ♪ ♪ THE MATH IS EASY, FOUR, THREE, TWO ♪ ♪ WALK WITH ME LIKE ONE WOULD DO ♪ ♪ BE WITH ME, I'LL LIVE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ YOU AND ME AND US PLUS THEM ♪ ♪ SUBTRACT THE BULL FOR THE WIN ♪ ♪ TWO TIMES ONE IS TWO AGAIN ♪ ♪ THE TWO OF US A PERFECT 10 ♪ ♪ YEAHHHH ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE LIGHT, TO FOLLOW THE FIRE, FIRE, FIRE... ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE SMOKE AND WE GET HIGHER, HIGHER, HIGHER ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE LIGHT, TO FOLLOW THE FIRE ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE SMOKE AND WE GET HIGHER ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE LIGHT, TO FOLLOW THE FIRE ♪ ♪ FOLLOW THE SMOKE, AND WE GET HIGHER ♪ (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) - YO, YO, YO!

- WELL IT SOUNDS LIKE ATL, FEELS LIKE ATL.

I WILL SAY IT IS JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT ARTISTS.

I WOULD SAY IT IS INCLUSIVE.

I WOULD SAY IT IS HIGH ENERGY.

IT IS SINGER/SONGWRITER, ROCK, POP, TRAP MUSIC, R&B.

IT'S LIKE A MESH OF JUST DIFFERENT SOUNDS AND DIFFERENT VIBES.

I WOULD SAY IF YOUR MUSIC IS GOOD, PEOPLE WILL VIBE WITH YOU.

AND THAT'S THE THING THAT I REALLY LOVE DOING ABOUT THESE TYPE OF SHOWS.

- THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING) WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING TONIGHT SOUNDS LIKE ATL, A SERIES AMPLIFYING THE RICH, MUSICAL SCENE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN ATLANTA.

THE NEXT ARTIST I'M GONNA BRING UP IS AN AWARD-WINNING INDIE SINGER/SONGWRITER, ALL THE WAY FROM BALTIMORE, BUT HERE NOW FOR 17 YEARS, ONE OF OUR OWN, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR THE INCREDIBLE MR. ELIOT BRONSON.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) - MY NAME'S ELIOT BRONSON.

I'M A SINGER/SONGWRITER.

AND I THINK I GOT STARTED ON THIS PATH PROBABLY 'CAUSE MY FOLKS WERE BIG INTO MUSIC, BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE CHURCH, THERE WAS A LOT OF GOSPEL MUSIC, AND FOLK MUSIC, AND BLUES MUSIC AROUND OUR HOUSE.

MY DAD PLAYED PIANO AND GUITAR AND I THINK IT WAS JUST IN THE AIR.

JUST KIND OF SOAKED IT UP.

I DIDN'T QUITE REALIZE THAT WAS GONNA BE MY WHOLE JOURNEY UNTIL A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT YEAH, IT WAS ALWAYS AROUND.

SO I THINK I JUST HAVE IT IN MY BLOOD.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS TOUGH TO CATEGORIZE YOUR MUSIC AND YOU KNOW, SAY I'M A FOLK ARTIST, I'M A COUNTRY ARTIST, I'M AN AMERICANA ARTIST, AND ALL THESE LABELS CHANGE AND THEY'RE FLUID.

I THINK FOR ME, I WAS DRAWN TO THIS STYLE OF MUSIC BECAUSE IT'S SO ACCESSIBLE AND PORTABLE AND YOU DON'T NEED, YOU DON'T REALLY NEED OTHER PEOPLE TO MAKE IT.

I COULD TAKE MY GUITAR INTO MY BEDROOM CLOSE THE DOOR AND WRITE A SONG ABOUT WHAT I NEEDED TO SAY TO MYSELF.

AND THAT WAS ALWAYS EMPOWERING AND LIBERATING FOR ME.

SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I SOUGHT OUT FOLK MUSIC, BUT FOLK MUSIC KIND OF SOUGHT ME OUT BECAUSE IT WAS A WAY I COULD EXPRESS MYSELF AND IT HAD A DIY LIKE AESTHETIC TO IT.

I ALSO GREW UP KIND OF A PUNK ROCK KID AND I FELT THE SAME WAY.

LIKE WE COULD DO IT OURSELVES.

WE DIDN'T NEED PEOPLE IN POWER.

WE DIDN'T NEED THE LABELS OR YOU KNOW, BIG MANAGERS.

WE COULD JUST MAKE THE MUSIC.

WE COULD JUST GO OUTSIDE AND MAKE MUSIC.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT DREW ME TO IT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ALL, ALL OF US ARTISTS, ON... TO SOME DEGREE GO INTO THIS, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE SEEN, WE WANNA BE APPRECIATED, WE WANNA MATTER.

