The two shared their ideas about Nash's tunes, and they decided to form a guitar and drums band called The Contenders. He contacted his friend, Josh Day, a drummer whose resume includes work with Sara Bareilles, Adam Hood, Jennifer Nettles, The Kruger Brothers, John Oates, and Applewood Road. He was inspired to write songs about his musical heroes, famous and otherwise, and was eager to find a different vehicle for this material. Nash was at home in Vermont shortly after wrapping up a tour when he began thinking about the many musicians he'd come to know, some of whom stuck to playing music despite a lack of larger commercial success. The group was formed in 2013 by singer and songwriter Jay Nash. His lyrics are soul-touching, intelligent, witty, and poetic all at once, while his music style is a seamless blend of Americana, country, blues, bluegrass, and folk-rock that cohesively creates a story.Īfter a year and a half hiatus thanks to Covid, the More Barn Concert Series joyfully resumed with The Contenders! The Contenders is a two-man band whose music is an amalgam of classic country, folk, and rootsy rock and roll. Writing and creating songs is rooted somewhere deep in his psyche it’s something that can’t be denied and must be shared. Over the years, Aaron has been a finalist in numerous other songwriting competitions, including The Mountain Stage Songwriting Contest, The NC Songwriter’s Cooperative Songwriting Contest, and the Hank Williams Songwriting Contest.Ĭreating music isn’t a means to an end, it is an end with a meaning for Aaron Burdett. He has also received critical acclaim as a songwriter, winning Our State Magazine’s Carolina Songs competition in 2012 with “Going Home to Carolina.” Aaron’s song “Magpie” won third place bluegrass song in the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest in 2013. Aaron is listed as one of the top 10 most important musicians of western North Carolina by WNC Magazine, alongside such greats as Doc Watson, Steep Canyon Rangers, and The Avett Brothers.
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