ABOUT NOLAN TAYLOR:
The backroads of America tell its truest stories. The heartbreak and heartbeat of the country thumps the loudest in the cracks between its big cities. A 2021 census in Blanchester, OH registers the village’s population at around 4,230 people. Nolan Taylor isn’t quite sure of the exact number, but he knows it’s small from growing up in this place with his dad and older brother. His father managed plants and factories, yet money was scarce and the winters were brutal. Mom battled addiction and mental struggles, eventually estranging her from the boys. As a kid, Taylor found solace in music, discovering The Grateful Dead through his dad while developing an appreciation for Pinegrove. Throughout junior high, he studied classic MTV Unplugged concerts by the likes of Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana. When Taylor could finally afford a left–handed guitar, he began to write and record music of his own, grafting hard-earned wisdom, heart-wrenching memories, and hypnotic melodies to rustic and ruddy acoustic phrasing. After graduating high school, he hit the road, playing anywhere and everywhere around West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky. In 2023, a live performance of “68“ filmed in the backwoods of West Virginia lit up the influential radiowv channel, now boasting over 4.8 MILLION views. Taylor soon signed with Atlantic Records and began a new journey that has seen a steady stream of new releases, his debut performance at Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry, and shows alongside such artists as The Red Clay Strays, Charley Crockett, 49 Winchester, Morgan Wade, and Charles Wesley Godwin.