AND THE LONGER I'VE DONE THIS, WHAT'S BECOME CLEAR TO ME, IS THAT THE THING THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT THE CONNECTION THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW WHEN I SING A SONG, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME, TELLING MY OWN STORY OR SOMETHING I CARE ABOUT AND SOMEONE ELSE FEELS LIKE IT'S THEIR STORY TOO AND THEY HAVE OWNERSHIP IN IT EVEN, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE DEEPEST LEVEL OF WHAT I DO.

AND IF I CAN HIT THAT WITH ONE PERSON EACH NIGHT THEN I FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE MY JOB.

(UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ LITTLE BABY GOT A NEW PAIR OF SHOES ♪ ♪ BABY GOT A NEW ATTITUDE ♪ ♪ OH BABY I'M STUCK IN THE MUCK WITH THE NORTH GEORGIA BLUES ♪ ♪ SHE PUT OUT ALL OF HER CIGARETTES ♪ ♪ ON MY NIGHTSTAND THE DAY THAT WE MET ♪ ♪ NOW I'M TRYIN' TO REMEMBER NOVEMBER, ♪ ♪ SHE JUST CAN'T FORGET ♪ ♪ WELL IT'S EASIER WHEN THE SUN DON'T SHINE ♪ ♪ TO DO YOUR TIME AND SPEAK YOUR MIND ♪ ♪ IT'S EASIER WHEN THE SUN DON'T SHINE ON YOU ♪ ♪ TO SEE THEM COMIN' FOR YA NORTH GEORGIA BLUES ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ SHE'S WALKIN' WITH A GUN ON HER HIP ♪ ♪ TIED ME TO THE BOW OF A SHIP ♪ ♪ COLD COCKED, SHELL-SHOCKED, AND LANDLOCKED ♪ ♪ AND BITIN' HER LIP ♪ ♪ WELL IT'S EASIER WHEN THE STARS BURN OUT ♪ ♪ TO SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND HIDE YOUR DOUBT ♪ ♪ EASIER WHEN THE STARS BURN OUT ON YOU ♪ ♪ TO SEE THEM COMIN' FOR YA NORTH GEORGIA BLUES ♪ ♪ OH, THE WHEELS ARE COMIN' OFF ♪ ♪ OH, THE CITY MADE YOU SOFT ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO GET ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ NOW COHUTTA AT A QUARTER TO NINE ♪ ♪ SHE CAME STRUTTIN' 'CROSS THE TENNESSEE LINE ♪ ♪ WITH A ROSE IN HER HAND AND A POLICE MAN BY HER SIDE ♪ ♪ IT'S EASIER WHEN THE WATER RISE ♪ ♪ TO SHUT YOUR EYES AND DRIFT ON BY ♪ ♪ EASIER WHEN THE WATERS RISE ON YOU ♪ ♪ TO SEE THEM COMIN' FOR YA NORTH GEORGIA BLUES ♪ ♪ OH, SEE THEM COMIN' FOR YA NORTH GEORGIA BLUES ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) (CROWD CHEERING) - ONE THING IN MY LIFE THAT'S BEEN TRUE IS THAT I'VE ALWAYS FELT A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE OF EVERY GROUP I WAS IN.

AND BALTIMORE'S A CITY OF OUTSIDERS I THINK.

IT'S LIKE, WE'RE NOT THE NORTH, WE'RE NOT THE SOUTH, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE WE BELONG.

AND SO I'VE ALWAYS KINDA HAD THAT WITH ME, MAYBE EVEN A CHIP ON MY SHOULDER A BIT.

AND SO THAT IS, I THINK IT PUSHED ME INTO THE ARTS, PUSHED ME TO BE A WRITER, PUSHED ME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS IT I HAVE TO SAY.

AND IT'S NOT THE SAME AS BALTIMORE, ATLANTA IT'S VERY DIFFERENT, BUT THERE IS THIS UNDERDOG MENTALITY OF THE SOUTH, WHICH I TOTALLY IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED WITH.

AND I FEEL LIKE NOW ATLANTA FEELS HOME.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 17 YEARS.

IT FEELS MORE HOME THAN BALTIMORE EVEN, NO OFFENSE TO BALTIMORE.

LOVE B'MORE, BUT YEAH, ATLANTA'S MY HOME.

I ACTUALLY HAVE A SONG CALLED, "ATLANTA" AND IT'S ABOUT MY WHOLE JOURNEY MOVING HERE AND THEN LEAVING HERE.

I LIVED IN NASHVILLE FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND THEN CAME BACK, BECAUSE THIS IS THE PLACE I WANTED TO BE.

