Performers
Malcolm Holcombe (Swannanoa, NC)
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“Not quite country, somewhere beyond folk, Holcombe plays a kind of blues in motion, mapping backwoods corners of the heart.” David Fricke- Rolling Stone Magazine
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Born and raised in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, Malcolm Holcombe is being recognized by the contemporary U.S and European folk/americana community as a performer of national stature, and an uncommonly unique guitarist/vocalist about whom Rolling Stone magazine says: “Haunted country, acoustic blues and rugged folk all meet [here]...”
It’s that old school blues feel, coupled with poetic images of blue-collar life, that gives Holcombe’s music so much power and has earned him such high praise…writing songs that feel as real as small-town newspaper stories and as timeless as lullabies. Paul Kingsbury American Songwriter
Malcolm Holcombe sings in a gruff and dusty voice harsh with experience. But there’s a wisdom to his delivery, and a brittle beauty to his rootsy tunes, that makes his music a pleasure to listen to. Jim Farber New York Daily News