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Caamp is looking forward and backward.
The folk-rock band, formed in Athens and now based in Columbus, will be streaming a concert tonight celebrating the fifth anniversary of the release of the band s self-titled first album.
“Last week, we were sitting around rehearsing, unplugged, and I know this sounds cheesy, but I almost cried at one point. I mean, this is how we started, before we did the album, Taylor and I just sitting around in his attic in Athens,” said Evan Westfall, 27, speaking by phone from his home in north Clintonville.
Back then, Caamp was a two-person band, with Westfall on banjo and Taylor Meier on guitar. The two were friends in high school in Upper Arlington, and played in a band together then.
The genesis of Kentuckian
Sam Filiatreau’s new record is one of chance and good fortune. A last-minute house show gig that just so happened to be in front of the right guys Taylor Meier and Matt Vinson, who were on their way to AAA stardom with their band Caamp led to a quick friendship and mutual respect which eventually landed Filiatreau the first spot on Meier’s new record label, Gjenny Records. All that to say, none of it would’ve happened if it weren’t for the sheer magnitude of Filiatreau’s songs and the way he sings them; a catchy blend of the lyricism of ‘70s vinyl with the acoustic feel of Appalachian folk music. On June 1st, Filiatreau’s self-titled debut album will be released to the world and a grand circle will be completed. Yesterday, American Songwriter premiered “Wrecking Ball,” an effortless indie-two-step which, in Sam’s words, “is a nod to the old time music I’ve always been so drawn to.” But, like the rest of Filiatreau’s tunes, t
The genesis of Kentuckian
Sam Filiatreau’s new record is one of chance and good fortune. A last-minute house show gig that just so happened to be in front of the right guys Taylor Meier and Matt Vinson, who were on their way to AAA stardom with their band Caamp led to a quick friendship and mutual respect which eventually landed Filiatreau the first spot on Meier’s new record label, Gjenny Records.Read More
Caamp s Taylor Meier Unveils New Independent Label, Gjenny Records
A chance encounter at a house concert proved to be the turning point for Sam Filiatreau.by TV News Desk
Riding high on a wave of sold-out tours, hundreds of millions of streams, and chart-topping radio residencies-in general, the successes most emerging musicians could only dream about-Caamp frontman and songwriter Taylor Meier has never let his focus drift from bringing even more artists along for the ride. Enter Meier s very own independent record label Gjenny Records; an outlet custom-tailored to do just that. I like how Caamp used to be and I love the intricacies of releasing music without a ton of science or analytics behind it, says Meier. I like how free and how truly independent things were.