BUT IT'S KINDA HAS THE ARC OF MY OWN PERSONAL JOURNEY AND STORY COMING DOWN HERE, WORKING AT COFFEE SHOPS, MAKING NO MONEY, MEETING A GIRL, GETTING ENGAGED, GETTING UNENGAGED, THIS WHOLE THING I'VE BEEN THROUGH HERE.

AND THE FUNNY THING IS, I WANTED TO WRITE THIS SONG FOR A LONG TIME.

I WANTED TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT ATLANTA.

I'VE WRITTEN A LOT OF SONGS ABOUT BALTIMORE AND I REALLY WANTED TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT LIVING HERE.

AND IT JUST DIDN'T COME.

IT WAS THAT BLOCK THING.

IT JUST WASN'T HAPPENING.

AND AS SOON AS I LEFT AND I MOVED TO NASHVILLE, I WAS THERE FOR A COUPLE YEARS, TRIED TO CHASE THE SONGWRITING THING IN ANOTHER PATH.

AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THIS WHOLE SONG JUST FELL RIGHT OUTTA ME.

AND IT'S SO FUNNY HOW SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED A LITTLE DISTANCE FROM SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH OR EXPERIENCING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT MORE CLEARLY.

(CROWD CHEERING) (SOFT GUITAR MUSIC) (SOFT GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ WHEN I MOVED DOWN HERE, WASN'T MUCH MORE THAN A KID ♪ ♪ WITH PROMISES BROKEN AND AN ACCENT I SPOKE IN ♪ ♪ THAT I THOUGHT I HID ♪ ♪ AND I GOT A PLACE ON EVERY STREET ♪ ♪ WITH A GIRL I BARELY KNEW IN THE SEMINARY DOWN THE ROAD ♪ ♪ SO LONG AGO ♪ ♪ OH, ATLANTA ♪ ♪ THE SUMMER LASTS INTO THE FALL ♪ ♪ NO ONES FROM HERE, BUT EVERYONE COMES WHEN YOU CALL ♪ ♪ I KNOCKED ON YOUR DOOR AND YOU LET ME IN ♪ ♪ NOW IT'S SO HARD TO LEAVE ♪ ♪ IT'S ALL A PART OF ME ♪ ♪ OH, ATLANTA ♪ (SOFT GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ SO I TOOK A JOB AT A COFFEE SHOP WORKIN' FOR TIPS ♪ ♪ AND I DIDN'T MAKE NOTHIN' ♪ ♪ BUT I DIDN'T NEED NOTHIN' BACK THEN ♪ ♪ AND I MET A GIRL WITH A TONGUE LIKE A BLADE ♪ ♪ I GAVE HER A RING ♪ ♪ BUT THE STONE DIDN'T STAY IN THE SETTING ♪ ♪ ARE YOU FORGETTING ME ♪ ♪ OH, ATLANTA ♪ ♪ SUMMER LASTS INTO THE FALL ♪ ♪ NO ONES FROM HERE, BUT EVERYONE COMES WHEN YOU CALL ♪ ♪ AND I KNOCKED ON YOUR DOOR AND YOU LET ME IN ♪ ♪ NOW IT'S SO HARD TO LEAVE ♪ ♪ IT'S ALL A PART OF ME ♪ ♪ OH, ATLANTA ♪ ♪ OH, ATLANTA ♪ ♪ ATLANTA ♪ ♪ OH, ATLANTA ♪ (CROWD CHEERING) THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT, APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THERE'S BEEN SO MANY AMAZING SONGWRITERS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THE ATLANTA SCENE.

THERE'S THIS LITTLE CLUB IN DECATUR CALLED EDDIE'S ATTIC, WHICH IS THIS LITTLE MECCA FOR SONGWRITERS.

AND EVEN BEFORE I MOVED TO ATLANTA, I CAME DOWN TO PLAY THE OPEN MIC WHEN I WAS LIKE 20 YEARS OLD AT THE EDDIE'S ATTIC, OPEN MIC STAGE, AND ACTUALLY IT'S A CONTEST AND I WON THAT OPEN MIC AND I GOT INTO THIS SHOOTOUT, WHICH IS EVERY SIX MONTHS EVERYBODY WHO WINS GETS TOGETHER AND COMPETES FOR SOME MONEY AND SOME PRIZES.

AND A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE CAME OUT OF THAT CLUB, AND THAT CONTEST, AND THAT OPEN MIC STAGE, AND SEAN MULLINS, AND MICHELLE MALONE, AND JOHN MAYER, AND THE INDIGO GIRLS, WHO ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE SONGWRITERS OF ALL TIME.

AND SO, BECOMING FRIENDS WITH THEM AND SHARING STAGE WITH THEM IS A SORT OF AMAZING LITTLE DREAM COME TRUE BECAUSE I SAW THEM WHEN I WAS LIKE 14 YEARS OLD ON MTV AND I WAS LIKE, "I LIKE THIS MUSIC."

AND I WASN'T SURE, AS A LITTLE PUNK ROCK KID, IF I WAS ALLOWED TO LIKE THIS FOLK MUSIC THING.

BUT I COULDN'T HELP, IT JUST SPOKE TO ME.

WHEN I MOVED TO NASHVILLE I WAS DOIN' THIS THING.

I WAS TRYIN' TO GET A PUBLISHING DEAL, WHICH IS YOU TRY TO GET OTHER PEOPLE TO SING YOUR SONGS FOR THEIR RECORDS, YOU KNOW?

AND IN NASHVILLE WE DO THIS THING CALLED CO-WRITING.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT CO-WRITING IS, IT'S WHEN YOU GET TOGETHER WITH A STRANGER SOMEWHERE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, SIT DOWN, TELL 'EM YOUR LIFE STORY, YOUR HOPES AND FEARS AND YOUR DREAMS, CRANK OUT A SONG IN THREE HOURS AND NO ONE EVER SINGS IT AGAIN.

(CROWD LAUGHING) - [MAN] IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

- CAME BACK TO ATLANTA.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) WHILE I WAS THERE I DID WRITE SOME SONGS FOR MYSELF.

SOMETIMES AT THE END OF THE DAY OF WRITIN' A COUPLE SONGS WITH STRANGERS, I WOULD COME BACK TO MY PLACE AND I WOULD WRITE SOMETHING JUST FOR ME LIKE I USED TO DO IN MY ROOM WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.

AND THOSE ARE THE SONGS I PUT ON MY RECORD, LIKE THAT LAST ONE, "EMPTY SPACES."

- [MAN] LOVE IT.

- THANK YOU.

AND THIS ONE HERE, I LITERALLY SANG THIS INTO MY PHONE, IT'S ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF LONG, AND I SANG IT PRETTY MUCH THE WAY I'M GONNA SING IT FOR YOU NOW.

I DIDN'T CHANGE ALMOST ANYTHING, IT JUST SORT OF CAME OUT WHOLE.

WHICH IS USUALLY A GOOD SIGN, BUT THIS SONG DOESN'T HAVE A CHORUS, SLOWS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE.

KINDA WEIRD.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) NOBODY IN NASHVILLE'S GONNA SING IT.

(SOFT UPBEAT GUITAR MUSIC) MY FAVORITE SONG.

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) ♪ THAT WOULD'VE BEEN PERFECT, BUT IT'S DOWN HERE ♪ (CROWD LAUGHS) (SOFT UPBEAT GUITAR MUSIC) DOWNWARD MODULATION RARELY USED IN FOLK MUSIC.

(SOFT UPBEAT GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ THERE'S MOUNTAIN IN MY MIND ♪ ♪ WHEN I SIT ALL ALONE I CAN SEE IT ♪ (SOFT UPBEAT GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ AND SHE TALKS TO ME SOMETIMES ♪ ♪ WHEN I KNOW THAT I KNOW I REALLY NEED HER ♪ ♪ WELL, LATELY I'M NOT LIVIN' RIGHT ♪ ♪ I GET HUNG UP ON THE THINGS THAT DON'T MATTER ♪ ♪ BUT THERE'S A PATHWAY TO THE SKY ♪ ♪ LIKE A BRIDGE OR A PRAYER OR A LADDER... ♪ (VOCALIZING) ♪ DO YOU KNOW JUST WHAT I MEAN ♪ ♪ DO YOU THINK THAT I'M TALKING IN RIDDLES ♪ ♪ WELL, NOTHING MUCH IS WHAT IT SEEMS ♪ ♪ I KNEW THAT EVEN WHEN I WAS LITTLE ♪ ♪ BACK WHEN I FOUND THE MOUNTAIN IN MY MIND ♪ ♪ WHEN I SIT ALL ALONE I CAN HEAR HER ♪ ♪ I USED TO THINK I WAS LOST SOMETIMES ♪ (SOFT UPBEAT GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ OH, BUT NOW I KNOW I WILL ALWAYS BE NEAR HER 'CAUSE ♪ ♪ THERE'S A MOUNTAIN IN MY MIND ♪ ♪ THERE'S A MOUNTAIN IN MY MIND ♪ ♪ THERE'S A MOUNTAIN IN MY MIND ♪ ♪ THERE'S A MOUNTAIN IN MY MIND ♪ ♪ OH, THERE'S A MOUNTAIN IN MY MIND ♪ (SOFT UPBEAT GUITAR MUSIC) (APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) - THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) - ATLANTA!

HOPE YOU'RE EXPERIENCING A GREAT TIME TONIGHT.

- OH YEAH.

OH YEAH.

(CROWD CHEERING) I KNOW I'M HAVIN' A BALL.

LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA HEAR AND EXPERIENCE IS SOME MORE AMAZING MUSIC.

AND SPEAKING OF AMAZING MUSIC, UP NEXT WE HAVE AMAZING SISTER DUO, SINGER-SONGWRITERS, WHOSE MUSIC IS SHAPED BY THEIR ACTIVISM, THEIR ROOTS, AND THEIR ABILITY TO CONNECT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.

PLEASE GIVE THEM AN ATLANTA WELCOME.

PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER NOW FOR RISING APPALACHIA.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING) - MY NAME IS LEAH, GO BY LEAH SONG, BUT BIRTH NAME LEAH SMITH, SISTERS.

- I'M CHLOE SMITH.

- SAME MAMA, SAME PAPA, LIKE WE LIKE TO SAY.

GREW UP REALLY, REALLY A STONE'S THROW FROM WHERE WE'RE SITTIN' RIGHT NOW.

AND RISING APPALACHIA IS THE NAME THAT WE CHOSE AFTER DOING A LOT OF WORK IN STEWING IN OUR FAMILY'S TRADITIONS.

WE HAD A BUNCH OF FOLK, AND ROOTS, AND SOUL, AND JAZZ MUSIC IN OUR HOME.

WE STARTED WORKING ON A RECORDING PROJECT AND WE HAD ALL THESE DIFFERENT NAMES, YOU KNOW THAT WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT IT WOULD SIT AT.

AND I HAD A DREAM AND I CALLED CHLOE AND I SAID, "I THINK I GOT THE NAME."

YOU KNOW, WE CAME TO RISING APPALACHIA, WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND TALKED ABOUT ITS MEANING AND IT FELT VERY TRUE TO WHAT WE ARE CREATING MUSICALLY, WHICH IS SORT OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF A LOT OF THE SOUTHERN AND APPALACHIAN ROOT MUSIC, BUT ALSO RISING OUT OF IT LIKE A STURDY PLANT MIGHT GROW OUT OF ITS FOUNDATION AND USING OUR RELATIONSHIP TO WORLD MUSIC AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE TO TELL MORE A CONTEMPORARY FOLK MUSIC STORY.

- WHEN WE THINK OF OUR SOUND, WHAT SEPARATES THAT SOUND FROM OTHER MUSICIANS, WE HONESTLY LIKE TO THINK MORE OF WHAT BRINGS US INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S SOUND THAN WHAT SEPARATES US.

BUT WE CONSIDER OURSELVES FOLK MUSICIANS, WHICH BY ITS NATURE IS SIMPLE MUSIC BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE, WHICH HAS ALWAYS KEPT US HUMBLE AND INTERESTED IN MOVEMENTS AND THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE GO TO.

AND THE SORT OF SIMPLE INSTRUMENTATION AND NOT SIMPLE LYRICS, BUT MESSAGE BASED MUSIC.

AND SO I THINK FOLK MUSIC, SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME AND FOLK MUSIC, WHO KNOWS WHEN AND WHERE IT STARTED, BUT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN HUMBLE AND KIND OF WITH THE PEOPLE, WHICH HAS KEPT US STURDY IN OUR OWN CAREER DOING THIS.

(SOFT GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ WE ARE ROLLIN' ON A RIVER ♪ ♪ WE ARE ROLLIN' OUT TO SEA ♪ ♪ JUST ME... ♪ ♪ AND MY BABY ♪ (SOFT GUITAR MUSIC) (SOFT GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ THERE IS SUGAR IN YOUR VOICE, DEAR ♪ ♪ BLACK PEPPER IN YOUR TOUCH ♪ ♪ AND THAT... ♪ ♪ I'VE ALWAYS LOVED TOO MUCH ♪ (SOFT GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ YEAH... AA-AHHH ♪ ♪ YEAH... AA-A ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE YOU COME IN TO LOCK THE WINDOWS ♪ ♪ AND YOU ROLL OUT WITH THE TIDE ♪ ♪ BUT THAT'S ALRIGHT ♪ ♪ BABY THAT'S ALRIGHT ♪ ♪ YEAH... AA-AHHH ♪ ♪ YEAH... AA-A ♪ (SOFT GUITAR MUSIC) (CHLOE HUMMING) (BOTH HUMMING) (BOTH VOCALIZING) ♪ NOW THE DAYS ARE FLYIN' ♪ ♪ AND WE ARE ON A RIDE ♪ ♪ EYES FORWARD ALL THE TIME... ♪ ♪ AND OUR BLOOD FULL OF THUNDER AND WINE ♪ (SOFT GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ WE ARE ROLLIN' ON THE RIVER ♪ ♪ WE ARE ROLLIN' OUT TO SEA ♪ ♪ JUST ME ♪ ♪ AND MY BABY ♪ ♪ YEAH... AH OH OH ♪ ♪ YEAH... AA AH ♪ (APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) - THIS IS AN ORIGINAL SONG THAT WE WROTE.

IT'S CALLED "STAND LIKE AN OAK."

AND IT'S ABOUT... WE LIVED IN NEW ORLEANS, LIKE LEAH SAID, AND THERE ARE THOSE AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL LIVE OAK TREES.

AND VERY FEW OF THEM GOT KNOCKED OVER BY THE STORMS, AND SO IT WAS JUST SORT OF AN HOMAGE TO THOSE BIG, WIDE, BEAUTIFUL NATURAL TREES THAT BEND IN HIGH WINDS, BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO BREAK.

SO, A LITTLE MANTRA FOR THE TIMES FOR US ALL.

(GENTLE UPBEAT MUSIC) (GENTLE UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ STAND LIKE AN OAK ♪ ♪ AN ASPEN, AN ALDER ♪ ♪ IT'S IN YOU, DON'T FALTER ♪ ♪ AND IF SO, THEN I GOT YOU ♪ ♪ FAKE IT, WALK TALLER ♪ ♪ ANYTHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL SMALLER ♪ ♪ LEAVE IT BY THE ANGELS OF THE WATER... ♪ (GENTLE UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ PUSH 'EM UP, PUSH 'EM UP ♪ ♪ PUT AWAY YOUR CARES ♪ ♪ FOLD THEM, FOLD THEM ♪ ♪ FOLD UP YOUR FEARS ♪ ♪ PUSH 'EM UP, PUSH 'EM UP ♪ ♪ PUT AWAY YOUR CARES ♪ ♪ FOLD THEM, FOLD THEM ♪ ♪ FOLD UP YOUR FEARS ♪ ♪ HE SAID COME TO THIS RIVER ♪ ♪ GIVE ME YOUR ARMS ♪ ♪ LEAN BACK ♪ ♪ THERE'S NOTHING TO BE ALARMED OF ♪ ♪ HE SAID THE MORE I KNOW ♪ ♪ THE MORE I DIG ♪ ♪ AND THE MORE I RETURN TO MYSELF ♪ ♪ AROUND EVERY BEND, MMM ♪ ♪ PUSH 'EM UP, PUSH 'EM UP ♪ ♪ PUT AWAY YOUR CARES ♪ ♪ FOLD THEM, FOLD THEM ♪ ♪ FOLD UP YOUR FEARS ♪ ♪ PUSH 'EM UP, PUSH 'EM UP ♪ ♪ PUT AWAY YOUR CARES ♪ ♪ FOLD THEM, FOLD THEM ♪ ♪ FOLD UP YOUR FEARS ♪ (GENTLE UPBEAT MUSIC) (GENTLE UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ PUSH 'EM UP, PUSH 'EM UP ♪ ♪ PUT AWAY YOUR CARES ♪ ♪ FOLD THEM, FOLD THEM ♪ ♪ FOLD UP YOUR FEARS ♪ ♪ PUSH 'EM UP, PUSH 'EM UP ♪ ♪ PUT AWAY YOUR CARES ♪ ♪ FOLD THEM, FOLD THEM ♪ ♪ FOLD UP YOUR FEARS ♪ ♪ FEARS ♪ ♪ FEARS ♪ ♪ LEAVE 'EM BY THE ANGELS OF THE WATERS ♪ ♪ LEAVE 'EM BY THE ANGELS OF THE WATERS ♪ ♪ LEAVE 'EM BY THE ANGELS OF THE WATERS ♪ ♪ LEAVE 'EM BY THE ANGELS OF THE WATERS ♪ ♪ WON'T YOU LEAVE 'EM BY THE ANGELS OF THE WATERS ♪ ♪ WATERS ♪ ♪ WATERS ♪ ♪ WON'T YOU LEAVE THEM BY THE ANGELS OF THE WATER ♪ ♪ WATERS ♪ ♪ WATERS ♪ ♪ WON'T YOU LEAVE THEM BY THE ANGELS OF THE WATERS ♪ ♪ WATERS ♪ ♪ WATERS ♪ ♪ WON'T YOU LEAVE 'EM BY THE ANGELS OF THE WATERS ♪ ♪ WATERS ♪ ♪ WATERS ♪ ♪ WATERS ♪ ♪ WATERS ♪ (APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) - YEAH, WHAT'S OUR CHEMISTRY LIKE ON STAGE?

WE ARE SISTERS, BUT THERE'S ONLY TWO OF US.

I ENVY ALL OF THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF SIBLINGS 'CAUSE IMAGINE THE FAMILY BAND IF WE HAD LIKE, FOUR-PART HARMONY.

- YEAH, TRUE.

- BUT THERE'S TWO SIBLINGS IN OUR FAMILY.

BUT WE DO HAVE LIKE ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT IN SIBLING BANDS.

WE FINISH EACH OTHER'S SENTENCES SOMETIMES, OR I'LL SKIP TO A LOW PART, AND CHLOE WILL JUMP TO A HIGH PART WITHOUT US HAVING TALKED ABOUT IT AT ALL.

YOU KNOW, WE'LL FORGET THE SAME LINE AT THE EXACT SAME MOMENT IN A SONG.

- THAT'S TRUE.

- AND I'VE ALSO ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT JUST THE CONCEPT THAT OUR VOCAL CHORDS ARE PHYSICALLY MADE UP OF THE SAME MATERIAL, AND SO THE RESONANCE CAN DO SOME THINGS EVEN WHEN WE ARE SINGING TOGETHER, WHERE WE CAN'T QUITE FIGURE OUT WHERE THE THIRD VOICE IS COMING FROM, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A THIRD VOICE SOMEWHERE.

SO I LOVE SIBLING MUSIC, AND I'VE LOVED IT SINCE BEFORE WE WERE MAKING IT, AND IT'S JUST A REALLY COOL PROCESS TO MAKE MUSIC WITH FAMILY.

(CHLOE FIDDLING) (UPBEAT FOLK MUSIC) (UPBEAT FOLK MUSIC) ♪ WHENEVER I GET MY NEW HOUSE DONE ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ ♪ I'LL GIVE THE OLD ONE TO MY SON ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ (UPBEAT FOLK MUSIC) (UPBEAT FOLK MUSIC) ♪ I GOT ME A LETTER FROM SHILO TOWN ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ ♪ BIG ST. LOUIS IS A-BURNING DOWN ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES SAIL AWAY ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ (UPBEAT FOLK MUSIC) (UPBEAT FOLK MUSIC) ♪ COME ON, CHILDREN, GO WITH ME ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ ♪ WE'LL GO BACK TO THE DEEP BLUE SEA ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ - ONE MORE FIDDLE BREAK, HUH?

(UPBEAT FOLK MUSIC) (UPBEAT FOLK MUSIC) ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL AWAY ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ SAIL AWAY, LADIES, SAIL ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK... ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ OH, DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DON'T SHE ROCK 'EM DADDY-O ♪ ♪ OH, DADDY-O... ♪ ♪ DADDY-O, OH, DADDY-O... ♪ ♪ DADDY-O, OH, DADDY-O ♪ ♪ DADDY-O, OH, DADDY-O... ♪ (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) - YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS A DREAM VENUE, WE ACTUALLY, A FEW YEARS AGO, WERE ABLE TO PLAY A SHOW AT THE FOX THEATER IN ATLANTA, AND WE BROUGHT OUR FATHER IN, AND HE DID LIVE PAINTINGS, HE'S A VISUAL ARTIST.

AND OUR MOTHER CAME IN AND PLAYED WITH US, GUESTED IN ON THE FIDDLE AND VOCALS.

AND THAT WAS... YOU KNOW, GROWING UP GOING TO SEE EVERY PIECE OF THEATER AND PUPPET SHOW, AND EVERYTHING THAT THE FOX PRODUCED, THAT WAS A PHENOMENALLY...

IT WAS SORT OF LIKE A FEATHER IN THE CAP MOMENT.

- IT'D BE FUN TO PLAY AT GRADY HIGH SCHOOL.

- YES!

- WHICH IS WHERE WE WENT TO SCHOOL, AND WHEN WE WERE THERE, WYCLEF CAME AND PLAYED THERE IN THE AUDITORIUM.

AND WE ARE CERTAINLY (LAUGHS) FAR FROM WYCLEF, BUT IT WAS JUST REALLY FUN FOR THE KIDS.

AND GOING TO SCHOOL THERE, IT'D BE FUN TO LIKE GO SHARE OUR MUSIC.

- THEY MIGHT NOT LIKE US- - THEY MIGHT NOT LIKE US, BUT- - NOT AS MUCH AS THEY LIKED WYCLEF, BUT LIKE- - IT'D BE MEANING FOR US.

(BOTH LAUGH) (GENTLE UPBEAT MUSIC) (GENTLE UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ IN THE LAND OF MAD TAKERS ♪ ♪ CAN I BE A MAD GIVER ♪ ♪ IN THE LAND OF THE FORSAKEN ♪ ♪ CAN I BE A FORGIVER ♪ ♪ CAN I SWIM UPRIVER ♪ ♪ KEEP THE AIR IN MY LUNGS ♪ ♪ WHEN I HIT THE DAM, I'LL BREAK IT ♪ ♪ AND SING TO THE O-O-OCEAN ♪ ♪ SING TO THE O-O-OCEAN ♪ ♪ SING TO THE O-O-OCEAN ♪ ♪ SING TO THE O-O-OCEAN ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE WICKEDS OF THE WORLD ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE WICKEDS OF THE WORLD ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ I SEE GOOD PEOPLE ALL AROUND ME ♪ ♪ ACTING KINDLY, ACTING WISELY ♪ ♪ OPEN YOUR EYES, WHAT DO YOU SEE ♪ ♪ THOSE IN POWER ARE MAKING THEIR WAY ♪ ♪ SAY STOP ♪ ♪ WE'LL HOLD THEM BACK WITH THE MAGIC IN OUR COOK POTS ♪ ♪ GOOD PEOPLE ALL AROUND ME ♪ ♪ ACTING KINDLY, ACTING WISELY ♪ ♪ OPEN YOUR EYES, WHAT DO YOU SEE ♪ ♪ THOSE IN POWER ARE MAKING THEIR WAY ♪ ♪ SAY STOP ♪ ♪ WE'LL HOLD THEM BACK WITH THE MAGIC IN OUR COOK POTS ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE WICKEDS OF THE WORLD ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE WICKEDS OF THE WORLD ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ (GENTLE UPBEAT MUSIC) (GENTLE UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ WE BELIEVE IN WARRIORS, BUT WE DON'T BELIEVE IN WAR ♪ ♪ WE'LL ARM OURSELVES IN LIBERTY ♪ ♪ ARMS OUTSTRETCHED AT YOUR DOOR ♪ ♪ AND WE BELIEVE IN THE RIGHTEOUS ♪ ♪ IN THE SACRED HOLY STONE ♪ ♪ AND IN THE HOWL OF HALLELUJAH ♪ ♪ IN THE GATHERING OF THE BONES ♪ ♪ IF I COULD FIGHT IT, I'D WRITE IT ♪ ♪ I'D HAVE IT ALL UP IN THIS CORNER ♪ ♪ IT'S NOT HAIRY ♪ ♪ IT'S SCARY ♪ ♪ I BEARING ♪ ♪ OH, AND NOW IT'S I'M BEARING EVERYTHING YOU GOT ♪ ♪ ALL THAT MAGIC IN YOUR COOK POT WILL PHOTOSYNTHESIZE ♪ ♪ AND MEET YOU ALL UP IN THE PARKING LOT ♪ ♪ AND WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE WICKEDS OF THE WORLD ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ AND WHAT ARE GONNA DO WITH THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE WICKEDS OF THE WORLD ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ AND WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ ♪ MAKE MAGIC, MAKE MAGIC ♪ (APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) - ANY AUDIENCE THAT COMES TO SEE US, I HONESTLY HOPE THEY JUST GET LIKE A PIECE OF MAGIC THAT THEY TAKE HOME WITH THEM, EITHER LIKE WITH ANOTHER AUDIENCE MEMBER, OR THROUGH A HARMONIC MOMENT, OR TUNING OUT OR TUNING IN, WHATEVER, JUST SOME SORT OF LIKE ETHEREAL MAGIC FROM MUSIC, WHICH I ALWAYS THINK IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ONLY SORT OF CONTROLLING.

THERE'S A LOT OF LIKE OTHER LAYERS OUT THERE.

(GENTLE UPBEAT FOLK MUSIC) (GENTLE UPBEAT FOLK MUSIC) - AND THAT SOUNDS LIKE ATL.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) - DO ME A FAVOR, LET THEM KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO RISING APPALACHIA.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) - GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MR. ELIOT BRONSON.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) - AND GIVE US ONE LAST GREAT ONE FOR MISS JOY CONAWAY.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) - THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF WABE FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS SERIES, SOUNDS LIKE ATL.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THE WABE SITE.

AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) - ONCE AGAIN, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY WINERY STAFF.

AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, TO PUT ON A PRODUCTION LIKE THIS, IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT FROM WABE, CAMERA CREW, SOUND, AND WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THEM.

THEY'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY PUTTING IN A LONG DAY OF WORK.

SO WITH THAT, (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) I WILL CLOSE, AND THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU SEE ME.

MY NAME IS CRAIG GARRETT.

HAVE A NICE NIGHT.

ENJOY.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) - W-A-B-E (MUSIC TONES)